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2016 Postmortem

Human101948

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1. Let's reframe that statement, "New Democrats" worried about policies that actually appeal to voters

Reply to Douglas Carpenter (Original post)

Thu Jan 7, 2016, 09:07 AM

Jan 2016

What they are nervous about is the reaction of their corporate patrons.

“But inequality is not the biggest problem we face: it is symptomatic of the biggest problem we face, which is slow growth.”

We've had plenty of growth over the past 30 years, huge increases in productivity, and the middle class has gotten screwed with all the rewards going to the one percenters.

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'New Democrats' sound alarm over Sanders and Clinton's leftward march [View all] Douglas Carpenter Jan 2016 OP

Let's reframe that statement, "New Democrats" worried about policies that actually appeal to voters Human101948 Jan 2016 #1

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No problem guys, only one of them isn't faking it. Gregorian Jan 2016 #16

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