Liberals are preparing blacklists of appointees they want Hillary Clinton to avoid [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

Liberal advocacy groups are preparing blacklists of candidates for appointments to a Hillary Clinton administration, with one organization even producing opposition research to torpedo contenders they consider too soft on Wall Street or other corporate interests.

Planning for a Democratic victory on Nov. 8, these interest groups and like-minded lawmakers are laying the groundwork to push Clinton, if she is elected, to prove her progressive bona fides through early legislation and personnel appointments.

One liberal group has already forwarded 150 names of acceptable appointees for economic positions to Clinton’s transition team, while others on the left are engaged in opposition research against prospects for administration jobs whom they see as unacceptable.

Leading liberal lawmakers – including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. – have also started conveying, privately and publicly, guidance on top Clinton appointees and legislative priorities.

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