2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why Hillary will get my vote.... [View all]The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)and know that she is a real liberal. I was disappointed when she lost to Obama, but happy enough to cry with joy when Obama won. Obama is an okay President. He makes very good judicial appointments, which is the main way that liberals can win every day. He very much does not fight for liberal causes and tried for six years to get along with Republicans and did not help get Democrats other than himself elected. I'm still delighted that he beat McCain, but would have rather had Clinton in 08. On balance he has been a net positive. But he wasted 6 years not fighting for people.
Clinton will not waste that time. She already knows that Republicans cannot be reasoned with. You bet she knows. She is deeply prepared.
I will be deeply disappointed if Sanders gets the nomination, but I will support him even stronger than I would Clinton. I do not think he has the insider connections and network to be a successful Democratic president. Yeah, he's got a lot of fight in him, and yes, he understands the issues. But I see no indication that we will be able to weather the onslaught and fight the Republicans will bring to him without a network and support group of seasoned insiders. If he wins, he will be a good man president like Jimmy Carter, but one term, with all the media, inside crowd and corporate America against him. Clinton knows this minefield and how to manipulate all of them. Witness the Benghazi hearings and the debates. She shone at every opportunity. Sanders did well, but he has a narrower appeal and always has. I wish him the best, but it will be a very tough row to hoe. I'd love to see him head a cabinet department of his choosing.