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Thespian2

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19. Wonder why

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:43 AM

Jun 2014

so much time is spent writing about Clinton who has always been a corporate shill, and little space is given to a truly progressive candidate? I much prefer Bernie Sanders to any Clinton. I surely hope he runs and gets the nomination.

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GOP’S BIGGEST 2016 PROBLEM: CLINTON’S NUMBERS AMONG WHITE VOTERS [View all] bravenak Jun 2014 OP

If Hillary runs, yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #1

I think so too. bravenak Jun 2014 #2

I won't go that far yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #3

I think it will be too difficult to pull the country rightward again. bravenak Jun 2014 #4

I don't think Socially they will win yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #5

Maybe. bravenak Jun 2014 #7

I could see a competitive T.Roosevelt/Lafollete type GOP Ex Lurker Jun 2014 #11

why? Trajan Jun 2014 #26

I'm not one for labels Ex Lurker Jun 2014 #63

Two words Va Lefty Jun 2014 #48

They are done with that soon. bravenak Jun 2014 #49

Castro 2020. L0oniX Jun 2014 #22

We should just cancel the elections and swear in Clinton. It would save a lot of time and money. morningfog Jun 2014 #6

LOL!! bravenak Jun 2014 #8

Fine with me. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2014 #15

Sounds good to me. Can you make it happen? nt. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #33

If Clinton runs NewJeffCT Jun 2014 #9

Texas?!? bravenak Jun 2014 #10

How's Hillary polling among wounded war veterans? MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #12

What it do Manny! bravenak Jun 2014 #13

Do some research and get back to us. Thanks. nt. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #34

She polls pretty well with both groups. Beacool Jun 2014 #51

Do we really care what white people think? AngryAmish Jun 2014 #14

Maybe because 5 times more whites vote than any other race? pipoman Jun 2014 #16

All-caps, no less. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #21

We care because we keep losing them in every national election. Beacool Jun 2014 #52

Not sure where all of this certainty comes from. pipoman Jun 2014 #17

They looked at recent polls. bravenak Jun 2014 #18

Wonder why Thespian2 Jun 2014 #19

Agreed pipoman Jun 2014 #20

Amen.....n/t dotymed Jun 2014 #25

Because, other than the far Left, no one else is clamoring for Sanders. Beacool Jun 2014 #53

In a world on the right track... SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #65

Castro/Warren 2016 L0oniX Jun 2014 #23

Warren/Castro truebluegreen Jun 2014 #24

Either Warren Castro combo would be fine. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #28

I'll swing with that. Castro would cinch the Hispanic vote and Warren would L0oniX Jun 2014 #30

Totally agree on Sanders--Senate Majority Leader? truebluegreen Jun 2014 #39

Of course Hillary will do better among white voters. Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #27

Exactamundo. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #29

There was a very telling map from 2008... Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #31

and West Virignia 2012 Primary , 40 percent of Dems vote for Inmate over Obama JI7 Jun 2014 #61

That's almost like saying Dem racists will vote for her ain't it? L0oniX Jun 2014 #32

Look at the map in reply 31. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #37

yeah, democratic Racists do vote for her and many other white Democrats JI7 Jun 2014 #58

I was thinking the same thing. bravenak Jun 2014 #36

Heh. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #38

I sure don't. bravenak Jun 2014 #42

She didn't vote for Reagan in 1980 or 1984 JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #35

I know he did. bravenak Jun 2014 #41

Me too JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #43

They teamed up with the Kochs to open up College Republican groups on Black campuses. bravenak Jun 2014 #45

I agree brave JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #46

You are scaring me. bravenak Jun 2014 #47

a lot of times these things are meant to appeal to moderate whites JI7 Jun 2014 #60

Good point. I don't trust former repubs to lead ecstatic Jun 2014 #62

How times have changed. I remember in 2008 when the Repubs muntrv Jun 2014 #40

and you will see why......those racists down South.....they hate women even more than Black men! VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #44

Wow, what a dilemma for the Left. Beacool Jun 2014 #50

I hope we can pull together behind her if she's the canidate. bravenak Jun 2014 #54

I'm just tired of the bashing 24/7. Beacool Jun 2014 #55

You are right. bravenak Jun 2014 #56

Particularly one that would probably have the best chance of winning in 2016. Beacool Jun 2014 #57

Hopefully, she'll stick to her corporate entertainment gig and forget running for chump change. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #59

As a Clinton supporter, this pleases me; but there's a long way to go Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2014 #64