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2016 Postmortem

WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts) Tue Mar 1, 2016, 08:33 AM Mar 2016

South Carolina is THE most important state politically. It's part of the Clinton long game. Keep them close.

Duh...

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Now I understand the relationship between the Clintons and South Carolinians (Original Post) WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2016 OP

Yeah, that's what was a mindfuck this past month. All of his policies hurt them WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2016 #2

It time for the idealist in me to understand the politics of candidates WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2016 #3

It's generational demwing Mar 2016 #4

(14,733 posts)

1. Housemate actually has a friend down there, and when I mentioned the primary to the

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 08:35 AM

Mar 2016

housemate and she passed it along to the friend, she replied 'Down here, Bill Clinton is God.'

Not something I knew til now.

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2. Yeah, that's what was a mindfuck this past month. All of his policies hurt them

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 08:40 AM

Mar 2016

but the Clintons kept them close all of these years. That's why HE! was infuriated in 2008. He felt betrayed.

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3. It time for the idealist in me to understand the politics of candidates

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 08:53 AM

Mar 2016

Gottit!

Edit: "the game"

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4. It's generational

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 08:58 AM

Mar 2016

We won't get past this till the old guards retire.