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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I just have to say something about this dynasty crapola [View all]whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)8. Your first assumption is false and the rest is immaterial
Only idolaters and groupies would reflexively throw their support behind the scion of a popular politician. You know, the folks who daydream about the political careers of Chelsea and Malia.... In a functioning democracy the only consideration is platform. I'm curious how many successive generations of Kennedys you think democrats would auto-support. Another place where this breaks down is political access, if the inevitable name brands always dominate the process, all other voices and ideas are shut out. Not exactly the promise of America. Finally, whatever their origins; humble or silver spoon, they're all elites now.
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It must be hard for some people to see the Clintons got an education, worked hard to get where
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#1
And, besides that, LG.. It's sexist and demagogical. Hillary is her own person.. she's not
Cha
Jul 2015
#74
If Bill hadn't been married to Hillary he may never have been President. We will never know.
Metric System
Jul 2015
#57
When he lost his first bid for Governor, it was Hillary who convinced him to run again and was his
Metric System
Jul 2015
#79
Jackie hated public life with the intensity of a million suns especially after her husband was
dsc
Jul 2015
#9
Teddy Roosevelt was FDR's 5th cousin (once or twice removed); he was Eleanor's uncle.
dflprincess
Jul 2015
#102
Some struggle to see a woman doing the same job her husband did ... and not ...
JoePhilly
Jul 2015
#10
Did you even bother to see how each of those dollar amounts panned out? of course not..
Sheepshank
Jul 2015
#66