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      Hillary Is Already Triangulating Against Liberals

      Hillary Is Already Triangulating Against Liberals

      Her new attack on Bernie Sanders’ single-payer health care plan shows her indifference to progressive voters.

      Jim Newell
      Nov 19, 2015

      The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign has begun using an odd new line of attack against upstart Democratic primary rival Sen. Bernie Sanders: He's too liberal on taxes and universal health insurance. Why is she doing this? After returning to the position in which she entered the race--as the near-certain nominee--she seems to be setting herself up for the general election. But it's strange to see her now, after the previously shaky ship has been steadied, attacking a candidate whose supporters she'll need in any general election campaign over an issue that his supporters care about very deeply.

      Triangulating against Sanders (and, by proxy, the left wing of the Democratic Party) with conservative attacks does make some sense. For one, she is a Clinton, and this is what they do.

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      Tuesday: Alaska Marijuana Legalization Law Takes Effect

      In First ‘Red’ State to Legalize Marijuana, Possession and Cultivation Become Legal;  Commercial Retail Sales to Begin in 2016

      Newswire Editor
      Feb 23, 2015

      Tomorrow will mark a major step forward in the implementation of Alaska's marijuana legalization law, as personal cultivation, possession, and consumption become legal. Last November, Alaskans voted 53-47% in favor of marijuana legalization, making it the first "red" state to pass such a law.

      "First Colorado and Washington, now Alaska and Oregon - and all with levels of support higher than the winning candidates for governor and U.S. Senate achieved in those states," said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. "Legalizing marijuana just makes sense now to voters across the political spectrum and - as we'll likely see in 2016 - across the country."

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      Study Shows Big Donors Dominated Competitive 2014 Congressional Races

      In 25 competitive House races, 86 percent of individual contributions to candidates came from large donors

      Newswire Editor
      Jan 14, 2015

      U.S. PIRG today released a new study, "The Money Chase: Moving from Big Money Dominance in the 2014 Midterms to a Small Donor Democracy," at a joint research summit with seven other major money in politics organizations. The study, which was written by U.S. PIRG and Demos, found that the top two vote-getters in the 25 most competitive districts in 2014 got 86 percent of their campaign cash from individuals giving $200 or more. Only two of the 50 candidates surveyed raised less than 70 percent of their individual contributions from big donors, and seven relied on big donors for more than 95 percent of their individual contributions.

      "All too often, a handful of deep-pocketed donors gets to determine who runs for office, what issues make it onto the agenda, and too frequently, who wins," said Dan Smith, Democracy Campaign Director with U.S. PIRG. "Since most of us can't afford to cut a thousand dollar check to candidates for elected office, we need to counter the outsized influence of mega-donors by amplifying the voices of small donors."

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