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George II

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37. Grimes was the DEMOCRATIC candidate in that election, who should she have campaigned for?
Thu Nov 26, 2015, 07:59 PM
Nov 2015

And you say it's going over MY head?

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
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