Is Boris Johnson closer to democrats or republicans? (user search)
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  Is Boris Johnson closer to democrats or republicans? (search mode)
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Geoffrey Howe
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« on: March 26, 2021, 06:18:51 PM »

On policy alone he would fit in with Clintonite New Democrats quite well.

I can't think of any Republicans who would be similar to him apart from maybe one of the New England governors.

In many respects he is one of the most centrist Tory leaders ever.

Many have compared him (in rhetoric at least) to Disraeli.
He is clearly not afraid of public spending, particularly in marginal constituencies the Tories just happen to hold.
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2021, 09:28:36 AM »

Zero Democratic politicians would have campaigned for Brexit.

I'm not sure what would be analogous to being in the EU for a country as large as the United States, but I'm confident that virtually every mainstream politician here would oppose it. Even opposition to something like NAFTA cuts across party lines.

Would oppose Brexit or the EU?
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2021, 09:59:00 AM »


The latter, because the US belonging to anything like the EU in the first place is unimaginable.
Because you are enough of a hegemon not to need to. Those who would support it most are those who would have been the interventionists in the '20s/'30s I think.
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