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Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Wed Mar 12, 2014, 10:12 AM

Mar 2014

Congress will never be 100 percent progressive and the ankle biting of any President will continue.

In Obama's case, people on both sides seem to believe he was elected King, one side expecting him to act that way, and the other pretending he's acting that way.

If Congress had been more progressive, even in 2009, there would have been a lot more advancement of a more progressive agenda.

In 2009, if there were no Blue Dogs/DLCers in the House and Senate, there would have been a public option and quicker path to single payer. There would have been a climate change bill, creating millions of jobs and upgrading the infrastructure.

Unfortunately, the House is now in Republicans' hands. Unless there is significant change, in 2016 anyone elected President is going to be dealing with a right-leaning Congress.

If the President-elect is a progressive, he/she will spend the time giving pretty speeches and will have less to show for it because the expectations will be even higher.

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When will America be ready to elect a progressive president running on a progressive agenda? [View all] Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 OP

kick Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #1

I think we are ready now...but the money primary will prevent it for the foreseeable future. nt truebluegreen Mar 2014 #2

Probably not until MissMillie Mar 2014 #3

and a progressive Congress treestar Mar 2014 #4

We need to start at the local level. Lisa D Mar 2014 #7

Exactly, which is how the right wing got so far treestar Mar 2014 #14

When things are far shittier than they are now, but not before hatrack Mar 2014 #5

I think they were ready in 2008 edhopper Mar 2014 #6

When white people are a minority. White people are fairly rightwing, and while they're geek tragedy Mar 2014 #8

Rich, White, Healthy People Are More Likely To Oppose Obamacare ProSense Mar 2014 #10

Never ProSense Mar 2014 #9

2008 and again in 2012. PhilSays Mar 2014 #11

1932 reddread Mar 2014 #12

Not at any time in the near future BainsBane Mar 2014 #13

The country is ready for it AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #16

issue be issue most Americans do agree with many if not most Social Democratic principles. Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #23

In 2008 Autumn Mar 2014 #15

Ding! Ding! Ding! AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #18

When we rid ourselves of the corrupt 2 party system and become a democracy. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #17

Now your talking AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #20

we definitely can do it in 2016 Enrique Mar 2014 #19

They already voted for a progressive agenda. Marr Mar 2014 #21

I'm afraid there is a lot of truth to that Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #22