[justiceseeker93]

Considering that the right this election cycle offered them “big government” economic policies also, but in a more entertaining way than the left, the validity of Barone’s statement remains to be seen. By the way, is it all right to point out how far left we have moved lately, or are we supposed to continue to march in lock step.

Agreed. There really wasn't a true conservative on the presidential ballot in the general election. That much was decided in the GOP primary contests, just as it was in 2008 and 2012.

Trump became the only hope to slow down the relentless march to the left. It's not that voters rejected the left completely, but wanted to to cut back on its excesses (especially regarding immigration, national security and the economy), as personified by Obama and Clinton.

[kearnyirish2]

One problem for leftists historically is that when you try to create a movement based on anything goes, it is impossible to restrain or constrain it. Communes fail because nobody wants to work, and any attempt to make them do so makes one a “Nazi”. When leftist groups tried to defend the communist government of Spain against a military coup in 1936, they fell apart as the central government tried to impose its authority on a coalition of leftists determined to resist authority.

For Democrats, this cost them the Green and Libertarian voters - who definitely could have swung the election to her. Hillary wasn’t “leftist” enough...

[Eleutheria5]

Yikes! You mean he’s really the boy with his finger in the dyke?!

[DoughtyOne]

Trump’s platform was more Conservative than Reagan’s, and you agree that there wasn’t a Conservative on the ballot.

LOL

[central_va]

Trump proposes cutting corporate taxes and regulations. he also proposed protective tariffs to promote domestic industry. Nothing liberal or leftist about that.

OTH Free Trade and open borders are Marxist philosophies.