could the democratic party eventually become one of libertarian leanings?

[freepcrusher]

Considering that the democrats have found new strength in the staunchly libertarian western states, I definitely see it possible. The republicans meanwhile would gain ground in the heavily government-dependent areas in parts of the south and lower midwest due to their newfound populism.

[NHI]

I think you're exactly right. The Democrat Party that we have presently is on its way out. The eventual two party clash in this country will be between a Fiscally responsible republican party and a libertarian leaning democratic party.

[Person Man]

I have been saying that for quite a while now. Inner city minorities and the very poor  just can't deliver. A lot of them don't vote and in Florida, many of them lack sufferage. The Republican party learned this fact the hard way as well when they thought that a combination of racists and what we would consider today millionaires today could propel Barry Goldwater to power in 1964. Following that reality check, the Republican Party was able to take half of the Democratic Party by simply reaching out to social stereotypes on promises of making it harder to survive without a job, have an abortion, stay out of jail if arrested or bargain collectively. If the Democrats want to be a sustainable establishment party, they have to find social stereotypes of their own to spam the polls with. It appears they found takers in hispanics who don't hate sex, stoner mountain men and white, asisan and middle eastern kids who color their own hair, listen to Mumford and Sons and wear retro-style coke bottle glasses when they have no vision problems....will those be enough, though?

[Niemeyerite]

Yes, if Brian Schweitzer is elected president in 2016, I think the Dem. Party could become more libertarian.

[freepcrusher]

I have been saying that for quite a while now. Inner city minorities and the very poor  just can't deliver. A lot of them don't vote and in Florida, many of them lack sufferage. The Republican party learned this fact the hard way as well when they thought that a combination of racists and what we would consider today millionaires today could propel Barry Goldwater to power in 1964. Following that reality check, the Republican Party was able to take half of the Democratic Party by simply reaching out to social stereotypes on promises of making it harder to survive without a job, have an abortion, stay out of jail if arrested or bargain collectively. If the Democrats want to be a sustainable establishment party, they have to find social stereotypes of their own to spam the polls with. It appears they found takers in hispanics who don't hate sex, stoner mountain men and white, asisan and middle eastern kids who color their own hair, listen to Mumford and Sons and wear retro-style coke bottle glasses when they have no vision problems....will those be enough, though?

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[All Along The Watchtower]

Socially, yes.

Economically, I see the GOP becoming more libertarian.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I have been saying that for quite a while now. Inner city minorities and the very poor  just can't deliver. A lot of them don't vote and in Florida, many of them lack sufferage. The Republican party learned this fact the hard way as well when they thought that a combination of racists and what we would consider today millionaires today could propel Barry Goldwater to power in 1964. Following that reality check, the Republican Party was able to take half of the Democratic Party by simply reaching out to social stereotypes on promises of making it harder to survive without a job, have an abortion, stay out of jail if arrested or bargain collectively. If the Democrats want to be a sustainable establishment party, they have to find social stereotypes of their own to spam the polls with. It appears they found takers in hispanics who don't hate sex, stoner mountain men and white, asisan and middle eastern kids who color their own hair, listen to Mumford and Sons and wear retro-style coke bottle glasses when they have no vision problems....will those be enough, though?

I can barely comprehend what this is saying.

[Person Man]

I have been saying that for quite a while now. Inner city minorities and the very poor  just can't deliver. A lot of them don't vote and in Florida, many of them lack sufferage. The Republican party learned this fact the hard way as well when they thought that a combination of racists and what we would consider today millionaires today could propel Barry Goldwater to power in 1964. Following that reality check, the Republican Party was able to take half of the Democratic Party by simply reaching out to social stereotypes on promises of making it harder to survive without a job, have an abortion, stay out of jail if arrested or bargain collectively. If the Democrats want to be a sustainable establishment party, they have to find social stereotypes of their own to spam the polls with. It appears they found takers in hispanics who don't hate sex, stoner mountain men and white, asisan and middle eastern kids who color their own hair, listen to Mumford and Sons and wear retro-style coke bottle glasses when they have no vision problems....will those be enough, though?

I can barely comprehend what this is saying.

It means that the Democratic Party can no longer run on helping poor people and rely on winning elections by getting poor people to vote. They should take a hint from Republicans when they only ran on helping rich people and what the republicans did.

[HAnnA MArin County]

Socially, yes.

Economically, I see the GOP becoming more libertarian.

I was just going to say, isn't this the case already? If libertarian means "socially liberal and fiscally conservative," then the parties are already there (or claim to be, at least). On the culture war issues, I don't see the Republicans becoming more libertarian. The Religious Right, disguised as teabaggers, has proven to be an important, if not dominant, part of their party. If you don't think that's the case, look at all the anti-abortion bills that are being passed in the GOP-controlled state legislatures around the country ..but the last election was about JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, right?

To answer the question, I don't see either of the two parties becoming libertarian. If they did, wouldn't that just eliminate the need for the Libertarian Party?

[Bacon King]

The Democratic party is already on this course- they aren't "libertarian" per se but politically they're more so than the GOP.

With the influence of the religious right on the GOP, the Democratic Party will be far more socially liberal for the foreseeable future. Economically, while the GOP is more conservative the Democrats have been on a rightward economic trend, generally, since the late eighties or so.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

staunchly libertarian western states

lalalalala, i throw words around without knowing what they might mean, lalalalala...

[Del Tachi]

A trillion dollar defecits and government healthcare takeovers aren't exactly going to cause "libertarian" voters to flock to the Dems anytime soon.

[tpfkaw]

A trillion dollar defecits and government healthcare takeovers aren't exactly going to cause "libertarian" voters to flock to the Dems anytime soon.

And believe me, it hasn't.