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Democrats urged to move to center
THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^
| 30 Oct 03
| By Donald Lambro
Posted on 10/30/2003 11:58:58 AM PST by .cnI redruM
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:09:55 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Some leading Democrats are moving to stake out more conservative positions on gun rights, reconnecting with "people of faith," and even voting to ban partial-birth abortion as the 2004 election approaches.
Polls have shown that liberal positions on social issues have cost Democrats elections in the past decade, and strategists are urging Democrats to stake out positions in the political center.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; chameleons; dlc; donaldlambro
The DLC takes on the utterly thankless task of trying to camoflage the liberal, screw-ball beliefs on the Democratic Party. It worked in '92, it may work again in 2004.
To: .cnI redruM
I suggest they move to France.
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:01:16 PM PST
by
evad
(Vote early and vote often)
To: .cnI redruM
If Daschle wasn't running, he would have voted against PBA and against the guns.
Sometimes I just want to puke!
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:02:08 PM PST
by
montomike
(montomike)
To: evad
:-) You beat me to it.
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:03:16 PM PST
by
theDentist
(Liberals can sugarcoat sh** all they want. I'm not biting.)
To: .cnI redruM
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:05:49 PM PST
by
TomServo
("Yes, I will take money from my dad's wallet and send it to Soupy Sales.")
To: .cnI redruM
Dean/Sharpton '04
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:06:42 PM PST
by
Wheee The People
(Do not read past this line, under penalty of law.)
To: .cnI redruM
"It's time for Democrats to switch from a strategy of avoidance to a strategy of engagement"Most of their money come from rich liberals. Only a minority of union members are social conservatives. This guy's advice is stupid. You cant p#ss of your base by pandering to the majority!
To: .cnI redruM
"Our radical beliefs are unacceptable to mainstream America...so let's HIDE THEM!!!"
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:19:19 PM PST
by
Steely Glint
("Communists are just Democrats in a big hurry.")
To: montomike
This is no different than CLinton dropping his veto of welfare reform. He had a chat with head pollster Dick Morris and welfare reform was signed with ruffles and flurishes.
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:21:44 PM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(I ain't sayin' nothin', but that ain't right! - Stewart Scott, ESPN.)
To: .cnI redruM
But if they're coming out and admitting that it's a strategy, doesn't it tell the people that they're full of crap and not at all sincere about moving to the center?
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:23:09 PM PST
by
ItsOurTimeNow
("Forth now, and fear no darkness!")
To: .cnI redruM
"The Deepest Pockets in the Democrat Party is the HOMOSEXUAL LOBBY" =
C-Span/Year 2000
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:31:52 PM PST
by
ALOHA RONNIE
(Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 www.LZXRAY.com)
To: .cnI redruM
Shush ! Quiet! Shhhhh!
We don't want to confuse Pelosi, Boxer and McCauliffe's (Clinton's) DNC.
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posted on
10/30/2003 12:32:54 PM PST
by
ex-Texan
(Reuters Deserves a Long Double Flush . . . Pull the Chain!)
To: .cnI redruM
when a Democrat moves to the center they are still far left
of reason--and it will take many generations for them to
overcome their defence of "an unusually good Liar"
To: theDentist
:-) You beat me to it. Well, you could say the "center" of France :)
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posted on
10/30/2003 1:48:26 PM PST
by
evad
(Vote early and vote often)
To: .cnI redruM
Meanwhile the DUmmies are buring the DLC and Zell Miller in effigy.
The LW fruitloops have no interest in being reasonable as usual and are going to be screaming in rage when they drive off the cliff in 2004.
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posted on
10/30/2003 2:03:12 PM PST
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
To: .cnI redruM
yep they are going to try there dangdest to fool people again .
all this time bashing religion, bashing pro-lifers, making all of us who hold to decency, have morals,believe abortion is wrong, high taxation is wrong,believe that owning a gun isnt a crime, and now there going to flip on all these issues??? who are they kidding?
not me thats for sure.
DEM'S your hypocrocy is showing. and it makes me sick....
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posted on
10/30/2003 2:07:49 PM PST
by
suzyq5558
(Terri is not in a coma!)
To: .cnI redruM
yep they are going to try there dangdest to fool people again .
all this time bashing religion, bashing pro-lifers, making all of us who hold to decency, have morals,believe abortion is wrong, high taxation is wrong,believe that owning a gun isnt a crime, and now there going to flip on all these issues??? who are they kidding?
not me thats for sure.
DEM'S your hypocrocy is showing. and it makes me sick....
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posted on
10/30/2003 2:07:52 PM PST
by
suzyq5558
(Terri is not in a coma!)
To: suzyq5558
OOOP'S dont know what happened sorry bout the double post
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posted on
10/30/2003 2:09:43 PM PST
by
suzyq5558
(Terri is not in a coma!)
To: .cnI redruM
They're gonna need a psychiatric center after the next election.
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posted on
10/30/2003 2:10:06 PM PST
by
michaelt
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