Comments on: Turning democrat, the West is turning Democrat, I really think so…

By: Sonia

Sonia — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:02:57 +0000

I think that Julie has the same ideas that many people do. And I agree. I am a self-described Liberal democrat here in Minnesota. But I think that both Democrats and Republicans have the same goals for our nation - strong families, safe nation, strong economy, etc. - but each party has VERY different ideas on how to get there. I’m a very “power to the people” type idealist, and I’m wondering how that will play out in the coming years. And coming from an historically Democratic state of MN, who has elected both Republican and Independence party leaders in recent decades, I think most of us are in the very moderate state of mind along with the rest of the nation.

We are all in this together, so I hope it’s time we started acting that way.

By: kim

kim — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:34:05 +0000

Dude, I didn’t know they had a label for my politics. I’m a Western Dem, I’m pretty sure that still won’t fly down here.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:38:26 +0000

One important lesson learned from this recent election is how much power the independents/moderates hold. For so long, we’ve been beaten over the head with the notion that this country is so divided. It’s really not. The divisiveness comes from the 20% of people that declare themselves liberal and the 30% that declare themselves conservative. That leaves 50% of the nation as being moderate or swing voters.

When I was growing up, Democrats that leaned towards the center or even towards the right on some issues were called “Democratic Hawks” or Hawkish Democrats. I’ve heard a new phrase being bantered about — “Blue Dog Democrats”. These types of Republicans exist as well, and you’re right, they are often times label themselves as Libertarian.

I still don’t consider Colorado a blue state however, I think it’s purple and I think both parties need to wake up and realize that the majority of people in this country do not want their radical ideals, but a common sense approach.

It will interesting to see what happens in ‘08. With the main contenders (at least right now) being Hillary Clinton vs. John McCain, who’s going to be able to tell them apart for God’s sake!

I’m so relieved that the Dems have control now and that the Republicans can maybe go back to their small government ways. As a registered Republican myself, I am at peace with the new direction. Never again will I think it’s a good thing to have all 3 legislative branches in the same party.

However, liberals — you’re on notice! Pander to your base and my vote goes away, work together and meet in the middle and who knows who I’ll vote for next time around. (I also voted for a mix of Democrats and Republicans last Tuesday.)