By The End of 2020, If HRC Were Elected President..

[Segami]

That would make it 32 years of time lapsed between 1988 to 2020.

As such, the Presidency will have been controlled by only 2 families (Bushes & Clintons) for a period of 24 of the 32 years........with a brief 8 year pause by the Obama presidency.


Is this the best we can do?

[babylonsister]

1. Thank you. I am not a misogynist, but

I am just tired of the same ole.

Thanks from me to President Obama for interfering!

[Jackilope]

2. "Is This The Best We Can Do?" NO.

A year and a half ago figured it would be Hillary vs Jeb. Depressing. Bernie entering has been a breath of fresh air and inspiring. Many, many people would choose a none of the above in a HRC vs Trump campaign.

This is what happens when corporations own both parties.

[Arazi]

3. By the end of 2020, climate change will be unmistakably hitting the planet hard

And Madame President will be on her way to becoming labelled the worst president ever for her failure to aggressively lead on climate change initiatives.

[jg10003]

4. That's not including VP Bush, 1980-1988

[SheilaT]

5. This is among the reasons I'm so opposed to Hillary Clinton as President.

Two years ago when she was first gearing up to run, and when so many here were so ga-ga over her, I expressed concern that there were simply no new potential candidates out there. The only names that were put forth for the longest time were those who'd been around before, had already run: Clinton, Kerry, Gore.

It's as if not a single new Democrat has been elected to higher office since 2000. Among the reasons I wanted Elizabeth Warren to run, and why I so whole-heartedly supported (and still support) Bernie Sanders, is that neither one was a tired presence in the world of politics. Even though Bernie Sanders has been in elected office since 1981, he wasn't really on the national stage and that made him a refreshing newcomer.

Equally disturbing are the predictions that Chelsea Clinton or either of the Obama girls will run for office in a few years.

[840high]

6. +1

[Else You Are Mad]

8. The problem is...

The new generation of younger Democrats are not completely bought into and fully assimilated into the establishment. That is why we get the Clintons, the Kerrys, the Gores, etc. Obama was just a fluke and the establishment never thought Sanders would gain as much popularity and momentum as he did.

[LiberalArkie]

12. I look at Obama as the house sitter while the owner of the estate have gone to Europe

for a bit. The house sitter gets to make a few decisions about the house and estate as the owners are gone, but not big ones. The owners will be back soon.

[Hydra]

13. President Obama wasn't a fluke

It was just a fight over the corner office by 2 people in the same company.

[ms liberty]

10. Well said, and I agree...n/t

[RoccoR5955]

7. What's the matter?

Don't like American Royalty? Don't like democracy? After all it isn't ONE family who have been our kings and queens, it's TWO, so you DO have a choice you know?
We don't do "best" any more in an oligarchical democracy any way. We do Kings and Queens now.

[merrily]

9. It depends upon what the meaning of the word "can" is.

It's certainly either (a) the best we have done; or (b) the best we've been given to believe we have done.

[Jim Lane]

11. The problem isn't dynasties, but the superficial nature of our politics

It's not exactly a dynasty when the later candidates still have to run. They may face serious opponents for the nomination (as in the cases of George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton) or even get totally stomped (Jeb!). It's still up to the voters.

The problem I see is that, in our celebrity-oriented culture, people with high name recognition, for whatever reason, are much more likely to be taken seriously as candidates. Of the three candidates I named above, each was greatly helped by his or her family relationship to a President. Now you can add a candidate who hosted a reality TV show but who's never held government office or even been notable in public affairs (in the way that, say, Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan were). Then, of course, there was Ronald Reagan.

[sangfroid]

15. Yup

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It's called a dynasty and here I thought we had this big Revolution and stuff to get rid of this kind of crapola. What's next? Watching Game of Thrones for political tips?