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Funtatlaguy

(10,856 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:45 AM Mar 2016

To interest Bernies people, Hillary should stress SCOTUS

While still holding out a glimmer of hope for Bernie, it appears the die is cast.
Bernie will soldier on now as a message candidate. But, he won't be the nominee.
So, as Hillary pivots toward the general, how does she appeal to Bernies supporters?
Many see her as way too pro war and too pro Wall Street.
But, the one place where everyone agrees is how important the opening on Supreme Court is.
Hillary should start talking a whole lot more about that.

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Matt_in_STL

(1,446 posts)
1. She can't be trusted even with a SCOTUS nomination
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:48 AM
Mar 2016

A corporate, moderate with conservative leanings is what we would have to expect from her. That's not much of a carrot for Bernie supporters and I can say many Bernie supporters are tired of being beaten with the stick by her and her followers. She'll have to do better than that.

 

Matt_in_STL

(1,446 posts)
4. Not at all. She has two faces - I expect that to narrow to one if she is elected
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 07:05 AM
Mar 2016

And it won't be the face that benefits the people.

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
2. I do not believe anything Hillary says, at this point. If ever I did. Well, I did in 2008..
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 06:49 AM
Mar 2016

Anyway, I don't believe she would appoint anyone even close to liberal to SCOTUS.
The SCOTUS thing has lost its boogeyman usefulness.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
5. Of course it has
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 07:05 AM
Mar 2016

At least until President Cruz appoints Jerry Falwell Jr.
Then I imagine you'd blame Hillary Clinton for that too.

You can climb off the cross at any time.

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
6. Oh, I am not on a cross. Not by a long shot. Just saying what I think will happen.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 07:08 AM
Mar 2016

And I would blame the DNC and Hillary for a President Cruz. If they don't run a candidate who can win, that's their fault.

Gothmog

(143,999 posts)
7. SCOTUS has been one of my main issues for a long time
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 07:49 AM
Mar 2016

According to an online test/quiz, Sanders is closer to my positions than Clinton but I live in the real world and I do not believe that Sanders is electable. To me, control of the SCOTUS is too important to risk on a weak general election candidate

Vinca

(50,170 posts)
10. She should stress Trump. That's my only motivation to vote for her.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 08:12 AM
Mar 2016

Trump is nuts. Not nutty. Nuts. Mentally ill. Off his fucking rocker.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
11. I talked about this yesterday...
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 08:18 AM
Mar 2016

it would be the wrong tack. I'm out in the trenches and when you mention the "we need to control SCOTUS" argument for why they need to vote for the eventual nominee if it's not Sanders...they just don't care about that. At-all. Not even a little bit. The only thing Clinton can do to sway Sanders supporters is starting talking about an intent to start prosecuting Wall St. crime, start talking specifics about how she's now an economic progressive (meaning she'd have to adopt most or all of Sanders policy positions she's been pooh-poohing for months like "free college" and single-payer), and back down from her war-footing diplomacy.

Otherwise, they will continue to stridently oppose her for the same reasons that they have to this point...and even if she pivoted, I doubt we'd believe her and it would be most-likely harm her in the GE where there is already a strong chance that Trump will try to flank her on economic issues.

surrealAmerican

(11,340 posts)
16. It's too soon for that.
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 09:20 AM
Mar 2016

Obama will announce a nominee. The Republicans are starting to realize they might lose both the presidential election and the senate. This could motivate them to approve someone while they still have some leverage.

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