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nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 07:49 AM Mar 2016

Ummm, paging Senator Sanders. CBS This Morning - None of the above (Florida)(Bernie Group)


http://www.cbsnews.com/news/elections-2016-florida-voters-anti-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-focus-group/

Voters in the key swing state of Florida are sharing their frustration about their options in the 2016 presidential race. A focus group comprised of Republican and Democratic voters who oppose both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump offered a revealing look at the anger toward the front-runners in both parties.

Clinton and Trump share the distinction of being among the least-liked candidates.

"I would rather not vote than vote for either one of these candidates," one woman told CBS News contributor and Republican strategist Frank Luntz, who led the group at the Orlando Public Library. "And it pains me to say that, because I feel it's my right as a member of this democratic society to be able to vote. But given those two candidates, I can't vote for either one of them."


It really is all about electability. This was just a small group of Democrats and Republicans. I suspect the problem is nationwide.

Hillary has a huge problem if this story has any validity.
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Ummm, paging Senator Sanders. CBS This Morning - None of the above (Florida)(Bernie Group) (Original Post) nc4bo Mar 2016 OP
Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #1
Clinton (B.) LiberalElite Mar 2016 #3
Yep. You gotta wonder if they are coordinating with each other in some way during the primaries. GoneFishin Mar 2016 #7
For those who wonder fredamae Mar 2016 #2
I had a huge a-ha moment. Fell right into place. nc4bo Mar 2016 #8
So if they're so frustrated at who's on offer - LiberalElite Mar 2016 #4
because the msm made it clear that Bernie was wendylaroux Mar 2016 #5
All of MSM are in on it SmittynMo Mar 2016 #9
I now think of the MSM as LiberalElite Mar 2016 #10
Bingo SmittynMo Mar 2016 #12
. tk2kewl Mar 2016 #6
If only Trump and Hillary marions ghost Mar 2016 #11
"I would rather not vote than vote for either one of these candidates," abelenkpe Mar 2016 #13
Prez Bernie deepestblue Mar 2016 #14
Love your optimism. Welcome, deepestblue! Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #15

Response to nc4bo (Original post)

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
3. Clinton (B.)
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 07:55 AM
Mar 2016

meets with Trump, gets him to run as a Repug to fk them up - then that clears the way for H. Doesn't seem like too much of a stretch to me.

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)
7. Yep. You gotta wonder if they are coordinating with each other in some way during the primaries.
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 08:11 AM
Mar 2016

If either party nominates a qualified candidate the other of them will be kicked to the curb instantly. They have a symbiotic relationship dependent on them being mutually repulsive.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
8. I had a huge a-ha moment. Fell right into place.
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 08:14 AM
Mar 2016

Drop out so we can start building that shiny new Hillary we have to try to sell.

#StillSanders!

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
4. So if they're so frustrated at who's on offer -
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 07:56 AM
Mar 2016

why the fk did their non-choices win? There WERE choices.

wendylaroux

(2,925 posts)
5. because the msm made it clear that Bernie was
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 08:05 AM
Mar 2016

nothing more than kooky,fringy,socialist guy.Most people still get their info from the established msm.

SmittynMo

(3,544 posts)
9. All of MSM are in on it
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 08:15 AM
Mar 2016

I no longer trust anything that comes out of MSM mouths anymore.

Look at it as poor entertainment, not actual facts, or news. It's quite obvious what's going on here.

Wake up people. The establishment's grip on OUR democracy is getting clearer and clearer. And the vision is not the same as YOURS!!!

If you want 4 more years of establishment politics? Your decision is clear.

If you want your democracy back, that decision is quite clear too.

marions ghost

(19,841 posts)
11. If only Trump and Hillary
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 08:49 AM
Mar 2016

...it's a sad story of yet again, the status quo Third Way wins. And we (at least half the voters) who have not had a voice, get crumbs..................again............

But instead, we have a really GOOD candidate. Who IS electable. And is in a position to make the needed changes. No Brainer.

Stay IN, Bernie.

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)
13. "I would rather not vote than vote for either one of these candidates,"
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 09:12 AM
Mar 2016

I'm in Los Angeles and hear this ALL the time. Cannot tell you how many are just totally disgusted with this race. It's like no one wanted to run. Everything's designed to funnel the choice down to a maniac or someone people aren't excited about. Trump is a disaster and where are Hillary's giant rallies and marches and millions of small donors? Fear and no enthusiasm. Why bother?

deepestblue

(349 posts)
14. Prez Bernie
Fri Mar 18, 2016, 04:37 PM
Mar 2016

Bernie Sanders will win the presidency in an absolute landslide this fall. #stillsanders all right - all the way to Pennsylvania Avenue

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