I'm glad the Dems have a very popular second place candidate

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in case Hillary goes down, as seems increasingly likely.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/clintons-inexcusable-willful-disregard-for-the-rules/2016/05/25/0089e942-22ae-11e6-9e7f-57890b612299_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop_b

I am not gloating over this. I really wish she hadn't done this. The ONLY thing that saves her is that I don't think there was malicious intent, just arrogance. But if it can be shown there was some intent to circumvent security for the benefit of the Clinton Foundation or some such, she is rightly screwed.

[floriduck]

1. There was arrogance, ignorance and a foolish attempted cover-up. They're all bad.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. ...and third (Elizabeth Warren), and forth (John Kerry).

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3. John Kerry?

Is he really a possibility?

[TheBlackAdder]

9. I think his time as SoS and the revelation of the swiftboating tricks rule that attack ineffective.

[writes3000]

4. If our nominee isn't Hilary, I hope the Dems dig deep to find someone other than Bernie...

Hopefully Warren or Biden will step up.

[redwitch]

8. I think that would be unwise.

As it would piss off at least several voters.

[Old Codger]

11. If they do that

They will guarantee a trump win ..... If she is out(which I truly hope happens) Bernie has to be in or they will lose by an even bigger margin than with her in...

[writes3000]

13. If that's the case, then they will stick with Hillary.

Despite the Right, Trump and Bernie's attempts to tear her down.

[B Calm]

12. Not going to happen, Sanders will be the next potus.

[lagomorph777]

19. Yup, the Party can no longer afford the HRC liability.

Elections have financial consequences, and SDs do not want to lose money.

[firebrand80]

5. I disagree that it's "increasingly likely"

I don't think it's any more or less likely than it was a week ago.

That said, if Hillary is not the nominee for some reason, I will gladly line up behind Bernie.

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16. you don't think the IG report hurts her at all?

[KingFlorez]

6. But what if there is no indictment?

An indictment is quite unlikely, because there hasn't even been evidence that a crime was actually committed. If there is no indictment, it's really going to be hard to push the second place finisher into the nomination. The superdelegates simply are not going to force Sanders into the nomination, even in the event of fairytale indictment fantasy or the coughing illness fantasy. Most of the electorate did not vote for him.

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17. it's unlikely the Obama admin would press an indictment but it depends what the FBI report says

At this point, I feel HRC is wounded pretty badly by this new report, and it's not at all clear how this will play out.

[Cal33]

18. If Hillary wins the presidency, you can be sure the Republicans will have her impeached. And

they would surely throw at her everything they've got, plus added inventions and lies. She
wouldn't be able to function as president. That's the Republicans' style -- unless she would
agree to do everything they told her to do.

[geek tragedy]

7. I foresee disappointment in your future nt

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15. how so?

I was starting to accept Clinton as the nominee, now I'm worried. I will be disappointed if she loses to trump, for sure. But I don't suppose that's what you meant.

[asuhornets]

10. Joe Biden?

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14. I meant running for president