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In reply to the discussion: Why Martin O'Malley & Elizabeth Warren Can Beat Any Repub, Including Walker, Bush, Paul and Cruz [View all]bemildred
(90,061 posts)45. Sounds corrupt, doesn't it?
Selling yourself for money to get office? Yeah, I think so too.
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Why Martin O'Malley & Elizabeth Warren Can Beat Any Repub, Including Walker, Bush, Paul and Cruz [View all]
RiverLover
Mar 2015
OP
That's quite quite conservative--US problems haven't changed since the 1972?
HereSince1628
Mar 2015
#6
It would be politically astute for either of them the wait until AFTER Hillary formally announces.
RiverLover
Mar 2015
#4
That's the thing. There are a lot of voters our there with nothing to be FOR. nt
bemildred
Mar 2015
#21
The third way does care about winning. Our problem is that even if the Republican candidate wins
A Simple Game
Mar 2015
#36
Right, control of the party is what matters, the source from which blessings flow. nt
bemildred
Mar 2015
#39
You notice something funny about your post? It works just as well without
A Simple Game
Mar 2015
#41
Sadly, you're correct. The comma merely sublimates the common knowledge. A little.
villager
Mar 2015
#56
I would see Hillary steering the country back to Clinton era tax and economic
ALBliberal
Mar 2015
#23
Bill Clinton Was the last president to raise the taxes on the highest earners./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
#66
Bill Clinton presided over a vibrant economy. This will bode well for Hillary's campaign
ALBliberal
Mar 2015
#79
I remember a post here a few years back - "No way Rand Paul can beat a Democrat candidate"
DrDan
Mar 2015
#10
Anyone who suggests Kaine and Webb to me no longer has my ear. Both are to my right.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2015
#11
And so you offer up those guys? To what end? What makes a challenger credible is support coupled
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2015
#25
I didn't write this! And the guy who did ISN'T "offering" up anyone other than Warren & O'Malley.
RiverLover
Mar 2015
#32
I don't get it either...Kaine and Webb are well to Hillary's right.../NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
#18
No kidding. The OP could not even be bothered to address the quotes from them.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2015
#40
Webb was a good vehicle to get a Democrat who could beat George Allen but he's very conservative...
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
#43
Would the ruling class be a majority? If so why do we want to change the rules where the
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#31
In 2014 there was only 36% of eligible voters who voted. There isn't any way 1% can
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#46
There was quiet a bit of difference in the time FDR became president and when Obama did.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#62
Since 64% is a majority sure it would make a difference. Some may feel it is a waste if time but
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#71
Well the point is that they don't want to see either of the two choices offered in office.
zeemike
Mar 2015
#72
OK, then we can just look past the non voters, they dont care who is elected.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#73
It sure does, women had to fight for the right to vote, blacks had to fight for the right to vote.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#81
It is oblivious you left out Hillary's name and we have found in poll after poll Hillary can
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#30
Part of the thread title included beat the Republicans so leaving out Hillary's name
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#52
She was also polling a lot better than anyone else against Republicans in 2008 too at this time...
cascadiance
Mar 2015
#60
If you are saying there should not be any connection with corporations then you will not have
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#49
That's one of the reasons I'm a Democrat. The Party once stood for the Little Guy.
Octafish
Mar 2015
#54
I understand what you are saying, right now campaign reform is not in the cards.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#59
I'd settle for a bright, young Liberal in Training...i.e. VP. Julian Castro
libdem4life
Mar 2015
#48
O'Malley is giving all indications that he is considering running. Elizabeth Warren has not
still_one
Mar 2015
#51
If this happens, both Democrats and the average American will win big in 2016.
Vincardog
Mar 2015
#78