2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Says She Can Work With Republicans To Get Things Done - PLEASE Name Names
Hillary Clinton and her campaign say that one of her strengths is that she can work with Republican leaders in Congress to get things done to have a successful agenda and be a president that will have a record of accomplishments.
Bernie Sanders says it's necessary to call for a political revolution. I assume this means going directly to the people, using the bully pulpit, and in general in the long term attempting to elect more Democrats.
I would like the Clinton Campaign / supporters to please name some Republican names, to provide the names of the specific Republicans that she can work with to achieve her agenda since this is a claimed strength.
Who are they, please?
"Every piece of legislation, just about, that I ever introduced (in the U.S. Senate) had a Republican co-sponsor."
Hillary Clinton on Monday, January 18th, 2016 in comments at a campaign organizing event
Do you know the actual percentage for the "Every piece ... just about" ?
djean111
(14,255 posts)That's the Third Way - working with the GOP to accomplish centrist and corporate agendas.
Impedimentus
(898 posts)It seems important to know who, since she and her campaign have made the claim. Aren't you interested in knowing who these willing, reasonable Republicans are? I'd like to know.
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)what "things" will "get done?"
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)She was in the Senate a whopping eight years, and that ended eight years ago. How many of those Republicans are still around? Or will be after this November?
In reality, she's just once again spouting the sorts of vague generalities a lot of people spout when running for office.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)Impedimentus
(898 posts)That will be an interesting trick.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)Yes, I believe you are correct.
Teamster Jeff
(1,598 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)Except when she gives them Conservative things to pass.
JI7
(89,276 posts)hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)Remember Bill's triumphal triangulation and who benefited from it at whose expense. I'm expecting her to go for an alliance of establishment Democrats and Republicans for the corporate-oligarchy. That would build on the status quo and allow both parties to dump their noisily demanding bases.
Voila! Promises kept!