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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: Trump Infrastructure plan a "scam that gives massive tax breaks to large companies" [View all]Tom Rinaldo
(22,912 posts)In 2016 there were many who wanted Hillary treated as if she already were an incumbent Democratic President. She wasn't however, and attempts to act as if she was helped to create the crisis we are all in now. Hillary Clinton had been out of everyday politic for 8 years. She spent 4 years away from domestic policies as Secretary of State. Then she immediately turned her time and attention to Wall street for funding. Ir was an open question whether she was sufficiently in touch with the current electorate to be an effective candidate for President. Just like it was with Jeb Bush on the Republican side. But the Democratic Party establishment did what it could to grease the skids for a Clinton candidacy rather than embrace the valid role of the primary process, unwisely, and it got caught doing so on top of everything else.