2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

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30. There is a lot of revisionism regarding Bill Clinton's tenure...

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 07:41 PM

Mar 2016

We had relative peace and prosperity and economists rate the economic performance during his tenure as one of the best in the post war period.

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A Democrat running against Bill Clinton's and Barack Obama's records is lunacy [View all] Recursion Mar 2016 OP

Good post - thanks EffieBlack Mar 2016 #1

It's true, elleng Mar 2016 #2

The party and its leaders aren't beyond criticism. TDale313 Mar 2016 #3

Bernie just calls it like he sees it. NowSam Mar 2016 #4

Sanders isn't running "against" Obama or Bill Clinton; he just wants to go farther Qutzupalotl Mar 2016 #5

Well put. n/t TDale313 Mar 2016 #6

No, Sanders is saying we can do more than they did. jeff47 Mar 2016 #7

Glass-Steagall Repeal, NAFTA, Telecommunications Act, Commodities Futures Modernization Act dirtydickcheney Mar 2016 #8

Elizabeth Warren disagrees with you on Glass-Steagall Recursion Mar 2016 #9

With Warren's 21st century Glass Steagall Act it wouldn't have happened jfern Mar 2016 #17

Well, again, Warren doesn't agree with you Recursion Mar 2016 #22

You are right Gwhittey Mar 2016 #35

Almost. It stops them from using their own capital Recursion Mar 2016 #37

You are correct. President Clinton left office with a very high approval rating. The consensus back lunamagica Mar 2016 #10

Clinton left with a 53% "fatigue" rating by the public Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #20

WRONG. He left office with the highest approval of any modern president. lunamagica Mar 2016 #24

By the end of his second term, people were getting tired of Clinton Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #28

Are you suggesting that Dubya would have beat Clinton if not for the 22nd Amendment? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #33

You know well that Gore distanced himself from Pressident Clinton lunamagica Mar 2016 #36

How is bringing up the fact that Clinton was NOT as popular as you maintain he was Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #46

It is not a fact. I showed you how popular he was when he left office lunamagica Mar 2016 #51

Do people remember 2008 or 1998 Paulie Mar 2016 #11

K & R Scurrilous Mar 2016 #12

Bill Clinton greased the skids for the economic collapse with deregulation. AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #13

Sanders helped with the CFMA vote which had a way bigger impact on the collapse than Steagal YCHDT Mar 2016 #16

Haha! Funny to see progressives just skip right over Bush! JaneyVee Mar 2016 #19

Not to worry, no one mistakes you for a progressive. Katashi_itto Mar 2016 #41

Just an FYI. TM99 Mar 2016 #48

Thanks! Katashi_itto Mar 2016 #49

And that in a nutshell is why Sanders is not leading Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #14

I agree with this OP, Obama is one of the most popular dems among dems in history and YCHDT Mar 2016 #15

2008 Gwhittey Mar 2016 #38

Sanders said course correction in 2016, not 8 years ago YCHDT Mar 2016 #61

A voice of sanity. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #18

I would run against financial deregulation and the TPP if I were running. mmonk Mar 2016 #21

So is a democrat running on a platform of more war, privatization of everything, capital punishment Doctor_J Mar 2016 #23

K&R mcar Mar 2016 #25

He's not running against them whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #26

Sanders called for course correction this year YCHDT Mar 2016 #62

It would be, but he's not. Tom Rinaldo Mar 2016 #27

"It is Clinton campaign spin that Sanders is running against Obama because it suits her politically" Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #29

There is a lot of revisionism regarding Bill Clinton's tenure... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #30

Clinton removed the Counterbalancing Force of Liberalism Armstead Mar 2016 #31

Well DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #34

I agrewith half of that Armstead Mar 2016 #42

We have been seeing a lot of lunatics lately. nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #32

Obama ran citing a list of Clinton policy he sought to repeal and reverse Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #39

Yes, Bill Clinton was a better Republican than Reagan. PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #40

good post n/t obamanut2012 Mar 2016 #43

The "great again" and "already great" are dim-witted talking points Ron Green Mar 2016 #44

I suppose because he is trying to capitalize on anger MaggieD Mar 2016 #45

Oh quit it with the "I'm reluctantly voting Sanders" crap. delrem Mar 2016 #47

And yet I'm voting for Sanders, whether you like it or not (nt) Recursion Mar 2016 #55

Really, I don't give a shit who you're "voting for". delrem Mar 2016 #58

Sanders has always been extremely deferential to Obama Arazi Mar 2016 #50

Wait, you support Bernie but he's a stupid lunatic? panader0 Mar 2016 #52

I think his main strategy is ultimately a weak one, and Hillary's is worse Recursion Mar 2016 #56

So it's NOT Hillary that Sanders is running against dana_b Mar 2016 #53

Great point! scscholar Mar 2016 #54

Not running against them at all -- pushing further with the best of the 2 GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #57

I remember the tech bubble happening on Bill Clinton's watch. OZi Mar 2016 #59

Yes it is lunacy, and there are a lot of lunatics maddened by CDS and ODS. Hekate Mar 2016 #60