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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I've been a Bernie guy all the way, but let's face it: for all intents and purposes Hillary [View all]GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)16. One of the problems for a Hillary candidacy is the backlash
There are millions of Americans who would crawl over hot broken glass to vote against her. Her own minions have said so, said it has already happened in open primaries.
Why would the GE be any different?
Why risk 1994 all over again?
Forty years of Democratic dominance in the U.S. Congress came to a stunning end on November 8, when the Republican Party rode a tidal wave of anti-incumbent sentiment to victory in the midterm elections. The Republicans took control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1954 as voters delivered a strong rejection of Pres. Bill Clinton and his policies. The Republicans picked up a net gain of 53 seats in the House of Representatives and 7 in the Senate. The last time such carnage had been seen in Congress was in 1958, when Republicans lost 48 House and 13 Senate seats. Moreover, the Republicans won a majority of congressional seats from the South for the first time since the Civil War...
http://www.britannica.com/topic/1994-midterm-Elections-616578
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I've been a Bernie guy all the way, but let's face it: for all intents and purposes Hillary [View all]
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
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I would prefer Bernie as the nominee but I don't know about "real opportunities"
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#4
Laugh all you want. You supporters of Hillary do a lot of laughing and making fun of
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#49
"his campaign managers are still busy drawing hefty checks while telling supporters that a win is..
Yavin4
May 2016
#58
she at least realizes the science of climate change is real, that's important
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#6
Not mutually exclusive to fight Trump AND fight to make the election meaningful
Armstead
May 2016
#13
I agree and I love Bernie. But I want to see the GOP destroyed this cycle. They are fucking due.
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#33
I agree, but think we should remember that it is possible to walk and chew gum at this point
Armstead
May 2016
#43
I think Bernie is bamboozling his millions of supporters, and I want the same thing.
kstewart33
May 2016
#44
Walk the plank? In what way? Gonna want to meet them in the middle of the plank and
TheKentuckian
May 2016
#69
Have to get rid of machines for 2020 to be a honest election and corporate shills out of
bkkyosemite
May 2016
#34
Trump may turn out to be a disaster, but there's a lot of anti-DEM sentiment this year
bigwillq
May 2016
#19
A candidacy ends on election day. A movement doesn't. Whether Sanders wins the nomination or not,
Vote2016
May 2016
#22
I agree. It's also important to realize what a joke Trump is, and how vulnerable the GOP is
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#27
It's only critically important for voters in Ohio and Florida to realize Trump is a joke
Vote2016
May 2016
#63