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In reply to the discussion: Social Security expansion now very real. Thanks, Third Way! [View all]Whisp
(24,096 posts)18. The Third Way I know of is Clinton's.
Is this part of or a different group? I thought it was the same but maybe not.... (probably yes)
Also I always thought when the word Triangulation is connected to Clinton - it really means Third Way.
Maybe someone can help me/us with that.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/0104/p2s1.html/%28page%29/2
Roots of the movement
The third way rose in the early 1990s on the shoulders of political parties that tried to strike a balance between left and right, or in the case of the US, between Democrat and Republican.
In America, the idea was championed by the Democratic Leadership Council, which was headed by Clinton and helped launch his successful run at the presidency. Clinton and the New Democrats tried to bolster the economy through private-sector economic growth rather than the public-jobs programs that were associated with Jimmy Carter.
After Clinton rose to power, other like-minded leaders followed suit, including Mr. Blair and Mr. Schroeder. They replaced dominant conservative leaders like Ronald Reagan and George Bush, Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain, and Helmut Kohl of Germany.
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There is a list of their "directors" floating around. Basically they are investment bankster vermin
Vincardog
Dec 2013
#9
They are the same. The DLC figured out that it is easier to raise money from the rich than from
Vincardog
Dec 2013
#21
Thank you, Third Way, for joining real Democrats in the fight for Social Security
Jack Rabbit
Dec 2013
#16
How do we find out which Democrats are supported by or support The Third Way?
rhett o rick
Dec 2013
#24
Just another corporate shill jumping on a bandwagon that he believes she can
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2013
#37