2016 Postmortem

DFW

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26. Interesting, but remember...

Tue Oct 27, 2015, 04:33 PM

Oct 2015

This is going to be anything but a typical primary campaign, and Bernie's supporters were just as jubilant when it looked like he was leading in Iowa.

Both camps could do well to remember that things could shift a few more times before the caucus. I'd be willing to bet the Sanders campaign remembers Howard Dean's attempt in 2003/2004, and is plenty determined to be more than just an "internet phenomenon." Neither candidate is a shoo-in (or, "shoe-in," as I have seen posted here--I promise I did not make that up!), and I don't find that a bad thing. Nothing like a little teeth-sharpening to prepare for the general. Don't get me wrong, I say the Democratic nominee wins as things look now, whoever it is. But the coattails will be a vital factor in the make-up of Congress for the first two years, and THAT will determine if the new president come in with any kind of wind in his/her sails.

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Massive HillaryQuake Hits Iowa. [View all] MineralMan Oct 2015 OP

You seismological rascal, you. JohnnyLib2 Oct 2015 #1

God, I wish I was young enough to leave this country. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #2

Well, you're just an island of intelligence MineralMan Oct 2015 #3

Is there an age limit to leave? JaneyVee Oct 2015 #4

Well, at some point, folks aren't that interested MineralMan Oct 2015 #6

Democratic primary voters are some of the smartest and most well-informed voters IMO. Cali_Democrat Oct 2015 #8

The polls didn't favor St. Bernard the pure. -nt. Amimnoch Oct 2015 #9

It's going to decades to turn things around, if ever. Broward Oct 2015 #16

Points! NurseJackie Oct 2015 #5

More than likely an outliar pinebox Oct 2015 #7

That's one helluva'n "outlier." Forty One Points is .... SIGNIFICANT. And that's w/o Biden. MADem Oct 2015 #10

You need to catch up pinebox--she has had a SECOND 'outliner'.... riversedge Oct 2015 #13

However pinebox Oct 2015 #29

A 10 on the political Richter scale! workinclasszero Oct 2015 #11

Andrea Mitchell's jaw dropped to the table this am with the Monmounth riversedge Oct 2015 #12

There's another poll result this afternoon? MineralMan Oct 2015 #14

see post # 13 riversedge Oct 2015 #17

Oh, OK. I was aware of that confirming poll. MineralMan Oct 2015 #19

Here is the pdf riversedge Oct 2015 #18

LBN has it also... riversedge Oct 2015 #21

Massive amount of $$$$$$$ hits Iowa bahrbearian Oct 2015 #15

Matching the massive amount of bovine excrement hitting MineralMan Oct 2015 #20

hahaha workinclasszero Oct 2015 #22

No, massive amount of campaign groundwork hit Iowa Skidmore Oct 2015 #24

/r/dadjokes/ Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #23

Thanks, son... MineralMan Oct 2015 #25

Interesting, but remember... DFW Oct 2015 #26

On October 22 Clinton was polling 7 points ahead coyote Oct 2015 #27

She had lots of supporters at the Dem J-J dinner this weekend with thier blue glowlights. photo... riversedge Oct 2015 #28

KnRnLOL Hekate Oct 2015 #30

These polls are interesting Gothmog Oct 2015 #31

They make my day riversedge Oct 2015 #32