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wt1531

(424 posts)
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 02:29 PM Nov 2016

How Republicans will lose the House under a President Clinton

Knowing how they operate, House Republicans will double down on their blind/no fact based/innuendo filled investigations of President Hillary. All she has to do is call them out for not doing the people's business and focusing on political conflicts that have been settled at the ballot box at every opportunity she gets. She should be the total opposite of Obama and call them out at every opportunity. She will have the big stage and the giant presidential microphone everywhere she goes so she should hammer them. By the next mid term elections most people will be be well versed on the zero sum game plan of the Republicans and Democrats should have an excellent chance of getting the House back. For all the great things he has done, President Obama never called the Republicans out enough b/c of his tendency to try to be "nice" to Republicans when there it is an off-election season. The right thing to do is to hammer it home at every opportunity that Republicans are blocking progress and are only interested in political games that benefit no one. Voters have very short memories and reminding them at every turn will be very effective when election time rolls around. That Hillary will be referred as the President-elect come Tuesday night is almost assured. GOTV.

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How Republicans will lose the House under a President Clinton (Original Post) wt1531 Nov 2016 OP
Sorry Cosmocat Nov 2016 #1
They are going to be in the minority after Nov. 8. Just watch the blue wave hit them hard. Coyotl Nov 2016 #2
And come 2018 Democrats could lose it right back again bluestateguy Nov 2016 #3
Bully Pulpit poli-junkie Nov 2016 #4
Not until a Clinton SCOTUS removes gerrymandering from our political reality Persondem Nov 2016 #5

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
3. And come 2018 Democrats could lose it right back again
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 02:39 PM
Nov 2016

Manchin, McCaskill and and Hietkamp are all up. They will likely be a pain in the ass the next 2 years no matter who is president.

poli-junkie

(998 posts)
4. Bully Pulpit
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 02:39 PM
Nov 2016

Yes! It's called using the most effective tool a president has: The bully pulpit. Obama rarely called out the obstructionist Repukes in Congress. It's way past time to shine a big klieg light on these bastards.

Persondem

(1,936 posts)
5. Not until a Clinton SCOTUS removes gerrymandering from our political reality
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 03:31 PM
Nov 2016

Then in 2022 we will almost certainly take back the House. Until then, very unlikely.

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