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    Are the Democrats Suffering an Identity Crisis?

    Hillary Clinton may not be facing much of a primary challenge, but that doesn't mean that Democrats aren't divided among themselves. Left-wing Progressives are beginning to sound like Tea-Party Conservatives. They don't want compromise with Republicans -- or other Democrats.

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    By Warren Olney • May 15, 2015 • 33m Listen

    Hillary Clinton may not be facing much of a primary challenge, but that doesn't mean that Democrats aren't divided among themselves. Left-wing Progressives are beginning to sound like Tea-Party Conservatives. They don't want compromise with Republicans -- or other Democrats. It starts at the top with the President and Senator Elizabeth Warren disagreeing on free trade, and it's playing out in primary races around the country. One reporter calls it an ancient "blood feud" that's finally come out in the open. Is it all about ideology versus pragmatism or the best way to raise money?

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    Are the Democrats Suffering an Identity Crisis?
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    2. 8:02Are the Democrats Suffering an Identity Crisis?You’re reading this
    3. 41:37Blues Legend B.B. King Dies
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Robert Draper

      writer for the New York Times Magazine, author of “Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind”

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      Jonathan Cowan

      Third Way

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      Brad Miller

      Roosevelt Institute

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Are the Democrats Suffering an Identity Crisis?
    1. 1:16House Passes Defense Bill Opposed by Obama
    2. 8:02Are the Democrats Suffering an Identity Crisis?You’re reading this
    3. 41:37Blues Legend B.B. King Dies
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