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cali

(114,904 posts)
Thu May 5, 2016, 02:24 PM May 2016

For all of you that think Hillary has this. [View all]

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She does not. Yes, she could blow it. She's not a terribly adept campaigner. The collective wisdom of the American electorate is abysmal. Far, far more republicans have turned out in the primaries than democrats. Everything that is old is new again, and by that I mean trump will dig up all the old scandals for a new generation unfamiliar with them- things like Marc Rich, for example. If she moves too far to the right in order to get republican votes, she risks losing a chunk of the base and liberal independents. She can't get too far into the muck with him- it's the wrestling with pigs problem. Sexism. Yes, the endless email shit.

I'd like to believe that there is no way this country could ever elect the talking yam.

It could.

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^^^ Look above for your daily dose of FUD. apnu May 2016 #1
and that's not even considering the very real current problem. grasswire May 2016 #2
they're laughing at america for being so fucking stupid certainot May 2016 #41
She's in the lead. Yes, she is an adept campaigner. shenmue May 2016 #3
Complacency is dumb. cali May 2016 #7
If she's such an adept campaigner, why didn't she get the nomination in 2008? n/t trotsky May 2016 #28
Here, here! And why is Bernie so close on her heels this time around? n/t hopeforchange2008 May 2016 #32
WITH, you might add Plucketeer May 2016 #37
maybe because the other guy was more adept? certainot May 2016 #42
Drumpf by that understanding is also a damn fine campaigner. trotsky May 2016 #47
he had this on his side certainot May 2016 #49
She has earned her shot at it, and appears to be taking Trump BootinUp May 2016 #4
Is GDP full or something? Isn't that where trash like this goes? nt IamMab May 2016 #5
+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #10
Trash goes onto the ignore list. Change has come May 2016 #12
Hosts are either asleep or we're seeing a GE pivot. joshcryer May 2016 #14
It's getting less safe to come here every day. teamster633 May 2016 #27
Yes, that's where that trash goes. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #34
She has it. Buzz Clik May 2016 #6
She is such a poor campaigner, she wouldn't be winning Progressive dog May 2016 #8
Hillary is not winning, merely in the lead at the moment Melissa G May 2016 #17
Bernie only needs to beat her by about 65 to 35 Progressive dog May 2016 #20
And it will be Bernie's fault! progressoid May 2016 #9
Take this nonsense to GDP. Kingofalldems May 2016 #11
I'm still supporting Bernie but I agree, this belongs in GDP. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #35
Oh, go easy on her ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #39
It's a demographic nightmare for Trump. joshcryer May 2016 #13
Complacency is never a good thing. I feel good about our chances but we should never think it pampango May 2016 #15
Complacency is a no-go peggysue2 May 2016 #26
What the hell does Marc Rich have to do with Hillary? Nye Bevan May 2016 #16
If Michelle runs against Bernie they will claim she was married to a Muslim... winstars May 2016 #18
What the hell does Whitewater or Vince Foster have to do with her either? trotsky May 2016 #31
You gotta drop the buzzwords now and then ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #40
Vince Foster would be more understandable than Marc Rich. Nye Bevan May 2016 #45
I've never said that... Blue_Tires May 2016 #19
Cali! Lordquinton May 2016 #21
I'm not worried about it Gman May 2016 #22
Marc Rich eh? Kingofalldems May 2016 #23
She does NOT have this... SoapBox May 2016 #24
Yes, it could happen. This nation picked bush over Kerry La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #25
You had me at "talking yam" lol panader0 May 2016 #29
Seriously abelenkpe May 2016 #30
Think of how boring DU will be once the primaries are done... malthaussen May 2016 #33
Do you mean the Nomination or the General Election? fred v May 2016 #36
NOW?? i have been screaming this for months & NOW my hair is on fire. pansypoo53219 May 2016 #38
I think the only thing zentrum May 2016 #43
True fifthquartile May 2016 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch May 2016 #46
yep Bucky May 2016 #48
Current odds are about 3 to 1 in favour. Donald Ian Rankin May 2016 #50
We don't think she has this ALL BY HERSELF. We think she has it if everyone pitches in. pnwmom May 2016 #51
"Talking Yam" MFM008 May 2016 #52
Playing both ends against the middle- rarely ends on a positive note. notadmblnd May 2016 #53
Far too much time to call anything. NCTraveler May 2016 #54
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