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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary will most likely be the Dem nominee. That's just the fact. And she'd be DAMN good ! [View all]djean111
(14,255 posts)11. There is a bit of a logic error or something like that, here:
"The problem with many Democrats, Progressives, and liberals is they let the perfect become the enemy of the good. Every vote for a Green, Socialist, or other marginal candidate ON A NATIONAL LEVEL will have no good impact. They are feel-good votes for the "more progressive than thou" crowd."
The problem with this - for me, things like NAFTA and the TPP are not just little wee not-perfects. There is no good.
And, progressives letting the perfect be the enemy of the good - no. In fact, that is just wishful thinking by some, and this must be why they keep posting things about Warren that they hope will turn supporters away from her. Doesn't work. You know why? We understand about not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. Some of us just do not think Hillary is good. And yeah, she worked for women's rights - and now women would have the right to work in a corporate world where they consistently lose jobs, wages, benefits, the ability to support themselves. Nothing excuses that. The TTP and TTIP will be awful for men AND women.
will we elect a Compromiser in Chief who will blur the lines between the Democrats and Republicans in the name of pragmatism?
Yes. In the name of Third Way Corporatism, actually.
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Hillary will most likely be the Dem nominee. That's just the fact. And she'd be DAMN good ! [View all]
RBInMaine
Feb 2015
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This is what I think is going to happen: HRC will have minimal ground game, it will be played out
leveymg
Feb 2015
#2
Yes, damn good for Wallstreeters, but not for mainstreeters. The Dems can do MUCH better.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#3
She's liberal on social issues. Unfathomable that she'd appoint a Roberts or Alito
emulatorloo
Feb 2015
#29
Agree. That false and demeaning meme, like all their false and demeaning memes, doesn't stand up to
merrily
Feb 2015
#26
My crystal ball says - TPP. TPP is TODAY, not senate votes from years ago. TODAY.
djean111
Feb 2015
#25
The point is that I would have thought she would have an actual position on the economy BY NOW. nt
djean111
Feb 2015
#42
Well, either she doesn't have a position or she's reluctant to share it.
winter is coming
Feb 2015
#43
Sure, she'll be damn good if you love war, are a 1%er, love "free trade"........
PeteSelman
Feb 2015
#19
If we're going to get Republican policies, I prefer having a Republican to blame.
Scuba
Feb 2015
#27
The only time since 1924 when voter turnout dipped below 50% in a presidential election
Art_from_Ark
Feb 2015
#40
What's incredible to me about the "inevitability" statements is the underlying self-pity.
beerandjesus
Feb 2015
#31
One poster wrote about the Republicans pulling the conversation to the right
guillaumeb
Feb 2015
#35
With Hillary as president, the corporations will still be running America. After 8 more years,
Cal33
Feb 2015
#49
I won't vote for her, no matter what. If the party wants my vote they'll need to earn it. Republican
GoneFishin
Feb 2015
#51
Apparently the Republicans don't need to do anything...you'll just give them a vote by default
brooklynite
Feb 2015
#55
People who don't recognize that the goal of elections is to elect someone to represent our
GoneFishin
Feb 2015
#57
People who don't recognize that the goal of elections is to pick people to run the Government...
brooklynite
Feb 2015
#58