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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Warpy

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3. Chafee is the last of the liberal New England Republicans

Reply to merrily (Original post)

Wed Oct 14, 2015, 05:03 PM

Oct 2015

and yes, his position on social and some economic issues did qualify him as a liberal. His problem is that he stayed in the Clown Party a decade or two too long.

Those old New England Republicans weren't a bad bunch, just usually wrong on too many issues for my vote. I did vote for Ed Brooke when the Democrats ran a conservative stiff whose name escapes me. After Reagan got in, those days were over.

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What do political terms even mean anymore? [View all] merrily Oct 2015 OP

IMO "centrist" has become radioactive nt LiberalElite Oct 2015 #1

It's only fair, imo, because centrists helped Republicans make "liberal" radioactive. merrily Oct 2015 #2

Nothing to worry about Mnpaul Nov 2015 #5

Chafee is the last of the liberal New England Republicans Warpy Oct 2015 #3

"Liberal" is not the stumper for me. "Liberal moderate" is. merrily Oct 2015 #4

likewise noiretextatique Feb 2016 #6