Every now and then Hillary Clinton tries once again to seem more like a Democrat. Up against a genuine Democrat, Bernie Sanders, who's not actually a Democrat (he's an Independent) but who is increasingly convincing and popular, she is obliged to seem more Democratic, if only for the time being.
This leaves Clinton with a bunch of ungrateful doubters who focus, not unreasonably, on her actual, long-term relationship with Wall Street "and other well-heeled interests," as The Hill reports.
... On the campaign trail this year, Clinton has adopted a tone –– and rolled out policy after policy –– that seems derived straight from the playbook of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the benchmark of liberal thinking on Capitol Hill.
The trend leftward reached a new level last week, when Clinton introduced a sweeping $350 billion proposal to reduce the burden of exploding tuition debt for millions of college students and graduates –– a provision included in the Progressive Caucus's budget for the first time this year.
Clinton has also adopted proposals on immigration, education, voting rights and criminal justice that are winning strong reviews from leading liberal Democrats. ...TheHill
The key word here (used more than once) is "adopted." Does that mean "adopt" as in adopting a child and a long-term commitment? Or adopting a dog from the local shelter, a critter that can get re-dumped later if it turns out to be a biter or indoor puddler?
Democratic voters have become understandably wary as the result of a long effort on the part of the right to discredit any and all Democratic principles -- like steady, fair wages or support for education or justice for all or the embrace of unflinching standards for environmental protection.
Hillary is left with that word "adoption" and the knowledge that many liberals and progressives are understandably worried that "adoption" doesn't always turn out to guarantee a secure future.
In spite of her claims as a committed progressive, she is seen as a long-term partner to Bill Clinton's opportunism and linked, inevitably, to NAFTA, big money, and the damaging partnership of government and large corporations. Bernie Sanders' record is notably reassuring in contrast.
