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This revival occurred shortly before the 2006 midterm elections when liberals supported the [[War on Terror]]. The term came into use to help liberals distance themselves from the feelings of [[patriotism]] and [[bipartisan]] cooperation Democrats had with [[Republican]]s after the [[9/11 attacks]]. [[Barack Obama]] established himself as a leader in opposition to the [[War on Terror]] during an October 2002 rally at Federal Plaza in Chicago<ref>The rally was organized by Chicagoans Against War in Iraq (CAWI) later renamed Chicagoans Against War and Injustice. See Davidson, Carl (November 2, 2006). [http://web.archive.org/web/20100811115415/http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org/?page_id=2 "About CAWI"]. Chicagoans Against War and Injustice website. Retrieved from August 11, 2010 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> [[community organizing|organized]] by veteran [[Mao]]ist and [[Progressives for Obama]] [[community organizer|organizer]] [[Carl Davidson]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/carldavidson Carl Davidson] (2010 or bef.) LinkedIn [Profile page/Experience/Webmaster]. Retrieved March 13, 2010 and February 13, 2016.</ref>
This revival occurred shortly before the 2006 midterm elections when liberals supported the [[War on Terror]]. The term came into use to help liberals distance themselves from the feelings of [[patriotism]] and [[bipartisan]] cooperation Democrats had with [[Republican]]s after the [[9/11 attacks]]. [[Barack Obama]] established himself as a leader in opposition to the [[War on Terror]] during an October 2002 rally at Federal Plaza in Chicago<ref>The rally was organized by Chicagoans Against War in Iraq (CAWI) later renamed Chicagoans Against War and Injustice. See Davidson, Carl (November 2, 2006). [http://web.archive.org/web/20100811115415/http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org/?page_id=2 "About CAWI"]. Chicagoans Against War and Injustice website. Retrieved from August 11, 2010 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> [[community organizing|organized]] by veteran [[Mao]]ist and [[Progressives for Obama]] [[community organizer|organizer]] [[Carl Davidson]].<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/carldavidson Carl Davidson] (2010 or bef.) LinkedIn [Profile page/Experience/Webmaster]. Retrieved March 13, 2010 and February 13, 2016.</ref>
When [[John Kerry]]'s home state of Massachusetts' legalized [[same-sex marriage]], the issue split Democrats. Ballot initiatives appeared in 11 states that brought citizens to the polls in large numbers; all 11 initiatives passed. [[Proposition 8]] in California won by a wide margin, but California Attorney General [[Kamala Harris]] bowed to [[LGBT]] groups and refused to defend citizen referendums in court.
====Progressive police state===
Progressives accused liberals who voted for the [[Iraq War]] and the [[Patriot Act]] of betraying the cause of [[socialism]]. Ironically, it was progressives in the [[Obama administration]] who used provisions of the Patriot Act that allowed for spying on domestic groups sympathetic to [[Al Qaeda]], and applied them to the Trump campaign from 2015 on to further the anti-democratic objective of single party control.
Progressives accused liberals who voted for the [[Iraq War]] and the [[Patriot Act]] of betraying the cause of [[socialism]]. Ironically, it was progressives in the [[Obama administration]] who used provisions of the Patriot Act that allowed for spying on domestic groups sympathetic to [[Al Qaeda]], and applied them to the Trump campaign from 2015 on to further the anti-democratic objective of single party control.