2016 Postmortem

lastlib

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16. If we don't take the House too, very little will come out...

Reply to INdemo (Reply #14)

Sat Aug 27, 2016, 11:44 PM

Aug 2016

of Congress for Hillary to sign. We gotta have both.

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Republicans are already Plotting how to Ruin Hillary's Presidency [View all] lastlib Aug 2016 OP

The House of Representatives is the problem. HassleCat Aug 2016 #1

My fear is that they will impeach her immediately upon taking office. HOPEFULLY, MoonRiver Aug 2016 #2

For aggravaed mopery, as Molly Ivins would say. HassleCat Aug 2016 #3

She stole that from "Revenge of the Nerds" DFW Aug 2016 #24

"What's mopery?" csziggy Aug 2016 #27

It goes back further than that. HassleCat Aug 2016 #35

Revenge of the Nerds was 1984 DFW Aug 2016 #36

If they do they will be laughingstocks. She would be the 2nd Clinton they'd tried and failed pnwmom Aug 2016 #11

well, they were fairly successful in distracting and derailing clinton's agenda during that time. unblock Aug 2016 #30

They would no more want Clinton out of office than they would want abortion banned. Jim Lane Aug 2016 #19

they will keep the impeachment threat in the air, then impeach as re-election time draws near. unblock Aug 2016 #32

Bill's popularity went UP when he got impeached. It can backfire. n/t pnwmom Aug 2016 #33

the right-wingers don't see it that way. unblock Aug 2016 #34

Can't just impeach...there has to be a crime committed WHILE in the office of President... LowerManhattanite Aug 2016 #23

it's been said before that "high crimes and misdemeanors" means whatever congress wants it to mean. unblock Aug 2016 #31

That is why we need to encourage those awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #10

YEP Cosmocat Aug 2016 #37

Of course they are. They are so stuck on stupid that they don't know how to do anything else. catbyte Aug 2016 #4

There could be very few to ruin anything if the "Down Ticket" loses. Trump is absolutely destroying Lint Head Aug 2016 #5

They have been trying to knock her out for years. They could have better spent Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #6

I agree--this BS has to STOP. We need the HOUSE or else we are screwed. Fast Walker 52 Aug 2016 #7

No Doubt colsohlibgal Aug 2016 #8

This can't be a surprise. tazkcmo Aug 2016 #9

Let's work on getting rid of Citizens United, appointing more moderate progressive SC judges. YOHABLO Aug 2016 #12

That's not going to happen before this November. lastlib Aug 2016 #15

What the hell... jaxind Aug 2016 #13

Obama was one hell of a campaigner,one hell of an organizer INdemo Aug 2016 #14

If we don't take the House too, very little will come out... lastlib Aug 2016 #16

wouldn't that be nice INdemo Aug 2016 #25

Win the House and State Legislatures to kill gerrymandering: Permanent Independent Commissions. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #17

I'm for that as much as any Dem.... lastlib Aug 2016 #18

I'd love to see us take back the house, but BDLP is right in that we have a districting problem. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #21

The Democratic Party needs to follow the lead of the RedMap strategy csziggy Aug 2016 #28

Excellent point. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #38

well, what else are they gonna do? Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #20

I'm not terribly enthusiastic about the next 4 for this reason. LeftRant Aug 2016 #22

Hillary Clinton's "baggage" is crap the Republicans have thrown at her for 25 years csziggy Aug 2016 #29

That would probably be the death of the republican party liberal N proud Aug 2016 #26