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WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)
Tue May 10, 2016, 06:48 AM May 2016

How Trump is Running to the Left of Hillary WaPo

Even Hillary's favorite rag has taken notice of Trump trolling the Left. I just scooped them by a few hours.


EUGENE, Ore. — At a campaign rally here in one of the most liberal towns in America, Donald Trump offered praise for an ­unusual party: avowed democratic socialist Bernie Sanders.

“Now, I’m no fan of Bernie Sanders, but he is 100 percent right,” Trump told a crowd here this weekend. “He is 100 percent right: Hillary Clinton is totally controlled by the people that put up her money. She’s totally controlled by Wall Street.”

That’s not the only area where the presumptive Republican nominee sounds like Sanders, who is challenging Clinton for the Democratic nomination. On a series of issues, including free trade and foreign military intervention, Trump is effectively running to the left not only of his own party but also of Clinton.

For weeks, Trump has openly praised Sanders, crediting the senator from Vermont for raising questions about the former secretary of state’s judgment on campaign finance, trade and foreign policy. He has also pointed to Sanders’s questioning of Clinton’s qualifications as a sign that the topic is fair game.


We know Hillary has been vetted more than anyone for 25 years and nothing can stick to her, but Trump is hanging the NAFTA albatross around her neck and is to the left of her on military intervention. As I noted yesterday, he's moving left on the minimum wage and tax policy to help the middle class.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-donald-trump-is-running-to-the-left-of-hillary-clinton/2016/05/09/ebde82da-147c-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html
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How Trump is Running to the Left of Hillary WaPo (Original Post) WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2016 OP
Many here saw this coming. Clinton is a terribly weak candidate. Broward May 2016 #1
But the others didn't. Even after I told them yesterday WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2016 #2
They are confusing populist with leftist. NT Adrahil May 2016 #3
 

WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)
2. But the others didn't. Even after I told them yesterday
Tue May 10, 2016, 07:09 AM
May 2016

Trump is running with Bernie's populist message. Fortunately, he's damaged his brand so much even Hillary should crush him.

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