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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: I think the lesson of Elizabeth Warren is not about sexism. It's about economic populism [View all]Botany
(70,291 posts)30. She was frozen out as per coverage of her and her campaign
And part of that was out and out sexism. And her policies made the rich boys nervous.
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I think the lesson of Elizabeth Warren is not about sexism. It's about economic populism [View all]
ProfessorPlum
Mar 2020
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I agree that the lack of differentiation with Sanders was a tactical error.
TwilightZone
Mar 2020
#41
"The bad news is that a lot of people seem to be mistaking her loss in the polls with sexism."
Cary
Mar 2020
#6
Of course we all just love getting screwed by the Corporate Elite - nah, it is clearly sexism.
walkingman
Mar 2020
#27
Bernie is getting his clocked cleaned now for his so-called economic populism.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2020
#28
Appeal and charisma away from the college educated, would be my guess a factor
empedocles
Mar 2020
#31
Nope - it was a sexist media narrative about the "electability" of a woman
Fiendish Thingy
Mar 2020
#33