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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Clinton cedes the mantle of "Progressive" to Sanders [View all]
Hillary Clinton:You know, I get accused of being kind of moderate and center. I plead guilty. I think sometimes its important when youre in the elected arena you try to figure out how do you bring people together to get something done rather than standing on opposite sides yelling at each other.
Bernie Sanders (in response):
I am somebody who for the last thirty years has stood up and fought for working families, I've taken on virtually every special interest in the country from Wall Street to the drug companies. I am a proud progressive.
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That third way shit is only for politicians who don't believe in their party's principles.
craigmatic
Sep 2015
#4
Given that right-wing nutjobs are routinely called "conservative," I guess it's worse than that. n/t
RufusTFirefly
Sep 2015
#22
Nobody is inspired by moderates. We live in times that demand action on big issues Obama showed us
craigmatic
Sep 2015
#3
Sadly, what usually happens when people say they try to bring people together
Baitball Blogger
Sep 2015
#5
You just never realize how far the power of the executive office has on local issues,
Baitball Blogger
Sep 2015
#53
I can see why DWS wants to keep the debates to six, the more she speaks the worse it gets..n/t
monmouth4
Sep 2015
#6
When you get "people" together, somehow the Democratic people always get screwed.
CharlotteVale
Sep 2015
#7
We already know Clinton's own statements won't change their mind on other issues.
jeff47
Sep 2015
#40
What, in your estimation, were the three most important things she got done?
MannyGoldstein
Sep 2015
#14
Yes but the wrong things. If you haven't noticed we have a 22% of American children living in
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#46
Hillary, you're not preventing people from standing on opposite sides yelling at each other.....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2015
#34
Some of her fans are acting like it's a "loyalty to the Party issue"....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2015
#38