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hughee99

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38. If a candidate is polarizing even within their own "base" (the DU, for example),

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:08 AM

Oct 2013

I don't see how they wouldn't be at least somewhat polarizing to the general population.

A polarizing figure is someone who has been prominent long enough and has taken a stand in enough battles that people have developed opinions about them, and Clinton certainly fits that bill. Newer, or "wishy-washy", politicians get to start from essentially zero, but Hillary is the sort of person that people already know and have opinions on. The more politically engaged tend to have stronger opinions, but even the casual political follower has opinions on her already. Hillary will have to actually change some people's minds to get enough votes. It can be tough to get a person who doesn't know much about you to like you, it's even tougher to get a person who already doesn't like you to like you.

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Hillary Clinton Turns Tables On Heckler In Buffalo [View all] n2doc Oct 2013 OP

If the idea is to move away from "slash and burn politics" BlueStreak Oct 2013 #1

There is no Democrat they would respect Gman Oct 2013 #4

I disagree about the polarizing part. Beacool Oct 2013 #7

Yeah, Raffi Ella Oct 2013 #20

That's something I've said for years. Beacool Oct 2013 #22

Do you have any data to base that "most polarizing figure" on? rurallib Oct 2013 #11

Yes BlueStreak Oct 2013 #14

Whoever is nominated will fill in that blank at the top rurallib Oct 2013 #16

Oh, I agree. It is just that the hate machine is already tuned up for Hillary BlueStreak Oct 2013 #17

One guy with a stupid sign makes HER polarizing? Beacool Oct 2013 #19

If you don't understand how the GOP has viewed Hillary BlueStreak Oct 2013 #23

Yes, I get that the GOP hate her, but so what? Beacool Oct 2013 #36

The "so what" is the irony of the most polarizing candidate BlueStreak Oct 2013 #37

The right had a cottage industry centered around their hatred of Hillary Clinton during Rozlee Oct 2013 #34

I remember, but that's not her doing. Beacool Oct 2013 #35

Read the DU. I'm not sure any Dem gets more enthusiastic positive reactions AND more enthusiastic hughee99 Oct 2013 #28

You can't go by what you read on DU, it's not representative of what goes on in real life. Beacool Oct 2013 #32

If a candidate is polarizing even within their own "base" (the DU, for example), hughee99 Oct 2013 #38

I think that she won't have a problem winning the nomination this time around. Beacool Oct 2013 #39

The right won't be her problem in the primary, it will be the left. hughee99 Oct 2013 #40

And pray tell who does the Left propose? Beacool Oct 2013 #45

They don't have to pick NOW. They came up with Obama last time... hughee99 Oct 2013 #46

If you exclude the sexist assholes she wasn't that polarizing uponit7771 Oct 2013 #41

Um... Aristus Oct 2013 #15

The way to end the food fights is take the House in 2014 KurtNYC Oct 2013 #18

For the win! HappyMe Oct 2013 #25

Agreed. The GOP will not do it any other way. magical thyme Oct 2013 #31

We elected the Dem who was the most willing to work with the GOP this time dsc Oct 2013 #33

I think recent history has proven that politics will be polarized no matter WHO we put up. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #42

it includes being sat down and talked at datasuspect Oct 2013 #2

The only way the Republicans would sit down and talk jeff47 Oct 2013 #3

The funny part is what he was heckling her about: Benghazi. Beacool Oct 2013 #5

T.P. = Tea Party = Toilet Paper. n/t aggiesal Oct 2013 #24

BENGHAZAZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #43

That's all they got. Beacool Oct 2013 #44

'Common ground' with repugs? HappyMe Oct 2013 #6

Jobs homegirl Oct 2013 #9

I doubt that they genuinely care HappyMe Oct 2013 #10

After 8 years of Obama packman Oct 2013 #8

Hillary Clinton Talks Over Benghazi Heckler Who Yelled 'You Let Them Die' Capt. Obvious Oct 2013 #12

You can't "sit down and talk" with the Teabagger brand of crazy. At least not until they're sedated Erose999 Oct 2013 #21

Kick & recommended. William769 Oct 2013 #13

Handled gracefully, as usual. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #26

My hopeful crystal ball projects a Jeb vs. Hillary contest. So, the choice may be 20 years of Bushes libdem4life Oct 2013 #27

It took a Clinton to beat a Bush. Beacool Oct 2013 #29

Popcorn time, indeed. libdem4life Oct 2013 #30