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19. My fear is this

Reply to tabbycat31 (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 05:54 PM

Dec 2014

That if one of them is elected in 2016, without a stunning change in the House, they will be viewed as ineffective. Obama benefited from having both Houses of Congress in his first 2 years.

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My fear for a Clinton (or Warren) presidency [View all] tabbycat31 Dec 2014 OP

No brooklynite Dec 2014 #1

Sorry but sexism and racism were alive and well before Obama was president or still_one Dec 2014 #2

I'm not doubting that tabbycat31 Dec 2014 #3

It's come into the light where ohheckyeah Dec 2014 #12

That is a real fear. Obama has certainly had to deal with a great deal of hatred, bigotry, & racism think Dec 2014 #4

Ironically, the ones most likely to resort to it are the same ones who adore Sarah Palin. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #5

Revealing bigotry does not "make it worse" - quite the contrary. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #6

Plus 1 bazillion! rufus dog Dec 2014 #13

Yes, I agree. I'm a white male too. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #14

No. HappyMe Dec 2014 #7

Nope. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #8

So we should just stick with the old white guys giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #9

Or bluestateguy Dec 2014 #10

Jeez, I hope not. nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #11

So we'll elect a white male, like Bill Clinton. They certainly treated him with utmost respect . . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #15

I think many of the people implying that Obama's treatment by Republicans PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #17

Or the treatment of Jimmy Carter . . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #18

Hopefully that fear will come true Matrosov Dec 2014 #16

My fear is this mythology Dec 2014 #19

What did they do in that time? RiverLover Dec 2014 #20