Please help me with some definitions.

[justgamma]

I'm really confused. What is a centrist democrat? What is a far-left democrat? What is a centrist republican?

[JJackFlash]

1. Kucinich is far left

He advocates free education through college, and a cabinet level Dept. of Peace. The Clintons are centrist.
Olympia Snowe is a centrist republikan, and she's far outnumbered in Congress by the nutjobs such as Santorum and Delay.

[TahitiNut]

3. Nonsense! Kucinich is NOT 'far' left ... merely left liberal.

Walt Brown is 'far left.' Even Sharpton, although slightly to the left of Kucinich, isn't 'far' left. The majority of DUers are further left than Kucinich .. and far, far, far further left than Kerry/Clark et. al. Kerry and Clark are nearly indistinguishable from "Eisenhower Republicans." People in this country have almost totally lost perspective regarding the massive shift of establishment politics to the far right. Appalling.

[sandnsea]

2. There's just far left too

Hugo Chavez, just far left. I'm not sure that there's anybody in US politics who is as far left as Chavez.

[bettyellen]

4. i would say kennedy and scummer are moderate "old school" dems.

but someone like hilary thinks that she is moderate now, but i think she's a kinda righty these days, maybe to the left of liberman, to me, those last two are sellouts.
:duck:

[JJackFlash]

5. Hillary's not a sellout

not like Lieberman.
I've never heard of Walt Brown.

[bettyellen]

6. as a woman i feel a bit betrayed by her on privacy issues

it feels really crappy to hear someone smart like her sorta pander to the wrong people.
anyway walt brown? no. walt s25ta5, 3yes!
:hi:

[JJackFlash]

7. She's a moderate Democrat

who understands the political game, and has an appreciation for TIMING.
Don't give up on Hillary.

[bettyellen]

8. i like a more upfront visionary than game players

i happen to think the game playing has been killing the party.