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2016 Postmortem

FreakinDJ

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7. HRC won't change any thing - except maybe another war

Reply to darkangel218 (Original post)

Fri Dec 25, 2015, 03:10 PM

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Can Bernie or Hillary change anything?? [View all] darkangel218 Dec 2015 OP

A political party with functional majorities Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #1

Ok. So its doable. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #5

Yes, it's doable, but not in the first two years. Bernie Sanders, with the help of Elizabeth Cal33 Dec 2015 #22

Doable if we vote the do nothing's out of congress newfie11 Dec 2015 #40

Yes, too many Democrats don't bother to voe in the midterms. They must be educated Cal33 Dec 2015 #42

Like Obama didn't change anything? brooklynite Dec 2015 #2

Healthcare? darkangel218 Dec 2015 #8

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal. Emma Goldman Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #3

Not without a congress that agrees with them tammywammy Dec 2015 #4

Bernies said that no one can achieve anything unless we stand together JackInGreen Dec 2015 #6

+1 darkangel218 Dec 2015 #10

HRC won't change any thing - except maybe another war FreakinDJ Dec 2015 #7

How is Bernie going to change anything? darkangel218 Dec 2015 #9

Bernie didn't start with Big Banks and Wall St financiers - HRC did FreakinDJ Dec 2015 #14

She won't win the GE anyway. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #16

Yet she'll manipulate the DNC because "Its her turn" FreakinDJ Dec 2015 #17

She is already manipulating the DNC. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #18

"By us ALL standing up together, old & young, black, white, yellow, brown..Enough Is Enough!!" 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #11

+1 JackInGreen Dec 2015 #13

Amen. It took 50 years to get this way, so it will be a long, hard ordeal to change course. appalachiablue Dec 2015 #34

a few things. . . Stargleamer Dec 2015 #12

They both can. We got national gay-marriage because Eric J in MN Dec 2015 #15

Even if they cannot make big changes they still can use the jwirr Dec 2015 #19

Sorry guys. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #20

And BTW, did you see how Bernie never confronted Hillary face to face?? darkangel218 Dec 2015 #21

Well the way I see it, ONE candidate gives us at least a CHANCE NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #23

And why isn't our candidate standing up for us??? Why is he giving Hilary the card Blanche??? darkangel218 Dec 2015 #24

I've watched as many of his rally's as I could NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #25

I feel the same, but he needs to stop making up excuses for her!!! darkangel218 Dec 2015 #26

I don't know. NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #32

It depends on all of the other elections going on and whether Democrats get an advantage Vinca Dec 2015 #27

They won't change much, but... Mike Nelson Dec 2015 #28

True. However darkangel218 Dec 2015 #29

Yes, of course. Mike Nelson Dec 2015 #31

Getting someone effective in the DNC would be a start Matariki Dec 2015 #30

The proof is in the effort Proserpina Dec 2015 #33

Bernie can, I don't think Hillary will jeepers Dec 2015 #35

Bernie cannot change anything. Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell will not put Wall Street reform on the NYCButterfinger Dec 2015 #36

no idea. But I know Hillary won't try Doctor_J Dec 2015 #37

I hear you and I agree with you. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #38

I don't trust Hillary to call them (congress) out... TCJ70 Dec 2015 #39

The US is run administratively. joshcryer Dec 2015 #41

Neither of them is as versed in Constitutional law like O & I don't think Rs care who is President Sunlei Dec 2015 #43