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MillennialDem

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24. If Hillary or any dem is elected in 2016, Scalia and Kennedy will turn 84 during the last year of
Tue Jul 1, 2014, 02:00 PM
Jul 2014

her first term.

Even if said president is only a one termer it will almost certainly flip the court back to 5-4 or 6-3 in our favor.

This is a two fold problem. We need to elect Democrats in many places Thinkingabout Jul 2014 #1
This is why so many of us were angry about 2010. Forget Obama. So much progress Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2014 #18
I hear you! BlueDemKev Jul 2014 #44
Bingo! This Should Be Goal No. 1 Stallion Jul 2014 #2
Is a six-pound robin FAT? BlueDemKev Jul 2014 #45
I don't give a monkey's who our nominee is: I'll vote for him/her. riqster Jul 2014 #3
Sadly, this is where I'm at. Xyzse Jul 2014 #4
Me too!! Sunlei Jul 2014 #14
Hear, hear!!! Beacool Jul 2014 #22
Love cheese logs, specially aged extra sharp cheddar. Got my vote! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2014 #51
Love cheese logs, specially aged extra sharp cheddar. Got my vote! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2014 #52
Hillary Clinton is a Bilderberger AND she is the MAIN architect of the TPP! She will Welibs Jul 2014 #5
Bilderberger? JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #6
No silly. We are to just assume that vague terms are valid reasons to not vote for Hillary LynneSin Jul 2014 #8
You caught me JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #9
If I gave you a good laugh then my mission is complete LynneSin Jul 2014 #10
When I'm naughty JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #16
Oh you two! juajen Jul 2014 #38
And republicans are better, how, exactly? riqster Jul 2014 #21
here comes one now VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #26
I don't see Mrs Clintons name anywhere in either TTIP or TPP works, where is it? Sunlei Jul 2014 #28
To be honest that is the same that could be said for just about any Democrat out there LynneSin Jul 2014 #7
I don't think he would, not as long as there are enough moderates and liberals in Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2014 #15
Manchin has very little appeal outside of West Virginia however... LynneSin Jul 2014 #19
I can't see a conservative Democrat (from Joe Manchin's cloth) getting the party's nomination. BlueDemKev Jul 2014 #46
Oh I agree LynneSin Jul 2014 #48
Keep in mind where Manchin is from... BlueDemKev Jul 2014 #49
It is my dream that one day President Obama is on the Supreme Court. Sunlei Jul 2014 #11
Yes!!!!!!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2014 #13
That does sound good. riqster Jul 2014 #17
Can you imagine the righties heads exploding? MillennialDem Jul 2014 #25
You mean surveillance state, education deform, free trade loving, jail the whistleblowers, give TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #42
I'd think his wife would be better, if you feel the need for an Obama. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #54
Hillary Clinton or ANY Democrat in White House. I don't care who it is. As long as he/she Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2014 #12
Amen and Alleluia LynneSin Jul 2014 #20
k/r Dawson Leery Jul 2014 #23
If Hillary or any dem is elected in 2016, Scalia and Kennedy will turn 84 during the last year of MillennialDem Jul 2014 #24
I doubt it Cosmocat Jul 2014 #35
There is a relatively high chance (probably close to 50/50) that one of the two will die in the next MillennialDem Jul 2014 #36
Gotta disagree Cosmocat Jul 2014 #37
I'll somewhat buy the argument that they get better healthcare than us plebs, but the math says MillennialDem Jul 2014 #39
eh Cosmocat Jul 2014 #40
You can't really argue with math and statistics. MillennialDem Jul 2014 #41
Heck for many reasons I want a Democratic President in 2016 yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #53
Yep. We'd be screwed. She should step down for someone younger in 2015 MillennialDem Jul 2014 #55
i will vote which ever Dem will kick Republican ass. VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #27
More rah rah only Hillary can save us davidpdx Jul 2014 #29
the pure candidate CTyankee Jul 2014 #31
What is a BMT? davidpdx Jul 2014 #32
a subway line in NYC from back in the day when I lived there...I think it stood for Brooklyn CTyankee Jul 2014 #33
The price of public transportation has gone up on Portland have gone up quite a bit davidpdx Jul 2014 #34
SCOTUS Modus Operandi Unashamed Liberal Jul 2014 #30
We aren't going to get equally liberal to Ginsberg. We didn't get equal to Stephens or even Souter TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #43
Hillary will be a bigger capitulator than her husband, Hillary is pure corporate conservative. Todays_Illusion Jul 2014 #47
Even THAT may not be enough. BlueDemKev Jul 2014 #50
Very good point. The SCOTUS trumps all. DCBob Jul 2014 #56
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