Are the Democrats who won yesterday liberal, moderate or conservative?
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Good question.\nMany of the Democrats that won, ran with Republican beliefs.  They ran as Republicans.\nThey sounded like Republicans.\nWERE THEY BEING HONEST??????????\nI'll bet they were lying just to fool the people.
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DEMOCRATS.\n\nGo to Yahoo news. Democrats won control of the House, and now have control of the Senate. The Senate race from Virginia determined who won, a DEOMCRAT won the race, but they will have  are re-count later this month because he won by 7,000 votes.
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While both sides are giddy, and rightfully so, the reality of the matter is starting to hit home with the Democrats.  In the house they have a few moderates and a cabal of conservatives who cannot be predicted to vote along party lines because to do so would mean having to answer in two years.  In the senate the margin is even narrower.
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Not really either;\n\nHe's enlarged the government = Democrat\nHe's increased the scope of government control = Democrat\nHe's pretty much for an open border = Liberal\nHe's against stem cell research = conservative (not republican)\nHe's America first on world affairs = conservative\n\nGuess the dudes all over the board.
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Americans did not vote in favor of the Democrats - they voted against the Republicans.  Americans do not agree with liberal Democrat "values".  As long as the Dems stay focused on the war, and don't try to push abortion, gay marriage, and gun control on us, they will do well.  If not, they'll see a repeat of 1994.
709779
Your question is moot. The center going to win, not the left nor the right. Both liberals and conservatives are bone-heads, and we need to replace them with moderates.
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You're making invalid assumptions. The middle ground for both major parties are moderates, with very few going far afield.\n\nOne end of one spectrum is conservative republican. The other ends of that spectrum are moderate republican and federalist.\n\nOne of the a different spectrum is liberal democrat. The other ends of that spectrum are moderate democrat and libertarian.\n\nBasically, there are two scales of values. One is big government versus small government (Republican -- Libertarian). The other spectrum is group rights ("traditional" values) versus individual/personal rights (Federalist -- Democrats).\n\nRepublicans (nowadays) want  group rights (conformity with "traditional" values) and a large government to ensure domestic tranquility (by enforcing those conservative majority beliefs). Moderate republicans (originally called fiscal conservatives) want a small government, just large enough to provide for the common defense. The republican party does not really have a liberal wing, and usually treat the goal of individual liberties (being liberal) as a dirty word.\n\n\n\nDemocrats want individual rights and a large government to promote the general welfare.  Moderate democrats don't want a lot of wasteful spending., and want to achieve their goals without causing too many problems. Democrats do have a Conservative wing, which focuses on better ethical leadership and greater protection for both groups and individuals. The main difference is that conservative democrats still don't believe in enforcing their views on the minority, even if their own personal choices would be the same as what conservative republicans would make.\n\nLibertarians want a small government (no wasteful spending, and very little welfare/entitlements), but lots of protection for individual liberties. They are moderate about most issues, except for being adamant that the majority should not impose its beliefs on the minority.
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Live results Republicans Democrats Others \nSenate 49 (55)  49 (44)  2 (1)  \nHouse 203 (232)  232 (202)  0 (1)  \nGovernor 22 (28)  28 (22)  0 (0)  \nthe 2 independents vote with democrats
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That's an interesting point. I don't know if you could say conservatives or liberals were defeated because it was all about the war. Liberals were sort of defeated last time because they got beaten so badly and now they are afraid to be liberals so they are moderates. Conservatives sort of got defeated this time and now everyone has to be more in the middle, which is kind of a good thing
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should they? clearly\n\nwill they? they have been proudly moving farther and farther out, proclaiming that anyone who stands against them is a "terrorist liberal"... I really don't see any move to moderation in the future with this attitude...\n\nI think the democrats did in the last election... not all but many who won... and that's why they won... and I don't really see any third party with the clout to make anything really happen... but who knows... we could all be surprised...
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Wonderful!  I agree 100%!!!!  It's scary to think that a moderate Republican wont be elected in the red states and a liberal democrat will...well, just not be elected...  But, I think John McCain is a great Senator, and I think that Governor Pataki of NY is a great moderate Republican, who like us, is fiscally conservative and socially more moderate than most!!  Rudy G. is good too, but I don't really know what his aspirations are or the reason for them.
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Hillary Clinton, if the Democrats want to lose again.  Middle America is not ready for a socialist (it takes a village to raise a child), bi-sexual (that's how they'll potray her) woman as a president.  And no matter how you slice or dice it, Middle America still makes the decisions that matter in this country.  Too bad Bill couldn't run again, he'd be a shoe in.\n\nJohn Kerry is ramping up to be the nominee again and as long as he can keep his big stupid mouth shut he'll win.
768779
Ha! Don't look now but after counting your gains during the election, you overlooked the trend of the Democrats to turn to Conservatism! Lieberman, Casey, Webb, and several other Dem gains came from a new movement to move toward the center! While the Dems obviously won, so did Conservatism!\n\nLieberman earned MY respect!
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The two major political parties are the Democratic and the Republican Parties. Words like Liberal, Conservative, and Moderate refer to what a person wants his government to do, whether he wants a huge government or a smaller one. \n\nDemocrats can be Liberal, Moderate, or Conservative.  So can Republicans. During the past 25 years or so, most Democrats have been Liberals, and most Republicans have been Conservatives. \n\nLiberals generally want a government that does practically everything for the individual and the family. They are perfectly willing to enact higher taxes, and have an extremely large government, with lots of rules, lots of departments, and lots of employees, if that's what it takes.  \n\nConservatives believe individuals and families are strong, independent, and can fend for themselves without a lot of help from the government.  So they believe in a smaller government with limited powers and functions. They believe the government should do only those things that the individual and the family cannot do for itself.  Examples are national defense and building roads. \n\nYou have asked a great question.  I suggest you surf the internet to find more information.
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There are quite a few to mention. Suffice it to say that the Democrats are more "liberal" in their views and the Republicans are more "conservative" in theirs.\n\nThis may seem a bit too simplified, but let's try it - and any political party experts may feel free to expand on or correct my ideas:\n\nDeath penalty:\nDemocrats: con\nRepublicans: pro\n\nAbortion:\nDemocrats: pro\nRepublicans: con\n\nGovernment size:\nDemocrats: large\nRepublicans: small\n\nDefense spending:\nDemocrats: less\nRepublicans: more\n\nEducation spending:\nDemocrats: more\nRepublicans: less\n\nLabor unions:\nDemocrats: pro\nRepublicans: con\n\nScrewing the public:\nDemocrats: YES\nRepublicans: YES\n(OK, that's just me being a cynic, but.....)\n\nFor another perspective, see the link below:
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DEMOCRATS WON!\nRUMSFELD RESIGNED!\nDeal with it
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The Democratic party marched farther left after the evaporation effect cause by the party's moderates jumping over to the Republican party in the 90s. Most moderates left the party over its stand on abortion and gay rights. The Republican party now enjoys a center/right majority. This coalition is splitting up over the Iraq issue, however.\nIf moderates begin to return to the Democratic party, the entire face of its platform may change and move closer to center.