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In reply to the discussion: If No One Challenges Hillary Clinton From The Left, One Progressive Group Will [View all]
LuvNewcastle
(17,753 posts)4. I don't think much of that goal.
If she thinks she can avoid having a challenger, she'll say just about anything to get our votes. The public are more politically savvy than a lot of people give them credit for. They know when a candidate is mollifying her base, while the base laps it all up and tells themselves that it's okay to support her. It's the same old game and I'm not interested in playing it.
If progressives want someone who will represent their interests, they're going to have to find a candidate, because Hillary Clinton is completely untrustworthy when it comes to supporting our issues. If they're serious, they need to find a candidate who is determined to beat her, not someone who is resigned to losing.
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If No One Challenges Hillary Clinton From The Left, One Progressive Group Will [View all]
xchrom
Nov 2013
OP
She'll say anything to get our votes, anyway. That's basically what all politicians
HereSince1628
Nov 2013
#6
Understand that but it's not a reason to not try to pin her down. Of course having a progressive
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#55
I don't want her pinned down, for that matter I don't want her not pinned down
HereSince1628
Nov 2013
#57
Well said. I wrote to boldprogressives asking if they'd draft and back a prez candidate...
polichick
Nov 2013
#7
Apparently they aren't serious, which makes me question their credibility as progressives.
LuvNewcastle
Nov 2013
#10
The most important issue facing Americans today is the disparity in wealth between rich and
JDPriestly
Nov 2013
#79
I agree. "Storming" her meetings will only give her sympathy from the "centrist' wing;
7962
Nov 2013
#16
“Elizabeth Warren is the North Star of where our party should be going and is going,”
Scuba
Nov 2013
#3
I both support this effort and oppose those who might demonize Hillary in the process
Tom Rinaldo
Nov 2013
#8
That's an interesting question. I hadn't assumed that he would run third party
Tom Rinaldo
Nov 2013
#21
"The only way that she can win is if she plans to appeal to the republican-lite crowd."
Renew Deal
Nov 2013
#45
What I see with all the attention now on Hillary is a sideshow, being billed as the main attraction.
RC
Nov 2013
#30
I dont think working to get a progressive running for president in 2016 will detract from
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#56
Liz is great, but it's Hillary's time. USSoS and Bill in the WH working 24/7 again.
ffr
Nov 2013
#69
I'd be happy to settle for Bernie Sanders. Another "not as bad" candidate like Hillary? Nope.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Nov 2013
#54
Hillary, Queen of the Blue Dogs, Triangulation, "Centrism," "bipartisanship," Third Way, "New Dems,"
blkmusclmachine
Nov 2013
#70