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MisterP

(23,730 posts)
11. will it delay resistance and take the wind out of the competition's sails,
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 07:23 PM
Apr 2015

and make her appealing enough to get in, then to be discarded at any big donor's request?

we've been told repeatedly that a candidate's record and ideology are not our concern, only their rhetoric

question is--will we prove them right?

Well, that champion ain't gonna be HRC. hifiguy Apr 2015 #1
Like these associations? bvar22 Apr 2015 #5
Tx for this, bvar22. It is important to know. mother earth Apr 2015 #12
Oh, come on... RiverNoord Apr 2015 #14
Eeyup! nt hifiguy Apr 2015 #16
I should cross-check this with the amount of corporate taxes paid... MrMickeysMom Apr 2015 #23
Guilt by association nt YoungDemCA Apr 2015 #35
HRC is a real populist now; she'll fight the TPP. Woohoo!! polichick Apr 2015 #2
Well, if she's going to champion all of the people, that includes the banksters, insurance CEO's, Doctor_J Apr 2015 #3
There is always the caveat. zeemike Apr 2015 #8
Nailed It. bvar22 Apr 2015 #4
I view the country, beyond party lines, as a pressure cooker pipoman Apr 2015 #6
That's the real issue, isn't it? Maedhros Apr 2015 #7
Great article. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #9
Isn't "soft populism" kind of an oxymoron? KamaAina Apr 2015 #10
will it delay resistance and take the wind out of the competition's sails, MisterP Apr 2015 #11
It's pretty scarey knowing that some elections get by without even addressing issues, I think a mother earth Apr 2015 #17
Debates used to be sponsored by the League of Women Voters. bvar22 Apr 2015 #32
HRC is not now or ever has been a Progressive,,,, Cryptoad Apr 2015 #13
Really? Maybe a Stand with Sanders sign would be better, but perhaps HRC will take mother earth Apr 2015 #18
Next to HRC,,, Cryptoad Apr 2015 #20
so far, you think there will be NO one vying for the democratic nomination? Rand Paul is mother earth Apr 2015 #21
She could have made a grand entrance. maindawg Apr 2015 #15
I'm looking forward to hearing those answers. I'd love nothing more than to see a true people's mother earth Apr 2015 #24
Clarity maindawg Apr 2015 #30
If we had anything close to a Democracy, candidates wouldn't have to grovel for contributions. YOHABLO Apr 2015 #19
I seriously agree! There needs to be campaign finance reform, it is absolutely ridiculous to mother earth Apr 2015 #22
check her voting record TantaLois Apr 2015 #25
You have this a bit backwards, our support is dictated by her direction and stances, the alternative mother earth Apr 2015 #27
voting records do not accurately reflect who a politican is. cali Apr 2015 #33
This is the trip, the best part seveneyes Apr 2015 #26
It is faked campaign blather populism. n/t djean111 Apr 2015 #28
K & R, hugely Thespian2 Apr 2015 #29
Lying populism. woo me with science Apr 2015 #31
United oligarchy, yes, that is exactly what it is we are up against. mother earth Apr 2015 #34
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