2016 Postmortem

Maineman

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35. That was a calculated answer, as usual. I notice she did not mention anything that might be

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 12:23 PM

Oct 2015

controversial or offend her sponsors... like big money control of government, radical wealth and income inequality, climate change, the military industrial complex having way too much power, etc.

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Greatest threat to the United States [View all] angrychair Oct 2015 OP

Iran isn't a threat pinebox Oct 2015 #1

No argument there angrychair Oct 2015 #7

Without seeing the content of the post, I was going to respond climate change. mmonk Oct 2015 #2

Th GOP. nt kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #3

This. ^^^ CrispyQ Oct 2015 #4

And don't forget the corporations that hold them in their grip. mmonk Oct 2015 #6

you're right. The greatest threat to America is not coming from without, but from within. Cal33 Oct 2015 #34

I disagree artislife Oct 2015 #17

If there are sharks in the water, you may want to stick to the 3 foot marker to be able to stand up kelliekat44 Oct 2015 #48

You may want to wear water wings, too artislife Oct 2015 #49

That's it. yardwork Oct 2015 #38

Republicans. n/t JTFrog Oct 2015 #5

Right... whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #36

Her answer was "the proliferation of nuclear arms falling into the wrong hands". JaneyVee Oct 2015 #8

That was a calculated answer, as usual. I notice she did not mention anything that might be Maineman Oct 2015 #35

I updated my OP angrychair Oct 2015 #40

My candidate gave the right answer. "Climate change". Autumn Oct 2015 #9

Billionaires. L0oniX Oct 2015 #10

Personally I think the question in the debate was stupid Armstead Oct 2015 #11

Even the Pentagon talked about how disastrous Climate Change will be. SoapBox Oct 2015 #12

Hmm I have heard that tune before UglyGreed Oct 2015 #13

1. the GOP owned, manipulating media, which leads to 2. a highly ignorant population NRaleighLiberal Oct 2015 #14

Your choices are incomplete. The best answer would encompass the 318 million Americans driving jtuck004 Oct 2015 #15

Why didn't Bill put back those Solar Panals? nt artislife Oct 2015 #18

Too busy greasing the skids for bank$ter/donors. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2015 #19

I read yesterday a scientist thinks we have 100 years artislife Oct 2015 #24

I will have another 20 or 30, if I am lucky. But life here is going to deteriorate going forward, so jtuck004 Oct 2015 #27

We may end up destroying ourselves first artislife Oct 2015 #32

Back then there were no solar companies that could afford him. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #55

Climate change.. mountain grammy Oct 2015 #16

Agree. /nt think Oct 2015 #51

What would be bad about the United States disappearing, though? frizzled Oct 2015 #20

But that's not the question asked, and you haven't given the complete answers, either! George II Oct 2015 #21

I updated my OP angrychair Oct 2015 #41

Thanks for clearing that up.... George II Oct 2015 #43

Thank you angrychair Oct 2015 #50

I'll bet that Hillary can handle more than one threat at a time. NurseJackie Oct 2015 #22

Poverty. Cassiopeia Oct 2015 #23

Hillary The Hawk. AzDar Oct 2015 #25

Teaparty randys1 Oct 2015 #26

I don't have a "canidiate". Fuddnik Oct 2015 #28

Iran? There must be money to be made on that venture. jalan48 Oct 2015 #29

Sanders answer was brilliant and set him apart from all contenders swilton Oct 2015 #30

fundamentalist, hate-filled, ignorant assholes in THIS COUNTRY, our very own sharia- niyad Oct 2015 #31

Neocon Hawks tecelote Oct 2015 #33

Iran is NOT a threat to the US. If we would stop the madness in the middle east onecaliberal Oct 2015 #37

Why are the people of the United States so obsessed with "threats?" Maedhros Oct 2015 #39

Fear makes people easier to manipulate. RiverLover Oct 2015 #44

It also keeps them divided. Scared of others who become the enemy. nt stillwaiting Oct 2015 #56

Almost like we are being manipulated. Fear, fear, fear. jwirr Oct 2015 #45

She's relying on the Erect Bogyman, Wave Flag, Sound Tough, politics of yesteryear. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2015 #42

Long term threat is climate change MynameisBlarney Oct 2015 #46

Wall Street Jimbo S Oct 2015 #47

I do understand angrychair Oct 2015 #53

Apathy of the average voter to our political system. Which is nurtured by our joke of a 4th estate. aidbo Oct 2015 #52

Global warming climate change. Uncle Joe Oct 2015 #54