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Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Will Finish Third In Iowa, Behind Bernie Sanders and O'Malley. Here's Why
From the Huffington Post Blog
Hillary Clinton Will Finish Third In Iowa, Behind Bernie Sanders and O'Malley. Here's Why
By H.A. Goodman 12/4/15
The Iowa Caucus was once labeled as part of the Democratic Party's "extremes" by Hillary Clinton in a recently disclosed State Department email. However, there's nothing extreme about championing progressive values, even when they're not popular. Bernie Sanders has a history defending progressive principles, while Clinton has consistently veered to the right on war, foreign policy, trade, and even marijuana legislation.
Re: Corporate donations
Lobbying firms that work for two major private prison giants, GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America, gave $133,246 to the Ready for Hillary PAC, according to Vice. Those companies operate a number of criminal and immigrant detention facilities, some of which have been plagued by allegations of abuse and poor treatment of detainees.
Immigrant and civil rights groups have urged Clinton to stop accepting contributions from donors with ties to GEO and CCA. Earlier Thursday, in announcing its co-founder Cesar Vargas was moving to the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the advocacy group Dream Action Coalition singled out Clinton for accepting those contributions.
Re: War and foreign policy (for Clinton, seems those two things are synonymous)
Please check out the article. It has links to others. HuffPostBlog
Illegal, for profit war, in Iraq.
Patriot Act
Bankruptcy bill
No Child Left Behind
Pro Death Penalty
Anti-living wage
Don't understand how anyone that claims to be liberal, progressive, a Democrat, would support Hillary Clinton
#FeelTheBern #Bernie2016

Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)O'Malley coming in second would fucking astound me, though
marym625
(17,997 posts)If the kid caucus is any indication of what the adults do, she'll finish last.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)Because that seems to be the reaction of the club every time something of his gets posted here.
marym625
(17,997 posts)The one time I know of that he supported something of Rand's, it was against war.
Let them trash
Cleita
(75,480 posts)Keeping my fingers crossed.
marym625
(17,997 posts)Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)I don't care if Bernie or Martin comes in first. I prefer Bernie, but I am prepared to switch if that looks more pragmatic down the line.
marym625
(17,997 posts)And I don't get how Clinton is ahead of either of them (except she's been campaigning for 15 years) Bernie is my man.
#Bernie2016 #FeelTheBern
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Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)

marym625
(17,997 posts)You're so cool! Always so enthusiastic! I love it!
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emulatorloo
(45,728 posts)I recall Edwards and Kucinich making a deal in '08 so that if either candidate wasn't viable at an individual caucus, their supporters would go stand with the more viable candidate. So at lots of caucuses Edwards picked up DK supporters
I just don't see a scenario like that for MOM. I am guessing MOM supporters will end up in the Bernie group before the night is over.
JMHO of course.
marym625
(17,997 posts)O'Malley killed Clinton. Evidently, the kid caucus has been pretty close to the real caucus in the past.
eridani
(51,907 posts)Outreach is much more important than polling.
marym625
(17,997 posts)On your first point, it's an opinion piece that I liked. So I posted it. Though I do believe it will happen.
I'm your second point, that's why I'm out there, on the street, campaigning and in my home, phone banking.
#FeelTheBern #Bernie2016
#caFREEact
Duckfan
(1,268 posts)Will Bernie get the delegates he needs? I think there was something posted here just last week claiming there may be some "hanky-panky" with the delegate distribution? I'm not all that clear on that process. It was one of those pieces that clearly smelled like DWS who I won't discuss further since she makes my blood pressure go up.
marym625
(17,997 posts)Yeah, this super delegate shit has to be unconstitutional. I don't care who it is. Seriously. Before one vote is cast, wtf!