Reply #31: The DLC supports corporate power and open trade. Clinton is a DLC member. Obama isn't. [View All]

[Xithras]

Even if their trade records aren't all that different, the fact is that putting a DLC member in the White House, especially a DLC member who is married to a former DLC chairman, will give them greater leverage over the nations trade policy. The DLC gave Hillary Clinton the political resources needed to make this run, and she's not going to be in a hurry to piss them off.

Obama is not and never has been a member of the DLC. Though I'll admit that his voting record is similar, electing him reduces the clout and effectiveness of those within our party who want to turn it into a "Lighter, Friendlier" version of the Republican Party. Anyone who finds that charge offensive simply needs to look up the official platform and positions of the DLC. I find it offensive that an organization like the DLC is permitted to operate within the Democratic Party at all.