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2016 Postmortem

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RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 08:25 AM Feb 2016

Hillary Clinton is brilliant, progressive, and the most qualified candidate on either side. [View all]

They hyperbolic attacks on Hillary Clinton are just that, wild-eyed and hyperbolic.

Bernie Sanders pledged AGAIN in his VICTORY speech in NH to support the Dem nominee whomever it was in the end, placing the need to keep the White House away from the Republicans above all else.

If Bernie wins, everyone needs to get behind him. If Hillary wins, same thing.

Hillary is ultra-qualified, and so many of the attacks have been hyperbolic beyond belief. What's next, that she's secretly Lucifer's wife? It's just getting silly. She is by all means the most qualified on either side, ready on minute one to take on ALL parts of the job. She is progressive and has good plans to move us toward all the goals Bernie has but with more specifics and in a more realistic way.

It would be utterly INSANE to be so far out on the fringe of reality as to not support the Dem nominee out of some radical notion of purity. Even Bernie is not pure. He has compromised on many pieces of legislation over his career and has attended events with lobbyist donors. Let's get real.

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She is too ambiguous and can't be trusted, let's get real and connect the dots . orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #1
At least Bernie doesn't stoop so low as to Swift Boat his opponent. Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #61
Lie and libel. Amimnoch Feb 2016 #67
Sure it is! I think you have had enough Kool Aid. Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #72
Trusted enough that Bernie has REPEATEDLY PLEDGED to support her if she wins the nomination. RBInMaine Feb 2016 #68
He can support who he wants. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #80
what choice does he have? what choice do any of us have IF she wins the nomination? Hiraeth Feb 2016 #91
Hence,, until a few months ago she was a princess waiting for her Coronation . orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #92
Exactly. There was NO other option until Bernie threw his hat in the ring. She had the name Hiraeth Feb 2016 #95
Repeatedly ? orpupilofnature57 Feb 2016 #93
K&R! stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #2
We Us Together - Vs - Me MyBank And I -- The Choice Is Clear cantbeserious Feb 2016 #9
" this posts has been hidden by a DU Jury" DanTex. stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #10
She is caught in a web of corruption of her own device. cali Feb 2016 #3
You could wallpaper a room with those hearts. R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2016 #14
Thanks, Daneel cali Feb 2016 #34
Right on! Being qualified is not enough. debunction.junction Feb 2016 #28
Rahm was Obama's Chief of Staff. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #82
Thank you, and I second that. debunction.junction Feb 2016 #120
heck, yes. secondwind Feb 2016 #50
The right wing is no her own device uponit7771 Feb 2016 #64
Thanks for confirming the hyperbole. RBInMaine Feb 2016 #65
Spot on RBInMaine! kydo Feb 2016 #4
Here are some more words of wisdom from RBInMaine Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #102
It is slipping away from Hillary. earthside Feb 2016 #103
ohmigosh, another one!! I liked the 2008 version of RBInMaine better. kath Feb 2016 #113
Yes she is. She also understands math! leftofcool Feb 2016 #5
Righto. Especially fractions. Like 9 / 11 . Helen Borg Feb 2016 #15
Thanks! RBInMaine Feb 2016 #66
I love reality based posts ... NurseJackie Feb 2016 #6
and absolutely untrustworthy Amishman Feb 2016 #7
NO MORE CLINTONS! SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #12
+1000 Helen Borg Feb 2016 #16
HRC Is A Pawn Of the Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks That Pay For Her Campaign cantbeserious Feb 2016 #8
Are you a true Bernie supporter ? stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #13
Brilliant politician. Helen Borg Feb 2016 #11
A more magnanimous title would have helped. Sienna86 Feb 2016 #17
1 out of 3. I'll concede the first one. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #18
Yes she is. DCBob Feb 2016 #19
I've opposed her for over 15 years. That is unlikely to change cali Feb 2016 #35
I am sure you will be the last holdout. DCBob Feb 2016 #43
I doubt it. zalinda Feb 2016 #63
Nope. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #85
Not likely. azmom Feb 2016 #112
I couldn't possibly disagree more. 99Forever Feb 2016 #20
I think they forgot the ... ybbor Feb 2016 #21
+1000 n/t MissDeeds Feb 2016 #24
Thanks for your OP, RB! BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #22
Everyone agrees she's a Progressive... Wilms Feb 2016 #23
I am a Progressive and i support Hillary Clinton . stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #26
The DLCers are way ahead of you in co-opting the title. Wilms Feb 2016 #38
" this posts has been hidden by a DU Jury" DanTex. stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #41
Can the same be said about Sanders civil rights record? tia uponit7771 Feb 2016 #62
I couldn't disagree more Robbins Feb 2016 #25
It Is Fair To Critique And Assess A Candidate Billsmile Feb 2016 #27
No she isn't. Karma13612 Feb 2016 #29
Bernie Sanders is obviously a less insane person than me. I could and will never support Hillary Victor_c3 Feb 2016 #30
Victor Carolina Feb 2016 #44
Are you going to blame every one who voted for the Iraq war? Most of those who voted for the war asjr Feb 2016 #83
You SheenaR Feb 2016 #101
You have the difficulty. You totally misinterpreted my post. asjr Feb 2016 #105
That's your opinion SheenaR Feb 2016 #107
First, I wasn't Carolina Feb 2016 #116
Thank you for your service. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #96
Obsurd Got it Feb 2016 #31
She is brilliant and qualified. She is also scandal riddled and not trustworthy. morningfog Feb 2016 #32
Yes, she does have an excellent resume. nc4bo Feb 2016 #33
She is so much Carolina Feb 2016 #47
Ungounded, idealistic musings. Her closet is filled with dirty laundry. She's unelectable. And whereisjustice Feb 2016 #36
The criminal Clinton Madmiddle Feb 2016 #37
The only people who say anything abut Hillary not being qualitied..... daleanime Feb 2016 #39
"There Once Was a Woman Named Hill" gordyfl Feb 2016 #40
That's terrific! Sienna86 Feb 2016 #45
+1 demmiblue Feb 2016 #46
Excellent. yourout Feb 2016 #52
Ironically, the artist's name is "Wasserman." Fawke Em Feb 2016 #98
In a reality where "progressive" means a neoliberal Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #42
still awaitig that list Cryptoad Feb 2016 #49
I thought he lead a revolution in VT to get single payer passed??! uponit7771 Feb 2016 #70
There is a civics lesson missing a student. Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #94
Bernie Sanders is running for president now, he'll be in class after he's done losing seeing uponit7771 Feb 2016 #119
Here you go: Fawke Em Feb 2016 #100
Very good list. bookmarking and copying. kath Feb 2016 #115
" she's secretly Lucifer's wife?" < No man, that was just Bill Clinton. n/t. jtuck004 Feb 2016 #48
She is the best candidate when compared to the GOP crowd at least. n/t Gore1FL Feb 2016 #51
I really don't see that as persuasive argument bowens43 Feb 2016 #57
Not for the nomination. No. It's a terrible argument for that. Gore1FL Feb 2016 #77
I couldn't possibly agree more. Alfresco Feb 2016 #53
Well said. K & R nt Persondem Feb 2016 #54
She is not brilliant, she is not progressive and her qualifications are at best questionable bowens43 Feb 2016 #55
Progressive... jalan48 Feb 2016 #56
Yes, because it's very progressive to sell out to Goldman Sachs... Yurovsky Feb 2016 #58
+1 farleftlib Feb 2016 #71
Sorry 90-percent Feb 2016 #59
This W.O.T. has produced dreadful unintended???? consequences fer sure 90-percent Feb 2016 #60
Hillary will be President, and a spectacular one. Bernie, while I will vote for him if he is the Augiedog Feb 2016 #69
Yeah because a Progressive would have Kissinger as a family friend...LMAO SHRED Feb 2016 #73
Just say no Geronimoe Feb 2016 #74
This brings to mind Al Franken's Stuart Smalley hopeforchange2008 Feb 2016 #75
I don't think it's hyperbolic to assume that the millions ladjf Feb 2016 #76
I disagree concreteblue Feb 2016 #78
I don't think she's progressive or the most qualified. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #79
Oh, COME ON. Old Crow Feb 2016 #81
Qualified for what? Depaysement Feb 2016 #84
RB: SCantiGOP Feb 2016 #86
How cool you are. Read a lot in the Bernie group do you. Hiraeth Feb 2016 #97
Hillary is the most progressive? Ya maybe "Fauxgressive" pinebox Feb 2016 #87
I support Bernie for the nomination because Hillary aggressively spoke against marriage equality Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #88
She's the most qualified candidate ever? Please explain? JRLeft Feb 2016 #89
As if the co-opted term "progressive" hasn't become meaningless enough...... marmar Feb 2016 #90
I've never seen the purported brilliance. And she herself said she's a moderate. TwilightGardener Feb 2016 #99
HILLARY HILLARY!!!!! asuhornets Feb 2016 #104
Annual vacations with Kissinger??? SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #106
Well, you got one out of three right. Nice improvement. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #108
Hillary is a liar, a warmonger, and a corrupt friend of Wall Street. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #109
And she's going to lose to Bernie Sanders. frylock Feb 2016 #110
Brilliance and deception are no way to go through life... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #111
RB should worry that Hillary Clinton has already LOST MAINE, instead of hanging out here! nt TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #114
Thanks very much for your post. kstewart33 Feb 2016 #117
And I heard she cured Cancer too! Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #118
She is the most qualified candidate for maintaining the status quo. Betty Karlson Feb 2016 #121
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