2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie Sanders will win the primaries and general election BUT
I dont think it could/will have happened without Hillary's vital role.
Thank you Mrs. Clinton/Madame Secretary.
You are crucial to the political revolution we are about to undergo.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)eom
quickesst
(6,280 posts)... ...it's all I can do at this point.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)This is a thread to discuss our fondest hopes, dreams, and aspirations.
quickesst
(6,280 posts)I shouldn't laugh, and Mrs Clinton should take that compliment as it was intended. <That's not me. I have no control over Hillary's reactions to compliments.
Gothmog
(145,063 posts)Sanders has little support among key demographic groups in the Democratic base.
BainsBane
(53,026 posts)Biden won't run UNLESS Hillary's campaign tanks, then he will enter--even if it's after Iowa or New Hampshire.
#fuckthebern
reddread
(6,896 posts)Bernt toast.
hedda_foil
(16,371 posts)Geez, keep up with the talking points at least.
Gothmog
(145,063 posts)Nate and company still do not think that Bernie will be the nominee http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/bernie-sanders-new-hampshire/
There are other indications that Sanders is unlikely to win the nomination. He hasnt won a single endorsement from a governor, senator or member of the U.S. House of Representatives (unlike Obama at this point in the 2008 campaign). Sanders is also well behind in the money race (again, unlike Obama). These indicators havent changed over the past month.
But even if you put aside those metrics, Sanders is running into the problem that other insurgent Democrats have in past election cycles. You can win Iowa relying mostly on white liberals. You can win New Hampshire. But as Gary Hart and Bill Bradley learned, you cant win a Democratic nomination without substantial support from African-Americans.
cascadiance
(19,537 posts)That expands in to independents and Republicans too! And Bernie isn't one of those candidates that supported the bankruptcy bill!
demwing
(16,916 posts)Billionaires feel twitchy"
marym625
(17,997 posts)musiclawyer
(2,335 posts)If HRC was a competent candidate , there would be no sky high negatives and few trust issues , and Bernie would not have gained traction. If she had any charm , her refusal to commit to liberal causes would be glossed over ....sorry. It's the truth.
SonderWoman
(1,169 posts)jeff47
(26,549 posts)dont spoil the surprise.
pinebox
(5,761 posts)The country has Hillary fatigue and she's already hit her ceiling. It should tell you something when a candidate with 99% name recognition is dropping in polls to a candidate who by and far isn't even known yet.
Welcome to 2007 all over again.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)guy who helped set up her server will plead the fifth during the hearings on Bengazi. Not a good metric for her to say the least.
Metric System
(6,048 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)fifth is another way of saying guilty.
BooScout
(10,406 posts)...*sprinkling fairy dust*