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2016 Postmortem

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5. It wasn't Obama's "Wall Street legacy" that helped

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 09:11 AM

Jan 2016

build the Tea Party,it was the color of his skin that spurred them on. Whitewashing their absolute racist history to suit an agenda is bullshit.

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Depends EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #1

Obama's Wall St legacy helped build the Tea Party FreakinDJ Jan 2016 #2

The Kochs built, supported BlueMTexpat Jan 2016 #4

That would be AFTER the Koch Bros got involved FreakinDJ Jan 2016 #7

This is what I mean by "Wall St Legacy" FreakinDJ Jan 2016 #23

It wasn't Obama's "Wall Street legacy" that helped sufrommich Jan 2016 #5

that is a flat out lie dsc Jan 2016 #6

Some of you will make up anything to fit your narrative. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #10

This is absurdly non factual... what winger site was this derived from? uponit7771 Jan 2016 #16

Pretty smart when you look at his ratings BeyondGeography Jan 2016 #3

I'm not sure this is a good strategy for Clinton. hollowdweller Jan 2016 #11

Wanting to build on something is not being "anti". Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #12

Bernie had a chance to explain this "token" idea during the debate. oasis Jan 2016 #15

Can you explain why Bernie didn't own it? oasis Jan 2016 #22

Part of it is that format Armstead Jan 2016 #24

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2016 #20

Yeap, they think everyone else was as frustrated with him as they were uponit7771 Jan 2016 #18