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Impedimentus

(898 posts)
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 03:40 PM Feb 2016

Hillary 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" ?

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Hillary Clinton Says She Can Work With Republicans To Get Things Done - PLEASE Name Names (Original Post) Impedimentus Feb 2016 OP
That's what we are afraid of. djean111 Feb 2016 #1
But who will she work with? Impedimentus Feb 2016 #3
the "what" is even more important than the "who" tk2kewl Feb 2016 #8
Yes, she ought to make it clear who she thinks she can work with. SheilaT Feb 2016 #2
Barry Goldwater, Nelson Rockefeller to name two Republicans she worked for. nt leveymg Feb 2016 #4
So she'll be working with the dead? Impedimentus Feb 2016 #5
In a manner of speaking, they still live on within her. leveymg Feb 2016 #7
lol tk2kewl Feb 2016 #9
True Impedimentus Feb 2016 #13
And I'm sure we would be horrified at what they pass Teamster Jeff Feb 2016 #6
I'm sure Mitch McConnell will welcome her with open arms.....Not Armstead Feb 2016 #10
mccain and graham JI7 Feb 2016 #11
If she really thinks so, it doesn't mean she'll advocate for progressive legislation. hedda_foil Feb 2016 #12
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. That's what we are afraid of.
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 03:42 PM
Feb 2016

That's the Third Way - working with the GOP to accomplish centrist and corporate agendas.

Impedimentus

(898 posts)
3. But who will she work with?
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 03:44 PM
Feb 2016

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.
 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
2. Yes, she ought to make it clear who she thinks she can work with.
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 03:43 PM
Feb 2016

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.

 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
10. I'm sure Mitch McConnell will welcome her with open arms.....Not
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 04:15 PM
Feb 2016

Except when she gives them Conservative things to pass.

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)
12. If she really thinks so, it doesn't mean she'll advocate for progressive legislation.
Tue Feb 23, 2016, 04:32 PM
Feb 2016

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!

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