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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Elizabeth Warren: 'I am not a' Democratic Socialist [View all]Lazy Daisy
(928 posts)49. I said he wanted to, not that he did
[link:https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/reality-check-obama-cuts-social-security-and-medicare-by-much-more-than-the-gop/274919/| this is from 2013
He was trying to work with the unworkable. In giving cuts to SS & medicare he was hoping to get other things like early childcare. Point is, he was willing to give a lot. How'd that work out for him? They opposed EVERYfknTHING he did, even when he was willing to give them more than we got.
We don't need to be "working across the aisle" right now, we need to be pushing back hard.
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conversation with "Sanders in which he reportedly discouraged her from running for president"
JI7
Mar 2019
#3
CNN alluded to the conversation in their report, and Warren neither confirmed nor denied.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#52
She's tough, has accomplishments, and can produce concrete policy proposals
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#27
and the fact that she actually is not a socalist . supporting social security, even break up of
JI7
Mar 2019
#13
According to MorningJoke, anyone who won't say they're a "capitalist" or who is against
CousinIT
Mar 2019
#15
Ironically, given how people misuse the term, she is probably the most neoliberal candidate running
Recursion
Mar 2019
#20
Neoliberal? So she's like Margaret Thatcher? Believes in trickle down economics? A thousand
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#28
Or he was bluffing to paint Boehner in a corner and show Republicans were acting in bad faith
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#69
She is not indicting the existing social safety net, ALL of her policy proposals have been about how
Blue_true
Mar 2019
#77
Elizabeth Warren--being super smart--knows that she's not a "Democratic Socialist."
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#38
Interesting that Elizabeth Warren is being attacked on DU as a "neoliberal."
CrossingTheRubicon
Mar 2019
#48