Hate me now... if Hillary gets elected, we get shellacked in 2018

[MillennialDem]

Now, I think CHillary will beat Trump or whoever the GOP trots out in a general election. The demographics are just too favorable for us in a general election.

But turnout is going to be low (especially amongst the young) and it's going to be at record lows in 2018. We will get beat again.

On the other hand, if Bernie is elected in 2016, we may not get shellacked. He might be able to get enough young people out to vote to beat the reps in 2018. He will at least limit the damage a lot more than Hillary will.

[geek tragedy]

1. president's party usually gets its ass kicked in off year elections nt

[MillennialDem]

2. I understand this. I just think we get shellacked with Hillary and we either gain seats or at worst

have minor losses with Bernie.

[daleanime]

3. Just so long as you know....

that it will be worst then usual.

[geek tragedy]

9. 2018 will be some modest losses in the senate because we won a bunch in 2012

House races? We don't have much more to lose, we're down to all safe districts by now.

[daleanime]

15. I really don't understand this future you embrace....

we desperately need to be moving forward, yet you fight hard hoping that we won't lose too much ground.

[geek tragedy]

16. electoral politics is largely cyclical

it's an unglamorous, tedious grind to make progress happen

[artislife]

17. It's all good then?

We will just live with Republican congresses until the end of the US. We had that long stretch of Democratic Congresses, but who cares.


Man is your statement the embodiment of accepting mediocrity.

[geek tragedy]

20. no, we need to end gerrymandering and also count on demographics

to slowly lift the tide.

[artislife]

23. That is a separate subject and I agree with that.

However, nothing has ever been done with it. My guess is that those voted in power didn't want to change the formula for personal reasons. They wanted to stay in power.

[geek tragedy]

24. no, it's because those in power when

redistricting was done were Republicans, and we don't get another shot at it until 2020.

[Vinca]

4. Democrats are generally too lazy to vote in off year elections.

It's a real shame and I don't know why it happens, but it's pretty much the rule.

[thereismore]

5. I agree. I also think that if Hillary wins, she would be impeached by the Rep House by 2018. nt

[KamaAina]

18. But convicted by the repuke Senate?

They'd need 67. They'd have to win pretty much every open seat to get anywhere near there.

[thereismore]

25. No, it would be the same as Bill. They'd settle for impeachment. After all, she is family. nt

[artislife]

19. His and Hers. It would be a set. nt

[Metric System]

6. Bernie can't get enough young people out to vote now. It would be even more difficult as President

when political realities have prevented all of his promises from being fulfilled.

[griffi94]

10. I don't think you understand

Bernie supporters
really really really really really really
want him to win. Lol

Edited to add: Really really really really really

[MillennialDem]

13. So more or less young people will vote in 2018 with Hillary at the helm?

[griffi94]

7. So we should vote for Bernie

because if Hillary wins then in the 2018 midterms we'll lose.
With Bernie we'll probly still lose but by a smaller margin.

Hahaha.

[MillennialDem]

12. Uh yeah... we might still retain the senate, for example.

[griffi94]

14. Haha

Yeah and we might retain it anyway.

Out of all the possible reasons I've seen as to why it should be Bernie, even tho he's losing and the youth vote
hasn't really turned out as much as it seems like they would, this one is the longest reach almost bordering on silly.

[XRubicon]

33. Don't quit your day job

[thereismore]

26. Found another one!

[leftofcool]

8. The youngsters aren't coming out to vote for him now!

[MillennialDem]

11. And you think we will get more or less D votes in 2018 with Hillary?

[book_worm]

21. So Bernie will succeed in getting young people to vote in 2018 when Obama

couldn't (except for him in presidential years?) I doubt it.

[Sheepshank]

22. Another opinion presented as facts

With a follow up that was even a worse opinion than the op. Alrighty then

[Kelvin Mace]

27. Yep,

and HRC will probably be impeached within that time frame as well, they hate her that much.

[Mike Nelson]

28. Not so sure...

...young people will be wondering what happened to that free tuition they voted for... however, both would benefit if the Republicans continue to unravel as a political party!

[redstateblues]

29. What about the political revolution. Is that only if Bernie gets elected?

Where were you guys in the last midterms? Kind of a pitiful revolution

[XRubicon]

30. Slackdivism

They talk a good game.

[Firebrand Gary]

31. What a laugh!

How'd that work in 2010????

[beachbumbob]

32. Lol...sanders has no chance once right wing focuses

On him....Hillary will win in a landslide and most likel bring the house and senate back under democratic control for many election cycles....young voters have a choice to be part of it or not....