I think you are right. The dems are
increasingly leftist, and the republicans are going to the "center" which is
what used to be liberal.
Charles Mims
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Harder
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [Sndbox] I think it holds true for the national party as well
This might sound stupid, but I have been worrying about this for awhile now.
When GOP candidates like Bush run on a conservative platform and then
proceed in a moderate fashion, once elected.... I feel that it leaves the Dems
no choice but to go further left, thus the entire populace is shifted further
left.... A way out there theory, I know...
On Saturday, October 18, 2003, at 07:13 AM, Charles wrote:
N.Y. Conservatives assail GOP drift<image.tiff>
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By Liz Trotta<image.tiff>
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
NEW YORK — The Conservative Party of New York says the state Republican Party has shifted to the left on tax and personal-freedom policies just to be politically correct.
Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long said the organization found in its annual poll that the state's Democrat and Republican leaders have made an ideological shift. The survey grades the legislature's 212 members on to what degree their votes reflect conservative principles.
"There's usually a pretty good separation between Democrats and Republicans, but this year they've merged into a one-party system," Mr. Long said.
This year's report card assigned an overall rating of 28.7 percent, the lowest score in the Conservative Party's history, compared with last year's rating of 48 percent. It also showed that the normally more conservative upstate Republican-dominated Senate was found to be as liberal as the New York City-dominated Assembly.
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