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2016 Postmortem

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

4. The kind of Democrats the Clintons campaign for are not necessarily the best kind of Democrats to elect

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 26, 2015, 04:30 PM

Nov 2015

And their track record in 2014 was pretty poor - Grimes, Mary Landrieu, etc.

IMHO the ad showing Grimes with the shotgun is probably the least offensive thing about her.

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ATTENTION DEM 2016 CANDIDATES: HEED THIS WARNING! [View all] liberalnarb Nov 2015 OP

Don't forget that one of the Democratic candidates was quite actively supporting Grimes tularetom Nov 2015 #1

unlike bernie sanders hillary campaigns for democrats running for office. only in bernie land is msongs Nov 2015 #2

The kind of Democrats the Clintons campaign for are not necessarily the best kind of Democrats to elect tularetom Nov 2015 #4

There are no progressives left in the establishment liberalnarb Nov 2015 #9

You wouldn't have wanted to see Grimes electe and throw McConnell out of office? George II Nov 2015 #16

WHAT? liberalnarb Nov 2015 #17

Well, my reply is in response to this, which you said: George II Nov 2015 #36

That was not me liberalnarb Nov 2015 #38

Look up! That sound is their point. It's going over your head. Chan790 Nov 2015 #29

Grimes was the DEMOCRATIC candidate in that election, who should she have campaigned for? George II Nov 2015 #37

Who ran away from Obama Floyd Steinberg Nov 2015 #39

ouch /nt demwing Nov 2015 #8

Ouch, indeed. kath Nov 2015 #10

You can thank DWS for the "pretend you never heard of Obama" strategy. merrily Nov 2015 #3

With leadership like Debbie Downer and Hillary the Inevitable, who needs Republicans? Chan790 Nov 2015 #31

I don't think their problem was distancing themselves from Obama, but distancing themselves from Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #5

You made my point better than I did liberalnarb Nov 2015 #6

That would be my observation too. zeemike Nov 2015 #21

The entire Clintonite model is predicated on being Republican lite. Chan790 Nov 2015 #34

When democrats act like Democrats they win. That's the warning they need to heed. Autumn Nov 2015 #7

are you saying that grimes would have won if she'd embraced Obama? Doctor_J Nov 2015 #11

Well she definitely did NOT help her chances liberalnarb Nov 2015 #12

I think Electronic voting machines were McConnel's best friend though INdemo Nov 2015 #23

sadly Grimes would have lost more if she campaigned with Obama JI7 Nov 2015 #13

When Dem candidates say "I'm not like Obama", voters say... Mister Ed Nov 2015 #14

So Grimes should have been anti-gun? firebrand80 Nov 2015 #15

All I'm saying is liberalnarb Nov 2015 #18

So Republican Lite candidate Hillary should lose then Right? INdemo Nov 2015 #24

Maybe... liberalnarb Nov 2015 #25

You have to be realistic firebrand80 Nov 2015 #27

That's worked so well of late, hasn't it. paleotn Nov 2015 #28

So Grimes would have done better firebrand80 Nov 2015 #30

Because gun control was the only issue in that election. jeff47 Nov 2015 #32

You're avoiding my question firebrand80 Nov 2015 #33

No, I'm a different poster. Your question is idiotic. jeff47 Nov 2015 #35

And 3rd way bullshit has been ever so successful ... paleotn Nov 2015 #20

And BTW liberalnarb Nov 2015 #22

so running away from Obama DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #40

Harry Truman said it best. (nt) paleotn Nov 2015 #19

? bvar22 Nov 2015 #26