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daredtowork

(3,732 posts) Tue Mar 3, 2015, 05:43 PM Mar 2015

Warren isn't the Wing [View all]

Hillary is a wing - Third Way/Right
Bernie (if he turns Democrat for the Primary) is a wing - Left

That seems to put Warren in the middle. Fighting for the interests of the middle class against Wall Street. In fact, that's precisely why I've been hesitant about her, even though I want to see a female President - I'm still waiting to see where she stands on *lower class* and social justice issues. Bernie is the candidate on those issues. He is on the Left.

Anyone who says Warren is on the "Left" is just trying to position Hillary in the "Middle" when she is actually to the "Right" of the Democratic party.

I'm just saying...

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Warren isn't the Wing [View all] daredtowork Mar 2015 OP

Good insight, daredtowork. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #1

Hillary is not a wing. More of a floppy dorsal fin leaning to the right. Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #2

But supporting Warren makes one an "independent" Doctor_J Mar 2015 #3

Wing... wing... wing... immoderate Mar 2015 #4

Take these broken wings~ daredtowork Mar 2015 #5

Contrary to what you post, if you classify Hillary on the right and she and Warren Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #6

On social issues Hillary may be slightly left, but she IS right wing on fiscal issues cascadiance Mar 2015 #10

Corporatist like those who takes money from corporations? Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #11

It's not Warren's fault that the system is rigged so you HAVE to get campaign contributions... cascadiance Mar 2015 #14

Fly too close to the sun and those wings melt. Agschmid Mar 2015 #7

Nice Icarus reference! eom. Raine1967 Mar 2015 #9

Careful, you will piss off the center-right wing! They are a small but very noisy crowd here. Rex Mar 2015 #8

Those two of which one says she got money from Wall Street and the other Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #12

I see the butt-kicking 'progressives' just took over the Hillary email 'faux' scandal left a mark. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #13

By the way PBS is confused on that email scandal, too daredtowork Mar 2015 #15

There was a scandal? Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #16