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Larkspur

(12,804 posts)
8. FDR was originally a Republican
Tue Jul 15, 2014, 09:26 AM
Jul 2014

He switched to the Democratic Party because he didn't want to run in primaries against Teddy Roosevelt's kids and grand kids. He felt that they could easily defeat him in a Republican primary.

Natalie Tennant is in West Virginia - she might well be the best you can get there el_bryanto Jul 2014 #1
That's not the usual line treestar Jul 2014 #35
Note - I don't have Warren for Pres in my sig line JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #2
Somewhere along the line we are going to have to learn to get Democrats elected Thinkingabout Jul 2014 #3
Elizabeth Warren was a freaking Republican during the Reagan era of death Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #4
FDR was originally a Republican Larkspur Jul 2014 #8
That's cute. Don't want to talk about the 1980s so you bring up the 1930's!!!!! Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #24
THIS is 2014 NOT 1980!!!! awake Jul 2014 #28
I have a hard time JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #10
You forgot Omaha Steve Jul 2014 #16
How does a Pro Choice person vote for Anti Choice candidates? For Reagan? Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #20
Seems she has changed her position Omaha Steve Jul 2014 #23
I was too young to vote against Reagan and Ford, but I worked for Carter Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #31
Well Rmon$y changed on choice several times Omaha Steve Jul 2014 #41
Certainly you should take her past in view, but what is of main importance is to look Cal33 Jul 2014 #18
If she was so open, we'd not be needing this discussion at all. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #21
i feel Warren's progressive cred is probably highly overrated m-lekktor Jul 2014 #19
Sometimes I think "progressivism" is confused with "populism" here frazzled Jul 2014 #22
So, a vote for Hillary in the 2008 primaries was a vote for wholesale slaughter? MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #32
FFS treestar Jul 2014 #36
Still puts her ahead of many Democrats today. Orsino Jul 2014 #40
I have a hard time believing anyone with a net worth of $15,000,000 who keeps increasing it Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #5
So the D party should exclude wealthy candidates? Omaha Steve Jul 2014 #6
The Party can do whatever it wants. Ideally in the primaries we will choose the right candidates Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #11
Warren was a Republican during Reagan and Bush 41, when they were viciously anti gay Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #14
No JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #27
I just googled that JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #9
It's a mixed bag Lee-Lee Jul 2014 #17
That comes with the territory of being talented enough treestar Jul 2014 #37
NOPE impossible....Warren is not under teh bus dammit!!!!! uponit7771 Jul 2014 #7
Hell no, Elizabeth is drivin the damn bus and it's pullin out of the station . . . all aboard! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2014 #12
Here we go again... TreasonousBastard Jul 2014 #13
Well, at least she HAS progressive principles to potentially sell out on. CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #15
No. Because politics is and should be about more than entrenched ideologues. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #25
Numerous times DUers make a list of progressive Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #26
Tough crowd. MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #29
I'll vote for Warren, Hillary or Bernie if one of them is nominated gwheezie Jul 2014 #30
And she is fundraising treestar Jul 2014 #33
I think it's fair to say that the Democratic candidate in 2016 will be an enormously wealthy person Nye Bevan Jul 2014 #34
Warren is a politician. randome Jul 2014 #38
Joining a party means selling out. Orsino Jul 2014 #39
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