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9. Good article. Really readable.

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Mon Jun 15, 2015, 02:47 PM

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After 25 Years of Losing to Wall Street, Left-Wing Democrats Are Winning - TheNation [View all] WillyT Jun 2015 OP

The exposure of Micheal Fromm as Wellstone ruled Jun 2015 #1

Their biggest mistake has been ignoring the growing anger and opposition to the neocon/third way sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #49

Everything you posted is Wellstone ruled Jun 2015 #50

The incident of Jeb�s security team.. busterbrown Jun 2015 #71

What a beautifully concise overview of decades Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #57

Show me the money. Octafish Jun 2015 #2

+1 appalachiablue Jun 2015 #46

K&R. Snotcicles Jun 2015 #3

Read the whole thing it is really great and gives me real hope. jwirr Jun 2015 #4

Good post. Thanks Populist_Prole Jun 2015 #5

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #32

K/R Jack Rabbit Jun 2015 #6

Anytime, Jack Rabbit... Anytime... WillyT Jun 2015 #33

greider is far more optimistic than I Doctor_J Jun 2015 #7

From Molly Ball at The Atlantic, commenting on Hillary's carefully worded speech. Ikonoklast Jun 2015 #12

I agree, and I don't understand passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #17

There are those who cannot step back, listen to what is actually said, and compare those words Ikonoklast Jun 2015 #18

You are correct passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #19

because they benefit from the status quo or have not been harmed by it (yet). nt antigop Jun 2015 #42

I don't understand either. coyote Jun 2015 #68

"everybody will have a better time.� PeoViejo Jun 2015 #29

Hillary will do nothing to upset her hedge fund and investment banker friends. Ikonoklast Jun 2015 #30

Couldn't have said it better. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2015 #51

You are absolutely correct. This is true no matter what she says. n/t Enthusiast Jun 2015 #60

But, "first woman president" seems to be all that matters to many. 7962 Jun 2015 #58

I'm already disappointed. That's why I support Bernie. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #59

You may be right but what I see happening is that should HRC win the nomination rhett o rick Jun 2015 #25

she will get a LOT of votes because of her gender, and a lot of crossover votes Doctor_J Jun 2015 #28

Why would the big shots have a particular preference for Clinton? Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #44

sanity Doctor_J Jun 2015 #45

I don't know Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #47

Yeah. They got war and stuff. They will vote for the party that promises them free stuff. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #61

I disagree. She will get part of the base of the Dem party, period. And the party's base has shrunk sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #55

"The country is starving for something other than the old status quo." Enthusiast Jun 2015 #62

I would not count on that. TM99 Jun 2015 #56

K & R Feel the Bern. L0oniX Jun 2015 #8

Good article. Really readable. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #9

Well at least our "divide" (Dems) is about bringing back some control SoapBox Jun 2015 #10

Must Read! Must Read! Must Read! SoapBox Jun 2015 #11

Great post! marym625 Jun 2015 #13

:) WillyT Jun 2015 #34

ummm... "The President Does the Job Badly, Let's Devolve Power Back to Congress..." TygrBright Jun 2015 #14

You raise an awfully good point here, TygrBright! calimary Jun 2015 #20

Inspiring. Thanks. closeupready Jun 2015 #15

Also, part of what is driving this is that even though we are still growing, growth is seen as not Gregorian Jun 2015 #16

I'm going with a mix of ignorance and arrogance zipplewrath Jun 2015 #21

What you describe in the former is competitiveness that many successful people thrive on, appalachiablue Jun 2015 #48

Huge +1! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #63

k and r. Greider helps us see the truth. bbgrunt Jun 2015 #22

I see... CanSocDem Jun 2015 #23

"they chose not him" curious but fitting Babel_17 Jun 2015 #24

Anytime... WillyT Jun 2015 #35

We nominate, and elect, very bright, and energetic, people Babel_17 Jun 2015 #26

I wouldn't say we on the left are winning. BillZBubb Jun 2015 #27

How About... Because Of OWS, Elizabeth Warren, And Bernie Sanders... We've Changed The Conversation WillyT Jun 2015 #43

That's good. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #65

That's one way of looking at it. Another way is calling this move reverse triangulation. craigmatic Jun 2015 #31

This is the perfect time for the workers to..... Hotler Jun 2015 #36

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #52

What exactly are we winning? kelliekat44 Jun 2015 #37

"A different sort of political leader might swallow pride..." MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #38

K & R Thespian2 Jun 2015 #39

Thank you Bernie! AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #40

I actually don't think... ensemble Jun 2015 #41

Great article, thanks for posting. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2015 #53

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #54

What did we win? n/t Orsino Jun 2015 #64

Man, I hope so. Still, winning. Doesn't sound quite right. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #66

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #67

K&R me b zola Jun 2015 #69

We are not the left, we are the center; we are the majority. grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #70

From the looks of it we are Charlie Sheen winning d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #72