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Democrats Are the Real Conservatives of 2016
Black voters are the bulwark of the party's support, and they are not looking for a revolution.
Appealing to the base.
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As the contest between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders moves into its next phase -- primaries in South Carolina and other Southern states -- the question of who is the more “progressive” candidate still seems to preoccupy many Democrats.
On the issues, it’s beside the point. Clinton and Sanders broadly agree on most things, and when they differ, one or the other may end up further to the left: Sanders in his attacks on Wall Street and call for free college tuition, Clinton in her advocacy of stricter gun laws and pleas for more generous treatment of immigrants.