Whipping a GOP Moderate

Moderate Republican Congressman Mike Castle sat down the The Hill to discuss being a moderate in a party lead by conservatives.

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[xaviqaz]

Mike Castle, like Lincolc Chafee, are/were liberal republicans. Not moderates

[anthonym267]

They were foolish to nominate that idiot O'Donnell. they could have won with Castle.

[baddave62]

@xaviqaz But whether or not the current crop of Democrats are socialists really has nothing to do with my original comment. Perhaps you didn't really read it before commenting....

[baddave62]

@xaviqaz Many are proud socialists?  I would like a list of them. So you are saying that "many" "progressive" Democrats in Congress favor government ownership of the means of production? I would love to see your proof.

[xaviqaz]

@anthonym267 I see a red map with blue enclaves. Many of those enclaves are ruled by "minorities" massively voting democratic. Look at Pat Quinn: re-elected taking 3 of 102 counties.

[xaviqaz]

@Willredd94 Bush's foreign policy was not conservative at all

[xaviqaz]

@baddave62 Moderates? Half of blue dogs are out. The progressive caucus increases its number and will represent 40-45% of democratic seats in House. Many of those "progressives" are proud socialists.

[baddave62]

Before the takeover of the Republican party by ex-Democrats (and Dixiecrats) from the South, moderation was the norm for Republicans. The fact that you would have to use the qualifier "Moderate" for a Republican tells you how wingnut-ridden the party has become.  It's like having to say "not crazy." Although it is not likely, I still hope for a resurgence of Republican moderates. And I hope that the right-wingers will leave and form their own party.

[Willredd94]

America as a whole is generally center, center-right. So moderate Republicans like Castle are best representing the normal American. Ppl just become philosophically embroiled by the left and right and it makes it difficult for mainstream policies. I personally think the conservatives have all the economic, fiscal ideas but Bush's foreign policy sucked.

[anthonym267]

Its ridiculous that the GOP is trying to rid their party of its moderates. For one, moderate means their centrist, not liberal, 2, Americans are not wing-nuts! Last I checked, a bigger party will do more than a smaller party.;