Democrats and Left Leaning Posters: If National GOP was more like the Atlas GOP

[NOVA Green]

Say the National GOP was more like blue avatars on here , would you be more likely to vote for them or not

Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee might well be a contender, although naturally if he were running to represent me in the Federal Government or Oregon State Government, naturally a much more extensive "vetting" of his policy positions over the years might be required.

Muon2 would certainly be up there in my book, but similar caveat required.

There is absolutely no question that a large majority of 'Pub avatars on Atlas tend to represent much more thoughtful and progressive Republican positions on a wide variety of policy positions, (although many take the Reagan 12th commandment way to seriously when calling out fellow travelers including some unneeded passes on Trump's behavior and policy initiatives over the years).

That being said as more of "Left Leaner" than a "Dem" there are a few items that would need to be essential to consider an Atlas 'Pub / 'Indy to represent me in elected office:

1.) Non-Interventionist Foreign Policy---- no elective wars overseas (Iraq 2.0, Central America '80s, Vietnam/ Cambodia '68+).

2.) Support for US and Global Labor and Environmental Rights

3.) Opposition to unfair trade policies that promote a "race to the bottom", but still recognize a role that international trade has in terms of a "rising tide lifts...."

4.) Opposition to the Social Conservative Movement's attempts to roll-back the gains that the LGBTQ and Women's Movements have made over the past 50 Years.

5.) Support for a Progressive taxation policy, as opposed to a Regressive taxation policy, with the added revenue directly supporting programs that have been gutted over the past 40 years at Federal  and State levels.... (There are a ton of such programs).

6.) 100% rejection of racism and xenophobia as an attempt to cynically exploit resentments against minority populations within the United States because of race, religion, ethnicity, and country of origin.

7.) Support for some type of Universal Health Care system that expands financial access leveraging existing Federal programs that both lower costs, and provide a high level of service.

These are just a few items on my wish list....

Now, I have an advantage living in Oregon in that most Democrats running will likely be more competitive on these issues than hardly any Republican likely to be elected (Although there were a few back in the late '80s / early '90s that generally fit the #1-#7 above).

[NOVA Green]

95% of Atlas Rs can be put in one of three categories, all of which are terrible:

1. Trump wannabes
2. Religious fundamentalists
3. Robotic hacks

So no, I wouldn't be more likely to vote for them compared to Trump's GOP. Less likely even if they're like #2.

I don't think I fit any of those. Does that put me in the other 5%?

Yeah you're cool in my book. Then again I don't really know what your views are, I just know you like travelling a lot.

Thanks. You now know my view on universal health care, too. I spent 6 years as the cochair of the Green Caucus in IL. On voter access I was the architect of Automatic Voter Registration in IL. In 2011 I worked with both MALDEF and the Ohio Black Legislative Caucus on fair redistricting. Illiniwek can tell you about Dems supporting me despite my party.

As I previously stated Muon2 is an individual who if he were to run for elected office in whatever state I might be living, would well consider voting for because of principled policy positions, and an individual who carefully and thoughtfully examines the issues at hand, and although I might disagree with on some issues, can and will represent the interests of his constituents and generally in a Progressive direction.

When I was a child in Oregon we had a legendary Republican Senator Mark Hatfield:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hatfield

As a Man only a few Years Younger than my Maternal Grandfather, he fought against the Fascists in the Asian Theater, was one of the first Americans to witness the devastation caused by the American nuclear bomb dropped in Hiroshima.

He was an Evangelical Baptist and it influenced his views from the Death Penalty, to Abortion, to Unjust Foreign Wars, although he did not wear his faith on his sleeve for political opportunities....

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/christian-faith-mark-hatfield_b_921230

In 1953 he introduced a bill in the Oregon State Legislature to ban discrimination based upon race in Public Accommodations, in a State with a deep racist history of "red-lining" (As was the case with many other Northern States).

Now although Mark Hatfield has his flaws, perhaps when it came to being too cozy with the Timber Industry at a time where 40% of Oregon's economy was directly tied to Timber related employment, he was a Progressive Republican.

We need more Republicans such as Mark Hatfield, but with a "Modern" perspective that carefully address the issues in our land, and unfortunately few current Atlas Republican posters can come close to meeting the call.....