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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Lie [View all]questionseverything
(9,667 posts)148. i feel like the original plan was for trump to split the repub vote
allowing an hc win
but i don't think anyone factored in trump getting this much support or that trump may actually start believing his own stuff or how much trump would like the attention
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Yes. She helped hide his declining mental acuity while he was a SITTING PRESIDENT.
ebayfool
Mar 2016
#128
Is that like the saying that goes "Scorn me once, shame on me, scorn me twice, and I'll . . .
Major Hogwash
Mar 2016
#206
She's miscalculating this time. People will not vote for her as they used to do in the past. They
sabrina 1
Mar 2016
#118
Hi! I'm seeing Bernie signs up here in the middle of FARMS. In the middle of nowhere! But not a
sabrina 1
Mar 2016
#204
Mmm, the "Confederacy" may be just a shorthand way to say "Southern States,"
malthaussen
Mar 2016
#44
It is a perfectly valid predicate to describe a system emerging from feudalism
kristopher
Mar 2016
#189
You once said "Sanders' campaign admits to lying their asses off in a fundraising email" and....
Logical
Mar 2016
#127
She has yet to clarify their record on HIV and AIDS, she needs to do so. In addition she
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2016
#113
And this way, she gets to be all things to all people! (Or so she thinks...)
reformist2
Mar 2016
#18
Her attempt at CYA by claiming she was talking about Alzheimers is pathetic.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2016
#39
Just like Bill praising Nixon and Reagan to the skies at THEIR funerals. n/t.
Ken Burch
Mar 2016
#46
Quite astute observation you have about Hil pandering to neocon voters.
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2016
#57
Except that Mr Trump has been making disparaging and threatening noises towards Hillary.
malthaussen
Mar 2016
#93
Well Trump couldn't very well avoid doing that as he's running in the Republican Primary.
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
#102
i feel like the original plan was for trump to split the repub vote
questionseverything
Mar 2016
#148
I always thought that Hillary matched up well against Jeb, both were establishment
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
#198
Team Hillary thinks anti gay bigotry is 'different' and they excuse it constantly.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2016
#141
That comment just stinks, it reeks of contempt for LGBT and your own assumed superior status
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2016
#140
In other words, Hillary becoming the long-lost "GOP Establishment" candidate
Wednesdays
Mar 2016
#125
There is a third possibility, perhaps she actually believed the incident occurred.
Live and Learn
Mar 2016
#130
significant parts of the Clinton campaign are planning to get votes from conservative republicans,
AlbertCat
Mar 2016
#132
She may be assured that lost of progressives have written her off after her praise for that
Betty Karlson
Mar 2016
#135
She has lost me, I can tell you. I never thought to find myself LEFT of the Democratic party, but
Betty Karlson
Mar 2016
#200
Hillary never speaks off script on something like this. She said what she meant to say.
Ford_Prefect
Mar 2016
#137
As I have said elsewhere a few times, Hillary is a surrogate Republican pretend to be a Democrat.
kgnu_fan
Mar 2016
#139
the calculation seems to be that all of us to the Left of her will have no choice
GreatGazoo
Mar 2016
#145
That seems to be the case, when the AIDS comment is combined with claiming Kissinger as an adviser
Babel_17
Mar 2016
#146
Clinton supposedy lost Michigan in part because her peeps crossed over to vote (R).
merrily
Mar 2016
#150
Sad K&R. But your March 1 post makes sense too... I hope Bernie wins a few more primaries and can
Overseas
Mar 2016
#154
I believe that has long been the plan. Trump may well be a Clinton invention. nt
silvershadow
Mar 2016
#164