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2016 Postmortem

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

8. You'd advise her not to make a principled stand.

Reply to Lizzie Poppet (Reply #7)

Fri May 20, 2016, 04:01 PM

May 2016

You'd advise her to tailor her campaign message to moderate, winning agendas that attract the most voters, particularly independent centrists in swing states.

Democrats don't care about gun control.

She should just kind of agree with Trump on this issue.

This is "Democratic Underground!"

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Set for Clash on Gun Control [View all] yallerdawg May 2016 OP

I'd be surprised if Hillary TeddyR May 2016 #1

Maybe part of it is what she won't do. yallerdawg May 2016 #2

Oh I agree TeddyR May 2016 #10

Just in case she wasn't ALREADY a weak enough GE candidate. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #3

Don't worry, it's pivot time. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #4

Yep. What began with seeking fat-cat Bush donors... Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #5

Excuse me? yallerdawg May 2016 #6

Even if I thought for a moment gun control would survive her already-started lurch rightwards... Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #7

You'd advise her not to make a principled stand. yallerdawg May 2016 #8

You mistake me. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #9