2016 Postmortem

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts) Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:20 AM Dec 2015

140 MILLION

We have something like 140,000,000 people over the age of 35 in this country, most of which are probably natural born citizens and eligible to be elected President...

...and yet it isn't just possible that it will happen, but we as a party are ACTIVELY pushing for, returning a family to power who is 1 of 2 that have already ran this country for 20 of the last 28 years.

This is what oligarchies do.

Is this seriously as creative as America (and the Democratic Party) can get at this point? This is giving it our best?

Out of 100 MILLION PLUS eligible people, we can't find ONE person qualified to be elected President in 2016 that isn't named Bush or Clinton?

Really???

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140 MILLION (Original Post) MadDAsHell Dec 2015 OP

Apparently we want HER VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #1

Though I like Senator Senders more, I personally don't have any problem with Hillary Clinton.. MadDAsHell Dec 2015 #5

In what way? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #7

Families don't get the office treestar Dec 2015 #2

We elect the best out of those running yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #3

Why didn't you toss your hat in the ring? JaneyVee Dec 2015 #4

There is a little matter of who can come up with enough cash to run. That's a biggie! And shraby Dec 2015 #6

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)

1. Apparently we want HER

Reply to MadDAsHell (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:22 AM

Dec 2015

as the many many many polls show!

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)

5. Though I like Senator Senders more, I personally don't have any problem with Hillary Clinton..

Reply to VanillaRhapsody (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:42 AM

Dec 2015

I'm just amazed at our complete lack of creativity as a country.

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)

7. In what way?

Reply to MadDAsHell (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:44 AM

Dec 2015

Whats not creative about FINALLY having a woman President!

We have waited long enough!

You are welcome to run....nobody is stopping you. Even Bernie was allowed to run in our Primary...and he wasn't even a Democrat!

It was sooooo uncreative when we ran two Roosevelt's from the same family huh?

treestar

(82,383 posts)

2. Families don't get the office

Reply to MadDAsHell (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:24 AM

Dec 2015

Individuals do.

The President does not "run the country."

A person is not ineligible for an office because someone they were married to or related to once had it. They have to win the election all the same.

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

3. We elect the best out of those running

Reply to MadDAsHell (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:38 AM

Dec 2015

Bush and Clinton have every right to run. They are eligible. We also have 15 other candidates running. The voters decide who is best out of 17 people running. And yes a candidate with the same last name as a former candidate is running and the voters feel that person is the best for our country at this time. Hillary has every right to run and probably will win.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

4. Why didn't you toss your hat in the ring?

Reply to MadDAsHell (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:40 AM

Dec 2015

And there are 3 people running.

shraby

(21,946 posts)

6. There is a little matter of who can come up with enough cash to run. That's a biggie! And

Reply to MadDAsHell (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:43 AM

Dec 2015

it seems to make the pool of "eligible candidates" much smaller than it could be.

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