Was Mondale 1984 the last nominee from the left-wing of the Democratic Party? (user search)
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Sumner 1868
tara gilesbie
Junior Chimp
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« on: April 11, 2020, 08:08:27 PM »
He was certainly on the left of Hart, but his platform was largely "tough medicine" austerity aimed at eliminating Reagan's military pork deficits rather than expanding social welfare and public works. The 1984 Democratic platform was well on the right of the 1976 one:

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/22/us/democrats-platform-shows-a-shift-from-liberal-positions-of-1976-and-1980.html

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/1976-democratic-party-platform

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/1984-democratic-party-platform
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Sumner 1868
tara gilesbie
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2020, 07:59:09 PM »
Quote from: Alben Barkley on May 20, 2020, 07:54:11 PM
once again Bernie Bros fail to comprehend the very idea that someone can have empathy or respect for people they disagree with
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