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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren: 'I am not a' Democratic Socialist [View all]Mike Nelson
(9,903 posts)16. Nor am I...
most people think the term is Communist-style. However, it's the direction most Western-style democracies have been going over the past century. Since FDR, we've been going in that direction... Europe has gone farther... even China has moved. We hoped Russia would do the same, after USSR collapsed, and I suppose they have, in some ways. The greater the population and its needs, the more political systems need to change and adapt. I think the Democrats - the Clintons, Obama, Gore, etc understand and moved the US, but were slowed by the Republicans... Warren and others want the US to pick up some speed.
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conversation with "Sanders in which he reportedly discouraged her from running for president"
JI7
Mar 2019
#3
CNN alluded to the conversation in their report, and Warren neither confirmed nor denied.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#52
She's tough, has accomplishments, and can produce concrete policy proposals
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#27
and the fact that she actually is not a socalist . supporting social security, even break up of
JI7
Mar 2019
#13
According to MorningJoke, anyone who won't say they're a "capitalist" or who is against
CousinIT
Mar 2019
#15
Ironically, given how people misuse the term, she is probably the most neoliberal candidate running
Recursion
Mar 2019
#20
Neoliberal? So she's like Margaret Thatcher? Believes in trickle down economics? A thousand
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#28
Or he was bluffing to paint Boehner in a corner and show Republicans were acting in bad faith
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#69
She is not indicting the existing social safety net, ALL of her policy proposals have been about how
Blue_true
Mar 2019
#77
Elizabeth Warren--being super smart--knows that she's not a "Democratic Socialist."
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#38
Interesting that Elizabeth Warren is being attacked on DU as a "neoliberal."
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#48