It seems to me that Democrats would do much better if they tried to appeal to the moderates. So many moderates voted for Bush in 2004 because both Democratic candidates were painted as too liberal by the media. Joe Lieberman and Zell Miller have been kicked out of the party because they took a moderate stand on certain issues. The 3 front runners are all from the far left of the party. When I hear Hillary/Obama, I cringe. I feel Hillary could name a moderate and succeed much better than if she chose Obama. I think Democrats should wake up and realize that political moderates make up a large portion of the electorate and we feel we are being neglected. The only man that I see that Iike right now is Rudy Giuliani and he is a Republican and a moderate.
2007-08-08 08:52:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
For the record, Joe Lieberman was the VP nominee in 2000, not 2004. That was Kerry and Edwards who are both to the left of Lieberman. Moderate democrats will flock to Rudy if you run 2 liberal in 2008. I know I will. I am not a Republican.
2007-08-08 09:08:06 · update #1
Welcome to the primaries. Things will tone down and be more to your liking when the actual Democratic candidate is announced.
2007-08-08 09:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by CHARITY G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Funny, I remember Joe Lieberman running as VP on the ticket you just said was "too liberal" in 2004.
I don't think you understand the far left of the Democratic party. Kucinich, Gravel, Sanders, the new socialist Democrat Senator from VT, are liberals. Obama is relatively moderate. The most centrist of all of the candidates, ironically enough, is Hillary - she's just viscerally hated by the Right so much that a subconscious association of her with liberals must be triggered, or something.
So, I'd ask you: why is the GOP so opposed to moderates and only appealing to PNAC neo-conservatives?
2007-08-08 08:59:22 · answer #2 · answered by alokpinto 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Giuliani is a moderate, but he is also pretty much the opposite of all the other options. Do you really think he'll stay moderate if he gets the nomination, or do you think he'll be true to the party so he can get their support?
There are no moderates left in the high rankings of either party. Politics in America is no longer a place for moderates, it is a place for emotionally charged statements that illicit support without thought--moderates arent good at or interested in that, so they cannot win.
The best logical argument will still fail if put up against irrational belief.
2007-08-08 09:07:59 · answer #3 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, most of the Democratic front-runner candidates are not appealing to liberals -- they are simply the least offensive of the candidates and the ones that are less likely to directly oppose the liberal agenda.
Don't confuse a choice based on "lesser of evils" for favor.
2007-08-08 09:04:17 · answer #4 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like maybe, you should learn more about the cadidates. Although i dislike Hillary, because she is a globalist, and a wolf in sheeps clothing trying to push at us the same agenda as Bush, but just from another direction, Obama isn't real liberal, nor is he a fanatic.
you should really learn more about him before slandering him with nonsense.
2007-08-08 09:11:34 · answer #5 · answered by Boss H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Right now (pun intended) the money is at the extremes, both sides will start to the center as the primaries approach.
2007-08-08 09:41:44 · answer #6 · answered by Reston 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what a joke about Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani is everything republicans claim to be against.
-- adulterer
-- lousy father (according to his own children)
-- liar
-- NO family values
the list is too long.
2007-08-08 08:58:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋