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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum"She’s not going to change anything because she’s part of the people in power"
BUENA PARK, Calif. Rallying hundreds of service workers who are struggling to get by, Hillary Clinton tried here last week to empathize with their frustrations and promised to deliver change.
But not everyone at Clintons Southern California rally saw the Democratic presidential front-runner as a credible change agent. Aguesin Garcia, a 47-year-old father of six who stocks grocery shelves for a living, shook his head as he watched her campaign.
Shes not going to change anything because shes part of the people in power, Garcia said. Shes not part of us. Its as simple as that.
That sentiment encapsulates one of Clintons biggest vulnerabilities in a general election against Republican Donald Trump that she otherwise is well positioned to win. Polls show a large majority of voters believe that the country is going in the wrong direction and that the political system is dysfunctional. They are hungry for change and they see Trump as most likely to deliver it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-challenge-become-a-change-agent-in-a-year-shaped-by-voter-fury/2016/05/30/73c7bca8-23ae-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html
But not everyone at Clintons Southern California rally saw the Democratic presidential front-runner as a credible change agent. Aguesin Garcia, a 47-year-old father of six who stocks grocery shelves for a living, shook his head as he watched her campaign.
Shes not going to change anything because shes part of the people in power, Garcia said. Shes not part of us. Its as simple as that.
That sentiment encapsulates one of Clintons biggest vulnerabilities in a general election against Republican Donald Trump that she otherwise is well positioned to win. Polls show a large majority of voters believe that the country is going in the wrong direction and that the political system is dysfunctional. They are hungry for change and they see Trump as most likely to deliver it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-challenge-become-a-change-agent-in-a-year-shaped-by-voter-fury/2016/05/30/73c7bca8-23ae-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html
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"She’s not going to change anything because she’s part of the people in power" (Original Post)
Miles Archer
May 2016
OP
She's a 100+millionaire member of the Oligarchy. She and her husband have made nothing
Schema Thing
May 2016
#4
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)1. She was also in Detroit early last week receiving the endorsement of the SEIU.
She has also received the endorsement of most major labor unions. Oh, and the building trades unions plan on having a strong presence in Philly during the convention, just in case some people want to push things.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)6. I don't think she won one Union that actually had a democratic vote.
treestar
(82,383 posts)2. Absurd
So is anyone. They are always "part of us" because they are American citizens. If you don't like anyone who has ever been elected to office you are too cynical to please.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)3. She's a non-government employee civilian as am I
Me so powerful! Yeah!
Schema Thing
(10,283 posts)4. She's a 100+millionaire member of the Oligarchy. She and her husband have made nothing
and sold nothing in their non-existent business careers, except political connections - to reach that upper position in said Oligarchy.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)5. You forgot: Oligarch Third Way DLC Corporatist Triangulation corporate shill bankster warmonger
Your post is nonsense.
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)11. Nailed it!
Except the "your post is nonsense" part. Else, you have described HRC to a tee.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)8. Couldn't have summed it up better n/t
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)7. The only change she'll facilitate is more conservatism. Way more.
More war in the middle east, more coups in this hemisphere, more profitization of essentials, and less regulation (laws) for wall street and transnationals.
aikoaiko
(34,172 posts)9. HRC is the status quo candidate.w
EndElectoral
(4,213 posts)10. Unfortunately, well said Mr. Garcia.