Hillary Group: Clinton is banking on the Obama coalition to win
By Anne Gearan May 17
Hillary Rodham Clinton is running as the most liberal Democratic presidential front-runner in decades, with positions on issues from gay marriage to immigration that would, in past elections, have put her at her party’s precarious left edge.
The moves are part of a strategic conclusion by Clinton’s emerging campaign: that it can harness the same kind of young and diverse coalition as Barack Obama did in 2008 and 2012, bolstered by even stronger appeal among women.
Her approach — outlined in interviews with aides and advisers — is a bet that social and demographic shifts mean that no left-leaning position Clinton takes now would be likely to hurt her in making her case to moderate and independent voters in the general election next year.
The strategy relies on calculations about the 2016 landscape, including that up to 31 percent of the electorate will be Americans of color — a projection that may be overly optimistic for her campaign. It factors in that a majority of independent voters already support same-sex marriage and the pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants that Clinton endorsed this month.
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I meant to say that if she wins the Democratic primary I will vote for her in the election. :>
I will still probably vote for Bernie in the primary.
But--- this is helpful for me..
I have, in fact, been aware of her support for women's and children's issues.
It is more the whole corporate, trade business I am looking into...
I actually met her once.. 2008, I believe in Rochester, NY.
Thanks again.
For your respectful reply in the Hillary Group.
I have seen some of the unnecessary stuff from both sides. Ain't worth it, is it. :>
I remember a few years ago I made some criticism of Obama.. don't remember even what it was. And that was after giving what time I had to help him get elected. I didn't even realize I was posting in the Barack Obama group. IN FACT, I didn't even know there WAS a BO group. Shows you how much I knew. Boy did I get wacked on the head. :>
Like I said in my second post, at this point I would probably vote for Sanders in the primary, but who knows, and no matter who wins, I will vote for him or her in the national election.
While we may agree and disagree on some stuff, I think we are all basically on the same side. It's not easy, is it.
she is smart.. there's a lot of votes out here that went for the President. No one is going to win running from his accomplishments.. even though some on the internet like to paint him as the "Trojan Horse".. that's just more horseshit from the usuals who can't see the forest.
In real life President Obama's approval ratings are quite high.. Dem candidates would be silly to disregard this..
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"According to the latest CNN/ORC poll, the Obama resurgence is being fueled by the growing economy. Fifty-two percent of respondents called the U.S. economy very or somewhat good while 48% said the economy was very or somewhat poor. The President’s approval rating has increased with 18-29-year-olds (57%), women (51%), Democrats (88%), and liberal Democrats (97%).
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Many supporters of the President will view his increasing approval numbers as Obama finally getting credit for the economic turnaround after pulling the country back from the brink of a potential depression when he took office, but these numbers could foreshadow a Democratic strong point in 2016. If the economy keeps growing, Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, will be able to run on maintaining and expanding the Obama economy.
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/04/21/president-obama.html
Mahalo for the link, Maggie
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6698044