Darwin is coming for the GOP

[Jim in CT]

ok. you’re right, reagan endorsed some policies that, 40 years later, aren’t in vogue. and bill clinton kicked
millions of people
off welfare to pay for cuts to capital gains taxes. how would that fly in today’s democratic party?
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[spence]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

ok. you’re right, reagan endorsed some policies that, 40 years later, aren’t in vogue. and bill clinton kicked
millions of people
off welfare to pay for cuts to capital gains taxes. how would that fly in today’s democratic party?
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Clinton campaigned on welfare reform and had to take the best deal he could get as the GOP held the house. It’s not that Clinton loved the deal he had to get the issue off the table before the next election.
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[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by spence

Clinton campaigned on welfare reform and had to take the best deal he could get as the GOP held the house. It’s not that Clinton loved the deal he had to get the issue off the table before the next election.
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And if someone campaigned on that kind of welfare reform today (kicking off deadbeats who could be working), the democrats would crucify that person as hating poor blacks.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

And if someone campaigned on that kind of welfare reform today (kicking off deadbeats who could be working), the democrats would crucify that person as hating poor blacks.

And what you are citing right there is close to what happens in congress and makes it unable to come up with bipartisan decisions.
Just change to word campaigned to compromised, is true to type for both parties and is why the far sides of both wings have so much power, politicians can't negotiate and compromise or they will get taken out in a primary.