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WillyT

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8. And... Let That Last Bit Sink In...

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 07:24 PM

Apr 2014

The DA, as the liberal group is known to insiders, is increasing its ranks of rich donors for the first time in years and is gearing up to spend huge sums on political data, voter registration, ground organizing and advertising to influence the 2014 midterms and 2016 presidential elections. Potentially more significant, the groups’ donors also could play an important role in determining whether the post-Barack Obama Democratic Party embraces the rising tide of progressive populism or hews to a more cautious, centrist course — in other words, whether the Hillary Clinton wing or Elizabeth Warren wing will seize the reins.

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The left's secret club plans for 2014, 2016 [View all] FarCenter Apr 2014 OP

A "centrist course" is hardly "cautious". More like a path to election losses. Scuba Apr 2014 #1

Also a path to disaster hootinholler Apr 2014 #6

k/r Dawson Leery Apr 2014 #2

I don't want 1%ers telling me how to save the country from 1%ers 1000words Apr 2014 #3

Members don't have to be in the 1% FarCenter Apr 2014 #4

My mistake 1000words Apr 2014 #5

Uh, being able to throw away $230,000 a year makes you a 1%er. joshcryer Apr 2014 #10

If you have 230k a year for political donations then my guess is you probably TheKentuckian Apr 2014 #12

Haven't looked recently, but IIRC, you had to have > $35 million to be in the top 1% FarCenter Apr 2014 #14

No, it's about $5 million muriel_volestrangler Apr 2014 #15

So your view is that only working class people can be "real" Democrats? brooklynite Apr 2014 #9

If that was my view, I would have written those words. 1000words Apr 2014 #13

+1, DLC 2.0 joshcryer Apr 2014 #11

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #7

And... Let That Last Bit Sink In... WillyT Apr 2014 #8