HRC and Progressive litmus Test

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/13/clinton- progressive_n_7269788.html?1431517172 WASHINGTON -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) traveled more than 200 miles south on Tuesday to debut what he hopes will be a unifying progressive agenda for the upcoming presidential election. Formally known as "The Progressive Agenda to Combat Income Inequality," de Blasio's plan consists of 13 principles, largely addressing issues of family well-being and economic fairness. "It's a marker for all current leaders and all aspirants to different offices to use as a way of addressing these issues," de Blasio told The Huffington Post in an interview Tuesday in Washington, shortly before he unveiled the platform on Capitol Hill. "We're putting forward a tangible set of things that can change the economic reality for millions and millions of Americans." De Blasio's principles could prove a useful tool for holding Democratic candidates accountable if they start to drift philosophically during the 2016 campaign. But at this point, the candidates eyeing the nomination seem to be largely in step with the New York City mayor's vision. Of those Democrats running or expected to run for president, de Blasio's agenda would seem to present the toughest challenge to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton, after all, bears the reputation of the centrist front-runner having her heels nipped at by lesser-known progressive rivals. And though de Blasio managed her 2000 Senate campaign in New York, he has not yet endorsed Clinton's presidential candidacy, saying he's waiting to see her vision of governance. On Tuesday, however, de Blasio had only kind words for Clinton, saying he was "optimistic" so far about her direction on issues like immigration, mass incarcerationand income inequality. "We're obviously only weeks into her campaign, but I think she's said some very positive things directly on income inequality -- in Iowa, certainly," de Blasio said. "I think we see a strong beginning from her as she fleshes out her vision." Indeed, a closer look at de Blasio's progressive agenda further complicates the narrative that Clinton is out of step. HuffPost examined Clinton's position on each of the elements de Blasio's agenda, and found that she is philosophically supportive of all 13 of the principles. Where we couldn't find an answer, we noted it. When she comes up short, it's largely a matter of degree or because she hasn't made her current stance fully known (whether intentionally or not). There are places here where she may be vulnerable to attacks from her primary opponents, who have records with fewer blanks to fill in. But Clinton has her