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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)There Is a Moderate Republican in This Race, But She’s Running as a Democrat [View all]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-brasunas/there-is-a-moderate-republican-in-this-race_b_9704194.htmlWho is the real Democrat -- Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton? Why are fringe candidates getting all of the attention this year? Who are the moderates? These questions can all be answered by understanding something that has been unfolding for 40 years.
Historical perspective on Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
Who is the real Democrat Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton? Why are fringe candidates getting all of the attention this year? Who are the moderates?
These questions can all be answered by understanding something that has been unfolding for 40 years: The center of American politics has shifted steadily to the right. Today, neither party is even remotely similar to what it was when Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, for example, first entered politics.
In the late 1970s, as large corporations turned into transnational giants, they pumped huge amounts of cash into the political system. This largesse lured, first, the Republican Party, in the 80s, followed by the Democratic Party in the 90s, and precipitated a rightward political shift as both parties rewrote their policies to compete for the same corporate contributions.
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There Is a Moderate Republican in This Race, But She’s Running as a Democrat [View all]
Ferd Berfel
Apr 2016
OP
Right back at you...name when she took in those positions...so first she was against and when it did
insta8er
Apr 2016
#5
Clearly you believe in elfs as well...try this www.google.com you can even get videos of her speakin
insta8er
Apr 2016
#8
You see that is what she is talking about, 1 set of rules for the Clinton's and others for the rest
insta8er
Apr 2016
#40
Here is a video..13 minutes in her own words..so no quotes, she is on video saying her position
insta8er
Apr 2016
#9
I am sorry, but if you want to be about semantics then please go waste someone else
insta8er
Apr 2016
#13
I am happy to inform you that those items you named are indeed not on the list of GOP
insta8er
Apr 2016
#22
Didn't I tell you to go and waste other peoples time? you have shown you do not care about your
insta8er
Apr 2016
#27
We once had Republicans like that, Hillary Clinton however changes back and forth on those issues
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#10
That is the newest development, brush up, she believes "some compromises" are possible. /nt
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#14
Agree.She's living in the seventies. Name anything new...tpp, fracking, healthcare, education,milita
snowy owl
Apr 2016
#38
Given our current Congress, that's a good thing? Bernie leads the pack! Lovin' it!
snowy owl
Apr 2016
#41
DUP is very much like a mixed aisle forum now. Conservative constantly post old beat down shit
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#28
I do now, Mr. "We'll see" when it comes to supporting down ballot dems is full of shit...
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#30
Hung up on labelsl, aren't ya? Poor guy. You know, labels sometimes con you . . .
snowy owl
Apr 2016
#48
That's what unnerves me. Our future is bleak. Young people have little to look forward to under HRC.
snowy owl
Apr 2016
#50