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In reply to the discussion: The debate over whether Hillary should be our candidate is over... [View all]BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)Because, if you can recall, it was President Clinton, her husband, who was pretty moderate yet he nominated these unapologetic liberals, but it was a Democratic Party controlled Senate that got them through.
The focus for Liberals should be on making Congress liberal, not the executive. As we've clearly seen under President Obama, having a Congress under Democratic control makes all the difference, not who sits in the White House.
The Clinton's have never been as liberal as Right-wingers continue to fearmonger or as neo-conservative as some wide-eyed Liberals want to make them out to be. The Clintons have always been pretty progressive but their policies will depend on how we get out the vote because, you know, U.S. presidents aren't kings or dictators. That totalitarian-like power still lies with Congress.