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bjobotts

(9,141 posts)
17. A progressive is one who works to advance the agenda of the working man and middle class &
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 05:38 PM
Jun 2016

not the wealthy moneyed interests of Wall street banksters or the oligarchs. Stands for income equality, civil rights for LGBT etc.. Trade policies that are good for union workers and the American economy over foreign economies. Clinton needs to stand up against the big bank's deregulation and wall street deregulation and trade policies which ship jobs overseas. She has yet to announce she stands for any of these things. Progressive means doing what is best for all of us and not just the wealthy which is what the DLC has stood for in the past as unions dwindled. She can be a good candidate by picking up some of the populist ideals...those ideals that a majority of Americans claim they want according to all the polls and 33% of democrats is not a majority of Americans. It's why Bernie is so popular among independents and this is what Cllinon needs to do to win. No one ask her to kiss ass or beg so why the trash talk? Listening and discussing to others viewpoints is the sign of a good leader...Unless you think we need to pay her like the banks did. See how pathetic trash talk is when it's not on your side.

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You obviously have a very thin definition of what a progressive is. She won't kiss your ass or beg, tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1
Your rewriting of history is disturbing on many levels. peace13 Jun 2016 #5
"A hard working woman for the underdog"??? Stop, I'm laughing too much! Herman4747 Jun 2016 #11
Great pic. Exactly what progressives fear. bjobotts Jun 2016 #20
Hillary is progressive: and She was on the the progressive party's lewebley3 Jun 2016 #15
A progressive is one who works to advance the agenda of the working man and middle class & bjobotts Jun 2016 #17
I'm progressive, she's won my vote. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #2
Yeah...this time the proof, action must exist before she is elected. DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #3
So "your" politician Ineeda Jun 2016 #9
You want an honest answer? Do I think Bernie was perfect? DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #10
I never criticized your loyalty or admiration of Ineeda Jun 2016 #12
Yes but he's not a multimillionaire and doesn't hang around with lobbyists.Not influenced by big mon bjobotts Jun 2016 #18
AGAIN... Ineeda Jun 2016 #23
Behold the arrogance of the Bernie supporter Ohioblue22 Jun 2016 #4
She doesn't owe me anything, and I owe her nothing. peace13 Jun 2016 #8
All politicians DO owe you something mdbl Jun 2016 #13
Thanks for that. I stand corrected. peace13 Jun 2016 #16
I might be tempted to counter that with... chwaliszewski Jun 2016 #21
The form of this response is not surprising and typical of retorts from the Bernie supporters Ohioblue22 Jun 2016 #24
As it should be. jalan48 Jun 2016 #6
I agree she must earn progressives' support bluestateguy Jun 2016 #7
Like her husband said, "Where else they got to go".When she stands up against banks, wall street bjobotts Jun 2016 #19
^^^ This ^^^ chwaliszewski Jun 2016 #22
This old time socialist and progressive, happily voted for her! nt procon Jun 2016 #14
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