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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

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merrily

(45,251 posts)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:18 PM May 2015

"Centrists betrayed the values of the Democratic Party" [View all]

What are some of the things that come up if you google that?

First hit: http://www.jackwadeshow.com/wades-words/are-centrist-dems-democrats-or-demorats

Power Struggle: Inside The Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/08/power-struggle-inside-the_n_529884.html

Liberal Democrat activists say leaders took them down a centrist blind alley
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/10/liberal-emocrats-clash-over-serious-mistakes-in-election-strategy

Alan Grayson on “Democrats In Name Only”: They betray our side
http://americablog.com/2013/10/alan-grayson-democrats-name-betray-side.html

Senate Democrats Betray Their Supporters By Scheduling A Vote On Keystone XL
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/11/12/senate-democrats-betray-supporters-scheduling-vote-keystone-xl-pipeline.html

And so on.

Traditional Democrats ain't the ones who hijacked the Party's message or betrayed the values of Party. They always were the Party. Duh.

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Kicked Enthusiast May 2015 #1
Thank you. merrily May 2015 #2
And, in the process, all but killed it Doctor_J May 2015 #3
"weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." merrily May 2015 #4
K&R Paka May 2015 #5
K&R Scuba May 2015 #6
Thanks for your work merrily! swilton May 2015 #7
No problem. I may post excerpts from the British article. merrily May 2015 #8
Okay, I did post excerpts from the British article. Link is merrily May 2015 #10
K&R all over the place marym625 May 2015 #9
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