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Johonny

(26,203 posts)
21. I agree
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 02:48 PM
Jun 2014

A crap conservative congress can back Obama and Clinton into dull presidencies. A liberal congress can shove the EPA down Richard Nixon's throat. I care less about the next president then about fixing Congress. I am sick of hearing from "Republicans" that Washington is broken so they need to take back Washington. The universal response should be "Dude, your dumb ass voting record is what broke it. Take it back? You guys have it. If your not happy don't look at us liberals." Any Democrat worried about Hillary in 2016 and ignoring 2014 is missing how important 2014 is to MY LIFE RIGHT F* NOW and my life to come post Obama Administration. Make a congress that forces liberal bills on Obama's desk and see how much more interesting the Candidates for 2016 become. Two more years of what we got now and who really gives a shit what parrot sits on the Captains shoulders in 2016.

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Are the 2014 midterms over already?... n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #1
Off topic. nt Lex Jun 2014 #2
Hardly. Whoever wins in 2016 will need a Democratic Congress. 2014 might be more FSogol Jun 2014 #7
Still, that's a different topic. Lex Jun 2014 #14
I agree Johonny Jun 2014 #21
+1 Well said. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #23
It must be a hard life being able to focus on only one thing. Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #4
Martin O'Malley was in Iowa over the weekend. n/t FSogol Jun 2014 #3
And he's been hitting the political talk shows Lex Jun 2014 #9
Hope he makes a serious try. I like him so far. broiles Jun 2014 #26
Someone I know in MD who would know says it's 100% certain he's running BeyondGeography Jun 2014 #27
They are right. Some have implied that he's running to be Hillary's VP, but I think FSogol Jun 2014 #29
Schweitzer made an ass out of himself, so I guess it's just O'Malley. TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #5
Warren sure has a lot of people Lex Jun 2014 #13
VP Biden. nt tridim Jun 2014 #6
I like Joe. Lex Jun 2014 #16
Statistically, he is our ONLY chance of winning in 2016. cbdo2007 Jun 2014 #32
Nobody, so far. Nobody has declared. MineralMan Jun 2014 #8
Names being discussed, not really formal declaration Lex Jun 2014 #10
I'm afraid that almost all of my energy is going into 2014. MineralMan Jun 2014 #12
I've already donated to some mid-term Lex Jun 2014 #18
Great. If you can, do some GOTV work, too, as the election MineralMan Jun 2014 #22
in no particular order: unblock Jun 2014 #11
Seems like there are tons of Hillary threads Lex Jun 2014 #19
hillary is reviving her "inevitability" strategy from 8 years ago unblock Jun 2014 #25
i am rooting for martin o'malley for now. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #15
I'm going to look up some more information on him. Lex Jun 2014 #17
i heard him during the DNC in 2008 and have been following his since La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #24
Hopefully, Bernie Sanders will jump in. Robert Reich? Jerry Brown? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #20
I have wondered about Jerry Brown. He has name recognition and consistency and is a good lumpy Jun 2014 #34
not sure but i wouldn't mind seeing Biden Get in JI7 Jun 2014 #28
For this post, I am interpreting "top" as "name thrown around by more than one person." ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #30
It's way early, but one intriguing candidate to me is Schweitzer quinnox Jun 2014 #31
There are none. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #33
Actually there are clearly several who are considering it, though none officially. Lex Jun 2014 #35
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