2016 Postmortem

LAS14

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76. I just saw this statement in a NY Clinton ad.

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:22 PM

Mar 2016

They showed it on CNN. I'm glad it's getting attention.

I think it's a great choice. It says it all. The ad has a few more words in it, to explain to the hard of understanding that people need IMPROVEMENT, not wishful thinking.

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Did Hillary just admit she's not the better candidate? [View all] pinebox Mar 2016 OP

At this point I'd settle for the halfway decent....But that too is a "pony" according to Clinton Armstead Mar 2016 #1

yup pinebox Mar 2016 #4

Finally Hillary Is Honest With The Public About Something... CorporatistNation Mar 2016 #52

+1 daleanime Mar 2016 #58

Nope. She's saying that policies that actually work are better than pie-in-the-sky fantasies. DanTex Mar 2016 #2

Why are they hurting? dogman Mar 2016 #14

Unless you are on the receiving end of those policies Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #20

I'm in a good mood today SheenaR Mar 2016 #21

That's what I liked about what Susan Sarandon had to say the other night 2cannan Mar 2016 #39

I get what you are saying also. DanTex Mar 2016 #40

Excellent points DeeDeeNY Mar 2016 #80

"pie-in-the-sky fantasies" like $15 min. wage, single payer health care, public collage payed for.. awake Mar 2016 #32

Nope. Wrong. She slipped up. Asked people to settle for her. revbones Mar 2016 #60

Meh. Hillary bashers are going to parse everything she says to justify their hatred. DanTex Mar 2016 #63

Still wrong. She slipped up. revbones Mar 2016 #64

Fortunately, actual voters don't care about this nonsense which is why she's so far ahead. DanTex Mar 2016 #69

Still wrong. Nice dodge though. nt/ revbones Mar 2016 #70

But she is wrong about Sanders policies as pie in the sky, but even if she wasnt Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #79

ABANDON HOPE! Hillary 2016 Marr Mar 2016 #3

"No We Can't" 2016 VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #7

"Be Glad for the Crumbs You're Thrown, Peons!" Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #84

stre.....................................tch nt onehandle Mar 2016 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #6

No ... She just admitted that her plan is not perfect; but, it moves the ball ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #8

How is Hillary getting anything through congress? Republicans will never work with her pinebox Mar 2016 #10

Actually they will NWCorona Mar 2016 #16

yes indeed tk2kewl Mar 2016 #54

To put it another way, she will work with them central scrutinizer Mar 2016 #101

She has a history of getting things done in the Senate ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #29

Such as? jeff47 Mar 2016 #43

She got that Iraq War done. Said it was a business opportunity. nt revbones Mar 2016 #61

And yet you were an Edwards supporter. JTFrog Mar 2016 #78

Didn't say I didn't learn... :) revbones Mar 2016 #85

Uh huh. JTFrog Mar 2016 #87

Yep. revbones Mar 2016 #88

I love your transparency. n/t JTFrog Mar 2016 #89

Good for you. nt revbones Mar 2016 #90

Here is her history Gwhittey Mar 2016 #97

Cute ... but my research found a little more. 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #99

I think this is shade towards Susan NWCorona Mar 2016 #15

I don't know about that. 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #30

That's just my take NWCorona Mar 2016 #38

LOL! "likely to get through Congress" Dawgs Mar 2016 #18

So Obama SheenaR Mar 2016 #23

President Obama got a lot done and so will she ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #34

What is her platform this week? timmymoff Mar 2016 #74

cute. 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #83

Pete Peterson certainly hopes so tk2kewl Mar 2016 #27

Who? ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #35

Blackstone COO Tony James is angling for a Clinton cabinet postion tk2kewl Mar 2016 #44

The ONLY things she can and will pass are on the REPUBLICAN agenda pdsimdars Mar 2016 #48

is there a Hillary chatbot? reddread Mar 2016 #9

Well, according to many there are only one or two people fit for any office. Going to be a lonely bettyellen Mar 2016 #11

Some of them are running right now. . . . the REAL Democrats who actually stand up for pdsimdars Mar 2016 #49

I know of one in my area and am checking him out. He seems to just have started campaigning. bettyellen Mar 2016 #65

Never let Third Way become the enemy of benefitting the 90%. merrily Mar 2016 #12

Al Gore had a great quote about pdsimdars Mar 2016 #51

That was Sinclair Lewis, though Gore may have quoted or paraphrased him. merrily Mar 2016 #59

Depends on what you mean be "better candidate" ... salinsky Mar 2016 #13

Judgement beats experience every time. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #53

It doesn't even make any sense. What does "holding out" mean? arcane1 Mar 2016 #17

Who are these hurting people she is talking about? BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #19

This is just really bad... She better delete this quick... GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #22

Translation: Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #24

So, I got a great idea. Let's raise the retirement age & dilute SS and Medicare! Like the deal Bill highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #25

I agree with Princess Bitchy Amaril Mar 2016 #26

She's not a "Princess". Wilms Mar 2016 #42

+1!! Amaril Mar 2016 #82

Oh, for fuck's sake - I am not voting for a Third Way Neocon hawk. djean111 Mar 2016 #28

Dumbest campaign staff ever! Punkingal Mar 2016 #31

She didn't personally tweet that. Ash_F Mar 2016 #33

There are people who can afford to sit the general election out KingFlorez Mar 2016 #36

Or Hillary when the FBI recommends an indictment :) pinebox Mar 2016 #86

Jesus Christ Bernie's last and only chance KingFlorez Mar 2016 #92

Meanwhile your candidate lies her way through the election. pinebox Mar 2016 #93

Actually, my candidate has nearly 60% of the popular vote and a large delegate lead KingFlorez Mar 2016 #94

Actually your candidate isn't trusted. Say hi to POTUS Trump! pinebox Mar 2016 #95

You wish KingFlorez Mar 2016 #96

You wish Hillary was trusted pinebox Mar 2016 #102

Your candiate has supporters that a low information Gwhittey Mar 2016 #98

NO WE CAN'T grasswire Mar 2016 #37

Of course she's not saying she's not better. LAS14 Mar 2016 #41

What PROGRESSIVE things can Hillary get through congress that Bernie couldn't? arcane1 Mar 2016 #50

She progressed our soldiers into war in Iraq as a "business opportunity" nt revbones Mar 2016 #62

Just like Obama nominates a right-winger for the Supreme Court and liberals demand his confirmation arcane1 Mar 2016 #72

Corporate progress... nt revbones Mar 2016 #73

Except he's already proven he can work with Republicans and get things done. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #55

Just like in 2008, she's starting to IMPLODE. berni_mccoy Mar 2016 #45

So, could we say that once she started to feel the Bern, she can't handle the heat? pdsimdars Mar 2016 #56

I tweeted my first tweet ever! LAS14 Mar 2016 #46

Don't agree with your necessity of working with "the Establishment" pdsimdars Mar 2016 #57

Unrealistic Bernie = NO WE CAN'T! pinebox Mar 2016 #91

people who have poor english text comprehension probably agree with the OP msongs Mar 2016 #47

She's just showing her mastery of, and ability to mouth, platitudes. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #66

No, she didn't. MineralMan Mar 2016 #67

NO to the post and YES!!! to the tweet. nt LAS14 Mar 2016 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author LAS14 Mar 2016 #75

One particular comment Aerows Mar 2016 #71

I just saw this statement in a NY Clinton ad. LAS14 Mar 2016 #76

Obviously not treestar Mar 2016 #77

"Did Hillary just admit she's not the better candidate?" Jarqui Mar 2016 #81

^^This^^ pacalo Mar 2016 #104

Aim for the moon -- settle for the incremental if you have to. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2016 #100

why, the Moon and the window in front of it are practically the same thing! MisterP Mar 2016 #103