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what is the appeal of "reaaally moderate" to you? 8 years of moderate, ineffectual government has been the Obama administration exactly. just because Fox News
by metaphorm 10y ago
what is the appeal of "reaaally moderate" to you? 8 years of moderate, ineffectual government has been the Obama administration exactly.
just because Fox News accuses Obama of being a radical leftist doesn't make it even remotely close to true. Obama is precisely the kind of moderate you're asking for. It's gotten us nowhere.
- eximius 10y agoBetter than blatantly corrupt or blatantly racist?
- DefaultUserHN 10y ago>Better than blatantly corrupt or blatantly racist? Come on. That's just typical election year rhetorics. Try to focus on the policies of each candidate.
- eximius 10y agoWhat, you think that won't/hasn't informed their policies?
- DefaultUserHN 10y agoThey both just want what's best for their country.
- metaphorm 10y agothat doesn't really make sense as a response to my comment. the OP article is a summary of how NEITHER candidate (the corrupt one or the bigot) can claim to represent the electorate. they are both appointees of un-representative minority factions. your post, which I was replying to, was advocating for some kind of moderate politician as an alternative. I pointed out that Obama has already been that politician. I'm questioning your notion that what we need is a moderate. In other words, your suggestion made no sense to me. Why did you suggest it?
- eximius 10y agoBecause thats the only way of appealing to "both" demographics enough to make it work. Right now voters are just siding with whoever they can stomach easiest.