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thereismore

(13,326 posts)
Mon May 30, 2016, 11:07 PM May 2016

A level-headed article on Hillary's predicament from Law Newz

http://lawnewz.com/politics/hillary-clintons-emails-now-might-finally-take-her-down/

If you’re a do-or-die Clinton supporter on the other hand, you look at the IG report as a damning blow to your candidate, as you must, but you console yourself with the fact that it is in effect a “civil law indictment” of her, not a criminal law one. After all, only the Department of Justice can take that latter step and it is clear to you that Ms. Clinton had no intent to break any criminal law — so she’s still got that going for her, right?

But what if you’re a more mainstream member of the Democratic Party, one who views him- or herself as a “keeper of the flame” and cares above all else about a Democratic victory in November — both nationwide and locally, “up and down the ticket,” so to speak. You, my friend, are simply scared to death, terrified even, for reasons that are truly unprecedented.
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A level-headed article on Hillary's predicament from Law Newz (Original Post) thereismore May 2016 OP
K & R lmbradford May 2016 #1
To the author of the article: You have got to be kidding me... Jubilant18 May 2016 #2
Yes! That is, by far, one of the most honest assessments I've seen. Press Virginia May 2016 #3
Not sure I trust an author who calls Ralp Nader a neobolshevik. eridani May 2016 #4
And if Gore carried his home state TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #5
When I saw "An Incomvenient Truth" I wondered where THAT Al Gore had been in 2000 n/t eridani May 2016 #6
Or this one TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #7

Jubilant18

(62 posts)
2. To the author of the article: You have got to be kidding me...
Mon May 30, 2016, 11:30 PM
May 2016

if you think that Bernie's supporters will put up with a nominee chosen how???

If any of this highly speculative scenario comes to pass, we will be demanding that Bernie be the nominee.

Do you honestly think that your scenario of someone else being handed the Democratic nomination will win against Trump? Get real!

eridani

(51,907 posts)
4. Not sure I trust an author who calls Ralp Nader a neobolshevik.
Tue May 31, 2016, 12:07 AM
May 2016

Nader did not give FL to Bush--the 300,000 "Dems" who voted for Bush did that. He totally blows off Sanders as well, as might be expe ted of someone who calls Nader a communist.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,174 posts)
5. And if Gore carried his home state
Tue May 31, 2016, 07:20 PM
May 2016

Florida wouldn't have even been an issue. Gore simply wasn't that strong of a candidate, but as Clinton's VP, it was "his turn".

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