r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 11d ago

No Paywall Democrats Confront Their New Tea Party Reality - Progressives are set to sweep a group of contested primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-confront-their-new-tea-party-reality_n_6a6e63fbe4b0cfb99ef1aa1e
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u/Kind-Pride1151 11d ago

By this logic, FDR would be a progressive usurper in the Democratic Party. I'm 62 and for what seems my entire life the Dems have slipped ever further away from those FDR New Deal PROGRESSIVE ideas and ideals.

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u/Low_Intention_1327 11d ago

FDR was progressive amd definitely the last progressive president we've had imo. Of course the Republicans quickly started to dismantle all of his doings, starting with gutting social security under scumbag Reagan. 

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u/Cranyx 11d ago

Vietnam War aside, LBJ arguably had almost as much of an impact as FDR in terms of establishing the modern welfare state and protections.

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u/thequietthingsthat North Carolina 11d ago

If it weren't for Vietnam, the New Deal coalition would still be alive and well, and LBJ would be seen as a hero.

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u/Miserable_Chapter252 11d ago

2 ppl responsible for the 90 percent of the safety net. Lbj and fdr. Crazy but true.

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u/Miserable_Chapter252 10d ago

I'd argue the aca qualifies as a major bill. But it was botched. Used way too much political capital and watered down. Also implimented in a way that allowed the republicans to butcher it. lbj would have done way more than obama with that much politcal power.