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2016 Postmortem

BernieforPres2016

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14. I think Hillary was already looking to the general election

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Wed Mar 9, 2016, 11:44 AM

Mar 2016

when she gave that highly nuanced answer to the abortion question in Sunday night's debate.

She tried to mask her past advocacy for fracking on Sunday night, but will be championing that again as a way to appeal to Republicans if she wins the nomination.

The more she tries to thread the needle on issues to appeal to try to somehow appeal to both progressives (for the nomination) and moderate/conservatives (for the general election), the more everybody is reminded of how fundamentally dishonest the Clintons are.

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Hillary looking to broaden her appeal [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 OP

There are three candidates still running in the Democratic Primary Red Oak Mar 2016 #1

Good one! n/t PonyUp Mar 2016 #3

Broaden her appeal? vi5 Mar 2016 #2

Getting out of Trump's way will slow him down a whole lot? Downwinder Mar 2016 #4

Whipsawed Hillary. earthside Mar 2016 #5

How is she going to appropriate a new personality at this stage of her life? PassingFair Mar 2016 #6

She's going to plan to be more spontaneous, silly. cyberswede Mar 2016 #8

Once she learns how to fake sincerity.... PassingFair Mar 2016 #9

She's looking into it. cyberswede Mar 2016 #10

Hillary has to do some quick evolving on issues now. BillZBubb Mar 2016 #7

She can't ibegurpard Mar 2016 #11

+1000 nt PassingFair Mar 2016 #12

+1 vintx Mar 2016 #18

I have said before, the elite investment class of the Republican Party are fine with Clinton. Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #13

I think Hillary was already looking to the general election BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #14

Her vulnerability is big there..shit policies and she is not trusted. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #15

She could emphasize all the times she's collaborated with the Republicans. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #16

She's the candidate most qualified Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2016 #17