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38. *Any* nominee we select should be able to beat anything that comes out of the clown car.

Sun Aug 24, 2014, 05:03 PM

Aug 2014

Polling and fundraising to date is all about name recognition, which is not the end all and be all you imagine. If it were, Hillary would be President now. If you want to pretend she's "it", go right ahead, but given how things turned out in '08, that's a tough sell.

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Why the Third Way would love a race between Hillary Clinton and Rand Paul [View all] woo me with science Aug 2014 OP

... SidDithers Aug 2014 #1

+1000 VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #2

... MohRokTah Aug 2014 #10

. stonecutter357 Aug 2014 #19

"Running Hillary to the right of Rand Paul." The OP's disconnect from reality. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #34

Well, denial is nice and everything, but woo me with science Aug 2014 #39

Compare her Senate record to his and then you will see how they stand. pnwmom Aug 2014 #42

If you're going to make an argument, make it. woo me with science Aug 2014 #43

He proposed a budget that would cut food stamps by 30% pnwmom Aug 2014 #44

And so? What does that have to do with my point? woo me with science Aug 2014 #45

You said she would be running to his right. That is false. She's far to the left on economic issues pnwmom Aug 2014 #46

LOL. Well, I consider warmongering, drug wars and mass surveillance to be extreme right-wing woo me with science Aug 2014 #47

You don't know what she's planning to run on yet. She's not even a candidate. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #48

Really?! You think she will reverse herself and run antiwar? Anti-surveillance? woo me with science Aug 2014 #49

You think Rand Paul will reverse himself and care about minority rights? pnwmom Aug 2014 #60

Um, I guess nobody does. theaocp Aug 2014 #69

But we DO know her Senate record, which was very progressive. n/t pnwmom Aug 2014 #71

Clinton will evolve on the drug war. joshcryer Aug 2014 #61

Reading the list of OPs for the forum, this had 51 recs. Open the thread and suddenly it's 49 Number23 Aug 2014 #53

Yay Sid ^^ Progressive dog Aug 2014 #66

Corporate, aka Capitalist, Politics-as-usual. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #3

Perfect quote. woo me with science Aug 2014 #9

Meet Trevor... nationalize the fed Aug 2014 #64

cool story bro! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #4

You seem to be very invested in seeing Hillary win. I wonder why? JJChambers Aug 2014 #6

I am invested in whomever can beat the pants off Republicans.... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #7

False Left Right Duality - The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own Both Parties cantbeserious Aug 2014 #13

Yeah....you keep telling yourself that on a Democratic forum.... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #25

Guess One Missed The List Of Third Way Board Members - Almost All Investment Bankers cantbeserious Aug 2014 #27

Which is the point of the OP, but it goes over a lot of people's heads on DU. n/t cui bono Aug 2014 #54

Thank You For Noticing cantbeserious Aug 2014 #65

I hope the Republicans run Romney again, that way A Simple Game Aug 2014 #22

Poll numbers two years out, wow now I know who to vote for. AlbertCat Aug 2014 #28

The only poll that counts will be taken in 2016. winter is coming Aug 2014 #23

Says YOU.... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #26

That poll's results have more to do with name recognition than anything else. winter is coming Aug 2014 #29

So? Who do you have that can beat ALL Republican ass? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #30

*Any* nominee we select should be able to beat anything that comes out of the clown car. winter is coming Aug 2014 #38

"should" and actual polling proof are two different things... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #58

No one has any polling "proof". As multiple people have tried to explain to you, polling at this winter is coming Aug 2014 #59

Is she wins we will have a Republican ass for president. cui bono Aug 2014 #56

She has name recognition. JDPriestly Aug 2014 #37

Some republicans lose to tea partiers. JJChambers Aug 2014 #36

V.R. is invested in the truth. For the OP to be claiming Hillary pnwmom Aug 2014 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author cui bono Aug 2014 #57

Paging Nurse Ratched. nt conservaphobe Aug 2014 #5

Lol! JoePhilly Aug 2014 #16

Our democracy has been sold to the highest bidders. Autumn Aug 2014 #8

Kick & Rec Teamster Jeff Aug 2014 #11

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Aug 2014 #12

And they use the police and the alphabet soup of federal policing agencies glowing Aug 2014 #20

+ 1,000 cantbeserious Aug 2014 #24

+2 woo me with science Aug 2014 #68

The DEMS increasingly work for the same CEO's as the GOP does: the 1% blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #14

K&R! This post deserves hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #15

Great post, thank you. Broward Aug 2014 #17

Dead on, woo. What's more, this strategy has already been field-tested successfully. n/t RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #18

You clearly have been watching Rand Paul mouthing off recently. joshcryer Aug 2014 #21

a signature worthy quote DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #31

DURec leftstreet Aug 2014 #32

yep, it's the same good cop/bad cop game they've been playing for decades stupidicus Aug 2014 #33

They love the far right vs center right battles... Wounded Bear Aug 2014 #40

Third Way Honorary Chairs: brooklynite Aug 2014 #41

Nailed it, woo. The corporatists now own both parties. Notice how those who have tried ... Scuba Aug 2014 #50

Oh come on now! Rex Aug 2014 #52

+1 We are to deny reality. woo me with science Aug 2014 #73

Romney will be the GOP nominee and Clinton the Dem nominee. Romney will Purveyor Aug 2014 #51

Yep... K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #55

K&R JEB Aug 2014 #62

If your issues is to halt all wars and stop the war on drugs, how is this going to solve the problem Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #63

I agree betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #67

We need a Democratic candidate who'll leave no doubt that they are way to the left of Paul. nt Zorra Aug 2014 #70

Boy, do we. nt woo me with science Aug 2014 #72