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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Clinton Delegates holding back Progressive Agenda [View all]Android3.14
(5,402 posts)16. Your post reminds me of the 1866 Civil Rights Act
The black population became citizens, but missed out on the vote. Should they have been satisfied?
Or the 15th Amendment giving black men the right to vote, but not women. Should black women have been satisfied?
The idea that 80% of a platform is enough represents a conservative simplistic black-and-white view of a complex system. One might as well be happy if only six of eight of the pistons in a car were firing.
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As to Healthcare -- there is a Public Option in the platform. That's the best way to single payer at
Hoyt
Jul 2016
#1
It's her Party and that fact is not even in question. Look, Bernie has not right to shove his agenda
politicaljunkie41910
Jul 2016
#42
"Progressive" for many politicians is nothing more than a mask to be worn during a campaign season.
NorthCarolina
Jul 2016
#10
Thank you! So-called Progressives fundamentally ignore the root word in "progressive", which is
BlueCaliDem
Jul 2016
#20
If it's as all or nothing, nothing is all you ever get. If you pay attention, you see the truth.
CrowCityDem
Jul 2016
#30