2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bill Clinton Is A Political Liability: In A Race Against Bernie Sanders, His Neoliberal Legacy Could [View all]andrewv1
(168 posts)The baggage that she will carry with her into the GE is inconceivable.
And I'm not talking especially about her email or foundation scandals or Wall St. ties either.
What eventually will come out is more information about her involvement in overthrowing Democratically Elected Governments in Ukraine and Honduras. Or more about how she created ISIS, Or somebody revisit her earlier statements about bombing Iran....
And there's also her continuing comments about Regime Change or No Fly Zones.
And of course, her flip-flopping
As a result, I don't think Progressives are going to sit around getting excited about voting for Hillary while her buddies like "Neocon Leon" Panetta are plotting new ways to make money for the Defense Industry.
We will certainly know if HRC becomes the nominee by March.
And if that occurs, we might look for a progressive third-party to emerge to start registering to get on the ballot in all 50 states at that time.
So far fetched?
We can also say that Trump is "50/50" to go that way also.
At that point if it happens, I would not say a Democrat or a Republican would be "a shoe in" to get into the White House.