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Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
1. It is starting to become the "Anyone But Bernie" Media Putsch
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 04:29 PM
Aug 2015

Trump is fucking up the Republican establishment and Sanders is doing the same to the Democratic establishment. They all just want everyone to get back on script.

moobu2

(4,822 posts)
3. That would be the saddest thing to witness.
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 04:33 PM
Aug 2015

Him running for president for the umpteenth time and losing one more time before he retires.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
6. No, he was on ONE winning ticket that was re-elected; and anyone with foreign policy chops
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 04:41 PM
Aug 2015

and a genuinely sunny way with older voters could have substituted for him.


He has always polled horribly in the first position. He's just not what America wants in the front office. Nice guy, though--smart and cheery.

 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
7. He was one two winning tickets. He won both 2008 and 2012.
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 04:43 PM
Aug 2015

I like him as a person and respect him. I agree with your assessment of him.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
8. SAME ticket, won in 08, re-elected in 12.
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 04:59 PM
Aug 2015

If he were on two different tickets, he'd have had a different running mate.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
10. No, not really. It's the same team. Even Nixon kept his same ticket for both elections--
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:20 PM
Aug 2015

he didn't change VPs until AFTER his re-election, when Agnew's legal shit hit the fan and Ford came in to substitute (and ended up being an unelected POTUS).

Someone who did switch the ticket up was FDR--he had THREE Vice Presidents; Garner of TX, Wallace of IA, and last but most certainly not least, Truman of MO.

Those were most certainly different tickets.

 

philosslayer

(3,076 posts)
12. Lots of smoke
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:30 PM
Aug 2015

But little fire. Secretary Clinton remains the overwhelming choice among Democrats, and those looking to jump in know it.

 

mylye2222

(2,992 posts)
13. So why her approval rates are falling? And why are Sander's raising?
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:33 PM
Aug 2015

She is the overhelming DLCs, Dem POWERSTRUCTURES choice, for sure.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
14. The DNC nominee will not be Sanders, there are viable candidates who are Democrats, if Hillary
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 05:35 PM
Aug 2015

Should drop out of the race there are several other names who will jump in. If there are some who thinks Sanders will end up as the nominee are selling themselves a loosing candidate, does the GOP want Sanders as the Nominee, yes, because they know they can beat him.

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