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In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren, Not Hillary Clinton, Should Be the Next President of the United States [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)Yes, there are many issues that we want the progressive viewpoint represented and voted on that even corporate Dems are willing to vote on in our favor such as marriage equality, women's rights, and other social issues like that. Those aren't however the *fundamental* issues that govern how the corporate lobbyists spend their money to buy off politicians. They care more about fundamental issues such as banking and energy company regulation, taxation, forgiving or reducing student loan debt, etc. that hits them hard if voted on the wrong way, and fundamental pieces like how we fund our elections (public campaign financing), run them (perhaps add things like instant runoff voting), or count them (electronic voting with paperless ballots, etc.).
It is on these issues that Warren, NOT Walmart board member and H-1B program supporter Hillary Clinton, has spoken out on in the 99%'s favor, and why when I hear her take strong stances on these issues, I'm less worried about her listening to the people on other social issues. She's mainly focusing on issues that the corporate media and lobbyists want to distract us from in terms of other issues that they care less about, but they use to divide the electorate with to maintain two party control and the illusion that we have a choice when both parties are now being bought off heavily by the same crooks who hardly get financially penalized much, let alone sent to jail where many of them BELONG!