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In reply to the discussion: Left wants challenger for Hillary Clinton [View all]Laelth
(32,017 posts)30. This says it all.
Clinton raised concern among the Democratic Partys populist base when she recently accepted an estimated $400,000 from Goldman Sachs for two speeches.
Influential progressives wonder whether someone who accepted such a large sum from one of Wall Streets biggest investment firms could be expected to hold corporate executives accountable if elected president.
They also wonder how aggressively shed call for addressing income inequality, which many see as one of the biggest economic problems facing the nation.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/189919-left-wants-challenger-for-hillary
Influential progressives wonder whether someone who accepted such a large sum from one of Wall Streets biggest investment firms could be expected to hold corporate executives accountable if elected president.
They also wonder how aggressively shed call for addressing income inequality, which many see as one of the biggest economic problems facing the nation.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/189919-left-wants-challenger-for-hillary
Um ... yup!
-Laelth
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I like the idea and hope they can find someone credible. Not a Nader/Perot-type. No. No. No.
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#1
A Primary Challenger is by definition a member of the same Party seeking the same
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2013
#10
I'll help you get the "hang" of the post...no Independent, Green, or anti-Hillary
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#21
Does not relate. Early internal political energy.We can handle supporting two candidates and monitor
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#25
I think the left has an up hill battle. Big corp money isnt going to help a progressive. nm
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#3
With respect I think you have it backwards. Corporate dollars make winners.
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#18
Why should they, really, every other post here is a "Corporate money is vile" post. Who wants
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#34
I hear what you are saying but I just have a hard time with the bad cop / worse cop choices we
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#38
I get it. But how else do you do a Two-Party System? We don't have a Parliament. Somehow, someway
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#39
It would pretty hard to find anyone to the right of Hillary to challenge her.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2013
#24
Some of us on the left wants to wait until after 2014 to worry about Pres. candidates.
Vashta Nerada
Nov 2013
#33
Before we anoint Warren the Progressive President, perhaps we could ask her to put her name on the
libdem4life
Nov 2013
#40