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Babel_17

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33. If I might repost what I said elsewhere
Fri Oct 23, 2015, 02:19 PM
Oct 2015

If I might repost what I said elsewhere, as I doubt I can push a fresh spin on it.

This is the Clinton rebound (and it was earned)

But it is a rebound from a campaign with lots of flaws, and which still exist. The Republicans were given a gift in that Secretary Clinton was making unforced errors followed by tone deaf comments. This hurt her campaign.

The Republicans looked like fools as they overplayed their hand, and Clinton adeptly used that against them. She now enjoys a rebound from that.

But the flaws of her campaign, as I see them, (waffling on the TPP, looking weaker than Warren and Sanders on banking and Wall street regulation, progressive taxation, Social Security, and just all things in general her "moderate" positions put her in) will have a negative impact among some Democrats voting in the primaries. And this is in addition to her unforced errors like laughing about being investigated by the FBI. In retrospect it might indeed all turn out to be little more than a joke, but now's not the time to look like the issue is beneath you.

But at the moment Clinton is rightfully basking in the affection of her supporters who've been reassured by her debate performance, while they're all laughing at the discomfiture of Republicans who are being being widely derided in the press.

And yet, the issues of this campaign aren't ever going away; brought to such major prominence by Senator Sanders, they remain to be fought over, and loom with great imminence. No bounce for Secretary Clinton will blind people to how the debates over these issues unfold.

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i am going to rant here [View all] Robbins Oct 2015 OP
It's October. Take a breath. Scootaloo Oct 2015 #1
Hang in there, Bernie will win Iowa and New Hampshire emulatorloo Oct 2015 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author jfern Oct 2015 #3
Meh. It's early yet. Things have a way of..... Smarmie Doofus Oct 2015 #4
If you are in PANIC MODE this early.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2015 #5
It's way too early for that. Chill azmom Oct 2015 #6
The OP, I think, has a legitimate worry. Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #18
The good thing about Biden not running PADemD Oct 2015 #7
unfortully now Robbins Oct 2015 #9
Please stop this. smokey nj Oct 2015 #10
Exactly.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2015 #11
It's been getting on my nerves all week. smokey nj Oct 2015 #13
+1 It accomplishes nothing. merrily Oct 2015 #25
thank you...can’t have a meltdown just because people are talking about Hillary dorkzilla Oct 2015 #36
I agree with Smokey. Puglover Oct 2015 #27
Don't worry MissDeeds Oct 2015 #8
The last week hasn't been terrible for us. It's been good for Hillary. winter is coming Oct 2015 #12
It has always been up to us to get Bernie into the WH Cassiopeia Oct 2015 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #15
Hillary did good today. They will talk about it until Autumn Oct 2015 #16
Remember: fighting the republicans artislife Oct 2015 #17
Well, listening to all the CSpan callers today, Hillary IS STILL HATED - a LOT by Repubs and in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #19
Let Hillary be Hillary---She will figure out a way to hang herself Demeter Oct 2015 #20
....x10+ 840high Oct 2015 #23
Let's see what Bernie does next. senz Oct 2015 #21
right now the media wants America to hate politics olddots Oct 2015 #22
Please take a break eom LiberalElite Oct 2015 #24
Self deleting this OP would be a good thing. merrily Oct 2015 #26
just a thought here restorefreedom Oct 2015 #28
+1000000000000 n8dogg83 Oct 2015 #29
No problem. Admiral Loinpresser Oct 2015 #30
Do you ever post anything positive about Bernie? TBF Oct 2015 #31
i can understand the discouragement restorefreedom Oct 2015 #32
If I might repost what I said elsewhere Babel_17 Oct 2015 #33
It won't be good news. JDPriestly Oct 2015 #34
problem Robbins Oct 2015 #35
Yes, all of the commercial programming will be in Hillary's favor. mhatrw Oct 2015 #37
Feelin the Bern smilingwen Oct 2015 #38
The fact Clinton felt the need to try to paint Bernie as sexist Robbins Oct 2015 #39
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