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In reply to the discussion: Who will choose our 2016 nominee? [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)but his Major Funders who will decide. And there is an overlap between Obama's supporters and funders and Hillary supporters in the Wall Street/Banking and Hollywood Communities. With Obama not able to run again the supporters and major funders will easily move to Hillary.
We have no choice. It was evident in Obama's Appointments and who he rewards. Nothing has changed in his Second Term...so the writing is on the wall.
Citizens United has made it impossible for an alternative chosen by any of us out here. And, we didn't have much say so in it before...but, this was the death of any choice by the "people" ever being able to make a difference in the future.
As for Warren...I support her, and hope for her voice to continue to be as well spoken and populist as it has been so far. But, there isn't much hope for her beyond the primaries is she decides to run. And, she is needed in the Senate. She might be a voice who could start to shift the inner-beltway group think and influence younger Senators in the future. She could inspire a new movement of young people seeking to go into politics with bold democratic ideas and ideals and not be so beholden to lobbyists and Think Tanks. But, that will be a long time in coming as things look now. Citizens United must be overturned or a solution to the corporate money in politics found in another way.