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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Salon: "America has never recovered from Ronald Reagan. That’s why Bernie Sanders is so important." [View all]deutsey
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Salon: "America has never recovered from Ronald Reagan. That’s why Bernie Sanders is so important." [View all]
Attorney in Texas
Nov 2015
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FDR only put Steigall after the crash: Hillary is plan is stronger than steigall
lewebley3
Nov 2015
#66
Her plan? Oh, right her "plan". Are you interested in some water front in the Everglades? nm
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#69
Clinton has praised Reagan. She has supported his actions to cut Social Security. nm
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#61
If Hillary were for the rich: She wouldn't be a Dem: Nor worked in public ser
lewebley3
Nov 2015
#67
Have patience, she's working on it! Think how much higher her speaking fees will be if she is nom!
peacebird
Nov 2015
#68
FDR was a" rich folk": Hillary is heir to Dem party: She is a smart politician
lewebley3
Nov 2015
#76
That's a joke. New Democrats like Hillary took the name "New Democrats" precisely to disassociate
merrily
Nov 2015
#74
Um, She and her husband help start the New Democrats. Lapse of time has nothing to do with it.
merrily
Nov 2015
#77
Sorry the Dem party didn't start with the Clintons: Its was the same party old Party
lewebley3
Nov 2015
#79
Quite so: it is no coincidence that those who espouse radical corporatism
Betty Karlson
Nov 2015
#57
I thought that Democrats, voters I mean, had realized this. I still think they do, but they
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#4
Agree. We are incredibly fortunate to have an opportunity for a sea change in favor or
merrily
Nov 2015
#6
If they are WILLING to miss this opportunity, then they don't matter. Far more
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#7
Most Americans have spoken for themselves That is why Bernie is doing so well, he
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#60
Clueless. Republicans were against big government as soon as FDR got the Supreme Court
merrily
Nov 2015
#15
You sure love to put words into other people's mouths. It's how you convince yourself
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#25
This is what you said. It had nothing to do with my Reply 2, which never claimed Reagan
merrily
Nov 2015
#33
I don't care if he blew up the Capitol building. He's been out of office 27 years.
merrily
Nov 2015
#71
K&R - "Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid were all once labeled socialist and aggressively opposed
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#3
Well, he chose his battles, and did not want to fight that one. That's why we're
PatrickforO
Nov 2015
#8
When he took office, the nation was just about belly up. Then there was Hitler.
merrily
Nov 2015
#12
Reagan must have been bestest buds with Louis Powell (the bell ringer of the racist reich).
Dont call me Shirley
Nov 2015
#19
Head-to-head polling shows Rubio crushing Clinton. I prefer Sanders' chances in November.
Attorney in Texas
Nov 2015
#38
Sanders is polling higher than any FDR style-Democrat in my lifetime.
Attorney in Texas
Nov 2015
#40