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**Haremporblape** · 11-03-2007, 02:04 AM

I'm not surprised. Dems sacrifice some of their ideals so they can appeal to the middle; though the democratic base doesn't support war, the broader middle ground wouldn't be too against it if it was war with an Iran that might nuke us.
Isn't this standard campaigning? Dems appeal to their base by being anti-war, but afraid of being called commies or terrorist lovers, mainstream dems prefer the middle.

Emptypepsi, I think the difference is that 'publicrats don't really care about appealing to the middle as long as their sure they can get just enough people from their base. The rise of anti-war republicans might throw a curveball into that tradition, but I don't know.

Not that anyone is asking, but Bill Richardson is my pick. Governor, United Nations ambassador, US energy secretary, congressman, 4 time nobel peace prize nominee (3 more times than Rush, hahaha!), recognized by Forbes magazine as the most fiscally conservative dem... and he's been clear that war should only be an expensive last resort, to be used in the most dire circumstances.

11-03-2007, 02:04 AM	#6
Haremporblape Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 440 Senior Member	I'm not surprised. Dems sacrifice some of their ideals so they can appeal to the middle; though the democratic base doesn't support war, the broader middle ground wouldn't be too against it if it was war with an Iran that might nuke us. Isn't this standard campaigning? Dems appeal to their base by being anti-war, but afraid of being called commies or terrorist lovers, mainstream dems prefer the middle. Emptypepsi, I think the difference is that 'publicrats don't really care about appealing to the middle as long as their sure they can get just enough people from their base. The rise of anti-war republicans might throw a curveball into that tradition, but I don't know. Not that anyone is asking, but Bill Richardson is my pick. Governor, United Nations ambassador, US energy secretary, congressman, 4 time nobel peace prize nominee (3 more times than Rush, hahaha!), recognized by Forbes magazine as the most fiscally conservative dem... and he's been clear that war should only be an expensive last resort, to be used in the most dire circumstances.
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