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Was liberalism rejected in the midterms?

Was liberalism rejected in the mid term elections?

  • Im a right leaning American, yes.

    Votes: 14 21.5%

  • Im a right leaning American, no.

    Votes: 12 18.5%

  • Im a left leaning American, yes.

    Votes: 3 4.6%

  • Im a left leaning American, no.

    Votes: 32 49.2%

  • Im a not American, yes.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Im a not American, no.

    Votes: 4 6.2%
  • Total voters
    65

I do agree if the GOP got back to say, Eisenhower times, they would pull a lot of voters away from Dems. 1956 Republican platform:
Provide federal assistance to low-income communities

Protect Social Security

Provide asylum for refugees

Extend minimum wage

Improve unemployment benefit system so it covers more people

Strengthen labor laws so workers can more easily join a union

Assure equal pay for equal work regardless of sex
 

Yes, that is when I used to be a proud republican. Back in those days, people pretty much kept their politics to themselves and voiced their support, for whatever party, at the voting booth. Democrats and Republicans both were American first, above all.

Now, we have the choice of Dumb or Dumber. And I will leave it up to the individual to formulate their own opinion as to which is "Dumber." However, statistics show, by party identification, which is considered "Dumber," by most Americans, at this point and time.
 
US Conservative said:
It was a bad night for dems and dem policies. Exit polls show Americans were not happy with the left.
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This whole thread and premise is idiotic because it ignores how conservative ballot measures went down in flames and liberal measures soared. And that's with a low overall turn out and a low democrat turn out. Furthermore, many Republicans had relatively close matches in states that should have been easy wins. A Democrat in several states shouldn't have even been a threat yet both state and national parties threw millions at redder than red states to hold on to seats. The GOP won, but to say that voters rejected liberalism when liberal ballot measures hands down won, GOP seats that should have been safe required millions in spending and with a very sad turn out is asinine.
 
Liberalism, no

Democrats, yes

Although with fewer than half showing up, what was really rejected was democracy
 
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