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2016 Postmortem

pbmus

(12,439 posts) Tue Jan 3, 2017, 07:30 PM Jan 2017

Hillary .... Fighting for the 99% [View all]

In a rare post-election tweet, Hillary Clinton says she's "delighted" by New York governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal to offer free college tuition to students of families making under $125,000 a year.

http://thehill.com/homenews/312596-hillary-clinton-backs-cuomos-free-tuition-plan

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Hillary .... Fighting for the 99% [View all] pbmus Jan 2017 OP

ImStillWithHer. oasis Jan 2017 #1

110%.... pbmus Jan 2017 #3

Thats fine, now let's move on. HopeAgain Jan 2017 #21

No, it's about Bernie 24/7 BainsBane Jan 2017 #34

Not about Bernie for me, its about moving on from the 2016 election cluster f*ck HopeAgain Jan 2017 #40

Good to hear from Her! triron Jan 2017 #2

$125k is an odd cutoff for NY HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #4

The neediest folks will easily qualify. onecaliberal Jan 2017 #5

All of New York STATE is included, not just the NYC. Not many families... George II Jan 2017 #16

NY is really NYC with a little NYS HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #38

If that were true we wouldn't have a republican majority in the NYS Senate or... George II Jan 2017 #42

$125k out side city is still a lot of money La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 #31

OK - its snowing in Hell now FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #6

This is an unfair and uncalled for jab triron Jan 2017 #7

Nope. SaschaHM Jan 2017 #10

It's also dumb and incorrect, as this proposal has an income limit La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 #30

Point being the anouncement was made with Bernie Sanders not HRC FreakinDJ Jan 2017 #46

Petty. nt. SaschaHM Jan 2017 #9

perhaps Vermont should take note and follow? Tavarious Jackson Jan 2017 #12

Cuomo is enacting a Hillary plan for college La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 #13

Is there anywhere you can direct us to this quote or sentiment: George II Jan 2017 #14

Clinton is a NYS resident, has been for 16 years. This is a New York STATE proposal by Cuomo. George II Jan 2017 #19

Yup. Plus we love here in ny, which is why she beat sanders so handily here La Lioness Priyanka Jan 2017 #29

Let's just embrace the change, shall we? Tatiana Jan 2017 #33

That would require actually caring about education BainsBane Jan 2017 #36

Too bad you didn't bother reading BainsBane Jan 2017 #35

I thought the speech remark was a weak attempt to insinuate that Hillary only gives speeches betsuni Jan 2017 #37

Actually I prefer her plan ($250k etc) HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #47

"No we can't " "Pie is the Sky" bahrbearian Jan 2017 #43

K&R baldguy Jan 2017 #8

New York is WAY ahead of VERMONT! Tavarious Jackson Jan 2017 #11

Indeed. George II Jan 2017 #15

She should not go to Trump's inauguration. LS_Editor Jan 2017 #17

Country over party.. pbmus Jan 2017 #18

Because Trump gives a shit about either party... LS_Editor Jan 2017 #20

We all know the Big Con is a moronic idiot, pbmus Jan 2017 #22

Dems need to wake the fuck up. LS_Editor Jan 2017 #23

Read .. pbmus Jan 2017 #24

I've read it. LS_Editor Jan 2017 #25

We will see .... pbmus Jan 2017 #26

Dem behavior during GWB years is not a good precedent. LS_Editor Jan 2017 #28

Like voting for War? And starting new wars Like Obama? bahrbearian Jan 2017 #44

What Trump gives a shit about is wholly irrelevant and does not reflect on Clinton in any way. LanternWaste Jan 2017 #41

Be rational? LS_Editor Jan 2017 #45

"When they go low, we go high"---M. Obama oasis Jan 2017 #27

HRC always has, always will. democratisphere Jan 2017 #32

K&R Starry Messenger Jan 2017 #39