Sports metaphors are used often in political commentary.
“The race is neck and neck.” “Joe threw a hail Mary pass during the debate.”
“Jane’s moved up to the big leagues in her new position at the White House.”
What if we took the sports metaphor a step further and looked at the win/loss
record for the two largest political factions in America —
Liberals/Progressives and Conservatives. Just how have these two teams stacked
up over say, the last 150 years of America history? Let's look at the record.
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Liberals/Progressives
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Conservatives
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Civil War
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W
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L
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Child Labor Laws
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W
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L
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Workplace Safety Regulations
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W
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L
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Women’s Right to Vote
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W
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L
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The New Deal
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W
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L
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Ending Jim Crow
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W
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L
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Civil Rights Legislation
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W
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L
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Ending the Vietnam War
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W
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L
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Watergate
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W
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L
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Opposed Patriot Act that has led to the American
Surveillance State
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W
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L
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Long opposed to the War on Drugs that is now being
recognized as a disaster
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W
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L
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Knew starting wars in the Middle East was a terrible idea
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W
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L
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Opposed austerity measures
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W
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L
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Opposed privatizing Social Security
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W
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L
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Wow, that’s quite a record. Over and over and over,
conservatives have been on the wrong side of history. There are still major
issues that the two sides are battling over right now, such as a woman’s right
to an abortion, equal pay and rational gun control, but if the record is any
indication, the outcome can be predicted.
