2016 Postmortem

NCTraveler

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4. Colbert could kill it with that line in a segment.

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 07:25 AM

Aug 2015

Works right into the parody of a right wingers mind-set. Very funny. Unintentional, but funny none the less. He would slide right into the WaPo as validation of his premise.

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Maybe Hillary Clinton just isn�t a very good candidate [View all] cali Aug 2015 OP

I've always found her kind of flat Fast Walker 52 Aug 2015 #1

Sounds forced.... RiverLover Aug 2015 #10

Interesting article, but one that will result in screams 1monster Aug 2015 #40

Well, they had better get used to it. RiverLover Aug 2015 #88

Ouch. OUCH!!!! John Poet Aug 2015 #108

Woodward would do or say anything to get back in the spotlight. oasis Aug 2015 #110

Absolutely Roy Rolling Aug 2015 #37

I'm really surprise how so many expected her to suddenly become a good candidate musiclawyer Aug 2015 #114

She does lack polish often getting flustered and gesturing in unflattering ways. CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #2

I've known this for some time. Chan790 Aug 2015 #3

Huh? She won two Senate races. Metric System Aug 2015 #8

Yes..... LovingA2andMI Aug 2015 #11

In the first, her opponent was indicted during the campaign. jeff47 Aug 2015 #28

ah no dsc Aug 2015 #35

Ah, I had a bad source. jeff47 Aug 2015 #41

Moynihan was very popular CanadaexPat Aug 2015 #70

She won two Senate races... in New York? PLEASE. John Poet Aug 2015 #109

Thank you DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #22

You do realize if Bernie wins the nomination he cannot win the general election without Hillary still_one Aug 2015 #63

I'm not specifically for Bernie...I'm explicitly against Hillary. Chan790 Aug 2015 #95

It doesn't matter who the "anyone but Hillary" candidate is. If they get the nomination still_one Aug 2015 #135

I think you're not getting it. Chan790 Aug 2015 #144

well then you will succeed just like Ralph Nader did still_one Aug 2015 #146

Hillary voters are not reading DU. They're hearing Bernie. HappyPlace Aug 2015 #132

You do realize that jumping thing works both ways? Autumn Aug 2015 #145

Absolutely, and I have always maintained that both sides need each other. The reason I put it into still_one Aug 2015 #147

Colbert could kill it with that line in a segment. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #4

I think she's pretty awful. bigwillq Aug 2015 #5

Agree completely n/t MissDeeds Aug 2015 #26

Have my differences in opinion tazkcmo Aug 2015 #27

I will agree she is better than any R bigwillq Aug 2015 #51

ummm hmmmm ericson00 Aug 2015 #6

She's leading due to name recognition. dirtydickcheney Aug 2015 #44

Her favorability is in the toilet and getting worse. bunnies Aug 2015 #60

nobody cares about favorable/unfavorable except nitpickers ericson00 Aug 2015 #62

Are you intentionally missing the point? bunnies Aug 2015 #65

the only numbers that matter is who gets the most votes in the election. ericson00 Aug 2015 #68

That remains to be seen. nt bunnies Aug 2015 #75

Wait.. the votes have been counted? frylock Aug 2015 #97

...and voters. n/t Qutzupalotl Aug 2015 #116

the voters wills are better expressed in trial heats, ericson00 Aug 2015 #117

They remember "I don't trust Candidate A" Qutzupalotl Aug 2015 #118

She's never been a terribly good candidate. Vinca Aug 2015 #7

Probably.... LovingA2andMI Aug 2015 #9

Sanders is no Obama Garrett78 Aug 2015 #13

Normal people see Sanders' positions The Wizard Aug 2015 #19

European Centrist Garrett78 Aug 2015 #33

I agree, and laying that groundwork is no easy feat. sibelian Aug 2015 #72

Sanders is no Obama frylock Aug 2015 #98

He's better. [n/t] Maedhros Aug 2015 #103

word up frylock Aug 2015 #105

Which is why he can't win. Garrett78 Aug 2015 #134

Defeatism. Maedhros Aug 2015 #136

Realism. Garrett78 Aug 2015 #138

People like to forget that she came *thisclose* to winning the primary lunamagica Aug 2015 #29

she came *thisclose* to winning the Primary?? dirtydickcheney Aug 2015 #46

Are you kidding? Edwards dropped out mid-way and the contest was between Hillary and Obama lunamagica Aug 2015 #71

"Obama won thanks to the overwhelming support of AA voters". Obama dominated in rural areas. ieoeja Aug 2015 #67

Obama did a lot of heavy lifting for her campaign artislife Aug 2015 #89

Obama stripped State of its single most important responsibility while she was Secretary. ieoeja Aug 2015 #93

Good points. artislife Aug 2015 #96

really good points, thanks. n/t MBS Aug 2015 #120

She always seems to be the "victim" of something... KoKo Aug 2015 #139

And we are going to see more primary nonsense and date jumping if Bernie takes NH or Iowa... PassingFair Aug 2015 #121

And the Seahawks came *thisclose* to winning the Super Bowl. frylock Aug 2015 #100

Appes and oranges lunamagica Aug 2015 #101

bananas and plantains frylock Aug 2015 #104

No, sorry, apples and oranges. I guess you didn't even read the post, lunamagica Aug 2015 #106

Hillary lost by 1% because Obama coasted towards the end frylock Aug 2015 #111

You are assuming she gets the same number of non-black voters as in 2008 LondonReign2 Aug 2015 #131

Her year was 2004. If she ran then, she'd have run the table. Gore1FL Aug 2015 #12

Gotta agree here. This time, she needed to do the opposite of what she really feels Nay Aug 2015 #21

No, to her credit, she felt she needed to actually serve out the positions she accepted, rather HFRN Aug 2015 #83

Yawn ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #14

Apply a Borris and Natashia accent to this person's posts. Amimnoch Aug 2015 #17

love the simpsons, love Rocky but sorry not a cultist cali Aug 2015 #23

So funny artislife Aug 2015 #90

Jury results Blue_Adept Aug 2015 #107

You know the sad part.. I actually agree with the alerter. Amimnoch Aug 2015 #115

You realize that when you do this you bump the thread, right? jeff47 Aug 2015 #31

I know someone who went to law school TBF Aug 2015 #15

I can see that. n/t demmiblue Aug 2015 #16

I think she'd make a wonderful Supreme Court justice. That's a damn good idea. Nay Aug 2015 #24

Agree on all counts - TBF Aug 2015 #32

I've been saying she's SCOTUS material for years now... Ken Burch Aug 2015 #124

First female president - TBF Aug 2015 #125

Ridiculous SCantiGOP Aug 2015 #18

Sometimes, Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #49

do you expect all Dems to march lockstep behind Hillary? Fast Walker 52 Aug 2015 #119

Not at all, Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #122

well, there was an article in the OP and several people agreed with it. Fast Walker 52 Aug 2015 #140

Because DU is not reality. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #141

Dan Pfeiffer nailed it. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #20

I'm not a Hillary supporter but... potone Aug 2015 #128

So the "not good" candidate got as many votes as the "incredibly good" candidate in 2008, right? brooklynite Aug 2015 #25

That is an excellent point.... DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #30

Yes, but given where Obama had to start in the campaign, Vattel Aug 2015 #50

Look at it as a basketball game.. frylock Aug 2015 #102

Republican Light Chasstev365 Aug 2015 #34

maybe? ibegurpard Aug 2015 #36

Hillary is a loser. earthside Aug 2015 #38

Sanders said it best yesterday: Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #39

When that's all you got, that's what you do. NorthCarolina Aug 2015 #73

Do not listen to the video....because what you say is exactly what Sanders says he does. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #74

Ah, but we already *know* that Sanders won't be voting for Hilary, Fred. sibelian Aug 2015 #76

Mind reading from distance is not one of my talents.....lucky for you! Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #78

I don't have any troubling with listening, Fred, thanks. sibelian Aug 2015 #79

I'm not about to jump on this bandwagon tblue Aug 2015 #42

Her opponents lack "the skills, message and charisma to derail this train" Rose Siding Aug 2015 #43

OR experience! George II Aug 2015 #80

Hillary is passionless which doesn't mean she would be a bad President. jalan48 Aug 2015 #45

Nope, not at all. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #47

'without Bill�s personality, eloquence or warmth.' --> they nailed it HFRN Aug 2015 #48

What she lacks in personality, eloquence and warmth she makes up with snark, arrogance, and leveymg Aug 2015 #54

yup 'like a cloth' was classic H nt HFRN Aug 2015 #56

The Teflon kid, is what they called him. azmom Aug 2015 #57

If a bunch of Democrats zentrum Aug 2015 #52

She's a mediocre candidate who would be an effective chief executive Proud Public Servant Aug 2015 #53

Kerry ibegurpard Aug 2015 #55

She's nowhere near as bad a campaigner as Kerry (nt) Proud Public Servant Aug 2015 #59

See post #20 DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2015 #85

And maybe WAPO sucks. leftofcool Aug 2015 #58

'anonymous consultant' and all that. Very Fox New-ish. emulatorloo Aug 2015 #61

Hillary on the Ropes JackHughes Aug 2015 #64

I saw her in 2008 and I was shocked at how uninspiring she was on the stump. n/t Dawgs Aug 2015 #66

She wasn't last time JackInGreen Aug 2015 #69

Anonymous sources say.... LOL MaggieD Aug 2015 #77

it doesn't take sources to tell us the obvious. her plunging cali Aug 2015 #82

We've been hearing she is dead in the water.... MaggieD Aug 2015 #84

You guys will just dig up anything in a vain attempt to discredit Clinton and prop up Sanders. George II Aug 2015 #81

it's Chris cilizza who is posted here everyday. cali Aug 2015 #123

Of course you selectively posted some of the most negative paragraphs from the article, not these: George II Aug 2015 #126

It's hooking...hooking...FOUL POST, I mean BALL GitRDun Aug 2015 #86

We all have our opinions...... Uben Aug 2015 #87

Why is it that every time HRC gets called out d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #91

If she presidents like she campaigns, it'll be a long four years for her tularetom Aug 2015 #92

A couple of things, the online anti-Clinton campaign has worked ecstatic Aug 2015 #94

They haven't even thought of going after the socialist non liberal yet, Hillary is doing good relati uponit7771 Aug 2015 #99

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Aug 2015 #112

She's a weak candidate now and will be weaker if she gets the nomination. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #113

This is a very appropriate quote from the article: George II Aug 2015 #127

Cilizza is a prep-school hack; ericson00 Aug 2015 #129

oh please. stop attacking cilizza because he went to prep school. cali Aug 2015 #142

wait, I thought you're supposed to hate the rich, I mean ericson00 Aug 2015 #143

She completely lacks integrity in additon to LondonReign2 Aug 2015 #130

Oh goody, another circle jerk thread ... LannyDeVaney Aug 2015 #133

I have voted for Democrats in 12 consecutive presidential elections. Zorra Aug 2015 #137

Yet another anonymous "spokesperson" on the subject? MineralMan Aug 2015 #148

The electorate resents it's a train daredtowork Aug 2015 #149