Reply #27: Pro-Daschle/Anti-Lieberman - I think the right liberal dem could win CT [View All]

[elsiesummers]

but who knows - it would be a risk - a risk that a moderate Republican could beat a lesser know Democrat.

But I sort of think a moderate Republican is what Lieberman is anyway.

Bottom line - I always thought Dashcle fought well for us and a lot of people around here beat the c__p out of him for petty and often illogical reasons.

I would hope that liberalism can win the day in most cases - but I'm overall against ideological purity.

I find myself quite irritated by Hillary lately - her "every abortion a tragedy" remark really ticked me - but I also think she is simply positioning to win the general election and at the bottom of my heart believe she would do right by Democrats if she were president.

I do think she is acting as if she has already won the primary - either she is overconfident or we(DUers) are underestimating her - I don't know.

god I can't stand that it theoretically takes this sort of centrist move (that Hillary is making) to win the presidency.

So - no I'm against purity and am really tired of the slams against more moderate dems - but I still enjoy fire breathing liberals (like Johnny Reid) the most - and think that the energy created by a charismatic Democrat - like Edwards or Dean - is more important long term than a few centrist seats.

Democrats are so far in the hole these days that it will take a paradigm shift - a sea change of some sort - to turn things around.