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silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
Wed May 4, 2016, 03:36 AM May 2016

It’s happening…

I clicked on a Tim Canova ad on Facebook. Here is some of what it says...

It’s happening…
Remember when we told you our opponent was getting ready to launch an aggressive ad campaign to rebrand herself as a progressive? Well, it’s happening. Her campaign has been sending out slick mail pieces this week to presumably tens of thousands of Democratic primary voters in the district talking about how she has “fought for our progressive values.”

We need you to make an urgent contribution of $3 to help our campaign fight back against the deceptive messaging tactics of our opponent’s campaign. Give now.

This is the beginning of a larger attempt to deceive the voters and save Wasserman Schultz from our grassroots campaign. We know the truth about her time in Washington. It is not progressive to stand with loan sharks and Republicans to deregulate standards for payday lenders. It is not progressive to take hundreds of thousands of money from Goldman Sachs and other big banks. It is not progressive to reverse President Obama’s ban on federal lobbyists donating to the Democratic National Committee.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is not a progressive. Tim Canova has stood for progressive values and policies for his entire career. As Tim says,“it’s not progressive if it’s not progress for all!”

more: https://medium.com/@Tim_Canova/its-happening-8b2adf5262d2#.j6jv7j1ms

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It’s happening… (Original Post) silvershadow May 2016 OP
we're going to have to find another word. Cobalt Violet May 2016 #1
They are so slimy they just might embrace it in an emergency. nt silvershadow May 2016 #2
I like "liberal" - LiberalElite May 2016 #4
"sheep in wolves' clothing" has a nice ring to it MisterP May 2016 #5
LIAR Plucketeer May 2016 #6
“it’s not progressive if it’s not progress for all!” FreakinDJ May 2016 #3

Cobalt Violet

(9,905 posts)
1. we're going to have to find another word.
Wed May 4, 2016, 03:47 AM
May 2016

These non-progressives calling themselves progressives for votes is disgusting. Maybe we can use the word liberal again since they hate it and have run in shame from being label one for decades.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
4. I like "liberal" -
Wed May 4, 2016, 06:39 AM
May 2016

the way the Dems ran from that word when Bill Clinton was president was disheartening to say the least.

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