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In reply to the discussion: If Obama loses [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)54. If I could tell the future, I wouldnt be here posting about what Obama might do.
That being said. SCOTUS justices for a start and appointments to the federal bench who arent bigots against the LGBT community and women to round out the appetizer?
A second shot at comprehensive immigration legislation.
Instead of Health Care reform being repealed, we get improvements made. IIRC Obama has said he intends to help states that want to opt out and go for single payer.
A shot for a President who has already indicated he doesnt like DOMA and wants to at least poke holes in it instead of a President who would try to strengthen it.
Thats just off the top of my head without research
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Nothing good for the 99% & the best chance the 1% will ever have to undo the New Deal
roseBudd
Jan 2012
#6
Democrats gain the realization that moving the party to the right is the WRONG direction
cowcommander
Jan 2012
#12
When has the defeat of a Democratic candidate ever led to that happening?
Telly Savalas
Jan 2012
#64
Those most responsible for it will have the consolation of scapegoating "the left."
JackRiddler
Jan 2012
#14
Little different from our current system of corporate communism and oligarchical collectivism..
girl gone mad
Jan 2012
#66
We don't "gain" anything. We get Mitt and nobody will notice the slightest difference.
leeroysphitz
Jan 2012
#25
We'll finally be able to move the party to the right instead of letting the liberals blackmail
Karmadillo
Jan 2012
#29
But lets concentrate on bashing Obama because that seems more important to some?
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#43
Yep, same people who celebrated blue dog defeats (while ignoring progressive defeats)...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#60
We gain nothing. Maybe we all will work together to help each other because if the republicans
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2012
#51
I'd be more impressed if you guys could articulate what exactly we will gain if he wins.
Pholus
Jan 2012
#52
If I could tell the future, I wouldnt be here posting about what Obama might do.
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#54
There is another reason. We are going to lose the senate for the forseeable future. If we also lose
stevenleser
Jan 2012
#72