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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Brilliant Bernie - Hillary Is Not Qualified [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,353 posts)47. Ok
People threw Republicans out en masse in 2008 and delivered us a Democratic President and Congress for 2 years and then left the door wide open for Republicans to foist the Tea Party whackadoodles on us and we've been dealing with them ever since. It's not even clear that Bernie, if elected, is going to have even 2 years of a Democratic Congress to advance his goals, let alone even get them looked at. Then what? What are people suddenly going to do now that they haven't (but should have) been doing for the last 5 years of Obama's Presidency?
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yes and taken together with her comments about "Bernie is not a Democrat" and the shenanigans in AZ
GreatGazoo
Apr 2016
#41
And that's why he's always laughing and happy and smiling and so are all the people who
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#54
Which side are you on has been asked before as it needs to be from time to time
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#19
It's hard to walk back or away from the truth but more importantly how can she walk back
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#6
Interesting fact. . . 60% of the Dems voted AGAINST it. Hillary and Kerry voted AGAINST their party
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#60
He also said she was "likeable enough" and we all know that isn't true. . look at the polls.
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#61
So let's talk about the truth of the statement. She is wrong on every issue.
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#17
It's not assinine, it's a fact, she isn't qualified. Millions have died under her
pinebox
Apr 2016
#49
I agree. To use a war metaphor, Bernie bombed the runway before Hillary's planes
ThePhilosopher04
Apr 2016
#25