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Rhode Island's governor: Democrats need to be 'obsessed with job creation' in the age of Trump
Business Insider ^ | January 7, 2017 | Maxwell Tani

Posted on 01/07/2017 4:35:00 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

It's not every day that the Wall Street Journal's right-leaning opinion section swoons over a Democratic politician. Gina Raimondo's outspoken championing of tax and regulator reform have made her the rare exception.

Gushing over the Rhode Island governor in a November article titled, "An Island of Rationality in Blue-State New England," opinion writer Allysia Finley praised Raimondo's focus on regulatory and tax reform, painting her as a wonky, business-friendly Democrat at odds with a left-wing base committed to fighting battles over social justice issues.

"This year’s election has spurred soul-searching within the Democratic Party," she wrote. "A debate rages between progressives who argue that Democrats need to double down on the party’s current strategy — that is, dividing the electorate into identity groups and promising a government program for every pot — and those like Ms. Raimondo who believe that boosting economic growth is the only sustainable path for their country and party."

Raimondo is hoping her style of business-focused governance — with a focus on high-skilled workers, worker re-training, and new tax incentives for businesses....

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TOPICS: Rhode Island; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: democrats; jobs; rhodeisland; trump
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To: Ciexyz

Dim and brutal should be the new slogan for the dims.


21 posted on 01/07/2017 5:20:05 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The only things Democrats are obsessed with is genitalia.


22 posted on 01/07/2017 5:23:38 PM PST by antidisestablishment ( We few, we happy few, we basket of deplorables)
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To: dp0622

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23 posted on 01/07/2017 5:25:24 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In other words, democrat’s should first and foremost look out for their best interests at any given time. The real interest’s of the American people are an afterthought.


24 posted on 01/07/2017 5:36:42 PM PST by TruthFactor (Hang em', Hang em' High.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They don’t have time to be “obsessed” with jobs. They’re all busy being obsessed with men peeing in the ladies rooms around the country. One thing at a time.


25 posted on 01/07/2017 6:27:42 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As long as tyranny exists, the Constitution and Bill of Right will never be "outdated" or "obsolete")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If democrats wanted jobs, they would be republicans. All liberals want is transfer payments - money flowing from those who work/produce to those too lazy to work or too busy planning terrorist attacks to get a job.


26 posted on 01/07/2017 6:30:21 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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