2016 Election
Feb 7th 2016, 9:33 pm
#4141
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Re: 2016 Election
What are their reputations like in professional circles?
Feb 8th 2016, 12:42 am
#4142
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Re: 2016 Election
They keep saying he won the debates, but that's just his fan base voting. Still no explanation as to HOW he's going to make America great or HOW he's going to achieve full employment. But his fans don't seem to care. Empty rhetoric reminds eerily of 2008. The lemmings are streaming along. He did look sour for the most part, good observation.
Feb 8th 2016, 1:05 am
#4143
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Re: 2016 Election
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Feb 8th 2016, 3:44 pm
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Re: 2016 Election
I see it's starting to reach the desperation point again in the Clinton campaign. It didn't go so well when Bill tried this against Obama. Does he really expect better results this time?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/us...pgtype=article
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/us...pgtype=article
Feb 8th 2016, 3:47 pm
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Re: 2016 Election
I see it's starting to reach the desperation point again in the Clinton campaign. It didn't go so well when Bill tried this against Obama. Does he really expect better results this time?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/us...pgtype=article
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/us...pgtype=article
Feb 8th 2016, 3:59 pm
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Re: 2016 Election
Yes. Assuming Hillary wins the nomination, she is going to need Bernie's supporters in the general. This, along with Steinem and Albright's attack on women who support Bernie, is not the way to go.
Feb 8th 2016, 6:35 pm
#4147
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Re: 2016 Election
I have seen lots of coverage saying that many feeling the Bern would not vote for Hillary, seems logical.
Feb 8th 2016, 11:50 pm
#4148
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Re: 2016 Election
I see it's starting to reach the desperation point again in the Clinton campaign. It didn't go so well when Bill tried this against Obama. Does he really expect better results this time?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/us...pgtype=article
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/us...pgtype=article
Feb 9th 2016, 12:26 am
#4150
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Re: 2016 Election
George HW Bush denounced Reagan's economic plan as "voodoo economics" (and he was correct.) That didn't prevent him from becoming Reagan's running mate and two-term VP before becoming president himself.
If anything, it's good to maintain the illusion that we have this vigorous process of choosing candidates. It gets Democrats more interested in their party than it would be to have a presumptive nominee ages before the election. In some respects, Bernie Sanders is the best thing that could have happened to Hillary Clinton; it makes the primaries a bit less boring.
Feb 9th 2016, 12:33 am
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Re: 2016 Election
None of that matters. It's just part of the game. Politicians talk s**t about each other, then shake hands and move on.
George HW Bush denounced Reagan's economic plan as "voodoo economics" (and he was correct.) That didn't prevent him from becoming Reagan's running mate and two-term VP before becoming president himself.
If anything, it's good to maintain the illusion that we have this vigorous process of choosing candidates. It gets Democrats more interested in their party than it would be to have a presumptive nominee ages before the election. In some respects, Bernie Sanders is the best thing that could have happened to Hillary Clinton; it makes the primaries a bit less boring.
George HW Bush denounced Reagan's economic plan as "voodoo economics" (and he was correct.) That didn't prevent him from becoming Reagan's running mate and two-term VP before becoming president himself.
If anything, it's good to maintain the illusion that we have this vigorous process of choosing candidates. It gets Democrats more interested in their party than it would be to have a presumptive nominee ages before the election. In some respects, Bernie Sanders is the best thing that could have happened to Hillary Clinton; it makes the primaries a bit less boring.
Feb 9th 2016, 1:46 am
#4152
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Re: 2016 Election
Nobody expected the Bronco's to win.
Feb 9th 2016, 1:51 am
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Re: 2016 Election
More noises today from Bloomberg about a potential run as an independent.
Feb 9th 2016, 2:11 am
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Re: 2016 Election
Former NYC mayor Bloomberg considering US presidential run - National | Globalnews.ca
I can say Clinton won't get this Sanders supporter's vote... But California seems to be a safe Clinton state, so if she gets the nomination she will likely win the state no issue in the general.
He needs to shit or get off the pot.