In any case, I don't recognize any of them, either. I haven't seen any opinions from them in publications regarding the upcoming election.

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Few people don't know the name.

Imo MM has political motivations, as do many HRC supporters on this board that are in alignment with third way's politics.

impact on anything. If they did, I'd have seen stuff they put out. I don't, so I simply discount their influence.

Again, I have never seen a Clinton supporter refer to or quote anyone from that organization. I only see people talking about it as a somehow evil, influential group. I'm not seeing that influence out there at all.

couldn't care less about what anyone at Third Way says.

Like it or not, they have ties to the Clintons. Maybe Hillary is truly moving away from them. Maybe not. Maybe she's distancing herself publicly for political purposes.

Some of her rhetoric and positions seem quite close.

If you think they're correct, that's fine. IF you hink Hillary should follow their "advice" okay. Agree with them.

But it;s not unimportant.

Forget the role of Wall St. and Big Corporations in government

Here's a little primer....Connections to Obama and Clinton. There;s more if yo care to pull your head out of the sand

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2014/10/06/struggle-for-soul-democratic-party-pits-wall-street-backed-think-tank-against-elizabeth-warren/pYk3SXRnZDmpi7C7N4ZpXN/story.html

Not once. I think it's just a bogeyman.

Nobody I've ever heard of or heard from in that group.

Edited to add:

"Third Way, backed by Wall Street titans, corporate money, and congressional allies, is publicly warning against divisive “soak-the-rich” politics voiced by populist Democrats."

They are just a bogeyman. So is the DLC which disbanded several years ago.

The right employs such bogeyman (like ACORN) to scare people. It's sad to see some on the left do the same thing.

You know better, but you choose to obfuscate. If they were uninfluential and unconected, their warning would not have been mentioned in the news media.

And did you ever hear of Mr Daley?

The Third-Way Is The Remade DLC.

The DLC was chaired by none other that Bill Clinton Before he became president.

HRC has been a prominent member of the DLC as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Leadership_Council

It is their economic policy that doesn't agree with progressives.

Partisan politics separates us all.

Give the liberals their social issues, just let us keep running things, including fuking up the biggest social safety nets

Bingo!.......best explanation in one sentence.....

Dismantling the 'social safety nets', or as they say 'entitlements' is the Holy Grail Prize for them.

I don't agree with their economic policies. I see no problem working with them when our interests coincide.

Everything is not economic policy.

It's about which candidates get elected who represent the Third Way views.

By all means vote for Hillary, if you think the social issues are more important than the fundamental economic policies they support -- and if you are comfortable with a candidate that shares their economic views.

Personally I prefer a candidate who is progressive on social and economic issues.

I am going to vote for a lot of people between the primary and general election. They will range from progressive through liberal and back to the center.

The conflict between progressives and the third way is just something that divides us and make good governance more difficult.

The President is only our Representative in the executive branch. One litmus test is not going to fit al candidates.

over the past few years I've seen Partisan conflict between right and left, and partisan conflicts between different parts of the left. All the lead to is a government that doesn't work.

all admit this, work for our candidate, Bernie or HIllary, and then when all the shouting is over

support who is left standing

no pun, oh wait, pun intended


BAZINGA

You should stop insulting us by pretending to be.

Conclusions drawn about me are owned by those drawing those conclusions. I remain unconcerned about that, and will continue to post as I choose. Thanks for the reply.

And in this OP, you want us to believe someone who has spent decades working on GOTV operations and otherwise engaged in Democratic politics has no clue who Third Way is.

It's utterly insulting that you believe that is believable.

You used to be a respectable poster. I'm sorry you decided to abandon that persona.

assumes multiple personas and posts very frequently. Maybe it's the screen name that starts with the same letter that is confusing you.

I have one persona. Yes, I work on GOTV and other election issues, but at the local level, primarily. I've never encountered anyone connected with the Third Way in any of that work. When it comes to presidential elections, I'm more of an observer than a participant. I have one vote, just like everyone else. In my precinct canvassing I promote whoever is the Democratic candidate for President. My focus, however, is on legislative offices as I talk to voters. That's what really affects them.

Third Way is completely off my radar, and only comes up in posts on DU complaining about that organization. I've yet to encounter any influence it might have on anyone. It's just another advocacy group among many - probably the least influential one on voters that I know of.

And from those posts we can draw a logical conclusion.

I can't recall seeing or hearing this organization mentioned elsewhere on the web, on the radio or on TV.

It appears to be a generic tag used to denigrate certain Democrats that post on DU.

which closed down years ago.

Third Way appears to be a minor think tank group, really. It's funny that it gets so much attention here from opponents to certain candidates. Any port in a storm, I guess.

The DLC hailed President Bill Clinton as proof of the viability of Third Way politicians and as a DLC success story.

Or boogie man you know?

Can't be that the American people respect and admire Hillary.

This shadow group is behind the scenes manipulating our minds.....or something

That's some major face for a minor group of any sort. Why all that big prestige on loan to a group that's just a DU phenomenon? Why are so many Senators co-chairs of a figment of DU's collective imagination?

And it probably has taken on meaning that has nothing to do with the actual organization.

I didn't say that. Maybe you're quoting yourself, but I have no idea.

Still, thanks for kicking my thread.

you have no idea

Read this http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/10/29/1442364/-kos-snap-out-of-it-Hillary-is-owned-by-Third-Way

I know half a dozen people who have donated the maximum to her campaign, just like those folks. You would not recognize their names.

I'd donate that amount, too, but I simply don't have it. See, I'm a Hillary supporter. Lots of people are, and the list of $2700 donors will be very, very long, indeed. Democrats who can do so donate to the candidate of their choice. No news there.

If I could donate that amount, and did, I'd get to say hello to the candidate and shake her hand. I doubt she'd pay any more attention to me than she does now, however. It's just not that much money.

People donate to who they support, as you said, correct?
Don't you find it a bit ironic that the leaders of Third Way are donating to Hillary and not Bernie or O'Malley? Why would that be do you think? Because they side with her. Right? Right. Just as you do (which I personally don't understand)

HuffPo even has a section titled "Third Way Democrats" which has news stories associated with such politicians. One shuch politician is Hillary. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/third-way-democrats/

Third Way itself writes about Hillary a great deal http://perspectives.thirdway.org/?tag=hillary-clinton

Check this http://perspectives.thirdway.org/?p=2919

And here you go http://bluemassgroup.com/2013/12/hillary-clinton-is-a-third-way-adherent/

to Hillary's campaign. Yes, they support her, but so do many, many more people, some of whom can donate $2700. She also has many, many supporters who cant donate a penny. She's over 50% in voter support now, according to the polls.

They probably support the candidate they contribute to.

He's toying with everyone......

I could refer to "the KKK wing of the Republican Party" without being able to name a specific Kleagle who held a party office. It would mean that some Republicans have a marked degree of affinity for the views of the Klan.

That kind of use is appropriate here. Traditional Democrats saw themselves as being opposed to Republicans -- as pushing through things like Medicare over Republican opposition. Third Way obviously takes its name from the contrary idea that, instead of pursuing progressive goals in opposition to conservatives, Democrats should look for some other position that's neither progressive nor conservative. It applies to any Democrat who espouses "triangulation" and who seeks to "bring people from right, left, red, blue, and get them into a nice warm purple space...." -- which is Hillary Clinton's view.

the Third Way - giant giant fail. Seriously. Giant fail. Does not matter in the least if you, personally, do not see the relationship.

And the Third Way advises the DINOs already in Congress - the New Democrat Coalition. These people will happily trade away the safety net and jobs whilst waving social issues around to distract. I will never cast a vote for any of them.
These are the people, by the way, who used the Wall Street Journal to whine that Elizabeth Warren has gotten "out of hand".

Two sections of Co-Chairs, a Board, a 'Team' and the Leadership you listed are all under that same heading. Jane Harman? Evan Bayh? You don't know these people? Seriously? I thought you wrote web content, you should be able to work their site, although I admit it is byzantine and very, very Aryan in nature...

http://www.thirdway.org/about#co-chairs

http://www.thirdway.org/about#emeritus-co-chairs

Cool story Bro.

Heidi Heitcamp? James Clyburn? How can that be?