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In reply to the discussion: THOMAS FRANK ON HOW DEMOCRATS WENT FROM BEING THE ‘PARTY OF THE PEOPLE’ TO THE PARTY OF RICH ELITES [View all]seabeckind
(1,957 posts)7. As I posted a while ago...
The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) was a non-profit 501(c)(4) corporation founded in 1985 that, upon its formation, argued the United States Democratic Party should shift away from the leftward turn it took in the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The DLC hailed President Bill Clinton as proof of the viability of Third Way politicians and as a DLC success story.
The DLC's affiliated think tank is the Progressive Policy Institute. Democrats who adhere to the DLC's philosophy often call themselves New Democrats. This term is also used by other groups who have similar views on where the party should go in the future, like NDN and Third Way.
On February 7, 2011, Politico reported that the DLC would dissolve, and would do so as early as the following week. On July 5 of that year, DLC founder Al From announced in a statement on the organization's website that the historical records of the DLC have been purchased by the Clinton Foundation. The DLC's last chairman was former Representative Harold Ford of Tennessee, and its vice chair was Senator Thomas R. Carper of Delaware. Its CEO was Bruce Reed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Leadership_Council
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THOMAS FRANK ON HOW DEMOCRATS WENT FROM BEING THE ‘PARTY OF THE PEOPLE’ TO THE PARTY OF RICH ELITES [View all]
elleng
Jun 2016
OP
I agree -----------But this is what starts a political revolution ---------------------
turbinetree
Jun 2016
#74
Does your vision of the Democratic Party include any standards or expectations?
Scootaloo
Jun 2016
#45
No we the People need to kick out the corporatists out of our party. They can start
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#82
Sorry, I'm with Frank. Either the Democratic Party is going to begin actually representing
PatrickforO
Jun 2016
#83
Thomas Carr Frank (born March 21, 1965) is an American political analyst, historian, journalist
elleng
Jun 2016
#80
the REASON 4 FRANKS OBSERVATION: UNION WORKERS % OF WORKFORCE DOWN 66% IN LAST 50 YRS
Bill USA
Jun 2016
#91