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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: Hillary is our Mitt Romney [View all]

kaleckim

(651 posts)
47. I know
Wed May 18, 2016, 10:27 PM
May 2016

I would be too. He polls better versus Trump, is more liked, trusted, is not corrupt, and not under investigation by the FBI. Boo! Got ya.

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Hillary is our Mitt Romney [View all] ram2008 May 2016 OP
One big difference. She's been a politician all her life. Romney headed Bain, made his fortune, then merrily May 2016 #1
Funny, I was thinking this exact same thing earlier today One Black Sheep May 2016 #2
The difference is Hillary is winning... asuhornets May 2016 #5
Hillary does a great job winning closed Democratic primaries ram2008 May 2016 #10
democrats get to pick the democratic nominee--it's not hard asuhornets May 2016 #11
Clinton has won 11 open primaries, Sanders has won 4 (one of which was Vermont) mythology May 2016 #49
Not a difference-- Mitt won his primary too. Desert805 May 2016 #14
but he loss against obama..hillary will lose against trump? asuhornets May 2016 #15
i don't have a crystal ball, of course Desert805 May 2016 #16
who might that be? asuhornets May 2016 #17
There are more Independent voters than either Republican or Democratic voters. Fawke Em May 2016 #23
More Independents.....not true...you would have your own party if thats the case asuhornets May 2016 #25
What a silly comment. BillZBubb May 2016 #53
Since you don't like being part of a political party, then asuhornets May 2016 #57
How you ever got the notion I was an independent escapes me. BillZBubb May 2016 #59
The reason why it is not an issue for diehard Democrats asuhornets May 2016 #60
Hillary is not Obama. She's nowhere near the candidate he was. BillZBubb May 2016 #63
thats where u r wrong..they are both cut from the same cloth asuhornets May 2016 #65
Wrong, Obama rocked the young vote, Hillary will not. BillZBubb May 2016 #66
Well, I like burlap.. asuhornets May 2016 #67
Romney won the nomination. frylock May 2016 #19
But he lost against Obama...Hillary will not lose against Trump asuhornets May 2016 #21
She probably will. Fawke Em May 2016 #24
Yeah, okay. frylock May 2016 #40
who dat? asuhornets May 2016 #42
Most Democrats are terrified about Sanders winning the nomination...n/t asuhornets May 2016 #22
That's why nothing gets done. Most Democrats are terrified. frylock May 2016 #38
Obama got alot done in spite of. So will Hillary asuhornets May 2016 #41
I know kaleckim May 2016 #47
And yet she is winning, that fact keeps slipping your mind... asuhornets May 2016 #58
No, I agree kaleckim May 2016 #68
Mitt won a primary, too. Didn't do so hot in the GE, though. Scootaloo May 2016 #33
Apples and oranges asuhornets May 2016 #37
Well, your argument was that Mitt lost. He did - he lost a general election. Scootaloo May 2016 #39
Of course I do asuhornets May 2016 #43
It's an interesting little thing Scootaloo May 2016 #45
NO she is not asuhornets May 2016 #3
Oh, oh, someone got a mad now. nt procon May 2016 #7
not mad at alll....n/t asuhornets May 2016 #8
A diverse coalition is winning against the whambalance crew, we're happy... not whining uponit7771 May 2016 #13
Yes she is too. ThePhilosopher04 May 2016 #46
So that makes Bernie Rick Santorum? Trenzalore May 2016 #4
If I replace Hillary's name with Bernie, what happens? procon May 2016 #6
You would make no sense at all ChairmanAgnostic May 2016 #28
About as much as this frivolous thread. nt procon May 2016 #48
The good news is Americans generally don't elect these types. corkhead May 2016 #9
...and Trump is the opposite of Obama uponit7771 May 2016 #12
You left out Peachhead22 May 2016 #18
Were meals served at those Wall Street luncheons? Barack_America May 2016 #20
Romney never got investigated by the FBI Reter May 2016 #26
Of course he's a crook. Flying Squirrel May 2016 #73
Nu uh. seabeyond May 2016 #27
What utter bullshit The_Casual_Observer May 2016 #29
Actually worse. HooptieWagon May 2016 #30
And Trump is their Obama I guess? JoePhilly May 2016 #31
Hit and run OP. onenote May 2016 #35
Yea ... the new DU. JoePhilly May 2016 #36
Bernie is our Fidel Castro Zorro May 2016 #32
Pretty clear you didn't think this through onenote May 2016 #34
They both bring big crowds... ram2008 May 2016 #50
You can't hide from your own words onenote May 2016 #64
Yes, the same outcome, as in most likely losing ram2008 May 2016 #70
And yet Sanders can't defeat Clinton, despite his charisma onenote May 2016 #72
Sanders is following closer to Romney than Hillary, Hillary pays 35% taxes, Bernie pays less than Thinkingabout May 2016 #44
OMG, they are both people too! mythology May 2016 #51
Corporations are people too! BillZBubb May 2016 #71
Lots of Trump enablers posing as Sanders supporters redstateblues May 2016 #52
Lots more dumb ass comments about Sanders' supporters BillZBubb May 2016 #54
They both got campaign money from Bain Capital. BillZBubb May 2016 #55
spot on! ViseGrip May 2016 #56
Before the general election is out, we'll see our own 47% video. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #61
Didn't we already see it with her comments on mortgages? BillZBubb May 2016 #69
Yup and Sanders I'm thinking is our Lee Iacocca tandem5 May 2016 #62
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