cwelsch
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« on: July 14, 2004, 06:08:42 AM » |
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Lieberman is just an example of typical interventionist politics. The government should do something here, and there, and over there, and more here, and another law here, throw more spending here, etc. The difference between him and the common title "populist" is that Lieberman appeals to middle class interventionists and the conventional "populists" prefer a more working class interventionism - which is usually a much more involved brand (both socially and economically). I'd say center-right isn't a horrible definition, but on social views, yeah, he's not moderate at all - he's pro partial-birth abortion, not just pro-choice.
You've got two huge big tents, that's how they hold power across such a diverse country. We have more than 100 million voters, they're gonna want different things. But ultimately if a Utah Democrat (hah) or Massachusetts Republican ran for office, they'd be too weird a fit for their own parties.
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