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Jim Lane

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23. I'm glad she's accepting the legitimacy of issue debate in a primary

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 05:47 PM

Sep 2017

She disagreed with Bernie about firearms policy. Accordingly, she writes, "I hammered him on the issue every chance I got."

Bernie, for his part, disagreed with her about the minimum wage and regulating Wall Street, and hammered her on those issues every chance he got.

I haven't read her book. The impression I've formed is that her hammering Bernie on an issue constitutes thoughtful debate on public policy, entirely appropriate in a contested primary, but Bernie hammering her on an issue constitutes paving the way for Donald Trump.

Perhaps someone who has read the book can address this distinction?

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Hillary Clinton on guns in What Happened - Hitting Sanders hard on his pro NRA voting [View all] factfinder_77 Sep 2017 OP

BernieBernieBernieberniebernie shanny Sep 2017 #1

It never ends.. Snackshack Sep 2017 #3

Sad, isn't it? Nt shanny Sep 2017 #4

Pathological Snackshack Sep 2017 #14

I'd like to read his thoughts on the primary. GreenPartyVoter Sep 2017 #6

I would too shanny Sep 2017 #15

Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #2

What are you hoping to achieve ? TubbersUK Sep 2017 #5

No problem when books, commentators, and speeches expressed their views on Hillary's "missteps", factfinder_77 Sep 2017 #7

My question wasn't rhetorical n/t TubbersUK Sep 2017 #9

HRC was and is wrong on PLCAA. aikoaiko Sep 2017 #8

Ffs, enough with the Hillary vs Bernie already. Brogrizzly Sep 2017 #10

Off to the greatest. raven mad Sep 2017 #11

Flawed premise. thesquanderer Sep 2017 #12

Clinton has been consistently strong against Putin delisen Sep 2017 #13

*yawn* Thanks for reminding me how inane her positions were re the 2nd. X_Digger Sep 2017 #16

JFC! When is this shit going to stop? TheBlackAdder Sep 2017 #17

... Hell Hath No Fury Sep 2017 #19

Thank you for cracking me up this morning! ChubbyStar Sep 2017 #22

This is re-fighting the primaries defined CherokeeFiddle Sep 2017 #20

Same responses to the gun issue as always. Cognitive dissonance is a hell of a thing to witness. kcr Sep 2017 #21

I'm glad she's accepting the legitimacy of issue debate in a primary Jim Lane Sep 2017 #23