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In reply to the discussion: Why Young People Are Right About Hillary Clinton - by Matt Taibbi [View all]Springslips
(533 posts)44. About the 1972 election. . .
Thomas Frank disagrees about the nature of the McGovern campaign. They were not like Bernie, in his argument, McGovern is the beginning of the DLC/Third Way movement. Although you may feel to reject this notion out-of-hand his argument makes sense. Nixon was pulling away the working class, the hard hats, so the McGovern commission planned a new constituency, credentialed pros--of who the war protestors would become.
He talks about 1972 starting around 19:20.
It is worth reflection.
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Why Young People Are Right About Hillary Clinton - by Matt Taibbi [View all]
Electric Monk
Mar 2016
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Or it could just be that young people are naturally drawn to outsider candidates?
Blue_Tires
Mar 2016
#2
Not sure it's that young people are drawn to outsiders. My take on recent elections.
PoliticalMalcontent
Mar 2016
#9
Or it could be that they know that Hillary has gambled their future away.
Major Hogwash
Mar 2016
#13
I think young people who pay any attention at all see what is going on a lot better than
TryLogic
Mar 2016
#15
"... Hillary Clinton personally, has been on the wrong side of virtually all of these issues. "
Scuba
Mar 2016
#32
In the past, when teaching, I used tell kids that doing well in class would help then out in
DhhD
Mar 2016
#40
So much in Taibbi's article is the reality of how I see it. I just can't reconcile how this
Bread and Circus
Mar 2016
#42