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In reply to the discussion: I'm voting for Hillary---but I won't bash Bernie. [View all]totodeinhere
(13,688 posts)87. Is that just because YOU say so?

What emerges from the numbers is the continuation of a trend that has been in place for almost two decades. Once again, Republicans are disappearing from the competitive landscape at the national level across the most heavily populated sections of the country while intensifying their hold on a declining electoral bloc of aging, white, rural voters. The 2014 election not only continued that doomed pattern, it doubled down on it. As a result, it became apparent from the numbers last week that no Republican candidate has a credible shot at the White House in 2016, and the chance of the GOP holding the Senate for longer than two years is precisely zero.
The Blue Wall is block of states that no Republican Presidential candidate can realistically hope to win. Tuesday that block finally extended to New Hampshire, meaning that at the outset of any Presidential campaign, a minimally effective Democratic candidate can expect to win 257 electoral votes without even trying. Thats 257 out of the 270 needed to win.
This means that the next Presidential election, and all subsequent ones until a future party realignment, will be decided in the Democratic primary. Only by sweeping all nine of the states that remain in contention AND also flipping one impossibly Democratic state can a Republican candidate win the White House. What are the odds that a Republican candidate capable of passing muster with 2016 GOP primary voters can accomplish that feat? You do the math.
The Blue Wall is block of states that no Republican Presidential candidate can realistically hope to win. Tuesday that block finally extended to New Hampshire, meaning that at the outset of any Presidential campaign, a minimally effective Democratic candidate can expect to win 257 electoral votes without even trying. Thats 257 out of the 270 needed to win.
This means that the next Presidential election, and all subsequent ones until a future party realignment, will be decided in the Democratic primary. Only by sweeping all nine of the states that remain in contention AND also flipping one impossibly Democratic state can a Republican candidate win the White House. What are the odds that a Republican candidate capable of passing muster with 2016 GOP primary voters can accomplish that feat? You do the math.
http://blog.chron.com/goplifer/2014/11/the-missing-story-of-the-2014-election/#28114101=0
If you think that this analysis is wrong, please explain why rather than just saying it doesn't work that way without backing that statement up.
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I think some Hillary supporters are responding to what they see as relentless attacks against Hillar
Cali_Democrat
May 2015
#5
Yep. It's the thin-skinnedness after all the attacks on Hillary that is the most pathetic thing.
stevenleser
May 2015
#14
What's more important? Hunting or the deaths of tens of thousands of people every year because of
Cali_Democrat
May 2015
#73
I will start shooting at animals when the animals can shoot back./NT
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#81
Exactly. And no surprise, it's the same ones who constantly bash Obama. They never miss an....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#52
Oh, I respect your passion. But I respect my BP levels more! Have at 'em for me!
freshwest
May 2015
#91
Also, frequent touting poll numbers showing her up 61-13% or something like that
geek tragedy
May 2015
#9
I don't know where I first heard it but I have enjoyed using it over the years.
Snotcicles
May 2015
#33
Ah, but the intent is a slap back at things that are specious, at best. Often not factual. I love
freshwest
May 2015
#92
I'm voting for the Democratic nominee in 2016 and will not bash any serious contender
DFW
May 2015
#11
You speak for me. I'll continue to rec any Bernie OP that doesn't compare him
lamp_shade
May 2015
#17
This will be hard, but how about not trashing any of the candidates and just talking
Rex
May 2015
#18
Good on you trumad. I'm for Bernie and I'm trying to behave as he would wish.
Snotcicles
May 2015
#19
It just wouldn't be DU without the clown-cars, sideshows and melodramatic allegations...
LanternWaste
May 2015
#28
It's never a good idea to bash members of the party you'll end up voting for
justiceischeap
May 2015
#32
Your point is excellent. I wish we would see something like it from other supporters.
NCTraveler
May 2015
#36
I disagree. Any major Democratic candidate should be able to beat whatever clown the
totodeinhere
May 2015
#83
I don't know who I'm voting for, and I won't bash either Hillary or Bernie.
herding cats
May 2015
#57
I agree. Off topic, but some folks here accuse you of being a sock puppet for Vanilla Rhapsody
Number23
May 2015
#82
And, you must be "piling on" if you're talking about Bernie's Record of History. I haven't chosen
Cha
May 2015
#90
I will bash him....Guy is old, has crazy hair and he repeats the same thing over & over again.
NoJusticeNoPeace
May 2015
#77