I think you are missing the point . ....

,... the point is that hillary has wide, deep and strong support amongst Democrats and independents, including those here on DU, who are not billionaires , millionaires, 1 percenters, oligarchs , wall street economic criminals or any of the other supposed riff-raff that she is accused of being subservient to.

That support amoung those good people is due to their justified belief that hillary will best serve their interests and the best interest of our country as a whole. Slander and vilification for what amounts to be nothing more than running an effective broad-based campaign for the presidency is, imho, petty and lame.

Clinton opens 31 point lead....

Clinton, judged winner of debate, holds big national lead over Sanders

http://wapo.st/1Gfstue

Timothy Leary once said...

Enlightenment moves from east to west.... when the pope travels to America , it's counter - revelation-ary.

Here are the links..,

The TPP is a part of a larger transnational study of global attitudes relating to America . So you might have to dig deep. Here is the full report:

http://www.pewglobal.org/files/2015/06/Balance-of-Power-Report-FINAL-June-23-20151.pdf

Here is the report summary :

http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/06/23/global-publics-back-u-s-on-fighting-isis-but-are-critical-of-post-911-torture/

Down at the bottom are links to the full report and suplimentary material.

As I said, this was a wide ranging study, the summary that focuses on TPP is here:
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/06/23/americans-favor-tpp-but-less-than-other-countries-do/

Finally , here is a summary of American attitudes to "free" trade agreements in general:

http://www.people-press.org/2015/05/27/free-trade-agreements-seen-as-good-for-u-s-but-concerns-persist/

For you, Boehner: cry, cry, cry baby

Showdown - How the South’s Public Enemy No. 1 climbed onto the Supreme Court

Showdown by Wil Haygood, How the South’s Public Enemy No. 1 climbed onto the Supreme Court

http://wapo.st/1iVmu32

Amazing Pluto Fly By

ROAR

Clinton leads Dems but support drops

Hillary Rodham Clinton: Hard Core Liberal . ....

Yep, it's the objective truth based on scientific evidence and beyond any doubt ! Here is the graph to prove it:



Details here:http://www.ontheissues.org/VoteMatch/candidate_map.asp?a1=1&a2=1&a3=1&a4=4&a9=1&a16=5&a10=5&a5=5&a7=4&a8=5&a14=1&a15=2&a17=2&a19=4&a18=4&a6=1&a20=4&a11=1&a12=4&a13=1&i1=1&i2=1&i3=1&i4=1&p=80&e=10&t=21

For comparison , here is Bernie's assesment:



http://www.ontheissues.org/VoteMatch/candidate_map.asp?a1=1&a2=1&a3=1&a4=5&a9=1&a16=5&a10=5&a5=5&a7=5&a8=3&a14=1&a15=2&a17=5&a19=5&a18=5&a6=1&a20=1&a11=1&a12=5&a13=1&i1=1&i2=1&i3=1&i4=1&p=98&e=5&t=21

Granted, also a hard core liberal - but what's that shift away from populism and towards libertarianism all about?

The Strategic Victory over Kim Davis....

Putting Kim Davis in jail for her defiance of the court and the rule of law could have been a mistake. She could have become a "martyr for the cause". And simply fining her would not have been a deterrent - she would have still been able to carry on her defiance .

But the judge made a strategic move. By rounding up the other clerks and letting them know they would face the same, by ensuring that there was a significant number that would issue licenses, he nutered her effort.

Since the licenses are being issued the drama of conflict has been eliminated and people will simply lose interest in her and her disposition. The end. Victory!