2016 Postmortem
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As President, what would Hillary actually do? What important problems would she solve?
Or, honestly try to solve?
Please give thoughtful realistic predictions.
Please try to back them up with evidence.
Please help us think and evaluate effectively rather than snipe and hiss.
Thank you.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)a similar bernie thread would have had 20 responses with documented policy positions..
just sayin
i would like to see the answers, too
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)There is no 'moderate' ideology in the US. 'Moderates' want mushy, toothless, non solutions. She would, however, be better than Obama. Obama's deals with the Republican have driven the country hard to the right during his administration.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Feel free to do the research, we're busy watching her dismantle the Republican party witch hunt.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)djean111
(14,255 posts)As far as I am concerned, I believe she would go full Third way on us, if elected.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)of the turnout and victory, and of course the other seats we pick up.
Almost 40 years of destructive conservative economic policies, however, have reduced national wellbeing to a crisis point that is reflected in anger and demand for change across virtually all voting groups. I see a redux of "THE ECONOMY STUPID" from Bill Clinton's 1990s, this time with emphasis on problems of inequality of income distribution that are now devastating many tens of millions and threatening the future of our nation.
Addressing this will require action on business interference in and corruption of government, financial industry reform, elections reform, and more to restore a functional balance between the interests of the people and business.
I expect that ultimately HRC and allies in Congress, including Bernie, who would have new stature, and Warren, will enact stronger economic reform and redistribution policies than she states now on her campaign site.
Depending on the strength of GOP opposition, of course. The weaker the GOP, the greater the reform and rebuilding.
IMO repairing our economic structure will be the major focus because that is what the people want, and now the candidates competing for our votes know it very well. This election season is turning out to be much more of a learning process than anyone involved could have imagined, very much including the we the electorate.
Now, leaving behind expectations and going to wishful thinking, I would like to see mass indoctrination of whole populations with provable lies made illegal. It can be done while protecting the right of the people to free speech, in much the same way we outlaw yelling fire in theaters, and I believe it's critically important to our republic that we do.