Very little of what he said seemed to channel former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign platform. There was, however, one particular passage that seemed to channel Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign.
“Food Stamp recipients didn’t cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did. Immigrants aren’t the reason wages haven’t gone up enough; those decisions are made in the boardrooms that too often put quarterly earnings over long-term returns. It’s sure not the average family watching tonight that avoids paying taxes through offshore accounts,” Obama said. “In this new economy, workers and start-ups and small businesses need more of a voice, not less. The rules should work for them.”
I don’t know about you, but that seems lifted straight from a Sanders speech and not a Clinton one. As Vice President Joe Biden said earlier in the day, Mr. Sanders has “credibility” on the issue of wealth inequality, while Ms. Clinton is “relatively new” to the issue.
Mr. Obama seemed to tap into the populist view – one that is alluding Ms. Clinton on the campaign trail.
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