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stopbush

(24,396 posts)
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 11:43 PM Nov 2016

I've been voting since 1972 - never felt this confident about the D candidate for POTUS winning

I remember voting for Ds who I knew were going down (Mondale), Ds that I felt had a good chance to win (Clinton) and Ds that I thought had an excellent chance to win (Obama).

But I have never felt about a candidate winning as surely as I feel Hillary will win, and win big. It's not over confidence. It's looking at all the traditional indicators AND the realities that Trump is facing, realities no candidate for any office would envy facing: your party against you, fellow party members denouncing you and announcing their support for your opponent, major newspapers endorsing the D candidate for the first time in their history, scientists, military people and diplomats coming out en masse to denounce you and to support your opponent.

With former allies like this, who needs enemies?

Setting aside Hillary's seling points, the revulsion to Trump is something that is unprecedented in American presidential politics. To imagine that all of the negativity directed at Trump will not have an extremely negative effect on his chances is to live in a fantasy land.

That's why I'm feeling so positive about Hillary. She is on her way to a victory of epic proportions.

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I've been voting since 1972 - never felt this confident about the D candidate for POTUS winning (Original Post) stopbush Nov 2016 OP
I'm with you. And her. Zorro Nov 2016 #1
Hillary is up against the slimiest, most ruthless oppositions that is capable of saying or doing any putitinD Nov 2016 #2
What you say makes sense. Listening to the media is frightening. rusty quoin Nov 2016 #3
I'm very hopeul about a Hillary win too, But I have to be homest with you. I well napi21 Nov 2016 #4
The fact that shrub wasn't run out of office on a rail after the 9/11 attacks stopbush Nov 2016 #6
Good! I'm cautiously optimistic.. Cha Nov 2016 #5
K&R! DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #7
I'm only worried about fun n serious Nov 2016 #8

Zorro

(15,740 posts)
1. I'm with you. And her.
Thu Nov 3, 2016, 11:48 PM
Nov 2016

And I think once elected she'll be walking softly but carrying a big stick. With a nail in the end of it. For negotiating with Republicans.

putitinD

(1,551 posts)
2. Hillary is up against the slimiest, most ruthless oppositions that is capable of saying or doing any
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 12:05 AM
Nov 2016

thing to take her down. That coupled with half of the nation that doesn't even need a reason to hate Her, I'm confident that Hillary will be victorious on Tues. provided Trump doesn't have any dirty tricks up his sleeve.

 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
3. What you say makes sense. Listening to the media is frightening.
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 12:08 AM
Nov 2016

But I agree with you. There should be no way he can win. He only has older white guys.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
4. I'm very hopeul about a Hillary win too, But I have to be homest with you. I well
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 12:16 AM
Nov 2016

remember when "W" was running against Kerry. I believed that we couldn't possibly have that many people in the US that would vote for the Shrub. We all know how well they proved ME WRONG! I'm still going to hold my breath until Tuesday night.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
6. The fact that shrub wasn't run out of office on a rail after the 9/11 attacks
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 12:39 AM
Nov 2016

happened on his watch meant that it was going to be a difficult job to unseat him. The country was scared and bushco played on that as an election strategy. Remember the "heightened terra alerts" every tme something went wrong for shrub? I seem to remember one of those only weeks before the election.

Team Kerry mishandled the swiftboat attacks. Thankfully, Team Obama learned a lesson from that and rapid response has been the norm in D POTUS campaigns ever since.

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