Heidi Heitkamp just wishes Hillary would go away

[Motley13]

Hillary gave a speech in India, which I guess Heikamp didn't like

This pisses me off

Just now on Chuck Todd

[Squinch]

1. Who? And we care, why?

[RhodeIslandOne]

3. A seat we need to hold to take back the Senate n/m

[liberalhistorian]

14. True, we do need to hold it,

but I'm not sure that's going to happen this time. She only won last time thanks to the Indian vote, which put her over the edge. But her lack of support for them during the NO DAPL protests, even when they were getting attacked, persecuted and harassed, has greatly angered them and they will not be turning out to support her this time.

[RhodeIslandOne]

17. A shame

"When given the choice between a real Republican and a Democrat acting like a Republican they'll take the real one every time" - Harry Truman.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. N.D. Senator, a Democrat (sort of).

What did Hillary say that bothered her?

[marybourg]

4. So that SHE can be the Queen Bee.

[bearsfootball516]

5. She's an extremely vulnerable Democrat in a deep red state.

I don't love that she said that, but he has to play to her audience. Similar to Conor Lamb saying he's anti-Pelosi.

[Sienna86]

7. Agreed. She represents a conservative state.

I don’t always like her votes but certain things don’t help her re-election chances.

[demosincebirth]

11. "All politics is local."

[gratuitous]

12. And in an incredible turn of events

Sen. Heitkamp just happened to get booked by chucktodd to say it to the nation. Amazing!

I wonder if chucktodd is going to have Maxine Waters on anytime soon?

[Me.]

6. Why Should She

HRC is a private citizen and can do as she pleases. Heitkamp does plenty that I don't like.

[hatrack]

8. Because if Hillary stops saying things, the Trumpanzees will be nice to her . . .

[EffieBlack]

9. And will also never be mean to any other Dem ever again

[hatrack]

10. Hillary could cure cancer, and they'd accuse her of putting MDs out of work

She could shit $20 gold pieces, and they'd accuse her of gaming the commodity markets.

She could walk on water, and they'd accuse her of being unable to swim.

How about we start worrying less about the preordained future - the fact that the MAGAtts are going to howl at the moon about "Hillary! HILARY!!! HILLLLARRRRYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!" until they're pushing up daisies - and worry more what Democrats are going to do, how all of us can help, and how we're going to win this fucking thing in 2018 and 2020?

[liberalhistorian]

13. Remembers, she's a North Dakota Dem,

and that state is about as red as you can get (I live in South Dakota, which is just as bad). She's really a DINO, and is in for a real political fight to keep her seat so she's got to pander to the wingnuts and has no problem doing so. Problem is, the hypocrite doesn't realize that, given a choice between a DINO pandering to the RW and a real RW, most red states, including ND, will take the real RW every time.

Also, she only won her seat thanks to the substantial Indian vote in ND. She barely won, and their votes were what put her over the edge. She has, however, completely lost that vote, and deservedly so, given her lack of sympathy and action during the NO DAPL protests. She didn't support them at all, even when they were being attacked, persecuted and harassed, and when the ND legislature was going after them full throttle during their session last year, introducing tons of bills against them and protests in general. They will remember and will not support her this time.

[Motley13]

15. here is the story

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/politics/heidi-heitkamp-hillary-clinton-not-soon-enough/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Most+Recent%29&utm_content=Yahoo+Search+Results

[NCTraveler]

16. Democrats in seats like this...

Are not hurt by opposing Clintons comments. People want to preach to Trump supporters on the one hand and claim opposing Clinton is bad on the other.

[JI7]

18. She comes from a very red state.

[still_one]

19. Is this really the most important story available for the media to cover? When Hillary doesn't say

anything she is critisized. When Hillary doesn't smile she is critisized.

When people accuse Hillary of doing something she didn't do, and she responds to those accusations, she is criticized for responding

The irony of this faux outrage at something a private citizen has said, the LACK of outrage when sanctions against Russia aren't implemented. The silence when Arkansas joins the increasing number of other red states requiring proof of employment in order to qualify for Medicaid.

Trump LIES on an almost daily basis, yet the media refuses to call him a liar

Where is the outrage, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

While there is no doubt Heitkamp is doing this for political considerations, I wonder if this was the thirties in Germany, would Heitkamp be so shy speaking out against those supporting Hitler? This isn't an unreasonable speculation, because during the campaign when Hillary referred to the KKK and other white supremacist groups supporting trump as deplorables, Heitkamp expressed regret at Hillary using such language

[Atticus]

20. All those who don't give a big brown rat's ass what Heidi doesn't like raise you hand. Keep 'em up!

We're still counting!

[mcar]

21. Oh goody, another bash Hillary thread

Heitkamp will say what she thinks she needs to so that she can win reelection. I'm disagree with the attack Hillary/Pelosi strategy, but I don't live in ND.

Regardless, is this really newsworthy?

[Exotica]

22. Centrist Dem in a ruby Red state playing the game as she sees it needs to be played to win

[DURHAM D]

23. What would Heidi do if she didn't have Democrats to bash?

Never liked her but guess we need her.