2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton’s closing argument of the primary
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clintons-closing-argument-the-primaryExcerpt:
01/05/16 08:52 AM
By Alex Seitz-Wald and Benjy Sarlin
NASHUA, New Hampshire Alex Mendola, a 19-year-old from Amherst, New Hampshire who will be casting his first ballot in next months presidential primary, is exactly the type of young voter who has helped fuel Sen. Bernie Sanders improbable lead over Hillary Clinton in the first-in-the-nation primary state.
And Mendola was a firm Sanders supporter that is until Monday, when he walked into Nashua Community College Monday morning to hear Bill Clinton pitch voters on his wife.
I was a solid Bernie voter, but now Im not so sure, Mendola said after listening to the former presidents remarks, which focused on the stakes of the election and Hillary Clintons experience. If Bernie won the primary and lost the general election, I think that would be disaster. So even if dont like Hillary as much as Bernie, I feel more confident that she would win the general election. And I think thats whats going to persuade me to vote for Hillary if I do.
He was not the only one to express that view here, and the Clinton campaign is hoping many more voters will follow.
As the calendar turned to the new year, Clinton seemed to zero in on one message: The stakes of this years presidential election. And her opening argument of 2016 is also her closing argument of the Democratic presidential primary. By reminding Democrats of the stakes, she invites voters to question whether theyre wiling to risk so much in an untested candidate like Sanders.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)That's enough for me.
cali
(114,904 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Trajan
(19,089 posts)Frankly, I wouldn't like to hear such fear mongering from Bill ... The only fear I have is good people continuing to get SCREWED by the system that Bill and Hillary helped initiate ...
Bernie will win ...
pangaia
(24,324 posts)VOTE FOR HILLARY or the boogey man will get you...
Bernie will wipe the floor with any repub. Hillary would be in trouble..
Alfresco
(1,698 posts)Alfresco
(1,698 posts)firebrand80
(2,760 posts)Blue_Adept
(6,384 posts)CharlotteVale
(2,717 posts)beerandjesus
(1,301 posts)If Bernie won the primary and lost the general election, I think that would be disaster. So even if dont like Hillary as much as Bernie, I feel more confident that she would win the general election. And I think thats whats going to persuade me to vote for Hillary if I do.
In other words, settle for less, because if you don't, it could be even worse. Vote against what you're afraid of, don't vote for what you hope for. Continue playing defense, or else.
I'm surprised by the candor of the OP.
ismnotwasm
(41,916 posts)MineralMan
(146,189 posts)to campaigning against the Republicans. She's campaigning to win the General Election. It's a very smart move on her part.
The writing is on the wall through Poll results. She will be the Democratic nominee, almost without question. It's time to start taking on the Republicans in her campaign.
Sorry, Bernie.
Armstead
(47,803 posts)But they'll priobably win on the "more electable" meme, sadly.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251975148
madokie
(51,076 posts)Sanders supporter would change his strips so easily. But what ever, one of the joys of this country is our voting rights
From what I can tell Sanders has this one covered. M$M and the pundits all are pushing Hillary like there was no tomorrow and if she was as strong of a candidate that would not be necessary. Since they do that tells me they're not so sure when it comes right down to it.
I'll be voting for Bernie, our next President. Oh and I'll be just as proud of that vote as I was when I cast 3 votes for President Obama. I want to see some changes and he is the only one who is going to bring me that, Hillary dang sure isn't. I'll vote for her if I have to in the ge but it'll be a have to case