I expect to see more well funded centrist Democrats running in upcoming elections

[Tom Rinaldo]

Wall Street will be hedging its bet on the Republican Party.

[scheming daemons]

1. Hillary, or someone like her, will be the beneficiary

The Chamber of Commerce, and other traditionally Republican donors, are going to fund a Democratic candidate they can live with.

Hillary is that candidate.

[Tom Rinaldo]

2. On the Presidential level, yes.

Hillary is about as centrist a Democrat as anyone having any real shot of winning the nomimation. They would probably like someone even closer to the center but I agree that they will settle for her.

[leveymg]

3. When did Wall Street ever stop hedging its bets?

And, what makes you think that the Wall Street party doesn't control the White House, the Senate, the House, the Supreme Court, and the major media?

Your statement supposes something might change.

[Tom Rinaldo]

5. The change is a matter of degree, not a fundemental shift in their ongoing tactics

I said I expected more well funded centrist Democratic candidates, as in an increase over whatever the current base line is. That could become an increasing problem for relatively progressive Democrats seeking office.

[Laelth]

4. We're seeing it now.

I agree that the trend will continue as the money-bags slowly abandon the sinking ship that is the Republican Party.

Here in Macon, Georgia, we had an election yesterday in which the centrist candidate for mayor outspent his liberal opponent 4 to 1. The centrist was elected. My county commission district saw a similar race in which the centrist outspent the liberal 2 to 1. The centrist was elected, but it was close. In an adjacent district, the centrist candidate outspent the liberal 5 to 1, and the centrist won by 27 votes. There will be a recount.

All of the people, above, claim to be Democrats. For what that's worth ...

-Laelth