There was a time when there were terrific Democrats whom an independent and even a Republican could vote for.
Not really. They've been controlled by the far leftwing nationally since 1896. Non-socialist democrat leaders have been the exception since then, and non-existent nationally since John Nance Garner relinquished the Speakership. All congressional democrats enabled the socialist party leadership, as they still do.
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman was such an example.
A lot of conservatives supported him in 1988 over the far-left RINO Lowell Weicker, who wound up leaving the party anyway, you could say that was a democrat primary with no Republican running. Lieberman became very popular and was unbeatable in 1994. They had created a monster. I call FAIL. I'd have probably casted a blank vote. Should have let the Wookie win, we might have seen Gary Franks (R) elected in 1994.
His election enabled him to be the VP nominee, and he nearly helped Al Gore win Florida. Again, fail. Don't create a monster. Liarman was a 90% lib as opposed to the usual 99%. 80%-90% libs are MORE dangerous than 99%ers because they more easily win elections by fooling chumps into voting for them.
Another was the great U.S. senator from New York (served: 1977-2001), Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Sounds like a fine man, and he wasn't a 100% lib. But he was still a lib and his election over conservative Senator James Buckley in 1976 and his subsequent reelections was a tragedy. No Republican ever had a reason to vote for him. If he didn't like "deviancy" then he should have voted to confirm Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. He did not. To label any liberal democrat as a "great" Senator is mind bogglingly idiotic. Jesse Helms was a great Senator.
Another such Democrat was Henry "Scoop" Jackson who served as U.S. Senator from Washington state from 1953 to 1983. Jackson was one of the leading anti-Communist "hawks" in American politics.
And in 1952 he beat a Republican incumbent who was to his right, and subsequently propped up 1 seat rat majorities from 1955-58. Fail.
Lieberman, Scoop Jackson. Some conservative writers really have a boner for any rat that didn't hate the military, as if that's some kind of singular accomplishment. I don't get it. If they were truly great men they'd have denounced and left their evil party.
Hear, hear. And not only were Lieberman, Moynihan and Scoop Jackson socialist, they were pro-abortion as well.
No quarter shall be given to any RAT.