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Question: With which faction of your party do you most identify?
#1
Neoliberal Democrat
 
#2
Blue Dog Democrat
 
#3
Labor-Populist Democrat
 
#4
Minority Interests Democrat
 
#5
Urban Liberal Democrat
 
#6
Progressive Democrat
 
#7
Other Democrat (explain)
 
#8
Main Street Republican
 
#9
Neoconservative Republican
 
#10
Libertarian Republican
 
#11
Moral Majority Republican
 
#12
Urban Conservative Republican
 
#13
America First Republican
 
#14
Other Republican (explain)
 
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Partisan results

Total Voters: 84

Author Topic: With which faction of your party do you most identify?  (Read 3188 times)
JA
Jacobin American
Junior Chimp
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« on: January 16, 2017, 02:49:48 AM »
« edited: January 16, 2017, 04:35:02 AM by Jacobin American »

Neoliberal Democrat - Composed primarily of young, affluent suburban Democratic professionals. Economically centrist, socially liberal. More concerned with promoting free trade, balanced budgets, and limiting growth of regulations than other Democrats. Most notable Democratic politician: Cory Booker.

Blue Dog Democrat - Composed primarily of rural, economically disadvantaged Democratic loyalists from the South. Economically moderate-to-liberal, socially moderate-to-conservative. More concerned with preserving gun rights, opposing abortion, and protecting rural interests (which often conflict with urban voters) than other Democrats. Most notable Democratic politician: John Bel Edwards.

Labor-Populist Democrat - Composed primarily of unionized and/or working class Democratic laborers from the Rust Belt. Economically liberal, socially moderate. More concerned with protect labor unions, promoting labor laws, and opposing free trade deals than other Democrats. Most notable Democratic politician: Sherrod Brown.

Minority Interests Democrat - Composed primarily of African Americans and Hispanics Democrats of working and lower class backgrounds. Economically liberal, socially moderate. More concerned with civil rights, immigration, and criminal justice reform than other Democrats. Most notable Democratic politician: John Lewis.

Urban Liberal Democrat - Composed primarily of urban and suburban, college educated Democratic professionals. Economically liberal, socially liberal. More concerned with environmentalism, social justice, and multiculturalism than other Democrats. Most notable Democratic politician: Barack Obama.

Progressive Democrat - Composed primarily of activists and liberal working class Democrats. Economically liberal, socially liberal. More concerned with socioeconomic inequality, corporate influence, and activism than other Democrats. Most notable Democratic politician: Bernie Sanders.

Main Street Republican - Composed primarily of small business owners and conservative, middle class Republican professionals. Economically conservative, socially conservative. More concerned with small business interests, balanced budgets, and cutting taxes on the middle class than other Republicans. Most notable Republican politician: John Kasich.

Neoconservative Republican - Composed primarily of suburban, middle class, national security oriented Republican voters. Economically moderate-to-conservative, socially moderate-to-conservative. More concerned with national security, Israel, and terrorism than other Republicans. Most notable Republican politician: Lindsey Graham.

Libertarian Republican - Composed primarily of college students, conspiracy theorists, and anti-government Republicans. Economically conservative, socially moderate-to-liberal. More concerned with non-interventionist foreign policy, protecting civil liberties, and free market purity than other Republicans. Most notable Republican politician: Rand Paul.

Moral Majority Republican - Composed primarily of Evangelical Protestant Republicans. Economically moderate-to-conservative, socially conservative. More concerned with abortion, promoting family values, and protecting freedom of religion than other Republicans. Most notable Republican politician: Mike Pence.

Urban Conservative Republican - Composed primarily of urban and suburban, conservative, college educated Republican professionals. Economically conservative, socially moderate-to-conservative. More concerned with maximizing efficiency, social service reform, and promoting free trade than other Republicans. Most notable Republican politician: Paul Ryan.

America First Republican - Composed primarily of working and middle class rural and unionized Republican workers. Economically moderate-to-conservative, socially moderate-to-conservative. More concerned with immigration, globalization, and political correctness than other Republicans. Most notable Republican politician: Donald Trump.
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JA
Jacobin American
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 6,955
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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2017, 03:01:53 AM »

I'm a Labor-Populist Democrat and voted for that. But I also have a strong affinity for the Progressive Democrat faction as well. But I'd take a Sherrod Brown or even a slightly more conservative version of him over an Elizabeth Warren.
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JA
Jacobin American
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 6,955
United States


« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2017, 03:03:08 AM »

Libertarian+America First Republican. Voted libertarian, since I'd take Paul over Sessions.

What do you think of Justin Amash?
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JA
Jacobin American
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 6,955
United States


« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2017, 12:39:00 AM »

I'll be one of the few brave souls to say I'm a Neoliberal Democrat

Supporting the hegemonic ideology is brave? Huh

Well, I was just basing that on the fact that 37 posts into this thread, only one person claimed to be a neoliberal. It seemed like Atlas was overrun with similar-minded posters to myself before the election, but most of them disappeared, and so now populists and progressives hold a large majority of the left-wing avatars here, which this poll seems to confirm.

A similar phenomenon happened on the right, although rather than a drop off of posters, "America First" Republicans have joined by a sizable number.

There certainly does seem to be a rather large proportion of Labor-Populist and Progressive Democrats now compared to before the election. I'd guess on November 8th it was evenly split; now most of the Neoliberal and Urban Liberal Democrats have either changed their faction or left the forum. This raises the question of to what extent, if any, this may be an indication of larger changes in the American political landscape.
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