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In reply to the discussion: 80% of the US Population is at or below the POVERTY line - WHY is this NOT a National Emergency??? [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)a true progressive, that became obvious towards the end of the campaign, but he was the most progressive of the two choices we had left on certain issues, such as 'no mandated insurance'. Hillary was for it. And 'no cuts to SS' and he had opposed the Iraq War, Hillary supported it. We did the best we could by choosing the candidate who expressed MORE progressive opinions.
However I do not have the defeatist attitude I am seeing around that a true, tough Progressive Candidate can not be elected to the WH. I believe, on the contrary, that such a candidate, assuming the Party Leadership was not pushing a not-so-progressive candidate and finally decided to be on the side of the people, would win in a landslide. This country is left leaning on the major issues but we are constantly deprived of candidates with a record of representing that majority.
Other than that, I have no argument with you.