Hillary’s overlooked ’16 worry: Will she write off the anti-interventionist left again?

[DonViejo]

For all the talk about her positioning around inequality, her foreign policy may alienate voters she needs in '16

JOAN WALSH

Political mischief-makers are having a lot of fun with Jeffrey Goldberg’s Hillary Clinton interview, published Saturday night for maximum Monday morning OMG predictability. I admit: That makes me instinctively inclined to minimize the fissures between Clinton and President Obama that Goldberg widened into chasms to conform with his own political worldview.

Except I can’t entirely. Because Clinton and her team are smart enough to know that’s exactly what Goldberg would do. Which means that’s what they wanted him to do.

It’s important to note that there’s almost nothing new in the Goldberg interview. We already knew that Clinton is somewhat more hawkish than Obama. Specifically, we knew that as secretary of state she backed arming “moderate Syrian rebels,” took a maximalist approach to Iran sanctions, and was sometimes uncomfortable leaning on Benjamin Netanyahu the way Obama wanted, because she’s already told us. Here’s the best take on the way Goldberg and, more important, lots of pundits have exaggerated those differences.

Clinton also can’t be blamed for the timing of its publication – the weekend Obama ordered U.S. airstrikes in Iraq to set back ISIS, which enraged the right and the left for different reasons and satisfied practically no one. President John McCain, making a rare appearance on the Sunday shows, was certainly not impressed. But Clinton gave the interview before the crisis escalated.

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http://www.salon.com/2014/08/11/hillarys_overlooked_16_worry_will_she_write_off_the_anti_interventionist_left_again/

[msongs]

1. she could just run as a republican and let democrats nominate someone else nt

[oberliner]

11. Republicans loathe her

Do you remember the primary way back when Obama won originally? It was full on war from the Republicans - whatever they could dredge up.

[AtomicKitten]

16. Remember Operation Chaos?

In the end it didn't matter. It didn't move the dial much. Hillary gladly accepted the votes to boost her total. No harm no foul.

[Thinkingabout]

2. Biggest question of all, why should Hillary or any candidate do anything the prior president

Did or did not do? Obama has had his agenda, the Bushes had their agenda, Bill Clinton had his agenda, Reagan had his agenda. Is it because there is a possibility there may be a female running for president. Judge the female candidates the same as the male candidates. It is bad enough Democratic candidates are being bashed on DU. If most would search as hard for good things as the same old RW talking points it just may be the truth can arise.

[DhhD]

3. Do we need several Pre-Primary Debates in the D. Party? Do not see it happening though.

[Vincardog]

4. Yes I want to see HCR V (Rep. Alan Grayson or Warren or Sanders) on the issues

[Thinkingabout]

8. Grayson, Warren and Sanders on the issues

grayson

http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Alan_Grayson.htm

warren

http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Elizabeth_Warren.htm

sanders

http://www.ontheissues.org/house/Bernie_Sanders.htm

[Thinkingabout]

5. This is two years away, we still have 2014 elections, do you know anyone who declared?

Why do we need to feed into the GOP frenzy? They will have enough lies without us feeding them.

[Hekate]

7. That I agree with. nt

[Beacool]

15. Exactly!!!

She will have her agenda. She will not be a clone of Obama or even her husband. She is more than entitled to voice her policy disagreements with Obama where they did disagree. If some people don't like it, so be it.

[Hekate]

6. If DU is any indication, "anti-interventionist Left" needs some qualification

There's quite a bloc here who wants us to have boots on the ground ASAP every time there's a massacre/genocide someplace in the world.

Just sayin'

[bigwillq]

9. She will never get my vote

I hope she decides not to run, but her ego will not allow it I am afraid.

[oberliner]

12. Do you have a candidate of choice?

I know it's early, but just curious.

[bigwillq]

14. Not really.

As you said, it's rather early.

[Beacool]

13. Yeah, sure, because anyone else running is not about their ego.

And that includes the man who sits in the WH right now. What did he have, 2 years experience as Senator?

[blkmusclmachine]

10. DINO