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nashville_brook

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4. well, that depends. Hillary is selling it and lots of people are buying it.

Reply to DirkGently (Reply #2)

Thu May 28, 2015, 01:31 PM

May 2015

the message at the state and local level is that the only way to win to is ride her coattails. i think it's a bad strategy for a number of reasons.

the biggest two are that 1) it might fail electorally and 2) it might work electorally and we'll get another neoliberal administration that attempts to "solve" problems through neoliberal means, which will in effect not solve any problems.

also, Pete Peterson.

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The Proof Centrism is DEAD -- who is burying "no difference btw Ds & Rs" [View all] nashville_brook May 2015 OP

This - djean111 May 2015 #1

i spent too long believing this would solve things, back in the 90s nashville_brook May 2015 #3

"Third way;" "No labels," etc etc. = GREEDEOLOGY DirkGently May 2015 #2

well, that depends. Hillary is selling it and lots of people are buying it. nashville_brook May 2015 #4

Money & connections are nice ... DirkGently May 2015 #9

centrism is predicated on there not being a difference, complains when anyone says MisterP May 2015 #5

i might have to map that out :) nashville_brook May 2015 #6

That's beautiful. DirkGently May 2015 #7

... nashville_brook May 2015 #8

Krugman disagrees with "no difference btw Ds & Rs" on economic policy. On social issues pampango May 2015 #10

Thats an interesting observation. DirkGently May 2015 #11

K to the R KG May 2015 #12