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radius777

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15. MoDo is a Clinton hater, Chuck is a false equivalency pundit.
Mon Sep 19, 2016, 12:35 AM
Sep 2016

'Elites' in this context is a rightwing slur i.e. 'Manhattan liberal elites', some of whom are wealthy and use their money to advance liberal causes.

H is the only thing standing between everyone (elites and non-elites alike) and the abyss, if she did use this exact phrase, the "you" is more likely a metaphorical/generalistic "you" as in "American citizens" not "you, the elite" or whatever.

Trump represents an existential threat unlike anything we've seen in American history, who has zero respect for the Constitution or anything the West stands for, who admires dictators and tyrants, whose policies could cause a global economic meltdown (which would hurt everyone, rich and poor alike), and whose presidency would empower the ugly underbelly of society (neo-nazi's, kkk, etc) to act out against vulnerable groups. For starters.

Millennials were always a weakness for H, and O will work to help bring them back into the fold.

Her strength has always been PoC, women and rank-and-file Democrats.

Together O and H will work together to reassemble the Obama coalition and if they are able to do this, she should win the election easily.

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