Pivoting to the GE is a brilliant campaign strategy for Hillary.

[hill2016]

it allows her to go on the attack in a way she could never have with Bernie.

it frames the national discussion as Hillary vs Trump rather than Hillary vs Bernie, making Bernie seem almost irrelevant.

it forces people to really really imagine Trump in the oval office and on Air Force One, and she is the Only Hope to stop him.

it brings people back to reality instead of dreams of unicorns.

Brilliant.

[NewImproved Deal]

1. Punch and Judy...

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[Live and Learn]

4. +10,000 nt

[frylock]

33. ..

[PowerToThePeople]

2. Yawn

I wouldn't vote for either of them. Don't really give a crap.

[Live and Learn]

3. +10,000 nt

[840high]

10. +10,001

[Enrique]

5. i think it's a given that her strategy will be brilliant

she has the best political people working for her and she's highly disciplined herself, and fairly ruthless.

[nolawarlock]

8. I agree on all counts.

And I also believe that folks in the primaries can only attack so much without actually attacking the principles they share in common. Despite what everyone says about Hillary being a Republican, the reality is that she and Trump have vastly different policies and styles and this is going to be a General Election for the ages. If anyone thinks Hillary's going to go down without a hard fight, they haven't been paying attention all these years.

[Live and Learn]

13. We have principles in common, could have fooled me Exactly what are those?

I am for doing everything possible for peace. Hillary supports illegal wars and regime change.

I am for a habitable climate. Hillary supports fracking and hasn't doesn't see climate change as a priority.

I am for a fair justice system. Hillary takes money from private prison CEOs.

I am for an equitable economic system. Hillary thinks $12 an hour is equitable wages and refuses to acknowledge that productivity gains have translated into less jobs and higher wages only for CEO's.

I am for an educated society. Communications has gotten cheaper which should mean education should be cheaper instead the reverse has happened. Unlike Bernie, Hillary refuses to take college debt seriously.

I believe Health care not health insurance should be a human right. Hillary doesn't thinks insurance companies have a right to make money off of people's illnesses and fear of getting sick.

I believe we are still a nation that thinks live are important helps people needing it. Hillary sends kids back to dangerous countries where they have been killed.


And where exactly does Trump stand on all these issues? You tell me. Does anybody know?

[nolawarlock]

17. Do you know? nt

[Live and Learn]

18. I asked first. Answer or admit you don't know. nt

[nolawarlock]

20. I might admit I don't care lol

[fun n serious]

15. She is ready on day one! Trump? nt

[fun n serious]

14. Thank goodness too! nt

[merrily]

6. A stroke of genius that she invented. No one has ever done it before at this stage. No, really!

[Armstead]

25. Trump is an awful man and a bigot

It's going to be a real issue oriented campaign I can see it now

[nolawarlock]

7. She is already kicking Trump ass!

[w4rma]

12. Hillary Clinton’s New Anti-Trump Attack Ad Is a Colossal Failure

The ad features a lineup of prominent Republican leaders blasting Donald Trump for one thing or another. The biggest problem is that these are precisely the people Trump just steamrolled. Attacking Donald Trump is admittedly not easy. But surely Clinton’s team can do better than to stitch together clips of failed candidates reciting failed talking points.

One wonders who in the world the ad is trying to appeal to. Does it appeal to Republican voters that already rejected these losers for Trump? Will this ad appeal to liberal voters who rightfully loathe these racists, bigots, and .001% blowhards?

http://usuncut.com/politics/clinton-anti-trump-attack-ad-fail/

[nolawarlock]

16. Of course you would say that.

I think it's fantastic.

[w4rma]

19. You were already supporting her. But, who is her ad supposed to be convincing to support her?

Honestly, the ad is a pretty good ad FOR Trump.

[nolawarlock]

21. I disagree.

I think both the new ads sum up exactly who he is, how he's wrong, and how even the right wing can't stand him. I think they're great. I've worked in marketing and at ad agencies for years. This was well done. It's designed to scare people about how crazy trump is. It certainly nails that.

[Armstead]

26. yes Mitt and Jeb have been really effective at stopping his rise

[nolawarlock]

35. I see it as showing him as not being a team player ...

... and also going for disaffected Republicans. I just can't wait till folks realize that the Berd is out of the game and we can get to focussing on the real threat, which clearly Hillary is already doing.

[apcalc]

27. I thought it was a great ad

Insiders who know Trump say awful things....

[anotherproletariat]

9. The other great thing it does is get Sanders out of the news. On the evening MSNBC shows tonight,

I only heard his name twice...and not a single mention on the local news (the day after he won a primary!).

He is going to have to fight to stay relevant, and the more he fights, the more he looks desperate. Also, the more annoying he becomes, the less likely that he will have any leverage with the Democratic Party at the convention...if that is what he is holding out for. It will be fun to watch the establishment (and all those super delegates) get more and more p**sed at him the longer he stays in the race.

[oasis]

22. Actually,it's a relief not hearing the same old, tired "oligarchy" tune. nt

[Armstead]

30. America is an Oligarchy. Wealth ahd power are far too concentrated.

That is a very destructive trend.

Sorry if that seems boring, but it's something we shouldn't keep ignoring and enabling.

[msongs]

11. well trump will keep bernie in the news by quoting bernie's smears against hillary nt

[NurseJackie]

23. No need for her to punch down.

[global1]

24. It Allows Her To Duck The Real Issues That We Need To Address & ....

that Bernie addresses and lets her off the hook on them.

She can't attack Trump on issues because no one knows where he stands on most.

[rhett o rick]

28. That's right bring people back to the reality

that the Oligarchs are going to continue to dominate our government.

"it brings people back to reality instead of dreams of unicorns." Sad day when dreaming of helping the 2.5 million homeless American children is called wanting a unicorn. Goldman-Sachs won't help them but some apparently don't care. Happy with the "reality" of the status quo.

[NurseJackie]

32. Well, somebody's got to do it.

[firebrand80]

29. It's a necessity

She can't fight a two front war

[Armstead]

31. If she can't, she shouldn't be president, a job that requires walking and chewing gum simultanrously

[frylock]

34. I bet she tries if she's elected.

Libya AND Syria.

[NorthCarolina]

36. It's just a move to make Bernie appear irrelevent to the remaining states yet to vote.

Her "pivot" means nothing beyond that. Try to BECOME inevitable by selling the appearance of inevitability.