Obama Shifts Talk Away From Income Gap

Obama Shies Away From Talking About Income Inequality
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after presiding over a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members and civilians in the East Room of the White House on July 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. On Monday Obama pledged to use executive orders to circumvent congress and move ahead with immigration reform. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after presiding over a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members and civilians in the East Room of the White House on July 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. On Monday Obama pledged to use executive orders to circumvent congress and move ahead with immigration reform. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images)

After making fighting income inequality an early focus of his second term, President Obama has largely abandoned talk of the subject this election year in a move that highlights the emerging debate within the Democratic Party over economic populism and its limits.

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