How would you describe a moderate democrat?
I’d like to say that I’m a moderate democrat because I support the 2nd amendment and Arizona immigration law, but I also am pro-choice, and like the idea of universal health care and other factors that would are mainly Democrat. I hate the word "liberal" because I think there’s a difference between Democrat and liberal. And one last thing is that I heard that democrats from 20-30 years ago were a lot different than today. If so, how?
@ Beerman:
What if I don’t support ANY of those people?
umm
isn’t that like a
partial VIRGIN?
The same way I describe a moderate Muslim. Hard to find if they exist at all.
a liberal that has a conscience and knows she is doing wrong
The Democrat Party has become the party of blacks, homosexuals, abortionist, and left wing radicals. They have a black President who believes in black issues including Black Liberation theology. This is why their ranks have been shrinking for years.
Nonexistant. Anyone who supports Pelosi, Ried, and Obama is far left.
The so-called blue dogs all vote last so they can vote against unpopular leftist legislation after it has already passed. I don’t trust one of them to stand on principles if the left needs their vote.
Liberals have always had a problem wearing that title. I don’t understand why they are so afraid to be called what they are.
Labels are useless.
there is no such thing as a moderate democrat. Thats a fairy tale
A centrist.
Obama is a moderate democrat, and he leans to the right.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2008
http://www.politicalcompass.org/analysis2
a patriot
20 – 30 years ago? How about going back to Kennedy? I mostly vote for Republicans, but I voted for Kennedy. He had a lot of "Republican" ideas, such as cutting taxes. (Remember during his campaign speeches Obama claimed to be like Lincoln and Kennedy? What a laugh!)
Perhaps there is a difference between "Democrats" and "Liberals", but not when it comes to Pelosi or Obama. They are both Extreme Left-Wing Liberals (AKA Communists).
Before Kennedy, Dems & Reps at least made an effort to get along. Kennedy ended that forever when he attacked Nixon on the campaign trail (Dems have been brutally campaigning ever since).
Whether Reps or Dems, we need more moderates. Things have gotten way out of hand (immigration, taxes, public debt, bailing out billionaires who caused the economic collapse, way too big government, even abortion [think of the "partial-birth" abortion. That is flatout murder]. Of course, I believe abortion is better than having a child the parents are incabable of taking care of.)
So, I would say that you have described a moderate democrat.
I thank you, and hope for more moderates (on both sides).