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2016 Postmortem

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30. Come on, arely, we all know who has the best shot, and it is not HRC

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Tue Sep 8, 2015, 07:43 AM

Sep 2015

All the Rs hate her, half the Democrats think she is a corporate puppet with a 10 percent to 30 percent deciding Anyone But Hillary, and the vast sea of unwashed independent voters will split about 50/50. Combine that with a campaign with the luster of day-old oatmeal, and the conclusion is obvious.

That's the arithmetic, and it adds up to Bernie Sanders.

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Any of the Democratic candidates could beat any of the pukes. [View all] arely staircase Sep 2015 OP

In a fair fight; but, when was the last time the Republicans won in a fair fight? LongTomH Sep 2015 #1

Well sure winning for us means winning by an unsrobbable margin. Nt arely staircase Sep 2015 #3

Clinton won't beat anybody. Sanders at least has a shot at it. O'Malley might if he can hang on. tularetom Sep 2015 #2

Sanders is our least ealectable candidate in a general. arely staircase Sep 2015 #4

Right because that's what he's doing now Krytan11c Sep 2015 #5

That's because the GOP doesn't see him as a threat... bobclark86 Sep 2015 #10

He is their biggest threat AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #12

Hardly arely staircase Sep 2015 #13

Red scare doesn't apply anymore AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #11

Socialist is right up there with atheist as far as political albatrosses go nt arely staircase Sep 2015 #14

With 70 year old FOX viewers AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #16

With a majority of voters arely staircase Sep 2015 #17

Millennials have the highest population of any age demographic Krytan11c Sep 2015 #18

And the lowest voter turnout: SonderWoman Sep 2015 #20

Check their turnout for 2008, when Obama excited them. Then prepare for the BernieBump in 2016! peacebird Sep 2015 #26

Yes. Your suggestion would make a fairer comparison. Cal33 Sep 2015 #35

Scare tactics won't sway anyone AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #19

I think Millenials are kinda OK with Socialism. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #22

All the more reason to vote with our heart and soul and not out of fear. nt HappyPlace Sep 2015 #6

Me too!!! Peacetrain Sep 2015 #7

I don't think so. cali Sep 2015 #8

If any of ours can beat any of theirs, why not nominate Ron Green Sep 2015 #9

He isnt imho arely staircase Sep 2015 #15

Well, here's a fundamental disagreement, isn't it? Ron Green Sep 2015 #21

I saw an article on FB today Jamaal510 Sep 2015 #23

So many people are desperate for a straight-talking Daddy who tells them what to do. Ron Green Sep 2015 #24

Except for Bernie, who would lose to anyone except Trump. DanTex Sep 2015 #25

Trump worries me more with every passing day. He's outpolling both Hillary and Sanders now. stevenleser Sep 2015 #33

Interesting. Why is that? DanTex Sep 2015 #34

Support for him has turned into a movement IMHO. He has between 30-40% of the Repugs behind him stevenleser Sep 2015 #36

Hmm. The poll numbers are a little disconcerting, yes, but I still think DanTex Sep 2015 #37

The Dem just has to win Florida. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #27

There was a similar post about Rand Paul a few years back DrDan Sep 2015 #28

I agree that any D could take and pug. morningfog Sep 2015 #29

Come on, arely, we all know who has the best shot, and it is not HRC Android3.14 Sep 2015 #30

Thanks.... I was starting to get worried. :) Puddy Sep 2015 #31

I'm not so sure TSIAS Sep 2015 #32