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Nothing Centrist About Them

Katrina vanden Heuvel | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Centrist, Moderates, Health Care, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Katrina vanden Heuvel

So-called "centrists" are far from the center of the health care debate. They are, in fact, out of touch and out of the mainstream -- like the rest of their conservative brethren.

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Obama and Bright Lines in the Sand

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama again refused to give a strong defense of the public option himself. By doing so, he just dug the hole deeper. What exactly does Obama stand for in the health care debate?

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Jason Linkins

'Conservadem' Senators Pledge To Work With Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Evan Bayh, Ben Nelson, Rachel Maddow, Washington Post, Centrist, Conservadems, Politics News

Last week, the Rachel Maddow show took a look at an emerging coalition of Senators which she named "Conservadems." Led by Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, ...

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Jason Linkins

ConservaDems: Maddow Digs Into The New "Centrist" Caucus (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Evan Bayh, Video, Ben Nelson, Centrist, Rachel Maddow, Politics News

Apparently led by Sen. Evan Bayh, "conservadems" are a small group of Democratic lawmakers whose general aim, as Rachel Maddow puts it, is "torpedoing their party's own agenda."

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Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

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Questions Republicans For Obama Want To Ask Obama

Chuck Lasker | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Bush Administration, Centrist, Questions, Republicans for Obama, Conservative, Republicans, Campaign 2008, Barack Obama, Interview, Home News
Chuck Lasker

While we understand that Barack Obama is a Democrat, we're encouraged by many of his policies that are conservative in the truest sense. There are some questions, though, that we'd like Senator Obama to answer.

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Seth Colter Walls

Not Every Moderate Move By Obama Is A "Sista Souljah" Moment

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Centrist, MoveOn.Org, Barack Obama, Wes Clark, Sister Souljah, Politics News

The "Sista Souljah Moment" has become a cliché without peer in contemporary politics. And like any phrase that is so often used, its value is necessa...

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