Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 35741" data-attributes="member: 35">Yes you have, but I&#039;m referring to Democratic Party insiders.&nbsp; Nancy Pelosi, for example, said she believes Democrats aren&#039;t looking for a change in direction.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure that&#039;s true of the establishment, but is it true of the voters?&nbsp; Compromised Democratic elites don&#039;t want anything to change because it would mean losing their power and their corporate backers, but they&#039;re screwing us over by selling out like that.&nbsp; My gripe is not with Hillary alone, but with what the party has become as a whole.It&#039;s not the only thing that matters, but it does matter.&nbsp; Hillary&#039;s staffers were warned about her stance on trade deals and her lack of campaigning in the rust belt before the election, and those concerns were brushed off.I can&#039;t say that it&#039;s the only reason Hillary lost, but I do believe it was a contributing factor.&nbsp; Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin were states Obama won in 2008 and 2012.&nbsp; Clinton performed worse among middle and low income voters, which totally makes sense to me.&nbsp; Obama&#039;s 2008 campaign was based on change and making life better for the poor.&nbsp; Hillary&#039;s campaign, on the other hand, felt centered on preserving the status quo.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frank Underwood, post: 35741, member: 35"] Yes you have, but I'm referring to Democratic Party insiders. Nancy Pelosi, for example, said she believes Democrats aren't looking for a change in direction. I'm sure that's true of the establishment, but is it true of the voters? Compromised Democratic elites don't want anything to change because it would mean losing their power and their corporate backers, but they're screwing us over by selling out like that. My gripe is not with Hillary alone, but with what the party has become as a whole. It's not the [I]only [/I]thing that matters, but it does matter. Hillary's staffers were warned about her stance on trade deals and her lack of campaigning in the rust belt before the election, and those concerns were brushed off. I can't say that it's the only reason Hillary lost, but I do believe it was a contributing factor. Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin were states Obama won in 2008 and 2012. Clinton performed worse among middle and low income voters, which totally makes sense to me. Obama's 2008 campaign was based on change and making life better for the poor. Hillary's campaign, on the other hand, felt centered on preserving the status quo. [/QUOTE]

Verification

Who played JR Ewing?