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abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)
39. Found this on his Facebook page:
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 09:53 AM
Mar 2015

Robert Reich
March 24 at 8:13am ·
I appreciate the encouraging words from those of you urging me to run, but I'm way too short, too outspoken, and too unwilling to kiss wealthy posteriors to be a viable candidate. But if Elizabeth Warren remains adamantly opposed to entering the race, and if neither Hillary Clinton nor any other Democratic aspirant is willing to talk about the gross misallocation of income, wealth, and power in America -- and advocate resurrecting Glass Steagall and busting up the big banks; opposing trade deals the are killing American workers and boosting corporate profits; making it easier to form unions; limiting CEO pay; raising the minimum wage wage to $15 an hour; raising taxes on the rich to pay for better schools and infrastructure for everyone else; raising the cap on income subject to the payroll tax; and reversing "Citizen's United" and getting big money out of politics -- then I will have to reconsider.
(Incidentally, I'll be in New Hampshire April 8, speaking at the University of New Hampshire in Durham; and in Iowa May 16, keynoting the Working Families Summit in Ames.)


Seriously, why isn't every democrat saying these things?
By the time the general election rolls around MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #1
She's got one write-in from me if Hill is our nominee, that's for sure. RiverLover Mar 2015 #3
Nope donnasgirl Mar 2015 #6
3 More in my house. classykaren Mar 2015 #12
Love it! RiverLover Mar 2015 #18
Warren is not running because she knows Cryptoad Mar 2015 #7
Sorry, but this is the Elizabeth Warren group RiverLover Mar 2015 #10
The more i see the more i like donnasgirl Mar 2015 #13
Mine too. Great article donnasgirl! Thanks! RiverLover Mar 2015 #14
We definitely need a real primary get the red out Mar 2015 #2
Regressive will be the only word to describe a Democratic primary without truly Progressive RiverLover Mar 2015 #4
TEd Cruz Cryptoad Mar 2015 #5
huh? RiverLover Mar 2015 #8
Nope got it right where I wanted it! Cryptoad Mar 2015 #9
Bah bye!! /nt RiverLover Mar 2015 #11
Your trolling is becoming too obvious, if you wish to make an ass of youself Dragonfli Mar 2015 #46
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #15
Martin O' Malley is a Democrat, and he's running against Clinton. nt geek tragedy Mar 2015 #16
I don't know O'Malley well, but what I've seen so far I like. Greybnk48 Mar 2015 #19
I think he'll do a great job advocating progressive policy positions and geek tragedy Mar 2015 #20
I agree. /nt RiverLover Mar 2015 #22
I would love to see Warren as President, BUT... Jim Lane Mar 2015 #44
O'Malley is good on issues, but I don't know how he will do when it comes to charisma and JDPriestly Apr 2015 #47
Bernie should hop in too. n/t Greybnk48 Mar 2015 #17
Bernie and elizabeth donnasgirl Mar 2015 #21
I'd love to see Bernie & Sherrod both jump in. RiverLover Mar 2015 #23
What i like about them donnasgirl Mar 2015 #24
I really like Sherrod Brown Greybnk48 Mar 2015 #25
I also would love to see Brown picked donnasgirl Mar 2015 #27
Brown is from Ohio, a swing state. That is a plus for him. But Elizabeth Waren is the one. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #48
I do not call it Bombastic, donnasgirl Mar 2015 #29
I think Grayson would be a really great President MynameisBlarney Mar 2015 #36
I call for a Warren run too, but I don't give a damn what 'Hillary needs'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #26
I picked that up too -- the body of the story says "Democrats deserve" starroute Mar 2015 #35
Didn't Reich recently say he'd run abelenkpe Mar 2015 #28
Wow, I hope that's true! RiverLover Mar 2015 #31
Found this on his Facebook page: abelenkpe Mar 2015 #39
Thanks abelenkpe! And I seriously agree with this~ RiverLover Mar 2015 #42
Don't know exactly but heres a link to an image from his recent appearance abelenkpe Mar 2015 #45
I'd vote for him, noooo problem! MynameisBlarney Mar 2015 #34
Me too abelenkpe Mar 2015 #38
Yup. MynameisBlarney Mar 2015 #41
If Warren doesn't run, Bernie Sanders and Robert Reich would be alternatives. Not Elizabeth JDPriestly Apr 2015 #49
Then how about Martin O'Malley LynneSin Mar 2015 #30
Best outcome for progressives: Thespian2 Mar 2015 #32
Thanks Thespian2. RiverLover Mar 2015 #40
I don't think she is going to bow to the pressure to run. MynameisBlarney Mar 2015 #33
The sad part of your comment donnasgirl Mar 2015 #37
Maybe. No one knows but her. MynameisBlarney Mar 2015 #43
EW would eat Hillary's lunch in a debate. I'd sure love to see it. Scuba Apr 2015 #50
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