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Are you an unhyphenated Democrat ? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 OP
I love the smell of a purity test in the morning. ornotna Jul 2018 #1
I call em as I see em and proudly take the arrows. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2018 #2
You mean such as Democratic-Socialist? Laffy Kat Jul 2018 #3
Or Centrist-Democrat? ck4829 Jul 2018 #4
How 'bout two hyphens? Laffy Kat Jul 2018 #7
LOL, it's just crazy though... ck4829 Jul 2018 #8
I support all democratic candidates for the general elections beachbum bob Jul 2018 #5
Always been LibDem. mwooldri Jul 2018 #6
Old-fart-male-progressive-Democrat safeinOhio Jul 2018 #9
Rainbow Coalition. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #10

Laffy Kat

(16,376 posts)
3. You mean such as Democratic-Socialist?
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:59 AM
Jul 2018

Then I am, but it only matters in primaries, as I will always vote for whomever the Democratic Party nominates in the general.

ck4829

(35,042 posts)
8. LOL, it's just crazy though...
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:10 AM
Jul 2018

The hard right is gathering steam, the Executive Branch is now fully parasitized by Putinists, white supremacists, and corrupt Trump clan members and failed bureaucrats who want to use it as a slush fund, the legitimacy of the government is falling apart, Evangelicals are licking their chops over fantasies of a nuclear 'clash of civilizations' with a billion and a half people, and right wing media has all but openly declared that NOT being a sociopath makes you a "SOCIALIST" and people are buying it to a disturbing degree.

And here we are pretty much arguing over paint jobs and the labels we use for ourselves.

I don't get it.

mwooldri

(10,302 posts)
6. Always been LibDem.
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:02 AM
Jul 2018

If the Social Democrats never merged with the Liberal party, I'd probably be a Social Democrat. Growing up in the UK is where I also grew my political convictions.

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