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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Dear Clinton, you want to lose ground with your base, then pick Vilsack or Kaine [View all]stupidicus
(2,570 posts)106. indeed, like the kind I lack with your effort here
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Dear Clinton, you want to lose ground with your base, then pick Vilsack or Kaine [View all]
stupidicus
Jul 2016
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Her base will be fine with whoever she decides on. The sqeamish aren't her base.
CrowCityDem
Jul 2016
#1
Dear Hillary am part of your base, voted for you! I trust you-the nominee-to pick your running mate!
Her Sister
Jul 2016
#3
I am sure you are concerned, just like you were when posting links from R/W sites against Hillary
still_one
Jul 2016
#7
Well thank you for that quick response but I did not claim to have a list dear
MichiganVote
Jul 2016
#11
Vilsack may be a bit divisive. Why? What he did to Shirley Sherrod. I don't like him. At all.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2016
#77
Sorry, but the name of the game is to expand your base not just keep it
Arizona Roadrunner
Jul 2016
#12
If those shallow people who will vote based on a VP pick are numerous enough....
CajunBlazer
Jul 2016
#70
This is weird. It appears that "the base" means different things to different people.
NurseJackie
Jul 2016
#25
Oh, GMAFB! You're suggesting that the "Clinton base" lacks those characteristics. That's offensive.
NurseJackie
Jul 2016
#39
That's the great thing about the easily please very ardent supporters, their opinions do
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2016
#35
Did you intend to sound so cynical? What do "loyalties" have to do with anything?
NurseJackie
Jul 2016
#43
No. They've all been correct. You're the only one who thinks differently. :-P So, tell me...
NurseJackie
Jul 2016
#100
No, the people who voted for Lincoln were not stupid - they were in the majority
CajunBlazer
Jul 2016
#104
Vilsack completed his second term with 69% approval. That's a strange definition of unpopular.
pnwmom
Jul 2016
#90
Two great Democratic governors. No reason either of those picks should help the Greens. n/t
pnwmom
Jul 2016
#89
I'm part of the base. My whole family is. And none of us will desert her because of her choice
pnwmom
Jul 2016
#84
BULLSHIT ! BULLSHIT ! BULLSHIT ! The "base" will be with her FIRMLY. Enough of the CRAP.
RBInMaine
Jul 2016
#96