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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Martin Eden

(12,863 posts)

11. "following insights from what voters said "

Reply to KoKo (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 01:58 PM

Dec 2014

Is Greider saying people who were dismayed at the Democratic Party's abandonment of its working class base decided to vote Republican?

It seems to me those voters would support candidates to the left of the current Democratic Party ... not to the far right of it.

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Highlight:

Greider: "How the Democratic Party Lost It's Soul" (worth a revisit) [View all] KoKo Dec 2014 OP

"The shift away from the people was embraced most dramatically when Bill Clinton’s New Democrats..." NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #1

Thanks KoKo. Greider has it exactly right. Scuba Dec 2014 #2

Pssh. Greider doesn't understand chess Doctor_J Dec 2014 #3

Just what I was thinking. That damn Greider! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #9

Right On Greider! colsohlibgal Dec 2014 #4

Just take The Pledge, Greider, and be done with it. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #5

Horse shit! Ask yourself why Bill Clinton did what he did what he did. Ask yourself why they cut Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #6

Bill gave us NAFTA..Hillary played leading part in the TPP. K&R nt antigop Dec 2014 #7

oh, no...Greider is on the Clinton frenemy list! nt antigop Dec 2014 #8

But we are to vote for Clinton because she has a D behind her name. CrispyQ Dec 2014 #10

"following insights from what voters said " Martin Eden Dec 2014 #11

I've got no time for either Clinton. AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #12