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(11,641 posts)30. Third Way Dems’ new war on Elizabeth Warren progressives:
Third Way Dems new war on Elizabeth Warren progressives: Why their centrist pitch is a political loser
By Jim Newell -TUESDAY, AUG 11, 2015 07:00 AM CDT
The New Democrats want to spread their message of fulfilling big business's wish list. That'll sell!
~Snip~
The floors all yours, New Democrats. What policy ideas would sharpen House Democrats appeal to moderate voters?
Trade deals. When Obama needed support from his own party to pass landmark trade legislation, he turned to the New Democrat Coalition. The group mustered just enough votes 28 in total to clear fast-track trade authority through Congress, despite opposition from the partys left, including Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California.
Dynamic scoring. Reps. John Delaney of Maryland and Scott Peters of California introduced a dynamic scoring bill an issue normally favored by Republicans that would encourage budget scorekeepers to score tax cuts favorably to reevaluate how Congress spends money on infrastructure, research and education.
Reforming Dodd-Frank. Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes is one of the most outspoken advocates for reforming the Dodd-Frank financial regulations bill. [Jim Himes seems like a nice fellow and has a good-by-congressmen-standards Twitter account. He is also owned by the banks.]
Corporate tax reform. Lawmakers in the coalition repeatedly stressed that reevaluating how the U.S. taxes corporate profits from overseas operations could be an area of compromise between the moderate Democrats and Republicans.
OK OK, I think I see the problem here. This article and the quotes within it frame New Democrats proposal as geared toward appealing to voters. You know, voters! Humans who visit polling stations and cast their ballots for either Democratic or Republican candidates.
But these policy proposals are quite obviously ones that are not geared directly toward winning these voters back to the Democratic ticket. Can we be real here? ...
Full article:
http://www.salon.com/2015/08/11/third_way_dems_new_war_on_elizabeth_warren_progressives_why_their_centrist_pitch_is_a_political_loser/
By Jim Newell -TUESDAY, AUG 11, 2015 07:00 AM CDT
The New Democrats want to spread their message of fulfilling big business's wish list. That'll sell!
~Snip~
The floors all yours, New Democrats. What policy ideas would sharpen House Democrats appeal to moderate voters?
Trade deals. When Obama needed support from his own party to pass landmark trade legislation, he turned to the New Democrat Coalition. The group mustered just enough votes 28 in total to clear fast-track trade authority through Congress, despite opposition from the partys left, including Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California.
Dynamic scoring. Reps. John Delaney of Maryland and Scott Peters of California introduced a dynamic scoring bill an issue normally favored by Republicans that would encourage budget scorekeepers to score tax cuts favorably to reevaluate how Congress spends money on infrastructure, research and education.
Reforming Dodd-Frank. Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes is one of the most outspoken advocates for reforming the Dodd-Frank financial regulations bill. [Jim Himes seems like a nice fellow and has a good-by-congressmen-standards Twitter account. He is also owned by the banks.]
Corporate tax reform. Lawmakers in the coalition repeatedly stressed that reevaluating how the U.S. taxes corporate profits from overseas operations could be an area of compromise between the moderate Democrats and Republicans.
OK OK, I think I see the problem here. This article and the quotes within it frame New Democrats proposal as geared toward appealing to voters. You know, voters! Humans who visit polling stations and cast their ballots for either Democratic or Republican candidates.
But these policy proposals are quite obviously ones that are not geared directly toward winning these voters back to the Democratic ticket. Can we be real here? ...
Full article:
http://www.salon.com/2015/08/11/third_way_dems_new_war_on_elizabeth_warren_progressives_why_their_centrist_pitch_is_a_political_loser/
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Neoliberalism - its a global thing- a global attack on the public-see the two videos I just posted
Baobab
Mar 2016
#44
Any Hillary supporter, It's progress for very few, the same amount making the decisions ,a Political
orpupilofnature57
Mar 2016
#5
But not very accurate. DLC and Third Way adopt already popular and fully advocated social positions
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2016
#25
They had political unrest in germany that gave way to a third reich...
dubyadiprecession
Mar 2016
#13
Hillary supporters want to own her, but not admit she’s a third-way, corporatized centrist.
earthshine
Mar 2016
#22
Here on DU it means broadly the policies followed by Bill Clinton and Barack Obama,
Nye Bevan
Mar 2016
#23
Because right now Social Security is perceived as "fair" even by very high earners.
Nye Bevan
Mar 2016
#57
You should at least check out their own website (currently featuring War on Terror!!!) and let them
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2016
#28
If you want to see some elected officials who are advised by the Third Way, check out the membership
djean111
Mar 2016
#34
Third Way is a wing of the Democratic Party which opposes all of FDRs policies and programs. They
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#38
It's a movement of people that believe that good policy comes from collaboration and compromise
Algernon Moncrieff
Mar 2016
#47