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cpompilo

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10. The Republicons don't want to do away with big government. They, along with

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 06:25 PM

Oct 2015

neoliberals in the Democratic party, insist on the U.S. becoming a corporate welfare state, replacing the social welfare state of FDR - something I resist to my dying breath. Resisting the dismantling of the social welfare state in favor of a corporate welfare state is critical to the continuation of the middle class in the U.S., and is but one reason why I am supporting Bernie Sanders for president.

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William Greider on Nixon's Southern Strategy.....and why it matters today. [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2015 OP

K&R! marym625 Oct 2015 #1

we the people have changed olddots Oct 2015 #2

The institutional Repig party is leaking like a hifiguy Oct 2015 #3

Interesting, and as I read this I received this, from Donna Edwards' campaign. elleng Oct 2015 #4

That's great news, my dear elleng! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2015 #5

YES, yank! elleng Oct 2015 #6

HRC seems to be relying on those same states to stop Sanders n/t n2doc Oct 2015 #7

Kind of a must read article... Wounded Bear Oct 2015 #8

My thought exactly! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2015 #9

The Republicons don't want to do away with big government. They, along with cpompilo Oct 2015 #10

K&R nt Lionel Mandrake Oct 2015 #11

The end for the Republican party was when they threw the Country Western voters under Mitts bus. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #12

It's not just that the Republican party has stood still, it's that it's moved crazily ever rightward Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #13