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2016 Postmortem

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 03:08 PM Feb 2016

If the 22nd amendment had been repealed, who would you choose for the nominee? [View all]

Assuming that the nominee would face a well-funded Republican nominee with their full arsenal of gutter tactics, and that the nominee would have to show the ability to defeat the Republican to get anything done.

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	President Obama--four more years!
	5 (25%)
	Bernie Sanders--time for a revolution.
	14 (70%)
	Hillary Clinton--she will fight for you.
	1 (5%)
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If the 22nd amendment had been repealed, who would you choose for the nominee? [View all] geek tragedy Feb 2016 OP

although if not for 22, there would not be clinton and sanders.....nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #1

I think Bill was done after the Lewinsky thing no matter what. geek tragedy Feb 2016 #2

oh, most definitely. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #5

Agreer but would have liked to see his numer up there Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #22

I wanted to click "Obama" but knowing he's pretty much had enough, I didn't. BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #3

you're splitting the Obama / Clinton vote wyldwolf Feb 2016 #4

I prefer Sanders to Clinton but would take Obama over both in a heartbeat. geek tragedy Feb 2016 #6

The last five presidents were supply-siders. We have to break the chain. immoderate Feb 2016 #7

Obama is not a supply sider nt geek tragedy Feb 2016 #8

Baked into our system! immoderate Feb 2016 #13

^This Bernie over all of the op choices. JRLeft Feb 2016 #16

The 22nd amendment should only be repealed once Bernie Sanders becomes POTUS. Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #9

Obama has been rather outspoken in opposing Citizens United. geek tragedy Feb 2016 #10

Yes and we need much more than that now..much more. n/t Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #11

what we need is always more than what we can get nt geek tragedy Feb 2016 #12

We need someone who is not a recipient of said monies, that person is best placed Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #14

Sanders hasn't taken punches from the Republicans on his tax increases. geek tragedy Feb 2016 #15

They've been singing that same song for the last 40 years...Obama still won x2. Sanders resonates Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #17

Obama also said "you can keep your insurance" and promised to not raise taxes geek tragedy Feb 2016 #18

Every candidate has their message and the GOP is in the bag for the elite and ONLY the elite. Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #19

As I've said in earlier places, both are subpar candidates. geek tragedy Feb 2016 #20

Sanders has his weaknesses but I don't think we agree on what those are. Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #21

most milennials aren't tuning in to this race. geek tragedy Feb 2016 #23

We'll see how the ONES that are involved react, and I would suggest that anyone Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #24

no doubt Clinton has glaring weaknesses like that geek tragedy Feb 2016 #25

Being the underdog is tough and a Brock campaign against you is even harder. Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #26

there is no easy sell available to either party nt geek tragedy Feb 2016 #27