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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Biden enters the race: [View all]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)36. As centrist as Obama has been...
Clinton would represent a step backward, which is a shame. Of course, that can be somewhat mitigated by the masses putting pressure on her.
Then again, keep in mind what Lawrence Lessig pointed out about the correlation between what the majority wants and what gets enacted: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251584088#post10. So, public pressure doesn't necessarily accomplish much.
And poll after poll after poll shows that large majorities have the same political philosophy as Sanders--but Sanders has no chance of winning the nomination. Money, perception (it doesn't matter how false it is), marketing, the Cult of Personality...it all points toward a Clinton nomination. Or Biden, I suppose.
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Helps Bernie, Hurts Hillary, O'Malley stays the same unless he can do something to
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2015
#10
It's also integrity vs..Well, let's just say ignoring the elephant in the room won't make it go away
Skwmom
Sep 2015
#17
No amount of pressure will keep Clinton from delivering on her promises to her big money backers.
Skwmom
Sep 2015
#40
I'm interested to see how Bernie fares when he does "introduce himself to the country"
gateley
Sep 2015
#19
What would I like to see happen? Biden enters the race, Obama supports him, Hillary tanks
tularetom
Sep 2015
#33
You know what - I've known about Bernie for a long time because of Tom Hartmann
tularetom
Sep 2015
#41
Joe is actually more liberal than any of them (I'm talking Clinton, Obama, etc.)
gateley
Sep 2015
#43