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kcjohn1

(751 posts)
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:13 AM Feb 2016

Scary thought about general prospects with Clinton

I can see it already. When she is facing Trump and losing Independents by huge margin, that will be used as justification for the move to the right to win disaffected GOP voters with Trump. That will be the strategy.

Expect 3rd way politics before she is in the oval office and during the campaign season. I'm pretty sure tax cuts will be put on the table. No more talk of wall street reform. Talk to fix and "save" SS. Bipartisan immigration reform with border security + guest worker program. Education "reforms" ala chartered schools. Pivot away from AA as we need to win the hardworking white voters. No talk about further wars but promises will be behind doors about our next war (Iran?).

Welcome back to 90s politics! The worst thing is we will be pulling for it to work but it will fail.

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Scary thought about general prospects with Clinton (Original Post) kcjohn1 Feb 2016 OP
I'm sure you can come up with some more scary thoughts if you try... brooklynite Feb 2016 #1
And how well does she do with Indepentants? daleanime Feb 2016 #3
Not to mention Independents. nt onehandle Feb 2016 #4
Too late.... daleanime Feb 2016 #7
Or if she loses that will used as a sign.... daleanime Feb 2016 #2
those are some very horrible and real possibilities dana_b Feb 2016 #5
Very Well Thought Out And Hence Quite Accurate Projection Going Forward (HOPE NOT!) CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #6

brooklynite

(94,594 posts)
1. I'm sure you can come up with some more scary thoughts if you try...
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:14 AM
Feb 2016

...she's still a mainstream Democrat, and Democratic voters like her.

CorporatistNation

(2,546 posts)
6. Very Well Thought Out And Hence Quite Accurate Projection Going Forward (HOPE NOT!)
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 01:25 AM
Feb 2016

Unlikely to win a GE due to her own actions...

To be sure... Mika announced that a "Print Journalist Has The Transcripts!"

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