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StevieM

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

Sat Nov 4, 2017, 11:56 AM

Nov 2017

If HRC had not run for president she would still be hugely popular. It's not like she came under all these attacks (Benghazi, the fake email scandal, the Clinton Foundation) at the same time that she just so happened to be running for president. Had she not run we would have heard nothing about her email server or the Clinton Foundation, and the Benghazi lies would have stayed focused on Barack Obama.

McAuliffe is certainly aware of that. He might just want to avoid all that nonsense himself. His campaign would be a major long shot to begin with.

I like the idea of nominating someone like Steyer, who seems like he will celebrate all the Democratic leaders in our history.

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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