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Avalux

(35,015 posts)
Tue May 17, 2016, 04:18 PM May 2016

It seems Hillary and her GOP-tactic loving entourage have won the primary PR battle.

When I think back to Kerry vs. Bush, I remember wishing that Democrats would adopt GOP tactics, lie their asses off, and win at any cost. That whole swiftboating thing was very unpleasant, and Kerry lost because Bushco was able to successfully label him as a wimpy loser.

The problem with wishing for that? If Democrats act like Republicans, then they aren't Democrats anymore, and those of us loyal to the party and the platform have nowhere to go. I hate what I'm seeing within my party and what's coming from the leadership. I hate most of all what I'm seeing from Hillary's campaign and her surrogates. Maybe it will come in handy if she faces Trump in the GE but I don't want any part of that carnage.

Makes me sad and angry that we are here.

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It seems Hillary and her GOP-tactic loving entourage have won the primary PR battle. (Original Post) Avalux May 2016 OP
Sanders people using MFM008 May 2016 #1
Thank you for providing an example of the ugliness. n/t Avalux May 2016 #2
Keith Olbermann once chastised Hillary for running against Obama as if she were the Republican. AtomicKitten May 2016 #3
They've won the PR battle. . .. says who? I don't agree with that at all. pdsimdars May 2016 #4
Astute observation of a universal law FlatBaroque May 2016 #5
Bernie was the most dishonest Dem candidate, according to fact checkers. YouDig May 2016 #6
Hillary hasn't won anything, including the vote. nt Waiting For Everyman May 2016 #7
Hillary used race baiting herself in 2008 adigal May 2016 #8
 

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)
3. Keith Olbermann once chastised Hillary for running against Obama as if she were the Republican.
Tue May 17, 2016, 04:23 PM
May 2016

She's running against Sanders as if she were the Republican with voter suppression and election fraud.

YouDig

(2,280 posts)
6. Bernie was the most dishonest Dem candidate, according to fact checkers.
Tue May 17, 2016, 05:31 PM
May 2016

For a while there, it was just lie after lie after lie from him. And now the Nevada thing is this year's version of the Brooks Brothers riot.

Thankfully, Bernie and his dirty tactics lost.

 

adigal

(7,581 posts)
8. Hillary used race baiting herself in 2008
Tue May 17, 2016, 05:35 PM
May 2016

Plus Bill did and her surrogates also. She just lost that time.

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