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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If Hillary is indicted and leaves the campaign could the DNC just replace her with Joe Biden? [View all]MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)89. The campaign that is in debt is Clinton's
They are financially distressed, but not as much as you are when ignoring your own sources.
Go on, pound the table some more...
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If Hillary is indicted and leaves the campaign could the DNC just replace her with Joe Biden? [View all]
Seeinghope
May 2016
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I am not SUGGESTING the idea. I have seen it mentioned as a possibility. That is why I am asking
Seeinghope
May 2016
#3
"Seen it mentioned?" Where? No Democrats--unless they were real mendacious--would suggest such
MADem
May 2016
#9
You didn't think that was snark? I did. It was a smackdown to the laundry list provided
MADem
May 2016
#58
It was absolutely not snark. The others on the comment thread were shocked and Kos never clarified.
JonLeibowitz
May 2016
#67
It was a snarky answer to that piece I bolded. Anyone seeing it as anything other than
MADem
May 2016
#69
I'm not invested in "Kos" at all. From what I know of him, he was a Republican before
MADem
May 2016
#77
I have a life. I took an old lady to the grocery store--can't you find something to do if
MADem
May 2016
#60
No, Hillary has done the "walk of shame", and will wreak vengeance ...
JustABozoOnThisBus
May 2016
#70
I'd also love to see this site try to enforce party loyalty in that case. HA! Good luck.
reformist2
May 2016
#25
I Have Met And Spoken W/ Biden For More Than 30 Minutes Once... Good Used Car Salesman!
CorporatistNation
May 2016
#112
It may be undemocratic, but it's precisely what Barney Frank & the Rules Committee will end up doing
leveymg
May 2016
#51
If she's indicted and her poll numbers are plummeting, they might go Biden. Obama would back it.
EndElectoral
May 2016
#4
If that were the backup plan, the supers would not now be signalling that Sanders
karynnj
May 2016
#96
Although not literally "names on a ballot" (since there is no ballot per se), my understanding is...
thesquanderer
May 2016
#117
No, sorry. False Premise. Hoping for clarity and honesty and the light of day
libdem4life
May 2016
#80
If they did that then that would be "Seppaku" - they would rather have a 100% chance of losing to
Baobab
May 2016
#98
Hillary has the power to release her delegates to someone else as she did in 2008,
Thinkingabout
May 2016
#10
Replacing her with Biden would prove the DNC is more invested in stopping Bernie than Trump
whatchamacallit
May 2016
#11
I wonder also what would Sanders do with his delegates should he be indicted for
Thinkingabout
May 2016
#12
Here's some cold water to throw on "just one of many" bogus claims you think to make...
MrMickeysMom
May 2016
#29
yes, but they ignored the candidate who came into the convention with the most delegates
corkhead
May 2016
#85
Thanks for this, I had a misunderstanding of Humphrey's participation prior to the convention.
corkhead
May 2016
#93
You know, there are plenty of other sites that cater to various fantasies. You don't need DU.
randome
May 2016
#34
The Rs would then loop video of Bernie promising to raise taxes on the middle class
redstateblues
May 2016
#42
First of all, Hillary is not going to be indicted. She is going to be nominated and then elected
StevieM
May 2016
#41
No, they couldn't "Just replace her with Biden" but the Convention has a process that could result
stevenleser
May 2016
#50
Hell won't break loose. Joe would be a great candidate and would demolish Trump. I would be 100%
Joe the Revelator
May 2016
#103