2016 Postmortem

mhatrw

(10,786 posts) Thu Dec 17, 2015, 04:45 AM Dec 2015

Only 22% of Democrats would feel enthusiastic if Hillary won the nomination. [View all]

Only 22% of Democrats would be enthusiastic if Hillary won the Democratic nomination. So that makes what, about 1 in 9 Americans enthusiastic Hillary Clinton supporters?

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Only 22% of Democrats would feel enthusiastic if Hillary won the nomination. [View all] mhatrw Dec 2015 OP

No Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #1

It's really only 7% of the country that are enthusiastic about Hillary. 22% * 33% ~ 7% reformist2 Dec 2015 #14

Out of the 3, Hillary is way better for our country. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #103

Yes, she is!!! Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #104

Same poll: only 59% of Dems view Bernie favorably vs. 73% for Hillary. pnwmom Dec 2015 #2

The 63% like Sanders a lot better eridani Dec 2015 #10

What 63%? nt pnwmom Dec 2015 #11

The people eligible to vote in 2014 who didn't vote eridani Dec 2015 #12

Actually she does. She needs to mobilize the minority voters who reelected Obama. pnwmom Dec 2015 #35

I'm sure minority voters will support the War on Some Drugs that Clinton has been pushing eridani Dec 2015 #109

Apparently they're not holding her responsible for the actions of her husband pnwmom Dec 2015 #110

She's the one that wants to keep marijuana illegal eridani Dec 2015 #111

And yet if you look at her poll numbers with African Americans and Latinos pnwmom Dec 2015 #112

High rates of imprisonment of African Americans and Latinos is a huge issue eridani Dec 2015 #113

And yet the large majority support her. nt pnwmom Dec 2015 #114

name recognition leads to very shallow support n/t eridani Dec 2015 #115

The one he or she imagined? DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #46

Oh yes there is. Sorry. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #28

And Indies favor Sanders tazkcmo Dec 2015 #49

That is just delusional. We'll see on Super Tuesday. Lil Missy Dec 2015 #57

lol tazkcmo Dec 2015 #60

There's the rub DaveT Dec 2015 #90

Yes DaveT Dec 2015 #3

HRC is desperately spending her $$$ at an alarming (90%) burn rate! Divernan Dec 2015 #4

Can you explain why he's better off? He raised 25 and now he has 25; pnwmom Dec 2015 #6

One of the funniest bits of analysis I have read. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #26

Took HRC 5 years to pay off $12 mill. debts from 2008 campaign Divernan Dec 2015 #68

I'm glad Sanders is holding onto his funds. Great move I fully support. nt. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #69

She has SuperPACs. I'm wondering how many of them are burning their cash in a significant way Tote Life Dec 2015 #71

Why push quadruple by-pass Bill to do 20 fundraisers this month? Divernan Dec 2015 #77

"a staggeringly high figure for a political organization that has prided itself on being thrifty." tazkcmo Dec 2015 #51

Feeel the Burn! nt Nitram Dec 2015 #65

She is setting up organizations and operations upaloopa Dec 2015 #108

Don't forget that she would be the first female/woman President. gvstn Dec 2015 #5

He was the first President in my lifetime, maybe in history, to have the Republican pnwmom Dec 2015 #7

He had a Demcratic majority in the House and a super-majority in the Senate. Still ... Scuba Dec 2015 #17

He did not. Not for a single day. Because one of that so-called super majority pnwmom Dec 2015 #33

Wrong. He had a super majority until Kennedy died. Further, only 51 votes were needed to end ... Scuba Dec 2015 #38

A super-majority is 60 votes, so you don't know what you are talking about. pnwmom Dec 2015 #99

Lieberman was endorsed by Obama Mnpaul Dec 2015 #40

Now that you mention it gordyfl Dec 2015 #59

Doesn't matter. Obama obviously made a mistake to trust him. But the fact is we didn't have 60. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #100

Bazinga! Care to admit how very wrong you were? Divernan Dec 2015 #78

I can count. And there were 59 including Sanders. Lieberman made the 60th and he pnwmom Dec 2015 #101

There was this unfortunate ejbr Dec 2015 #22

I'm not blaming him. gvstn Dec 2015 #27

Well said, thanks. n/t MBS Dec 2015 #67

I'm a woman and I don't like her. a la izquierda Dec 2015 #8

I am a woman her age and I cannot stand her. Hepburn Dec 2015 #84

Agreed on all you've said nt a la izquierda Dec 2015 #93

Well said. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #9

YOU and others just made up that vile campaign 'slogan' and you know it. Shameful riversedge Dec 2015 #47

Vile? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #50

The sense of humor goes fast when they get desperate. Divernan Dec 2015 #56

Honestly I'm surprised no one alerted on it yet. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #58

Some have been markedly sluggish today on the vapid responses too. Divernan Dec 2015 #61

Oh now we're Ms. Perfect, aren't we? Tote Life Dec 2015 #72

Alert results Bryce Butler Dec 2015 #83

I knew it! Good jury! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #85

+1 CountAllVotes Dec 2015 #16

I'm a female lawyer of her generation & don't respect her. Divernan Dec 2015 #19

Thank you. Great post! in_cog_ni_to Dec 2015 #41

Smears!!!!!! tazkcmo Dec 2015 #53

That's the long-standing definition of truth by you-know-who's fans. Divernan Dec 2015 #55

I am a retired female lawyer, a few months younger than Hillary Hepburn Dec 2015 #86

Now I know why I've always liked your posts, Hepburn! Divernan Dec 2015 #91

Thank you...and might I say the same for you! Hepburn Dec 2015 #92

Bunk... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #42

That's it? Tote Life Dec 2015 #73

its all it deserves... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #74

If that's how Clinton and her supporters wants to handle it Tote Life Dec 2015 #75

I don't know...I don't speak for her... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #76

Some "support" is "counted" by # of posts, not # of words. Divernan Dec 2015 #79

Very good post. Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #20

Ahhh, not exactly, more like 2 in 9, still less than 1/4, or small. drynberg Dec 2015 #13

"Can't our party do better?" djean111 Dec 2015 #15

We are doing better. Bernie Sanders! Fuddnik Dec 2015 #29

Oh noes.... VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #43

THIS is a problem. Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #18

They will hate Russian-honeymooning Bernie as much as they hate Obama and Hillary. pnwmom Dec 2015 #36

The other side? Hillary supporters have been hating Bernie for months. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #39

The polls don't back you up. tazkcmo Dec 2015 #54

The polls today don't reflect the smear job that will come in the future. pnwmom Dec 2015 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author Divernan Dec 2015 #80

All Republicans are rabid Clinton haters. jeff47 Dec 2015 #82

No argument here. Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #88

. stonecutter357 Dec 2015 #21

Interesting Politicsandhiphop Dec 2015 #23

I really don't know. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #24

a hundred zillion% lobodons Dec 2015 #25

Most democrats I know will pass on voting for president if hill is the nominee. bowens43 Dec 2015 #30

Most that I know are very enthusiastic about her. NurseJackie Dec 2015 #32

Most Democrats I know would walk through a Cat 5 hurricane to vote for her. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #48

I wouldn't be enthusiastic get the red out Dec 2015 #31

!Si, podemos! merrily Dec 2015 #34

lamentablemente, no haremos Vattel Dec 2015 #44

I don't have enough Spanish for this explanation, so here goes in ingles: merrily Dec 2015 #62

I agree (in spanish: de acuerdo) Vattel Dec 2015 #105

Good. I loves me some agreement. merrily Dec 2015 #106

I'd be enthusiastic if Clinton won pengu Dec 2015 #37

I would enthusiastically register as an independent as well peacebird Dec 2015 #102

This is why I'm worried about Hillary in the general. Vinca Dec 2015 #45

I'm part of the 78 percent bigwillq Dec 2015 #52

I'm writing "ENTHUSIASTIC!" at the bottom of my ballot firebrand80 Dec 2015 #63

Knock yourself out. Skidmore Dec 2015 #81

My exact thought... Hepburn Dec 2015 #87

I hope that voter took my admonition, if they are indeed Skidmore Dec 2015 #89

My Nephew is "Feeling th Bern" gordyfl Dec 2015 #64

"Happy" suits me. Nitram Dec 2015 #66

Combined with 6% Independent support and marginal Republican support Tote Life Dec 2015 #70

People will be plenty enthusiastic about Hillary (if she wins the nomination) Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2015 #94

+1. In primary season, things are (or appear to be) more in flux YoungDemCA Dec 2015 #96

I don't care how enthusiastic voters are, I just care that they vote and continue to participate YoungDemCA Dec 2015 #95

it's DWS: they're okay with losing big as long as they can blame the base MisterP Dec 2015 #97

That's that is this years party base. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #107

Is Sanders's level a lot higher? Zynx Dec 2015 #116

59% would be satisfied with Clinton as their party’s nominee. moobu2 Dec 2015 #117