It goes without saying that American Democrats having very little in common (politically) with American Republicans at the moment.
But what do we have in common with each other, as Democrats?
check out wikipedia's classifications of Democrats, here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
So, are you a liberal, a centrist, a progressive, a conservative, or a "labor" democrat?
I personally identify most closely with the progressive democratic agenda.
more, under.
Examples of each type of Democrat, from the article:
"Liberals": "Prominent liberal Democrats include U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (California), Russ Feingold (Wisconsin), Ted Kennedy (Massachusetts), Tom Harkin (Iowa), and House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (California)."
"Progressives": "Well-known members include Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)."
"Conservatives": "Prominent conservative Democrats of recent time include Senators Ben Nelson (Nebraska), Ken Salazar (Colorado) and Mary Landrieu (Louisiana); as well as Congressmen Ike Skelton (Missouri), Gene Taylor (Mississippi), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Collin Peterson (Minnesota), and Jim Marshall (Georgia). Moderate Blue Dogs include Harold Ford, Jr. (Tennessee). Joe Lieberman (Connecticut)"
"Centrists": "Prominent centrists include President Bill Clinton; Senator Hillary Clinton; Vice President Al Gore up to 2000, but not since; Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman; Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, and former Virginia Governor Mark Warner."
According to Wikipedia, "progressive" Democrats make up the largest block of Democratic members of the House of Representatives, but by contrast, not a single Democratic member of the U.S. Senate is classified as a "progressive." Membership in the block is determined by membership in the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
I don't see how this differs much from the "liberal" agenda of the prominent Democratic Senators mentioned in the article, wish those groups would join forces!