2016 Postmortem

Ino

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37. Clinton sucked the air out of this election....

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 10:48 PM

Nov 2015

no one ~~dared to~~ wanted to run against her, except an Independent beholden to no one, and O'Malley who probably had no real expectations for this year.

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Here's my issue...Clinton is OK... I guess... I am far from enthusiastic about the Dem slate [View all] Chitown Kev Nov 2015 OP

I think Hillary has been working to sew this up since 08. bravenak Nov 2015 #1

'They,' tptb, DID agree it was her turn, imo. elleng Nov 2015 #2

Whoever it is made sure not to seek out and fund others, imo. bravenak Nov 2015 #3

Or votes. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #28

Voting will go on for a while after it starts but I think by March we will know the winner. bravenak Nov 2015 #34

Perhaps. But at this point nobody has won any votes. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #35

Some have won many endorsements which helps bring voters. bravenak Nov 2015 #36

Hitler won elections too. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #39

What does Hitler have to do with Hillary? bravenak Nov 2015 #40

Nothing specifically, just that you said "People just like to join the winning team." JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #42

Ok. I hate when folks go Godwin on me. I am talking about American politics this day. Today. bravenak Nov 2015 #44

Sure. But well, going godwin isn't a fallacy. It's an attempt to invoke the historical record. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #47

Um? bravenak Nov 2015 #49

Indeed. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #53

Nice try! bravenak Nov 2015 #54

. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #55

The point is that it was not apt. It was hyperbolic. The epitome of Godwin's Law in practice. bravenak Nov 2015 #56

So you say. Others may differ. Better to offer a proper rebuttal. n/t JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #57

Better than going Godwin? bravenak Nov 2015 #58

Perhaps. :-) JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #59

Hitler ended the discussion for the day. bravenak Nov 2015 #60

Be careful riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #61

I'm aware. Thanks for the heads up though! JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #62

Oh Would you like a sample? Mines a doozy? riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #64

That would be indeed interesting. Please, if you feel comfortable sharing. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #67

Margaret Thatcher? David Cameron? Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #68

Whut? Starry Messenger Nov 2015 #41

I know. bravenak Nov 2015 #45

There isn't enough wine for this. Starry Messenger Nov 2015 #46

I know what you mean. bravenak Nov 2015 #48

lol, oh, I don't know Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #50

Oh, good. bravenak Nov 2015 #52

Sure, they don't care. Her turn, his turn...doesn't matter. NorthCarolina Nov 2015 #10

ITA. n/t JustAnotherGen Nov 2015 #76

Actually, if Hillary wins Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #5

I just do not see her giving it up after one term unless she has to. bravenak Nov 2015 #8

Clinton has been working on this since about 1996. She's not going to give it up after one term. nt jeff47 Nov 2015 #29

You are probably right. Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #30

Bummer for you. NorthCarolina Nov 2015 #4

I'm glad that someone with Bernie Sanders "politics" is running Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #7

Well to me NorthCarolina Nov 2015 #18

bullshit! juajen Nov 2015 #66

We can be damned proud of our field. madamesilverspurs Nov 2015 #6

I agree with regard to the GOP as it now stands Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #9

You can thank all the Big Money backing Hillary for scaring away so many other candidates reformist2 Nov 2015 #11

I don't see Bernie stopping anything there Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #13

I agree 100% gwheezie Nov 2015 #12

I agree with you 100% Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #14

"Bernie......is out of touch with issues that concern the people who are our future?" pangaia Nov 2015 #20

Nope not kidding gwheezie Nov 2015 #24

But that is not what you posted. pangaia Nov 2015 #27

Well then he's not getting it across gwheezie Nov 2015 #32

Sure! That's why he polls better among millennials. jeff47 Nov 2015 #43

I wish Schweitzer had run, and Villaraigosa (nt) Recursion Nov 2015 #15

I think Schweitzer was ready for a run Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #16

Yeah, Brown's problem was that he first campaigned for John C. Fremont Recursion Nov 2015 #21

Your obvious intentional failure to list Senator Sanders pangaia Nov 2015 #17

Obviously Clinton has "the star power" Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #22

"STAR POWER" pangaia Nov 2015 #25

Then don't Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #26

. bravenak Nov 2015 #73

Our party did not build its "farm team" as Howard Dean suggested we do. madfloridian Nov 2015 #19

This is what I am talking about Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #23

We abandoned GenX to apathy. jeff47 Nov 2015 #31

Tammy Duckworth, Julian Castro, Corey Booker, Gavin Newsom, Martin O'Malley riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #33

Duckworth, no Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #38

Duckworth is very compelling. Don't dismiss her riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #51

Good names there! one_voice Nov 2015 #63

Clinton sucked the air out of this election.... Ino Nov 2015 #37

Democratic leadership wants Hillary so Hillary it is. Autumn Nov 2015 #65

Just saw Gavin Newsom on real time with Bill Maher ecstatic Nov 2015 #69

Was Jerry Brown the last California Dem to run for President? Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #71

The Clintons have enemy lists jfern Nov 2015 #70

But then you would think that the Dem "farm team" Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #72

Well, Bernie, Hillary, O'Malley, and Webb all won an election in 2006 jfern Nov 2015 #74

I guess I should be grateful, then Chitown Kev Nov 2015 #75