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In reply to the discussion: Larry Summers Advising Biden Campaign on Economic Recovery [View all]Gothmog
(145,195 posts)16. You are wrong on this
This claim is simply false. 2010 was due in large part to the fact that the racist base of the GOP was upset with having a non-white POTUS and turned out to vote. In the real world Summers worked with President Obama to restore and repair the damage done by Bush to the economy and did a good job.
Again, I trust President Obama and I find this attacks on Summers to not be credible
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Yeah, it's too bad the Bloomberg article framed this as a Bernie/Warren vs Biden thing, when it
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 2020
#4
There is nothing wrong with capitalism as long as there is regulation. He made some stupid
still_one
Apr 2020
#22
Agreed. He is just using him as an outside advisor on the current economic situation. He isn't
still_one
Apr 2020
#31
and based on Biden's recent statements on student debt, as you stated, no doubt Warren is part of
still_one
Apr 2020
#33
Do you mean besides the fact that he's a misogynist disaster capitalist whose advice during
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 2020
#3
Which is also fueled the rise of right wing populist movements like the Tea Party and Trump.
Yavin4
Apr 2020
#7
Bernstein is also advising him as part of the team. But the fact that Summers is still in the mix
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 2020
#10
I should have read the article, but my first reaction to Summers name was to vomit a little.
CrispyQ
Apr 2020
#12
Yes, beating Trump is the priority, but preventing another Trump is the next highest priority.
Yavin4
Apr 2020
#21
Larry Summers is awful but if anyone read that Bloomberg piece, they'd know Biden's being advised by
Cha
Apr 2020
#38
Exactly. "Normal" is what got us here in the first place; I'm not interested in "going back" to it.
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 2020
#26
Larry Summers was a close adviser in both Clinton's and Obama's administrations. I trust....
George II
Apr 2020
#37