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2016 Postmortem

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)

15. The Republicans will lie about any candidate running as a Democrat.

Reply to StayFrosty (Reply #3)

Thu May 12, 2016, 09:45 AM

May 2016

Wouldn't it be better to run someone that is actually liked and has populist ideas?

Hillary will get destroyed in the GE, and her likability already sucks.. and that's with a lot of Democrats.

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What would a GOP attack on Bernie look like? [View all] Funtatlaguy May 2016 OP

Yes, the vetting will be brutal, his votes will also be an issue. Thinkingabout May 2016 #1

And the vetting wouldn't need to be factual. They would just float some rumors or Arkansas Granny May 2016 #2

Oh, yes, just like the many RW talking points posted daily about HRC without Thinkingabout May 2016 #5

They had a field day with Obama Care StayFrosty May 2016 #3

Nasty stuff. Thinkingabout May 2016 #7

The Republicans will lie about any candidate running as a Democrat. Dawgs May 2016 #15

the destruction of sanders would make the swiftboating of kerry look like child's play....media is beachbum bob May 2016 #4

The Bernie supporters don't want to hear this but it is SOOO true. redstatebluegirl May 2016 #10

Good thing we're picking a candidate that won't be attacked. Dawgs May 2016 #16

Bernie's attack on Predatory Capitalists would hit home with working class! B Calm May 2016 #6

Bernie A Commie. Mesee May 2016 #8

If he were vetted properly, he'd sink like a rock. n/t Lil Missy May 2016 #9

Let's not forget that Bernie's Jewish. The Lee Atwaters of today's COLGATE4 May 2016 #11

I think they would go more after his secularism. Funtatlaguy May 2016 #13

That won't matter a bit to lots of fundie Rethugs, COLGATE4 May 2016 #17

I know this. Hillary would get just as harsh a treatment from Trump as Bernie. Dawgs May 2016 #12

"After June 7th, I will be done talking about Bernie. Hillary will be our nominee. My nominee." Surya Gayatri May 2016 #14

They will run the Commie commie commie stuff, even though it's bullshit Tarc May 2016 #18