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by kafkaesq 3439 days ago
"Announce intent" and "Stop bill that was never going to pass congress" aren't exactly adroit acts of statesmanship.

OTOH "making a clear, simple statement about something that hits a raw nerve with tens of millions of working-class Americans -- but which Hillary won't touch with a ten-foot pole until way too late" matters a hell of a lot. And has a lot to do with how this man came to get as far as he has, so far.