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2016 Postmortem

imagine2015

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6. Republicans called Obama a "Communist Muslim from Kenya" How did that work out in 2008 and 2012?

Reply to RBInMaine (Reply #4)

Mon May 30, 2016, 11:58 AM

May 2016

And he's a black power radical on top of that!

Calling Bernie Sander's that "communist from the socialist state of Vermont" will have even less impact.

The 1920's and 1950's anti-communist hysteria doesn't work so well today. This is 2016.

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Trump will use this among other things to crush Hillary Clinton if she's nominated. imagine2015 May 2016 #2

Hillary's Candidacy is Devolving into an Arrogant Insufferable Self-serving Disaster AgingAmerican May 2016 #3

More non-reality nonsense. "Communist Bernie" is all we would hear if he was the nominee. RBInMaine May 2016 #4

Republicans called Obama a "Communist Muslim from Kenya" How did that work out in 2008 and 2012? imagine2015 May 2016 #6

He is Jewish. lmbradford May 2016 #9

Tailgunner Joe McCarthy, is that you? 99Forever May 2016 #10

Pretty good assessment. Skink May 2016 #5

All politicians have large egos. It's a requirement. libdem4life May 2016 #7

He better have a big ego if he wants to be the President! imagine2015 May 2016 #11

Hillary will never be 45. NorthCarolina May 2016 #8