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IDemo

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Fri Jan 9, 2015, 11:17 AM Jan 2015

'More of the Same' : Some on Both Sides Ready to Ditch Dynasty Candidates for 2016

Two of the leading candidates for president in 2016 have a very familiar last name -- and a bipartisan swath of Americans are not happy about it.

The political dynasties that have helped launch former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the top of public polling about the coming 2016 race could also face a backlash from a public weary of "more of the same," said participants in a Thursday night focus group conducted on behalf of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

"We've already had one Clinton and two Bushes," said Andrew Regan, a 28 year-old Democrat who said he supports Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "It's kind of like this oligarchy where we're run by the few."

Charlie Loan, a 52 year-old independent who leans Republican, said that he'd be willing to listen to what Bush has to say before making a final verdict.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/more-same-some-both-sides-ready-ditch-dynasty-candidates-2016-n282741

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'More of the Same' : Some on Both Sides Ready to Ditch Dynasty Candidates for 2016 (Original Post) IDemo Jan 2015 OP
I'll take 8 more years of Clinton-Obama policies geek tragedy Jan 2015 #1
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