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FreakinDJ

(17,644 posts)
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 12:24 AM Feb 2016

Beware of Bait and Switch


Hillary was once a Centrist before she became the driver of the Progressive Bus but decided to cop a plea to being a Proud Centrist.


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The Third Way is in a panic to keep Hillary from drifting away from their Centrist Mantra that has a death grip on the messaging arm of the DNC. Hillary was allowed to throw a bone to Progressives with her reversal on TPP, but Third Way insiders know how to read these tea leaves:


Third Way's role appears more defensive or, at least, complicated by the few candidates running for the White House. Far from cheerleading Hillary Clinton's presidential candidacy, it warned her not to mimic her nearest competitor."They are really going to beat her up to move further and further and further [to the left] because they assume she is going to get it and they want their piece of flesh," said Daley.

http://images.dailykos.com/images/189918/large/lucy_football.hillary_-_Copy_(2).jpg


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/12/27/1463249/-Hillary-or-Bernie-NAFTA-or-The-New-Deal-Third-Way-or-Bedrock-Democratic-Party-Principles
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Beware of Bait and Switch (Original Post) FreakinDJ Feb 2016 OP
This Revolt Has Been Building For Years - The DWS, DNC, DLC, Third-Way Has Only Themselves To Blame cantbeserious Feb 2016 #1
I wouldn't worry about her moving toward the left ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #2

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)
2. I wouldn't worry about her moving toward the left ...
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 12:33 AM
Feb 2016

once she wins the primary, she can shift back toward center to win the general.

And once she wins the general, she can do anything she wants. I'm not sure she would still oppose the TPP.

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