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Keystone Phil
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« on: March 15, 2009, 03:18:02 PM »
Does DailyKos typically get excited over moderates?

No, he's not a Moderate Hero. The man is one of the worst egomaniac, opportunists in this business.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2009, 10:33:59 PM »
Quote from: unempprof on March 15, 2009, 09:14:49 PM
Quote from: Keystone Phil on March 15, 2009, 03:18:02 PM
Does DailyKos typically get excited over moderates?

No, he's not a Moderate Hero. The man is one of the worst egomaniac, opportunists in this business.

Being a moderate hero isn't really a compliment Wink

I know it's not. I'm just saying that he's not the type that strives to be a moderate. Moderate Heroes will throw their label of "moderate" in your face at every turn. Specter, on the other hand, only argues that he is a "centrist" whenever he's in a bind. The guy had no problem making people think during the 2004 primary that he was conservative or conservative leaning and now, if he makes the switch, he'll be a liberal or liberal leaning to win over skeptical, hardcore Dems.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2009, 11:43:25 AM »
Quote from: brittain33 on March 16, 2009, 09:38:19 AM
Quote from: Keystone Phil on March 15, 2009, 03:18:02 PM
Does DailyKos typically get excited over moderates?

Actually, to answer the question: yes. A lot. Moderates who win in difficult states, are partisan when they need to be, and don't go on Fox News to bash Democrats are celebrated on Daily Kos. Jim Webb, Jon Tester, Travis Childers (who is more of a conservative), Claire McCaskill, many others... it's when people behave like a "Moderate Hero" that they get in trouble.

I don't think of Tester as much of a moderate and Childers is an obvious exception but whatever.
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2009, 03:13:42 PM »
Quote from: Fake Yellow Light on March 16, 2009, 01:42:05 PM
Tester is against gun control, the auto bailout, and illegal immigrant amnesty for starters.

That's three issues. Do a little better. Hell, Bernie Sanders is against gun control. Is he almost a moderate?
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Keystone Phil
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« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2009, 04:24:56 PM »
Quote from: New Deal Democrat on March 16, 2009, 04:07:19 PM
Phil is right. Gun control, bailouts, and immigration are not big issues. Perhaps you should discuss tort reform or Affirmative Action. Those are the big issues. Wink

I'm glad the issues have to pass the "Marokai Relevancy Test" before we can deem them important/whether or not one's ideology on the issue matters.
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« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2009, 04:42:34 PM »
Quote from: Lunar on March 16, 2009, 04:41:05 PM
Quote from: Keystone Phil on March 15, 2009, 03:18:02 PM
Does DailyKos typically get excited over moderates?

Yes.  They oppose primarying Boyd, for example. 



Wow. Interesting.
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