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It’s Also the Congress, Stupid

Empowering Capitol Hill progressives is just as important as presidental campaign platforms.

By David Sirota

During one of the mind-numbing arguments between the candidates, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was fighting off the claim that his universal healthcare proposal might not cover up to 15 million Americans. As an academic issue, it was an important exchange. But I suddenly realized: In real-world terms, the back-and-forth didn’t much matter. In this epic race for the Democratic nomination,… return to article

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    Glad to see you post a Furl link option to this excellent article. It is the first and absolute truth that a progressive Congress is the sine qua non of a successful progressive movement in this country.

    United States Posted by publicreader on Feb 20, 2008 at 7:08 AM
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