04-12-2018, 04:52 PM
(04-11-2018, 12:54 PM)beechnut79 Wrote:(04-09-2018, 01:38 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:I have heard that Eisenhower and Jerry Ford both are to the left of most Democrats these days. Do you feel that the latter was the last moderate Republican to get anywhere?(04-08-2018, 11:31 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote: FDR would be a Republican today. I'm surprised blues aren't calling for the removal of his monument too like their doing with Jefferson.
No, FDR would be a radical green or democratic socialist today. He would probably be to the left of Bernie Sanders. We have regressed so far backward that FDR would be on the far left today.
I would agree that Eisenhower was the last moderate Republican to get anywhere politically, although Gerry Ford appointed moderate Nelson Rockefeller as his vice-president. Also, Richard Nixon was moderate on some issues and did some good things, but his main thrust was to push America to the right. Gerry Ford was a conservative who did little but administer vetoes. Since then, Republicans and their presidents have veered ever more rightward. We need to make them pay for this.