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karynnj

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15. McAuliffe might run and he might get "the Clinton machinery", but he certainly

Sat Nov 4, 2017, 11:15 AM

Nov 2017

would not get all the support that was there for Clinton. In some ways, he might have ALL the baggage from the 1996 fund raising without anywhere near the many positives accomplishments of Hillary Clinton. (True, he is a successful swing state governor.) I would suspect that he will start off with underwater favorabilities.

Fairly or not, there is baggage to go with the accomplishments of the Bill Clinton years - in McAulife's case, you get the baggage without all the accomplishments.

As to not wanting to be the "Clinton" candidate, that was always what he labeled himself.

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in 2020 We Need a STRONG Candidate [View all] MineralMan Nov 2017 OP

TAMMY DUCKWORTH! Squinch Nov 2017 #1

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Agreed. And fuck that ageist shit. Knr joeybee12 Nov 2017 #2

Thanks! MineralMan Nov 2017 #3

I have a recurring nightmare that they will nominate HRC again... malthaussen Nov 2017 #4

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She received more votes than anyone except for President Obama lunamagica Nov 2017 #17

K&R. It's about time someone said this! Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 #5

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Most likely one of the sitting Senators FarCenter Nov 2017 #6

Harris, Warren, Klobachar, Booker and Gillibrand all seem likely to run. So does Sanders. StevieM Nov 2017 #7

I'd think Terry McAuliffe might run if he can take over the Clinton machinery. FarCenter Nov 2017 #12

I am betting that McAuliffe does not run. First of all, I don't think the Clinton Machinery StevieM Nov 2017 #13

McAuliffe might run and he might get "the Clinton machinery", but he certainly karynnj Nov 2017 #15

He has another option: he can simply be a successful and popular swing state governor who retires. StevieM Nov 2017 #16

I hope not - he has tons of baggage - going back at least to the 1996 campaign karynnj Nov 2017 #14

We had one in 2016. triron Nov 2017 #10

+1000. n/t pnwmom Nov 2017 #18

Exactly! I've said the same thing several times. We can noninate the biggest rock star candidate lunamagica Nov 2017 #19

Martin OMalley. nt madinmaryland Nov 2017 #20

He didn't get much, if any, traction in 2016. MineralMan Nov 2017 #21

I think that can be pinned squarely on the media madinmaryland Nov 2017 #22

You know, I don't think so. MineralMan Nov 2017 #23