Majority of Americans think the GOP is too extreme

[Polaris]

That's what is so infuriating: the Democrats have been adopting failed GOP policy and passing it off as their own. I doubt even the conservatives' much vaunted Reagan would fit in with this new wave of conservatism infesting the Democrats.

I don't know about Reagan, but when you look at quotes from a lot of Republicans before Nixon, you get a different picture. You remember what Eisenhower said about any party that tried to end medicare or social security, right?

Tara, you do know that Clinton is the President responsible for the failure of the economy, right? He let the Republicans get their way by signing their BS and we've suffered for it. The deficit reduced under Bush because of it, but it was not sustainable due to deregulating the economy.

Sort of. Yes, Clinton let the Republicans deregulate the banking industry, but I'm not blaming anyone for causing the crash because if you look at American history, you notice that there's a crash or a depression every 20 or so years. What I blame Bush for isn't causing the crash but his response to it: prop up the wealthy bankers with huge government bailouts and don't lift a finger for all the honest people who were lured into predatory loans by those wealthy bankers. Which is kinda the Republican economic philosophy in a nutshell: help the wealthy, screw the public.

Also, worth noting, as much as Clinton may have done things wrong, can you imagine a Republican doing better? I can't. As much as the Democrats are further to the right than I'd like, I'll still be voting for them because the Republicans are so batshit crazy, I'm kinda terrified what they'll do if they're given real power. Remember how far right Bush was? Just 4 years after he left office, he would be considered a moderate Republican.

If there are any ways to move the Democrats to the left and do so without handing political power over to the insane asylum that the Republican party has turned into, I'm all ears. I do think we could stand to change our electoral process in a way to promote third parties, but I don't see that happening any time soon, and it's going to have to start at a state/local level.

I really hate hearing everyone say "Both parties are the same!" It's a sign of blatent stupidity. I mean, just look at the platforms of both parties, presented side by side, and you'll see what I mean. Fact is, I have a lot to gain if employment or housing discrimination against GLBT people is passed. The Republicans ain't gonna do that for me. I have a lot to gain if Pell Grants continue and the Republicans want to do away with that. I get health care from a center that's partially funded by grants which, again, the Republican party puts at risk. And those are just a few of the issues I can think of now. Part of the reason I vote Democrat is because, given their track record, I'm confident that their position on future issues will be more in line with my beliefs.

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A sign of stupidity is standing by the Democrats and praising them for undertaking BS action whether because you stupidly believe everything the Democrats do is right or B. because you just don't pay attention to the actual legislation they have passed and get irate when it is actually mentioned.

The reason you vote Democrat is because you are too stubborn to look at all the options.

Bush actually did more for the LBGT movement than Obama who only cared about a legislation that was actually established to protect homosexuals serving in the armed forces in the first place. Bush was someone who took action (many times not in my best interests), Obama is someone who just likes to talk about doing action even when he had the chance to do something....GOP took advantage of his lack of initiative to take seats away from the Democrats in 2010.