NolaAuTiger 3,295 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 On the surface, the Democratic Party has been united and energized by its shared disgust for Trump. But dig an inch deeper and it’s clear that the party is divided, split on issues including free trade, health care, foreign affairs and Wall Street. They even disagree over the political wisdom of doing deals with Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 I hope they get even more divided as a party. They have sure done their part to divide the country.. But at least some of them have recognized that Pelosi is hurting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVAU 673 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 21 hours ago, NolaAuTiger said: On the surface, the Democratic Party has been united and energized by its shared disgust for Trump. But dig an inch deeper and it’s clear that the party is divided, split on issues including free trade, health care, foreign affairs and Wall Street. They even disagree over the political wisdom of doing deals with Trump. I don't know how far this carries forward, but running candidates that aren't quite so party-dogmatic has been successful since the loss in 2016. It's also a reasonable strategy to position the party as the center-left option, while parties like Green and Tea Party/Libertarian/GOP cater to the extremes. There is nothing inherently wrong with political disagreement if party participants can work towards compromise. It's the way our government should be functioning anyway. Just to let my bias show, my hope is that Trump/Ryan/McConnell are the death nail (knell) for the GOP. The DNC splits into center-left and center-right, and we are done for a while with incendiary polarization that has grown since the late 90's. I know it's a pipe dream, but hope springs eternal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/outlandish-gop-senate-candidate-launches-racist-attack-mitch-mcconnells-china Outlandish GOP Senate Candidate Launches Racist Attack on Mitch McConnell's 'China Family' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTiger 7,908 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 8 hours ago, NolaAuTiger said: Thoughts on this? 3 minutes ago, homersapien said: https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/outlandish-gop-senate-candidate-launches-racist-attack-mitch-mcconnells-china Outlandish GOP Senate Candidate Launches Racist Attack on Mitch McConnell's 'China Family' Well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 9 hours ago, NolaAuTiger said: On the surface, the Democratic Party has been united and energized by its shared disgust for Trump. But dig an inch deeper and it’s clear that the party is divided, split on issues including free trade, health care, foreign affairs and Wall Street. They even disagree over the political wisdom of doing deals with Trump. https://www.forbes.com/sites/toriutley/2016/08/25/working-with-people-who-dont-agree-with-you-and-why-your-company-needs-them/#69a0fbee77ad Besides, this has been reported previously by NBC, and I believe that NBC has been identified by this forum as fake news. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-victory-has-divided-democratic-party-down-middle-ncna818211 Honestly: Disagreement is a good thing, especially for someone like me that is a moderate. I don't want an extreme right world, I don't want an extreme left world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NolaAuTiger 3,295 Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 11 hours ago, homersapien said: https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/outlandish-gop-senate-candidate-launches-racist-attack-mitch-mcconnells-china Outlandish GOP Senate Candidate Launches Racist Attack on Mitch McConnell's 'China Family' Stick to the topic or I will report you to an admin. Got it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HVAU 673 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 I think this is somewhat apropos to my comment about my wish for the Democratic Party. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/06/bush-lawyer-richard-painter-senate-semocrat-trump It's my personal opinion that the DNC should welcome moderate conservatives like Painter. That would help the party to develop as a more idea oriented organization. As opposed to a strictly libera/dogmatic organization, or the GOP's no principle/Trumpian organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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