2016 Postmortem

Punkingal

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54. Grew up in Tennessee...I remember the good old days when TN was a Dem state!

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The South is Ready To Save Hillary Clinton [View all] pnwmom Jan 2016 OP

Maybe, just maybe the real South might just be ready for 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #1

You bet it could. 840high Jan 2016 #2

Banking on it! n/t 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #3

Hillary is the one who is "banking" on it... post should read "Wall Street is ready to save Hillary" ... InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2016 #45

If Bernie wins Iowa and NH... CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #6

Didn't Ghouliani try that strategy and wind up millions of dollars spent to win one electoral vote? hedda_foil Jan 2016 #24

$62 million to win one hypothetical federal delegate jfern Jan 2016 #29

With Rudy it was all about Florida. Ken Burch Jan 2016 #72

New Hampshire right now is a toss-up, Iowa has Clinton ahead by roughly 15%. George II Jan 2016 #116

Clinton is not ahead by 15 in Iowa, that's for sure CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #117

Here is the current status of the polls in Iowa. George II Jan 2016 #118

I don't look at averages like that... CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #121

I'm not. Fawke Em Jan 2016 #4

yep,same here Go Vols Jan 2016 #5

Same here, Go Vols. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #9

Grew up in Tennessee...I remember the good old days when TN was a Dem state! Punkingal Jan 2016 #54

Native Tennesseean here... Docreed2003 Jan 2016 #114

Hope the South is ready to save us from Trump ... slipslidingaway Jan 2016 #7

Save her for what? tularetom Jan 2016 #8

+1000 Punkingal Jan 2016 #53

As a southerner its because of it nt SwampG8r Jan 2016 #60

Hillary will hope to carry TeddyR Jan 2016 #77

And THAT... Says It All... WillyT Jan 2016 #10

Most of the Dems in the South are African American and Latino, pnwmom Jan 2016 #11

Who Have Been Manipulated And Discounted By The Clinton's For Decades... WillyT Jan 2016 #12

Oh, yes, the African Americans and Latinos who support her are just too ignorant pnwmom Jan 2016 #13

First Of All... Who Do You Think Is Being Forced To Drink The Water In Flint... And... WillyT Jan 2016 #14

The black voters in Michigan are smart enough to know that a Rethug governor, pnwmom Jan 2016 #18

The Black/Latino/Muslim Voters In Michigan Are Smart Enough To Know Who's On Their Side... WillyT Jan 2016 #22

Hillary's on their side on this as much as Bernie or Martin. pnwmom Jan 2016 #23

Why are you trying to link Clinton with the poisoning of Flint? How incredibly dishonest. Tanuki Jan 2016 #47

(Black folks) have been Manipulated and discounted by the clintons for decades ,,, 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #79

... Number23 Jan 2016 #87

Amazing, huh? This has to be performance art ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #90

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2016 #123

WOW dude!!! Really?!! We've been manipulated!? uponit7771 Jan 2016 #122

... WillyT Jan 2016 #16

Oh, wow. And he's made a huge difference in Bernie's standing there, right? pnwmom Jan 2016 #21

I'm Sorry... Didn't Mean To Offend... Are You Black ??? WillyT Jan 2016 #25

No, but I have family members who are. And I listen to them, too. n/t pnwmom Jan 2016 #26

And Curiously... So Do I... Black And Latino... WillyT Jan 2016 #27

Now THAT has got to be the funniest statement you have made ... ever. 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #80

Wow you folks really ARE scared AgingAmerican Jan 2016 #35

Well ... He's starting up a HBCU Barn storming Tour. That might help. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #78

An HBCU tour makes a lot more sense than Cornel West. n/t pnwmom Jan 2016 #82

He's going to be there, too. So ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #83

I was about to make that same point but you did it much better Number23 Jan 2016 #89

So who's going to lead the charge? Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #15

Do You Realize How Bad That Sounds ??? WillyT Jan 2016 #17

I don't think WaPo likes her ucrdem Jan 2016 #20

WaPo doesn't like any strong Democrat - with a few journalistic exceptions. BlueCaliDem Jan 2016 #30

No, how bad does it sound? White southern Democrats basically don't exist now Recursion Jan 2016 #41

"White southern Democrats basically don't exist now"? Sure they do. fleur-de-lisa Jan 2016 #70

Wouldn't that be awesome if that were true? Recursion Jan 2016 #71

Wow, that was silly. fleur-de-lisa Jan 2016 #73

Super Tuesday, the night they drove ol' Bernie down ucrdem Jan 2016 #19

I sure will be. BlueCaliDem Jan 2016 #31

Agree completely. ucrdem Jan 2016 #37

Thanks! BlueCaliDem Jan 2016 #42

Why in the hell would you want ANY leader in office who uses threats of retribution like that? Kentonio Jan 2016 #76

We'll get the rest of the words together by Super Tuesday night... Hekate Jan 2016 #108

Does Hillary really need saving? comradebillyboy Jan 2016 #28

Same here! :) eom BlueMTexpat Jan 2016 #56

Agreed. Starry Messenger Jan 2016 #81

Hillary Clinton doesn't needs saving, but she needs that firewall to stop Sanders in his tracks. BlueCaliDem Jan 2016 #32

So we all agree that the north is going to ditch Clinton? Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #33

Nope. The South will be voting before much of the north, and could decide pnwmom Jan 2016 #34

So now the north doesn't even matter anymore? Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #36

I don't like that either. I think the whole set-up stinks. Two heavily white states, pnwmom Jan 2016 #38

Yes, let's throw race into the conversation again. No reason needed. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #39

People who use the phrase "playing the race card' are dismissing the pnwmom Jan 2016 #40

Twist my words and twist again. your use of "concerns" is the real disrespect: Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #43

Wrong. Hillary has called for the end of the private prison industry. pnwmom Jan 2016 #44

* yawn* Yet one more "cut it out" moment. She is SPONSORED by the prison industry. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #58

No, she isn NOT. And Bernie can't stop any PAC from operating on his behalf either. pnwmom Jan 2016 #59

I think cozying up to Rahm will harm her with black voters betterdemsonly Jan 2016 #46

The primary contest will be over after Super Tuesday Gothmog Jan 2016 #48

and I'm sure the Texas Dem Party is equally supportive of both Bernie and HRC, isn't it? antigop Jan 2016 #49

I will ask the Chairman next week when I see him Gothmog Jan 2016 #63

Your response tells me all I need to know about the Texas Dem party. Yep, it does. nt antigop Jan 2016 #65

Do you want to predict how many delegates that Sanders gets from Texas Gothmog Jan 2016 #66

add +1 to the "Bernie is unelectable" meme counter. nt antigop Jan 2016 #68

What number is that counter up to? Gothmog Jan 2016 #85

Beware: Someone Is Trying to Convince You That Bernie Can't Win nt antigop Jan 2016 #69

That "someone" seems to be the voting public, as reflected in national polls! Tanuki Jan 2016 #74

HAHA! The polls that Mook says are "unreliable"? antigop Jan 2016 #75

BTW, these bumperstickers were printed two or so years ago before anyone had heard of sanders Gothmog Jan 2016 #84

It still tells me all I need to know about the Texas Dem party. nt antigop Jan 2016 #86

Texas has three times the number of delegates as Iowa and NH combined Gothmog Jan 2016 #88

add +1 to the "Bernie is unelectable" meme counter. nt antigop Jan 2016 #91

What is the current count on the "Bernie is unelectable" meme counter? Gothmog Jan 2016 #93

HAHA! You should know! nt antigop Jan 2016 #97

You are the one who keeps posting this weak response Gothmog Jan 2016 #99

add +1 to the "Bernie is unelectable" meme counter. nt antigop Jan 2016 #103

Dismissing the concerns of a significant number of Democratic voters is not good way to win votes Gothmog Jan 2016 #109

add +1 to the "Bernie is unelectable" meme counter. nt antigop Jan 2016 #110

keep up the good work of telling people everything they need to know about the TX Dem party. antigop Jan 2016 #112

So Sanders is running to tackle issues Qutzupalotl Jan 2016 #113

Oh, and say "hi" to DWS and thank her for moment of candor re: Bernie! nt antigop Jan 2016 #98

and it still tells me all I need to know about the TX Dem party. nt antigop Jan 2016 #92

If Sanders wants to be competitive in Texas, he might think about appealing to POC Gothmog Jan 2016 #100

add +1 to the "Bernie is unelectable" meme counter. nt antigop Jan 2016 #104

did you say 'hi' to DWS and thank her? nt antigop Jan 2016 #106

Don't bet the house on it. Hiraeth Jan 2016 #50

If you feel so strongly on this bet, then open Irish brokerage account and bet on Bernie Gothmog Jan 2016 #94

interesting. thanks. Hiraeth Jan 2016 #115

Beware: Someone Is Trying to Convince You That Bernie Can't Win antigop Jan 2016 #51

And this is why in Iowa Bernie has gone from .8 to within single digits CoffeeCat Jan 2016 #55

I didn't need corporate media to convince me that Hillary has been attacked for decades pnwmom Jan 2016 #62

Goodness. That's your entire contribution to this thread. Weak sauce. Hekate Jan 2016 #111

Save her from what? tazkcmo Jan 2016 #52

From the results of an unrepresentative caucus of a small fraction of voters in pnwmom Jan 2016 #61

Wow, now she has to be saved?!? sadoldgirl Jan 2016 #57

Well I don"t think she will need saving! MoonRiver Jan 2016 #64

Super Tuesday delegates are 57% from Romney states Jim Lane Jan 2016 #67

Why does she NEED to be saved? Ken Burch Jan 2016 #95

Some of us think she has a stronger background than the others pnwmom Jan 2016 #96

I haven't swallowed any of that either. Ken Burch Jan 2016 #102

The most conservative we could possibly nominate this year? pnwmom Jan 2016 #107

In 1992 Bill Clinton lost both in Iowa and NH, he came back to win the nomination and the Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #101

two differences if HRC loses both karynnj Jan 2016 #119

Just watching the polls, in fact Hillary has not lost either Iowa or NH. Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #120

Unintended consequences are sometimes too funny for words Hekate Jan 2016 #105