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goobster  ·  2704 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 26, 2016

I think there's a lot of room to the Left of Clinton (see: Bernie Sanders), and that Clinton could even move farther right. If a moderate Democrat joined her over there, and then took the reins, then even centrist Republicans could get behind this "conservative Democrat".

That might spawn a Center-Right party that is more in tune with the modern social climate, pushing the conservative Christians further to the extreme right, and making room for real work to be done in the middle, where something like 72% of Americans actually identify themselves.

Socially liberal, fiscally conservative, with a hankering for science and evidence-based programs, and a diminished role for government in everyday lives.

I'd vote for that shit in a second.