2016 Postmortem

mia

(8,360 posts) Sat Jul 16, 2016, 10:59 AM Jul 2016

Clinton needs Sanders on her ticket to win [View all]

Without Bernie Sanders on the ticket as the VP candidate, Hillary Clinton will probably go down in flames. With him, Trump loses badly.

What a great VP Sanders would be, because as president of the Senate, he would advance a great progressive, solution-oriented agenda. Bernie’s ability to further advance his reforms would make a quantum leap from platform planks to actual legislation.

Such a ticket would pick up 80-85 percent of the Sanders supporters. I am a member of 800 Bernie groups on Facebook, some virulently anti-Hillary. If he is not on the ticket, a lot of them will go for Jill Stein, or will write in Bernie....

Clinton may already recognize that her election depends on Bernie Sanders being on the ticket.

http://www.abqjournal.com/808832/clinton-needs-sanders-on-her-ticket-to-win.html

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Clinton needs Sanders on her ticket to win [View all] mia Jul 2016 OP

She's already winning. CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #1

I would say she has already won. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #6

Glad for that! mia Jul 2016 #11

Complacency is deadly, especially for down-ticket: SCOTUS, Senate, House, State Legislatures Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #38

There is a difference between complacency and confidence. ehrnst Jul 2016 #42

Indeed. Hand-wringing doesn't help when times are good nor when conditions are adverse. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #49

Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High (original 1966 promo) Her Sister Jul 2016 #2

Would that be the oldest ticket ever? woolldog Jul 2016 #3

Do I love you my, oh, my? Like river deep, mountain high, yeah, yeah If I lost you would I cry? Oh, Her Sister Jul 2016 #4

"You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend Hortensis Jul 2016 #13

Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High (Live in Sopot) Her Sister Jul 2016 #5

Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High (Live HD) Her Sister Jul 2016 #7

Clinton already has 85% of Sanders supporters. Sanders would be a horrible VP. seabeyond Jul 2016 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author mia Jul 2016 #9

Disagree completely lillypaddle Jul 2016 #10

I don't think that the writer of the piece knows what "the president of the Senate" actually does Orangepeel Jul 2016 #12

That's pretty clear. okasha Jul 2016 #25

Yeah it reminds me of Palin in 08. Lord Magus Jul 2016 #46

That's where I stopped reading. tammywammy Jul 2016 #58

Good god. Let it go already..... AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #14

Thanks for your explanation. n/t mia Jul 2016 #16

Good for you on getting your LTE published in the paper, but It's so very flawed Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #15

Good grief. Please, enough already. RBInMaine Jul 2016 #17

Nope. He'd be focused so much on his own agenda he's be a terrible supporter. nolabear Jul 2016 #18

^^^This...Exactly^^^ Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #22

I just posted a thread with his post endorsement conference call. It's very telling. nolabear Jul 2016 #24

Thanks for posting the conference call mia Jul 2016 #70

Bernie has already thrown his full support behind Hillary; ericson00 Jul 2016 #19

No. Most of his supporters went to her before he even endorsed her lunamagica Jul 2016 #20

Sanders has not been vetted and has not released taxes The Second Stone Jul 2016 #21

Yes. That's an issue. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2016 #33

aaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha cosmicone Jul 2016 #23

lol La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #26

lol mia Jul 2016 #31

Warren as VP will also work Android3.14 Jul 2016 #27

Oh fucking please. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #28

Not Gonna Happen jamese777 Jul 2016 #29

No she doesn't book_worm Jul 2016 #30

No. Bernie does fine as the Senator of a small, very white state ehrnst Jul 2016 #32

Does Hillary Clinton think Sanders is just a gadfly? If so, why does she want him to speak on Eric J in MN Jul 2016 #50

I didn't say Hillary thought that. ehrnst Jul 2016 #51

bull shit stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #34

Nope, not happening DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #35

One of the things I feel might hurt Hillary Clinton is her and her staff's feeling of being superior UCmeNdc Jul 2016 #36

That's exactly what she did in her town halls. okasha Jul 2016 #39

Yes, I certainly didn't miss that. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2016 #55

I think Clinton is doing just fine connecting with the 'little guy' Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #43

I think that the term little "guy" says so much. ehrnst Jul 2016 #57

That was not my intention... Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #71

I do not think Hillary or her staff feel superior. Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #44

You do realize that Clinton won voters making under $50,000 by 11 points right? mythology Jul 2016 #45

If by "little guy" you mean other than women, LGBTQs and people of color ehrnst Jul 2016 #54

They are, in fact, a key component of "the little guy" demographic. Alex4Martinez Jul 2016 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Jul 2016 #61

Well, I think a long record of actually fighting for these groups ehrnst Jul 2016 #62

Your concern is noted. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #37

^^^ THIS ^^^ n/t L. Coyote Jul 2016 #40

That's bullshit. Lil Missy Jul 2016 #41

The VP needs to be a master of the Senate. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #47

Julian Castro newblewtoo Jul 2016 #48

no... chillfactor Jul 2016 #52

The VP candidates are being vetted now, Hillary will make her selection, she can do this. Thinkingabout Jul 2016 #53

Not even rational liberal N proud Jul 2016 #56

The VP actually has very little power other than tie-breaking ehrnst Jul 2016 #59

^^This!!^^ MiniMe Jul 2016 #69

The writer belongs to 800 Sanders Facebook groups. lapucelle Jul 2016 #63

That certainly explains some things. (nt) ehrnst Jul 2016 #65

No NastyRiffraff Jul 2016 #64

Now that's hilaryous! rock Jul 2016 #66

laugh of the day!!!! zappaman Jul 2016 #67

The author of that piece lacks the education to opine in this manner. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #68