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2016 Postmortem

Whisp

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19. Obama had black voters because he was the better candidate

Reply to BluegrassDem (Reply #14)

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 11:24 PM

Nov 2013

and not because he was black. Let's get that straight.

Just like Hillary will not get the women's vote just because she is a woman. She has to be the better candidate. And She Wasn't/Ain't.

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I am seeing a lot of Warren will defeat Clinton ops [View all] Peacetrain Nov 2013 OP

"they have Senator Warren black ops warming up to smear her also" NoOneMan Nov 2013 #1

Take it to the bank.. Peacetrain Nov 2013 #2

If Hillary is so smearable, why is she such a great candidate? NoOneMan Nov 2013 #3

You must not have been around for the 2004 election Peacetrain Nov 2013 #5

Every Dem candidate gets the repug smear treatment. HappyMe Nov 2013 #4

And I would vote for Clinton in the primary.. but I would NOT Peacetrain Nov 2013 #6

Meaning what? HappyMe Nov 2013 #9

The Bengazi smear has nothing to do pscot Nov 2013 #7

Fair point. Peacetrain Nov 2013 #8

She's already said, "Not interested." longship Nov 2013 #10

Absolutely!! Peacetrain Nov 2013 #11

Agreed davidpdx Nov 2013 #17

If she ran (which she won't) I doubt that Sen Warren would win NY against Clinton book_worm Nov 2013 #12

Why? HappyMe Nov 2013 #13

Demographics would favor Clintor over Warren in a primary BluegrassDem Nov 2013 #14

Obama had black voters because he was the better candidate Whisp Nov 2013 #19

She's. Not. Running. Please give this woman a break. She's. Not. Running. libdem4life Nov 2013 #15

I agree with you on the focus being next year's election davidpdx Nov 2013 #16

By the way davidpdx Nov 2013 #18

Who gives a shit about Benghazi outside of the Faux set? TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #20