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« on: May 27, 2015, 04:32:32 AM »

FDR, Truman, JFK and LBJ. They are all considered as one of the most liberal presidents of the 20th century. But they're all long dead. Would those four still be Democrats today and support the party's agenda like:

- action against climate change, more renewable energy
- immigration reform
- regulation of Wall Street
- higher taxes for the wealthy and big corporations
- support for same-sex marriage
- pro choice
- less military and more diplomacy
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« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2015, 08:59:40 AM »

Given that all of them were mainstream Democratic Party politicians, I would wager they'd have positions similar to Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton today.
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2015, 09:05:37 AM »

Given that all of them were mainstream Democratic Party politicians, I would wager they'd have positions similar to Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton today.

JFK and Truman would probably be very much in favor of diplomacy if given the chance.

FDR and LBJ seemed to be of the persuasion that while one could do more with a kind word than a gun, both would be quite excellent.


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« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2015, 07:17:04 PM »

FDR would be an Elizabeth Warren type, JFK, LBJ and Truman would be hawkish on foreign policy but domestically somewhat liberal. Would JFK be a DLCer today?
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« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2015, 07:19:44 PM »

FDR would be an Elizabeth Warren type, JFK, LBJ and Truman would be hawkish on foreign policy but domestically somewhat liberal. Would JFK be a DLCer today?

I don't know, he had a very liberal voting record as a Senator.
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