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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Where does a Hillary nomination lead? [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)59. She won twice in a blue state, underperforming the top of the ticket both times
2000:
Gore 60.2%
Bush 35.2%
Clinton 55.3%
Lazio 43.0%
2006:
Spitzer 69.0%
Faso 29.2%
Clinton 67.0%
Spencer 31.0%
She scored a nice win in 2006 but it doesn't shed much light on 2016 prospects. Mayor Spencer had not only committed adultery, not only committed adultery with a city employee, not only committed adultery with a city employee who bore him two children while he was still married to his first wife -- for many voters the real crowning touch was that he had more than doubled his paramour's salary. I mean, boys will be boys, and they don't always keep their pants zipped, amirite, but facilitating your affair with taxpayer money goes a little too far. She can't count on being given such a gift this time around.
Gore 60.2%
Bush 35.2%
Clinton 55.3%
Lazio 43.0%
2006:
Spitzer 69.0%
Faso 29.2%
Clinton 67.0%
Spencer 31.0%
She scored a nice win in 2006 but it doesn't shed much light on 2016 prospects. Mayor Spencer had not only committed adultery, not only committed adultery with a city employee, not only committed adultery with a city employee who bore him two children while he was still married to his first wife -- for many voters the real crowning touch was that he had more than doubled his paramour's salary. I mean, boys will be boys, and they don't always keep their pants zipped, amirite, but facilitating your affair with taxpayer money goes a little too far. She can't count on being given such a gift this time around.
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Personally - I Am Tired Of Being An Afterthought To The DNC DWS DLC Third-Way Party Establishment
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#28
If you compare other Dems to tea partiers you're too far to the right.
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#38
Ugh! Went there ONCE. It was more than enough. I'm sure you're right about where that came from.
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#63
To victory........she beat the GOP twice decisively in Ny for the US Senate.....
Historic NY
Nov 2015
#2
She won twice in a blue state, underperforming the top of the ticket both times
Jim Lane
Nov 2015
#59
so if bernie is not a sore loser and tells his crowd to vote for hillary, you are saying his
msongs
Nov 2015
#7
The alienated voter- in his crowd certainly won't--they aren't Democrats and they hate parties
eridani
Nov 2015
#55
Someone posted here the other day if a state voted lets say for Sanders, then the superdelegates
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#13
Cannot reply to a hidden post, so I am posting jury results as a reply to the OP.
merrily
Nov 2015
#14
He's nearing the end of his public life. I don't think anyone in his position would
MADem
Nov 2015
#51
Considering you are just blatantly making things up, you should be embarrassed by your post
mythology
Nov 2015
#66
In the end, Sanders will maybe win Vermont. The premise of the OP is incredibly silly.
tritsofme
Nov 2015
#52
People that are burning for a woman to be elected president, any woman no matter what, will
brewens
Nov 2015
#56
Teabaggers will have Impeachment on the table before she's ever sworn in and
in_cog_ni_to
Nov 2015
#57
To utter mental and physical exhaustion. As a Democrat, I'd first have to work to
eridani
Nov 2015
#61