2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Progressive Pragmatism versus Liberal Elitism [View all]floriduck
(2,262 posts)to stop lumping people's opinions into categories. Tea Partiers are a damaging breed that were created with help from conservatives. Bernie supporters are tired of politics over fairness. We believe life in the 1950s were far better when a single parent income could allow home purchases, even while paying a higher tax rate.
It is our belief that today's political landscape is a continuation of the severe damage done by the Reagan administration. And we're tired of it and frustrated by it. One of his actions was to cut mental health funding and look what that did with incidents like yesterday's San Bernardino shooting. Tell me how money in politics doesn't modify political decisions. And how do the candidates compare on this major factor. Can you tell me how Hill's leadership will result in Wall Street reform, since Glass-Stegel is off her radar? Give me a reason to believe she will do what she says based on her actions.