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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The case against Hillary [View all]antigop
(12,778 posts)78. Hillary, you're no Jack Kennedy
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hey, joan...a 21st century New Deal from Hillary would mean more jobs outsourced. nt
antigop
Dec 2012
#5
If there is a better way to destroy what is left of the middle-class in this country, I don't
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#51
many will support simply it because they want a female prez soooo badly. Believe it. n/t
antigop
Dec 2012
#54
And ironically, some gender-influenced supporters will call non-supporters "sexists".
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#56
She's being cautious. She supported Hillary in 2008 and wants her to run again.
onehandle
Dec 2012
#2
Great point!! She says that Hillary shouldn't have this sense of entitlement, then she turns around
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#8
I agree with Joan, but you can't say that around DU, it seems. I like Hillary and will vote
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#6
I agree with you. I will support Hillary if she is the nominee, but she may not be my top choice.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#38
"The activist national security wing of the Democratic Party seems high on a Hillary run"
leveymg
Dec 2012
#7
Hillary will run, and she will win. and I will be on her side this time because she has earned it.
MjolnirTime
Dec 2012
#9
She will not have "earned it" until she gets through the primaries. The people will decide.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#94
I agree with you on the historic nature, but there are still many firsts that haven't happened
davidpdx
Dec 2012
#47
Agreed! There are pictures on the net of her in a sari talking to Tata, the outsourcing company!
LongTomH
Dec 2012
#55
The Republicans only pretended to like Hillary in 2008 because they wanted to keep the discord
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#96
All these dismissive terms are tiresome...inevitability...entitlement...too old
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#25
What has any political personage earned? I think it's widely called political power..and without it
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#58
ah, yes...people who didn't support her were "sexists". A 2016 PRIMARY, not a coronation. n/t
antigop
Dec 2012
#60
No, just the ones who called her names, made fun of her, and generally made asses of themselves
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#61
my, my, struck a nerve, did I? There will be a PRIMARY in 2016, not a coronation. n/t
antigop
Dec 2012
#68
Uh, no...not a nerve, just a habit I have of often using more than 10-12 words to say on a subject,
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#102
and there it is again.. the same meme..."there are no other qualified Democrats" n/t
antigop
Dec 2012
#107
For crying out loud, you totally missed the point. Obama hasn't started his second term yet
antigop
Dec 2012
#52
All the other Democrats who have been mentioned for 2016 look like lightweights
bluestateguy
Dec 2012
#30
sigh...here we go again..."Hillary... almost definitely has a lock"...we will have a primary in 2016
antigop
Dec 2012
#53
and there you go again..."almost definitely a lock"...yep, there's that inevitability meme again
antigop
Dec 2012
#59
she's hasn't even said she's running. There is "no lock" for someone who isn't even running. nt
antigop
Dec 2012
#69
It's going to be her. I know it like I knew it was going to be Obama in 2008.
MjolnirTime
Dec 2012
#71
ah, yes.. the "inevitability" meme... it's hers..there is no one else. It's "inevitable." nt
antigop
Dec 2012
#76
tell you what...how about following davidpdx's advice and WAIT until you see who's running
antigop
Dec 2012
#86
ah, yes.. the "inevitability" meme... it's hers..there is no one else. It's "inevitable." nt
antigop
Dec 2012
#75
A meme? Hmmm. How about we just agree that it will be "a PRIMARY and not a coronation in 2016"
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#106
I'd guess she will be drafted. It does seem strange that no Democrat has come forth.
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#63
The chance of JB being elected President in a fair election is nearly zero
struggle4progress
Dec 2012
#67
Other than her gender and her age and her party, what sets her apart from Jeb?
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#62
Jeb's last name is nationally toxic and his party has moved away from him to the right
Marsala
Dec 2012
#65
I agree she's made it with dignity and hard work. She's respected all over the world.
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#66
telling the truth about her support for outsourcing is not "crapping". Did I strike a nerve?
antigop
Dec 2012
#91
telling the truth about her support for increases in h1-b visas is not "crapping" either.
antigop
Dec 2012
#93
Feel free to vote for that other party. Until we can get a Grayson or someone else
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#103
so now postng Hillary's OWN WORDS is "sniping" and "carping"? Gee, don't DUers want the truth? nt
antigop
Dec 2012
#104
Wow...Hillary is not a Liberal. Most of us understand that. Sniping and carping, in this case,
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#108
Since she was on the Walmart Board of Directors, I'd vote for Fiengold or Elizabeth Warren.
grahamhgreen
Dec 2012
#98
goes hand in glove with her statement about "advantages" of outsourcing US jobs. nt
antigop
Dec 2012
#100