Hillary and Bill earned every penny they have.

[woo me with science]

156. I consider "we're stuck with it" to be a Third Way talking point

designed to promote the myth of the inevitability of neoliberal/corporate dominance in our party.

We are only stuck with it for as long as we choose to tolerate it, and the neoliberal policies themselves are not only malignant, but also very unpopular. That's why you see so much disdain when Hillary is presented as though she were inevitable. For quite some time now, the Third Way message has been that, yes, her policies may be disappointing, but we have to be pragmatic and go for the most electable candidate. Well, we've now seen her in action during the last primary and during her book tour, and she is anything but impressive as a campaigner and public speaker. These gaffes are serious ones that amplify her most severe weaknesses as a candidate.

She represents malignant neoliberal policies in direct contradiction to what most Americans want, AND she is a poor campaigner. It seems to me that every excuse for her inevitability has now been pretty much debunked.

I want to know more about Elizabeth Warren, too. I am firmly in Bernie's camp right now, because he has a long and consistent record for the people on virtually every issue I consider most critical right now: economic policy, war policy, the surveillance/security state. Elizabeth sounds very good to me on the economy, but I need to hear more from her on the others. One thing that does draw me to her is that I believe she could form coalitions and draw votes from across party lines to address corporate cronyism in government.