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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton has always been to Obama's left on economics [View all]Herman4747
(1,825 posts)104. "and at the center of his plan was a public option."
Exactly.
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people forget that in the debate over the health insurance mandate, Clinton attacked Obama
geek tragedy
Jun 2015
#2
To mandate that you buy insurance from a Private Insurer is THE Republican plan
Rilgin
Jun 2015
#109
No. But in the realm of what is realistically possible it doesn't matter.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#16
You just need to be realistic. Just because everybody loves him and would vote for him
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2015
#68
Does DU play a role in influencing the American electorate or are we just sitting around
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2015
#83
Since we are talking about circle jerks I would literally bet my d--k on the latter.../NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#95
That's like saying Hillary Clinton beats every Republican by fifty points...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#54
all of those- Warren, Sanders, Stiglitz strongly oppose the TPP. She endorsed it in her book.
cali
Jun 2015
#7
If she wants credit for what her husband did then she must also take accountability for it.
Exilednight
Jun 2015
#33
but the banks that caused the financial meltdown wouldn't have been subject to it.
wyldwolf
Jun 2015
#55
I was quoting Forbes. Steven Pearlstein more acceptable? And Elizabeth Warren's quote?
wyldwolf
Jun 2015
#82
I was going for an answer that was easily understandable, but that sums it up nicely.
Exilednight
Jun 2015
#108
Well, he is a former president, he has the experience and he's a notorious know-it-all
tularetom
Jun 2015
#97
Hillary's words, not mine. SHE claimed her husbands record, I did not force it on her.
Exilednight
Jun 2015
#34
she will give the DLC answer, which is always like a judge trying to please a rapist and his victim
yurbud
Jun 2015
#69
"She's been in the public eye far too long to have avoided inconsistencies over the years."
Damansarajaya
Jun 2015
#21
Time. Folks are impatient. Obama was just the start of the revolution, Clinton will succeed Obama and
Fred Sanders
Jun 2015
#25
What "revolution"? Obama is a proud defender of the status quo, not a revolutionary...
truebluegreen
Jun 2015
#66
Actual revolutions are incredibly rare historically and almost inevitably lead to violence
YoungDemCA
Jun 2015
#70
'especially for a candidate who's not facing meaningful opposition in the Democratic primary'
elleng
Jun 2015
#32
That could very well be. Her husband on the other hand sure wasn't, and I suspect a lot of the
still_one
Jun 2015
#40
I don't believe there is any significant difference between Hillary and Obama economicly.
Autumn
Jun 2015
#42
Have you seen the standard bearers on the other side...give your head a shake, dude?!
Fred Sanders
Jun 2015
#117
Respect demands a mutual return. The left who has been the most loyal since Roosevelt
mmonk
Jun 2015
#98
Both BHO and HRC have been well within in the main stream of Democratic thought.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2015
#102
Obama won because he ran to her left. Clinton's Iraq vote and her continued use of strong
Jefferson23
Jun 2015
#110