The reason Obama keeps tilting left is that so many independents have dumped him and he has almost no chance of getting them back. So energizing libs for a massive turnout is his next-best hope. Michael Goodwin
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Lib; plural Libs: a member or supporter of a Liberal political party : liberalentry 2 sense b
Like their Labor counterparts, many young Libs found willing political patronage and slipped seamlessly onto the payrolls of MPs and some eventually entered Parliament themselves, to play politics on a bigger field. George Morgan
The best teams show a consistent ability to score on broken plays with quarterbacks who can skillfully ad-lib and teammates who can take advantage of those moments. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 The political orientations remain the same each time, which seems a bit trite—the effete lib having his soymobile rescued by some diesel-guzzling alpha. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 CPAC Orlando had been a manic circus of lib-triggering commotion; CPAC Hungary was less flashy, more focussed. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 Or a defense studded with position-less players who could ad-lib under pressure, creating the kind symphony only Bill Belichick could hear. Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2022 Of course, there is a more concrete side to lib-owning, too. Grayson Quay, The Week, 30 Jan. 2022 Apt timing considering that the designer, author, and philanthropist has long been a symbol of women’s lib—avec glamour. Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2021 Known informally as the World’s Most Famous Feminist, Gloria has been pushing the women’s lib rock uphill for 55 years. Karen Karbo, National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2019 See More