Buddy Roemer
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:48 am
Sounds like establishment conks are shutting him out, but I'm surprised no one on here has mentioned him. Any thoughts?
Roemer is in many ways a traditional conservative. He supports expanding some domestic oil drilling. He believes, against the evidence, that allowing insurance companies to compete across state lines will lower the cost of healthcare. He also wants to significantly reduce federal spending and enact more conservative policies on personal income taxation.
Yet at the same time, Roemer is running on a boldly reformist campaign that has earned praise from the likes of Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart. The central theme of his campaign is that he wants to be “free to lead” — free from corporate and special interest money, that is. He is limiting contributions to his campaign to $100 and is calling for campaign finance reforms including banning lobbyists from participating in fundraisers and criminal penalties for violating campaign finance laws.
He wants to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry, endorsing price competition in pharmaceutical drugs — something President Obama bargained away in a backroom deal, breaking a campaign pledge.
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