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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

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10. This is the same Al From who guarateed Jimmy Carter would be a one-term president

Reply to portlander23 (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2016, 10:05 PM

Dec 2016

by insisting(as one of Carter's economic advisors)on putting a greater priority on low inflation than on full employment(and, in so doing, creating the "Misery Index" that gave Reagan the solid victory he would never otherwise have achieved).

Why does anyone listen to From anymore?

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DLC's Al From: Way Forward is the Third Way [View all] portlander23 Dec 2016 OP

Is that Al runnin' 'round with Duct Tape in the engine room of the Titanic? Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #1

This A--hole cost us Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #2

His policies are about as helpful as trickledown economics. Exilednight Dec 2016 #3

I'd never even hear about these people Dem2 Dec 2016 #4

Good grief......not Al From again! democrank Dec 2016 #5

no thanks InformedElitist Dec 2016 #6

Keep trying...nt SidDithers Dec 2016 #7

Just give me a cyanide tablet instead of a ballot next time. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #8

I''m with him TuslaUltra Dec 2016 #9

This is the same Al From who guarateed Jimmy Carter would be a one-term president Ken Burch Dec 2016 #10

Al From, hired by the US Chamber of Commerce to destroy Democratic Party from within deminks Dec 2016 #11