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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Electability [View all]malthaussen
(17,186 posts)45. Stipulating all that...
... which I will do even though I make no claim to be able to read the hearts of men (or women), you'd need to explain why her team seems to share that attitude.
I have seen the argument that, because of her fights for this or that (women's equality, racial equality, etc), she "deserves" the office as her reward. This would seem to indicate that some think the Presidency is a bon-bon to be handed out for being a good girl, rather than something that must be earned by persuading a sufficiency of citizens that your programs are best for the future of the country.
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Right, but in a primary you want to vote for the best candidate *who can win*
Recursion
Mar 2016
#17
Sanders "could be viewed by some as a dangerous threat. In my opinion." How so?
ebayfool
Mar 2016
#24
No courage of convictions. Been seeing a lot of smarmy stuff posted lately, then deleted when ...
ebayfool
Mar 2016
#39