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Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum
Yeah, it seems to me that even on the positions where he's conservative, he's just sort of typical for the party, but when he deviates, he deviates pretty far left for the party. As long as he was just running in New York, he was clearly pro-choice, pro- gay marriage, and pro- gun control, which don't seem to me to be typical Republican positions.
His conservative positions: military, homeland security, public school reform, for example are probably just hitting the center of the party.
And if you are inclined to regard personal life and indicative of general character, the less you know about Rudy the more you might like him.
Is the only reason that a Democrat would want to distance himself from the DLC be that he wanted to be seen more liberal than that? It seems to me that it's close association will Bill and Al might want to be something you didn't want to taint yourself with, rather than it's actual positions.
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Well in the primary it makes some sense. The core of the party has become pretty far left, mostly in anger over the current administration. I imagine the more centrist lean will be reestablished in the general, but who knows.
That is the no. 1 problem for the dems, in my opinion, is that they let ideology interfere w/ political judgment. Now, some might think thats a good thing, but they've been given an inch (the war) and now want to take a mile. Despite what the DNC and CNN thinks, I don't think 2006 was a mandate for serious progressive change. They won with people like Heath Shuler, and if they now continue to cater to the Feingold/Pelosi wing of the party, I think they're going to be in trouble come 2008.
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