Crossposted at DemocraticDiva.com
Why do you have to be so strident about this, Julia? Calling him your “enemy” is so divisive!
At the end of last week’s Democratic debate, Anderson Cooper asked the candidates the following question (link autoplays):
“You’ve all made a few people upset over your political careers. Which enemy are you most proud of?”
Note that “enemy” was Cooper’s word choice. Here’s how all of them answered:
Lincoln Chafee: I guess the coal lobby. I’ve worked hard for climate change and I want to work with the coal lobby. But in my time in the Senate, tried to bring them to the table so that we could address carbon dioxide. I’m proud to be at odds with the coal lobby.
Martin O’Malley: The National Rifle Association.
Hillary Clinton: Well, in addition to the NRA, the health insurance companies, the drug companies, the Iranians. Probably the Republicans.
Bernie Sanders: As someone who has taken on probably every special interest that there is in Washington, I would lump Wall Street and the pharmaceutical industry at the top of my life of people who do not like me.
Jim Webb: I’d have to say the enemy soldier that threw the grenade that wounded me, but he’s not around right now to talk to.