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Democrats' Realities Revealed in Iowa
Real Clear Politics ^ | 7 Jan, 2016 | Salena Zito

Posted on 02/07/2016 12:30:23 PM PST by MtnClimber

Voters keep sending the political class a message, and the political class continues to misread it.

It is as if the political class doesn't want to understand voters because doing so would threaten their presumed expertise (and, in turn, their careers and pocketbooks).

Analysis of Iowa's caucus results made clear that the Democratic Party has realigned: It is more cosmopolitan in academic circles, more socialist among the youth and aging baby-boomers, and more anti-establishment overall.

In short, it is left of left.

Yet the post-caucus coverage largely zeroed in on the personalities of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, not on a deeper examination of where their party stands.

(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: democrats

1 posted on 02/07/2016 12:30:23 PM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

The dems have a terrible choice between these two.


2 posted on 02/07/2016 12:31:11 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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...and more anti-establishment overall.

The goal is to become the establishment.

3 posted on 02/07/2016 12:53:58 PM PST by Libloather (Embrace the suck)
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To: MtnClimber
It is as if the political class doesn't want to understand voters because doing so would threaten their presumed expertise (and, in turn, their careers and pocketbooks).

As Tom Hagen said during his last meeting with Jack Woltz: "You are deliberately misunderstanding me."

The next morning, Woltz woke up with something unpleasant in his bed.

4 posted on 02/07/2016 12:55:19 PM PST by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: MtnClimber

Two old, unattractive, crochety, white people. Hillary is utterly corrupt, and Bernie and his spouse have a few skeletons in their closet, as well. What a choice!!


5 posted on 02/07/2016 1:00:31 PM PST by rejoicing
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To: MtnClimber

The ruling class doesn’t misunderstand or misread anything. These things are simply irrelevant.


6 posted on 02/07/2016 1:07:16 PM PST by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali sono feccia.)
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To: rejoicing

The left plays on envy and hate. Very unattractive.


7 posted on 02/07/2016 1:07:41 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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I am still sitting here wondering when the Democrat Party became the DemoCRATIC party.
When did all the liars, muggers, and thieves become demoCRATIC, I thought they were just demoCRATS.
Words mean things people; I have watched this evolution of the language long enough to know that when words change it usually bodes ill for conservatives.


8 posted on 02/07/2016 1:37:16 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: arthurus

Bump


9 posted on 02/07/2016 2:13:51 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: MtnClimber

How about if the energy companies refuse to sell any energy to the Federal government?


10 posted on 02/08/2016 6:58:22 AM PST by leprechaun9
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