Obama’s Wall Street payday triggers Dem angst

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Former President Barack Obama's speaking fees have become a flashpoint in the debate over the future of the Democratic Party.

Obama remains enormously popular on the left, but he has nonetheless come under fire from progressives who are angered by his decision to accept $400,000 from financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald for a speech at a healthcare conference in September.

The issue has renewed tensions between liberals and mainstream Democrats that emerged during the bitter 2016 primary contest between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who campaigned hard against the influence of money in politics.

Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have both registered their disappointment with Obama, showing that not even the most revered Democrat in the country can escape the populist wrath.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/331676-obamas-wall-street-payday-triggers-dem-angst

 

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Why didn't you just bundle this into the first thread you started on the topic?

 

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Why didn't you just bundle this into the first thread you started on the topic?

No doubt casting bread upon the waters in search of big lefty lunkers.