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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Would the President endorse Hillary Clinton if there was any risk that she was going to be indicted? [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)28. Wait a few years.
When the realities of the ACA become more widely known, the "recovery" becomes recognized for what it really is (another massive transfer of Wealth to the 1%) and the Trade Deals come home to roost.
Korean Free Trade Deal devastating for US Workers
(Prototype for the TPP)
What happened to the 70,000 jobs that the Korea Free Trade deal was supposed to create? They never materialized. Instead, U.S. workers lost 40,000 jobs in the first year of the agreement.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-cohen/koreaus-free-trade-agreem_b_4965492.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-cohen/koreaus-free-trade-agreem_b_4965492.html
Meet the TPP: Crony capitalism on a global scale
https://represent.us/action/tpp/
Obama selects former Monsanto lobbyist to be his TPP chief agriculture negotiator
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023662210
"Obama Admins TPP Trade Officials Received Hefty Bonuses From Big Banks"
http://billmoyers.com/2014/02/20/obama-admin%E2%80%99s-tpp-trade-officials-received-hefty-bonuses-from-big-banks/
Study: "Trade" Deal Would Mean a Pay Cut for 90% of U.S. Workers
http://citizen.typepad.com/eyesontrade/2013/09/the-verdict-is-in-the-trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-a-sweeping-free-trade-deal-under-negotiation-with-11-pacific-rim-coun.html
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Would the President endorse Hillary Clinton if there was any risk that she was going to be indicted? [View all]
DCBob
Jun 2016
OP
He is enormously popular with Democrats -- moreso than either Sanders or Clinton
onenote
Jun 2016
#66
Obama's endorsement is generally meaningless UNLESS he completely withheld it.
basselope
Jun 2016
#89
Since she didn't earn the required number of delegates, it is a contested convention.
basselope
Jun 2016
#87
I voted for Sanders in the primary in VA. He lost. Now he's about to lose the whole shooting match.
onenote
Jun 2016
#29
He's not runninig for office again so there's no pressure to please potential
snagglepuss
Jun 2016
#43
I'm guessing he sees how well the Clintons made out Post-WH, and wants to be set in perpetuity...
AzDar
Jun 2016
#44
yes, and sooner rather than later so that he can maintain plausible deniability.
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#31
The party wouldn't have even let her run if they thought there was more than a fart in church
Starry Messenger
Jun 2016
#36
The full extent of what had happened didn't come out until well into the primary.
Kentonio
Jun 2016
#60
this is easily dealt with by the zealot by saying Obama will "fix" the investigation. LOL!!
Bill USA
Jun 2016
#96
Obama cannot interfere in any way with an ongoing investigation by the DoJ.
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2016
#97
Actually he would interfere by involving his office in any way with the investigation
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2016
#144
Oh, so not only interfering in an ongoing investigation but explicitly acting to avoid detection
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2016
#145