2016 Postmortem

Juicy_Bellows

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7. Got to agree.

Fri Jan 8, 2016, 03:30 AM

Jan 2016

If the market continues to flounder, Maybe. That's a big maybe. She has bigger fish in the fryer that warrant concern. Like real big fish, there is a whale shark in the deep fry.

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The crashing stock market could crash Hillary's candidacy. [View all] reformist2 Jan 2016 OP

That's assuming the market remains this way for the rest of the year. RandySF Jan 2016 #1

+1 n/t JonLeibowitz Jan 2016 #4

Got to agree. Juicy_Bellows Jan 2016 #7

As do all the Unions... brooklynite Jan 2016 #22

+1 stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #32

market enid602 Jan 2016 #37

lotsa dems. 401k's. mopinko Jan 2016 #59

Nonsense. Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #2

will it hurt the guy railing against wall st? I don't think so. virtualobserver Jan 2016 #3

It will prove the huge contrast between 3rd way bluedogs and true progressive dems. litlbilly Jan 2016 #5

Whaaaaat? You gotta connect the dots with this post AllTooEasy Jan 2016 #10

The answer to that is all too easy, surprised you don't know. eomer Jan 2016 #35

Excactly my point. Good post litlbilly Jan 2016 #65

Well, China's econ is based on us buying their stuff. We are an economy based on consuming and it,s litlbilly Jan 2016 #52

One more quick thought litlbilly Jan 2016 #63

A recession could help Bernie because it would focus attention on economic JDPriestly Jan 2016 #12

So, are Bernie supporters now rooting for a recession? AllTooEasy Jan 2016 #16

Bernie can win with a good economy as well as with a bad one. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #17

Ah! The Cavuto Mark! demwing Jan 2016 #25

secret weapon enid602 Jan 2016 #41

Yeah, cut it out! demwing Jan 2016 #24

Right. Because of course it's Obama's fault if a China meltdown starts pnwmom Jan 2016 #6

It will be if... JackRiddler Jan 2016 #8

^ This. AzDar Jan 2016 #43

Presidents get blamed for bad economies all the time. jeff47 Jan 2016 #47

It's further proof that markets need rules and regulations. senz Jan 2016 #9

This current drop originated in China, 100% Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #13

Agreed, and I didn't say that it originated with us. senz Jan 2016 #60

Whaaat? Please connect the dots AllTooEasy Jan 2016 #14

I appreciate your thoughts and knowledge, AllTooEasy senz Jan 2016 #62

And the fact that Hillary is connected to Wall Street more than Sanders is going to affect the race. Major Hogwash Jan 2016 #19

I do believe the preception of being a Wall Street insider will affect, IN PART, voter decision Sheepshank Jan 2016 #49

Whoops. Reform and immunity for bankers didn't work... cprise Jan 2016 #11

For Pete's sake, this week's market downturn has absolutely nothing to do with US banks AllTooEasy Jan 2016 #15

Um, who invested in all that new fracking output? cprise Jan 2016 #72

Are you hoping for that? nt arely staircase Jan 2016 #18

Hopes don't cause crashes, JackRiddler Jan 2016 #36

I guess part of me wants to see the market drop. But the charts are in fact looking terrible. reformist2 Jan 2016 #68

So everything bad that happens on Wall Street BlueMTexpat Jan 2016 #20

I wish no ill to the economy, but if the pervasive sickness of the economy can only be cured Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #21

Is that what Bernie supporters are reduced to? leftynyc Jan 2016 #44

The sickness of the economy is such that a new recession is virtually inevitable. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #45

I've seen this "the voter gets what they deserve" talk from Bernie supporters frequently on DU Sheepshank Jan 2016 #53

That is not at all what I said. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #55

You said that everyone should suffer a crash now.... Sheepshank Jan 2016 #57

No: I said that if the axe is to fall anyway, it had better fall now - as now we still have Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #58

If you have evidence that voters blame Hillary Clinton for the market correction please adduce it. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2016 #23

So ... "hope-for-the-worst"? I guess for some people that's the philosophy ... NurseJackie Jan 2016 #26

+1000 n/t livetohike Jan 2016 #31

+1000 Starry Messenger Jan 2016 #61

"Chinese stock market closes 2% higher after 'national team' intervenes" brooklynite Jan 2016 #27

Damn. The Apocalypse will be postponed yet again! randome Jan 2016 #39

Once again, who lobbied hard for the laws that enabled that reckless behavior merrily Jan 2016 #28

It doesn't matter whose fault it is or who has the wiser policy Douglas Carpenter Jan 2016 #29

Stocks go up and stocks go down. The market is not "crashing". It's a good opportunity to buy. n/t livetohike Jan 2016 #30

+1 stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #33

ETF Daily: "Stock Markets All Over The World Crash As We Begin 2016" berni_mccoy Jan 2016 #34

There are crashes and then there are CRASHES! randome Jan 2016 #38

I agree there are different levels of a crash... berni_mccoy Jan 2016 #40

Hopefully it's a soft landing. For our sake as well as theirs. randome Jan 2016 #42

The DJIA is still more than 1000 points higher than it was just one year ago onenote Jan 2016 #46

Absolute value doesn't matter. Velocity does. jeff47 Jan 2016 #48

The Dow was over 17,000 in January 2015. It is now 16,500. Down 500 is not up 1000. n/t ieoeja Jan 2016 #50

My bad. I should have said its 1000 points higher than its low over the past 12 months onenote Jan 2016 #66

I remember that. I typically pull out of the market going into non-incumbent presidential elections. ieoeja Jan 2016 #69

Is the stock market crashing? MineralMan Jan 2016 #51

The market is "rolling over", as they say. Expect more horrific weeks like this one. reformist2 Jan 2016 #67

Where have you been this isn't the first up & down...... Historic NY Jan 2016 #54

Huummm, since the financial crisis 0f 2008 occurred it had a lot to do with the Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #56

Sounds like a lot of people on this thread need to read Fawke Em Jan 2016 #64

Usually its the RW hoping the economy fails. JoePhilly Jan 2016 #70

Trump celebrating the loss of 4000 jobs at Macy's. Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #71