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Democrats Are Dumping Moderates
NRO | 15 July 2018 | John Fund

Posted on 07/16/2018 12:13:20 AM PDT by lowbuck

Edited on 07/16/2018 8:12:17 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

But promoting socialism, sky-high taxes, and open borders is probably not going to help them trounce the GOP in November. The activist base of the Democratic party is lurching left fast enough that everyone should pay attention. Activists matter because their turnout in low-turnout primaries and caucuses almost propelled leftist Bernie Sanders to victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016. Last month, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unseated New York congressman Joe Crowley, the No. 4 ranking House Democrat in a low-turnout primary. She benefited from organizing support from the Democratic Socialists of America. Leftists have also upset establishment Democrats in statewide primaries for governor in Colorado and Maryland.



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To: lowbuck

Democrat Moderate -

Someone who hasn’t actually drawn blood at an ANTIFA attack.

YET...


21 posted on 07/16/2018 5:10:43 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Liberalism is the philosophy of sniveling brats. - P.J. ORourke)
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To: lowbuck

There was a civil war between The Crazy Democrats and The Insane Democrats and the Crazies won. Now they will occupy the Democrat Party and destroy it for us. Those who think there will be a blue wave or the evil donkey will NOT lose 11 Senate seats are fooling themselves. The Crazies are telling Americans we want to destroy your country and we are listening.


22 posted on 07/16/2018 5:28:14 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: lowbuck
What you're seeing here is a manifestation of a U.S. political landscape I've described repeatedly here.

We should stop focusing on the two-party system in this country and recognize the real underlying influences in U.S. politics.

We have three political movements in this country trying to cram themselves into two political parties. The movements are Globalism (the dominant force in U.S. politics since at least first Bush administration), Nationalism (Donald Trump, a huge swath of American voters, and Trump's small cadre of supporters in Congress), and Marxism (Bernie Sanders supporters and the lunatics looking to take over the Democrat Party).

23 posted on 07/16/2018 5:50:11 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
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To: lowbuck

If you aren’t a hardcore P*ssy Hatter with your own Vagina costume, they don’t want you around anymore.


24 posted on 07/16/2018 5:52:28 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't pass up the opportunity to use the Second Amendment today! IT'S FREE!)
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To: lowbuck
The power of left-wing activists showed up in California this past Saturday, as 65 percent of the state Democratic party’s 330-member executive committee voted to spurn moderate Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein

There is nothing "moderate" about DiFi.
25 posted on 07/16/2018 6:00:07 AM PDT by JamesP81 (Traitors are more dangerous than enemies. Vote and act accordingly.)
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To: JamesP81

Or rather in an age when she is viewed as such, we have some wild eyed radicals around.


26 posted on 07/16/2018 6:01:45 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: 48th SPS Crusader

You got that right!


27 posted on 07/16/2018 6:25:38 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Alberta's Child

Are we seeing the starts of a possible second civil war?


28 posted on 07/16/2018 6:28:31 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: jmaroneps37

We are seeing the Dems/left in stage 4 of dying.


29 posted on 07/16/2018 6:30:31 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: cgbg

They are planting the seeds of a future revolt or civil war 2.


30 posted on 07/16/2018 6:33:57 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: lowbuck

All California Republicans should vote for de León. He will then be a very low seniority Senator, less power. He will also be so far left that the nation will see the new face of the Democrat party. His legislation will be laughable.


31 posted on 07/16/2018 6:42:59 AM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: lowbuck
Democrats Are Dumping Bleeding Moderates Fixed
32 posted on 07/16/2018 6:53:42 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: lowbuck
“The future belongs to us,” bellows Bernie Sanders to his audience.

Tomorrow Belongs To Me

33 posted on 07/16/2018 6:56:49 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Antifa and Social Justice Warriors (SJWs) = SturmAbteilung)
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To: lowbuck

Suceed or fail Bernie, your future is a grave


34 posted on 07/16/2018 6:58:45 AM PDT by bert ((K. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... In August our cities will be burning))
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To: lowbuck

DeLeon has openly admitted that ‘over half of his family in California is illegal, and he helped them get there’.

The arrogance & defiance of the law is another reason California is circling the drain.


35 posted on 07/16/2018 7:14:26 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: HighSierra5

Nobody’s right if everyone’s wrong.


36 posted on 07/16/2018 7:18:42 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: Biggirl

Trump, the ultimate business man, capitalist has these left wing loons in a spin, a socialistic spin as a route to resist and obstruct the agenda by the President. It is a somewhat scary movement as I sit her in California. Yet maybe this is what it will take on a national scale as well as here in California to see how radical this movement is. It could simply get squished. Lets us pray.


37 posted on 07/16/2018 7:20:12 AM PDT by Republic Rocker
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To: aquila48

Everything they decry in that statement sounds attractive to me.


38 posted on 07/16/2018 7:35:38 AM PDT by Mafe
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To: HighSierra5
Looks like the battle lines are becoming more clear.

The face of the DemocRAT Party? Bernie's gots them crazy eyes!


39 posted on 07/16/2018 8:11:25 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
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To: COBOL2Java

That apparently always happens when your retirement fund and wallet is full of “other-peoples’ money”.


40 posted on 07/16/2018 8:19:21 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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