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Entry: A Ron Paul Democrat? Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/a_ron_paul_democrat#30509 Post contents: Where does that pressure come from that conservative democrats feel to tow the party line? Largely it comes through fundraising. If you're a conservative Democrats, you either have to rely on sources of funding that blunt the populism that makes one a Democrat: the local big business interest, the big labor union or EMILY's List. Unless you are independently wealthy, its tough to maintain your conservative views. Perhaps in this day and age of internet funding and the fact Conservative Democrats are looking after their own and discovering their identity as an independent bloc, maybe this may change, we'll see. Sent at: 2008 12 01