2016 Postmortem

denvine

(860 posts)

75. My fear is that if she wins the nomination

Reply to MADem (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:05 PM

Mar 2016

There is a better chance to get a Republican President. That should scare the hell out of everyone!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

112 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

It looks to me like Hillary is actually the candidate of the people, not Bernie Sanders [View all] Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 OP

But why? What exactly has she done that is worth anything? She waged war. CBGLuthier Mar 2016 #1

People--like me--think she is the smartest and best prepared candidate to be the leader of the free MADem Mar 2016 #3

"Leader of the free world." Ron Green Mar 2016 #27

Well... auntpurl Mar 2016 #32

Poor world. I bet others would really like a vote too. Hortensis Mar 2016 #60

If you let Europe vote, you would literally never have another Republican president auntpurl Mar 2016 #62

And, in case you've been napping, we're back in that line of work. MADem Mar 2016 #36

She ain't that smart either. AlbertCat Mar 2016 #77

My fear is that if she wins the nomination denvine Mar 2016 #75

Ignorance is Bliss LeFleur1 Mar 2016 #82

Well, why would I do such a thing? MADem Mar 2016 #105

I think you will find Nonhlanhla Mar 2016 #8

I think she's brilliant, competent, experienced, and electable. auntpurl Mar 2016 #9

You might want to see these CNN poll numbers that the MSM will never show! denvine Mar 2016 #85

Hillary has been vetted nationally for many years; Bernie has not auntpurl Mar 2016 #90

Many HRC voters don't find Sanders to be a total 180 so no need to take a chance they can't afford YCHDT Mar 2016 #21

Really? Beacool Mar 2016 #99

I like reality too! NurseJackie Mar 2016 #2

When the OP SCantiGOP Mar 2016 #76

Facts matter, I always thought it was only Republicans that ignored facts. Pisces Mar 2016 #4

she is the candidate of the people of the south virtualobserver Mar 2016 #5

Stop that marions ghost Mar 2016 #13

I'm sorry, but Hillary supporters have been declaring this election over for months virtualobserver Mar 2016 #17

So say it without South-bashing marions ghost Mar 2016 #25

I'm not slamming the south...I live there, too. virtualobserver Mar 2016 #69

OK marions ghost Mar 2016 #71

The people of ten states have spoken in her favor. Svafa Mar 2016 #39

That is true. virtualobserver Mar 2016 #53

Your condescension is duly noted redstateblues Mar 2016 #35

not condescension, if the rest of the country also goes for Hillary.... virtualobserver Mar 2016 #49

And--like it or not (and I suspect you might not)--the people of Massachusetts. MADem Mar 2016 #38

It isn't about not loving them......there are simply 35 states left who are also "the people" virtualobserver Mar 2016 #51

That's why you called her the candidate of the people of the south? Because Sanders didn't win MADem Mar 2016 #58

not because Sanders didn't win.....because Hillary did. virtualobserver Mar 2016 #65

Are KY, NC, WVa, LA, MI and FL "not the south?" MADem Mar 2016 #103

It was neither laudatory nor critical....It was merely an expression of reality. virtualobserver Mar 2016 #108

34 states to go tk2kewl Mar 2016 #6

Interesting since they don't count individual votes in Iowa GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #7

I said that the total doesn't include Iowa. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #10

Reading is just so over-rated these days, LOL! MADem Mar 2016 #41

but ridicule is also over-rated virtualobserver Mar 2016 #54

Pointing out that an attempt to land a blow missed its mark isn't ridicule. MADem Mar 2016 #66

Yup. Agschmid Mar 2016 #55

By that logic so is donald trump. mucifer Mar 2016 #11

Sadly, it seems that he is. Although his vote percentages of his party are lower than Hillary's. nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #20

it is that way. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #12

No snark intended here at all leftynyc Mar 2016 #29

DU is the only site. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #33

I participate on several leftynyc Mar 2016 #40

I don't speak about it often here... NCTraveler Mar 2016 #44

Agree 100% leftynyc Mar 2016 #50

Numbers so far are correct, not sure I agree with the wording though casperthegm Mar 2016 #14

She IS a candidate of the the People. Unions, LGBT, Women, and African American organizations bushisanidiot Mar 2016 #26

This is gonna be fun casperthegm Mar 2016 #34

+1 nt Svafa Mar 2016 #42

Except you're wrong leftynyc Mar 2016 #30

This theory has so much cognitive dissonance to me auntpurl Mar 2016 #37

She's been in the public eye for decades. Name recognition. Svafa Mar 2016 #43

That's not her fault auntpurl Mar 2016 #46

I didn't say her fault, it simply is what it is. Svafa Mar 2016 #64

So how do you explain me? auntpurl Mar 2016 #67

Of course I expect anyone on this board, Svafa Mar 2016 #70

I respect your opinion auntpurl Mar 2016 #72

I'm not saying that only bankers are her consituents casperthegm Mar 2016 #45

I respect your opinion, auntpurl Mar 2016 #47

Concur casperthegm Mar 2016 #52

Unless those are robots voting for her, she's clearly the one winning the most votes. MADem Mar 2016 #48

I'll try to clear this up casperthegm Mar 2016 #56

I think the people who voted for her are "high information voters" who have followed MADem Mar 2016 #61

The "blah" people came out in droves and so did women and PoC Iliyah Mar 2016 #98

K&R ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #15

If the popular vote count elected a President, she'd be President today, she won that in 08 Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #16

That would work if it was really the OPs argument. The OP is framing this in terms of how Sanders stevenleser Mar 2016 #22

Bernie's problem isn't with southern states or red states.... Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #31

There's also a running narrative telling voters that he has a problem with diverse states Ned_Devine Mar 2016 #91

Yes, "we the people" seem to favor Clinton MaggieD Mar 2016 #18

+1. The real revolution is being lead against the racial establishment in the DNC. The message of... YCHDT Mar 2016 #19

Plus, factor in the amount of republicans who voted for Bernie to stop Hillary bushisanidiot Mar 2016 #23

To use one of your favorite memes: jeff47 Mar 2016 #24

Well, yeah, if you're vindictive enough to go by vote totals! Sheesh! randome Mar 2016 #28

... instead of BUMPER STICKERS or YARD SIGNS? :-P NurseJackie Mar 2016 #59

Don't forget "online polls" and "angry emails to the editor." nt MADem Mar 2016 #68

Hillary won the black and Hispanic vote by wide margins yesterday. Trust Buster Mar 2016 #57

By the people, so far, if not necessarily of or for. n/t Orsino Mar 2016 #63

She would be november3rd Mar 2016 #73

Yeah but her willingness to morph into anything just to win is such an awful attribute. dinkytron Mar 2016 #74

Looks like to me ,,, Cryptoad Mar 2016 #78

It looks to me like Hillary is actually the candidate of the people, not Bernie Sanders AlbertCat Mar 2016 #79

I'll believe it when we get to the majority of actually blue states (assuming she wins them). Bubzer Mar 2016 #80

We'll by the time we are done with California... Helen Borg Mar 2016 #81

GOSH YEAH !! GOLLY GEE !! SHE IS THE BEST !! I LOVE HER !! Hiraeth Mar 2016 #83

It's not numbers that make someone a candidate of the people, it's policies. Vinca Mar 2016 #84

Pushing the "Hillary Clinton voters are low-information" thing is insulting auntpurl Mar 2016 #96

I think you're seeing the electorate through rose-colored glasses. Vinca Mar 2016 #109

Oh no, you don't have to convince me that there are a bunch of idiots in America! auntpurl Mar 2016 #110

You must have misunderstood my post. I wasn't singling out Hillary voters. Vinca Mar 2016 #111

Then I apologise. auntpurl Mar 2016 #112

No, more like children, who are not well informed and still learning, they do not know what's best FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #86

This message was self-deleted by its author FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #87

Well, that's both insulting and ridiculous. auntpurl Mar 2016 #97

Perhaps poor wording on my part. It was an analogy, and I still believe a good one. FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #107

This is not a good look for Bernie gwheezie Mar 2016 #101

No, I am not calling them that. FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #106

Hillary Clinton was the top vote getter of both Democratic & Republican primaries. Historic NY Mar 2016 #88

Keep in mind these early states favored Hillary from the get go. The later states will favor Bernie FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #89

In the next 35 states... Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #92

Hillary Candidate for the People? andrewv1 Mar 2016 #93

Only if you go by the most votes by the most diverse electorate. nt LexVegas Mar 2016 #94

+1 Historic NY Mar 2016 #95

WooHoo.. Big victories in red states basselope Mar 2016 #100

totals...... riversedge Mar 2016 #102

K & R Scurrilous Mar 2016 #104