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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders or Clinton: Who would be more effective with a Republican Congress? [View all]oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)52. Not having a Repub congress would be effective.
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Sanders or Clinton: Who would be more effective with a Republican Congress? [View all]
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2015
OP
I think that if compromise is needed then the one more willing to compromise will work better.
upaloopa
Nov 2015
#2
Hmm - and how do you answer your better question? Not meaning to snark but
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2015
#10
Not nasty to Obama, COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE UNIVERSE more like it, it CANT get any worse
randys1
Nov 2015
#26
Teabaggers/GOP will only be more effective with INVESTIGATING CLINTON. They have a visceral hatred
in_cog_ni_to
Nov 2015
#11
If Hillary is anything like Bill (and so far she uses his policy stances quite a bit)...
berni_mccoy
Nov 2015
#17
+1. I've had pretty much all day to peruse O'Malleys site. He's done it
riderinthestorm
Nov 2015
#40
Based on record (and Republicans themselves), no doubt it's Bernie Sanders
Smart Brother
Nov 2015
#23
If Bernie is elected the political dynamic in Congress will be much positively affected
Uncle Joe
Nov 2015
#25
I think a a better question is: Which candidate will be better WORKING AGAINST the Republicans?
Maedhros
Nov 2015
#30
Correction: Obama tried to occupy the ground the Republicans were supposed to be standing on.
Smart Brother
Nov 2015
#51
Cllinton worked with both Republicans and Democrats in her time as a Senator, she has an agenda and
Thinkingabout
Nov 2015
#32
Agreed. These are dark days for the republic, but maybe not quite as dark as 1858-59. - nt
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2015
#63
I can't really say, but obviously Sanders hasn't been very effective with his Democratic peers...
George II
Nov 2015
#68
But since they're in Congress now (and there are roughly 130 Democratic Representatives...
George II
Nov 2015
#70
The bottom line is that roughly 150 current members of the House/Senate......
George II
Nov 2015
#74
They would just laugh their asses off if Bernie were to somehow get himself elected
moobu2
Nov 2015
#80
And what do you foresee from that pack of scalawags, charlatans and demagogues, should
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2015
#81