Reply #9: As I've often said, it's not about issues but agenda. [View All]

[RaleighNCDUer]

Perhaps Obama and Hillary are very close on the issues - she is still the DLC candidate, and he is the who rejected the DLC.

The DLC was formed to prevent another populist takeover of the Democratic party, which they blamed the losses in 68 and 72 on.

If Obama is socially progressive, fiscally moderate, and conservative in foreign policy, he is reaching out to the people, building a popular support for his positions. Hillary is also socially progressive, fiscally moderate, and conservative in foreign policy, but she wants the decisions made separate from the people, in top-down governance that will lead us to her goals. You can see the difference in their campaigns - the PR and poll driven campaign that is supported by hundreds of big donors, and the grassroots driven campaign that is supported by hundreds of thousands of little donors.\

Obama will listen to us. Hillary wants us to shut up and listen.