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FDRrocks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-03 11:59 PM
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Poll question: What percentage of elected Democrats are liberal?
What do you think?
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:01 AM
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1. Less than 5%
Frankly, I don't really see any real liberals elected to office in this country. Every elected official is a conservative, IMO. Just varying degrees of conservatism.
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dobak Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:04 AM
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3. I'd like to know your definition of Liberal
To me, it sounds like you think liberal means left-wing fringe?

I think around 30-40% of Dems are "liberals"

The rest are moderates/centrists with a few conservatives thrown in.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:04 AM
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4. If any elected official does corporate bidding,
they're conservative. Period.

They can take all the money they want from corporations, but corporations shouldn't have as much of a syllable's input on the running of this country. And that sadly happens far too often.
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Walt Starr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:11 AM
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6. DING DING DING DING DING
Hit it on the nose!
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Mattforclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:04 AM
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2. What is the definition of liberal?
for the purposes of this poll?
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jiacinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:10 AM
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5. Barbara Lee
Don't you only Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters can be "real" Democrats? Everyone else is a DINO.
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whirlygigspin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:13 AM
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7. anyone to the left of Mussolini
is considered a left loonie liberal today.

Thank you father Coughlin
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dobak Donating Member (808 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:16 AM
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8. LOL
sounds like something Hannity would say
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:17 AM
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9. I bet Hannity idolizes Father Coughin too
Hannity, Coughin, and O'Reilly make me embarassed about being part Irish but the Kennedy family overrules them and the many other Irish dems make those 3 chumps look like mere specks.
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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:36 AM
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11. Yes but the people I consider conservative site their being "pro-choice"
as proof that they are progressive. Hell, my Republican Aunt is "pro-choice." Even at Du some of our members who hate the left say they are "pro-abortion," as if that is the only stance that determines what a Liberal believes. (Note: the use of pro-abortion is is a quote and not the wording I use.) And most of them seem to support the same ex-Republican candidate.

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Myra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:45 AM
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12. Living or dead?
There are a higer percentage of dead ones for sure...
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FDRrocks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 12:51 AM
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13. No doubt...
but I mean currently.
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FDRrocks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-03 01:25 AM
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14. Kick
goodnight... will kick in the morning for votes.
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