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BlueMTexpat

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21. That may be YOUR opinion.
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 11:07 AM
Apr 2016

But it is NOT the opinion of elected officials themselves, who VERY much believe that Hillary at the top of the ticket will definitely strengthen their chances of getting majorities in the House and Senate.

This is why not only the overwhelming majority of SDs who have endorsed a candidate have endorsed Hillary as opposed to Bernie, but also why the majority of those Dems who are running for open seats have endorsed her. Yesterday afternoon, I heard firsthand from two of my state's DC representatives speak very passionately about exactly this. Next week there will be an even larger rally for her and even more of the state's Congressional delegation will speak, along with those hoping to win new seats. Both Dem candidates running for US Senator have endorsed Hillary.

I have NEVER seen elected Dems in MD so passionately and enthusiastically united behind a primary candidate. EVER. And the crowd was large, which is extremely impressive when Hillary herself was not even present.

You seem to have swallowed all the RW anti-Hillary propaganda being echoed by too many Bernie supporters and really need to open your eyes. You can go on and on about "unfavorables" all you want. The facts show that at this point, she leads Bernie by more than 2.5 million votes. That number will continue to rise because she is enormously popular among those who haven't even had a chance to vote yet.

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Oh Trump is just so wonderful! How will Hillary ever hold up?????????????? leftofcool Apr 2016 #1
Pump up? No. daleanime Apr 2016 #2
I'm not sure why you're projecting this onto my comments, but I'm pretty clearly anti-Trump Bucky Apr 2016 #3
Trump has almost no chance in the general edhopper Apr 2016 #4
First of all... RichGirl Apr 2016 #5
Excellent points PJMcK Apr 2016 #15
Good try by attempting to make it all about Trump, but fail- still GD-P! snooper2 Apr 2016 #6
I appreciate the concern, but this is genuinely about the fall election Bucky Apr 2016 #24
She's assuming Sanders supporters will automatically flock to her if she's facing Trump davidn3600 Apr 2016 #7
That's the key...it's not just about getting a democratic president.... RichGirl Apr 2016 #10
Hillary will never turn the Congress blue davidn3600 Apr 2016 #11
No one knows enough about Bernie to have unfavorables! RichGirl Apr 2016 #13
That may be YOUR opinion. BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #21
Yeah....but the Democratic contest is overall 25% lower turnout than 2008 davidn3600 Apr 2016 #25
I'm not sure what turnout really has BlueMTexpat Apr 2016 #26
No im in the "Bernie or it doesn't matter" crowd davidn3600 Apr 2016 #27
To imply similarities...is an insult to Bernie supporters. RichGirl Apr 2016 #14
Never said they were the same davidn3600 Apr 2016 #16
I disagree. The struggle for the nomination in both parties... underpants Apr 2016 #8
Agreed. And yet... Bucky Apr 2016 #23
Sadly I don't think we can turn it around underpants Apr 2016 #30
(Some) Bernie supporters don't seem to be helping much either Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2016 #9
They don't have to walk back anything davidn3600 Apr 2016 #12
No one has spent any time attacking Hillary Clinton ever, nope. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #17
Doesn't this belong in GD:P? Blue_Tires Apr 2016 #18
I thought about it, but I'm talking about the general election, not the primaries Bucky Apr 2016 #20
Get this to GD-P leftynyc Apr 2016 #19
I think it's a fair question, but it's really not about the fight for the Nomination Bucky Apr 2016 #22
I think anything having to do with election leftynyc Apr 2016 #29
He doesn't stand a chance against HRC imo. Rex Apr 2016 #28
This belongs in the Primaries forum Democat Apr 2016 #31
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