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leftstreet

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10. Not really. It'll take several election cycles before consequences

Reply to CJCRANE (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 24, 2014, 05:32 PM

Aug 2014

What I mean is, the DLC 3rdWayer billionaire wannabes currently lining their pockets with corporate money won't really give a shit if the GOP makes gains with populism down the road

They're just looking out for themselves and their 'royal' descendants

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Why I would love a race between Hillary Clinton and Rand Paul [View all] wyldwolf Aug 2014 OP

Hillary could get a lot more Republican voters than Paul could n/t leftstreet Aug 2014 #1

and more liberal ones. wyldwolf Aug 2014 #2

and then DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #3

DonCoquixote has next week's powerball numbers for us all. wyldwolf Aug 2014 #5

cute joke DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #11

after your post #3, you're going to claim someone doesn't have facts?? wyldwolf Aug 2014 #12

ok DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #14

ok wyldwolf Aug 2014 #15

if you cannot see DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #16

If you cannot see wyldwolf Aug 2014 #17

Letting the GOP have the monopoly on antiwar, anti-establishment candidates is a big mistake IMO. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #4

Not really. It'll take several election cycles before consequences leftstreet Aug 2014 #10

Letting the GOP have the anti-reality vote might be a mistake, Progressive dog Aug 2014 #37

Watching her dismantle Obamacare after she is elected, not quite as much fun tularetom Aug 2014 #6

...and another psychic in our midst. wyldwolf Aug 2014 #8

and is it tarot cards that You use? Throwing chicken bones? JaydenD Aug 2014 #31

show me a wild and unsubstantiated claim I've made wyldwolf Aug 2014 #32

Okay I will JaydenD Aug 2014 #33

But you didn't wyldwolf Aug 2014 #34

Huh? She's more likely to push single payer. joshcryer Aug 2014 #19

You're telling me that the candidate who gets 6 figure speaking fees from Wall Street banksters tularetom Aug 2014 #20

Read Blair's journals? joshcryer Aug 2014 #22

Nothing I like more than cryptic responses tularetom Aug 2014 #25

Her health care plan in the 90's dsc Aug 2014 #23

She got beaten around the head and shoulders for that plan and hasn't uttered a peep since tularetom Aug 2014 #24

Her plan in 08 dsc Aug 2014 #26

I hope you're right about her being more likely to push single payer. That's what this country Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #28

why on earth would she do that....she tried to get us Universal Single Payer during her VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #27

Hillary is more o'the same. ..rand isn't going to be a candidate pipoman Aug 2014 #7

I love the threat that if Hillary runs, Paul will run and beat her. NightWatcher Aug 2014 #9

You may not love to have him as president of the US, one bad one in a century is enoigh. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #18

Seems like Paul doesnt fit the picture of a DNC candidate, Hillary does. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #13

Me too. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #21

What we need is a more progressive Democratic candidate. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #29

"America is on a pretty good track right now" is delusional unless you are an evil billionaire, TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #36

Rand openly supported pulling funding for Israel. His campaign is D.O.A. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #30

I haven't seen a girl beat up a guy since grade school Generic Brad Aug 2014 #35