2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I hope we agree that Webb is running to the center, Sanders to the left, and Clinton between those 2 [View all]Raine1967
(11,589 posts)Same goes for Webb. I will say this, Chafee at the very least has a group.
Speaking for myself, Webb is not centrist. He is a a moderate Republican who changed parties possibly in order to run against George Allen.
At the time (and things are shifting here in Virginia) it was as good as we could get in this commonwealth.
Regarding Biden and Clinton, I am not sure how to answer your question.
I do believe that policy matters as much as personality when it comes to electing people for office. This is human nature, IMO.
I believe O'Malley is very progressive, I also believe that he has put forward comprehensive ways to make his ideas happen. Read his white papers on criminal justice and wall street reform. They are more detailed than anyone else I have seen thus far.
I appreciate details.
I know that the next thing I am going to say is going to piss people off, but I truly don't believe that being the most angry person on the campaign trail makes them the most progressive. I disagree with Senator Sanders on a few of his topics. For example, while I deeply agree that the billionaire class is a really big problem, that isn't the be all and end all of todays problems.
There will always be rich people. There will always be poor people. There hopefully will still be a middle class that will take in/allow (for lack of better phrasing) people to no longer be in poverty.
Going after the billionaire class is fine, but I really want to see the middle class strengthened once again. I want to see a path for it to thrive and grow again, and that is why I support O'Malley. He is inclusive.