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In reply to the discussion: Hillary: how inevitable? [View all]whereisjustice
(2,941 posts)63. The New Democratic Party and 3rd way believe she is Republican enough to win and smart enough
to toss a few meaningless platitudes to liberals to keep them interested in defending her. This will preventing a populist like Warren or Sanders from interfering with corporate influence over our government. The elite in both parties have determined that citizens are not capable of looking after a corporation's best interests. For the right price, $250,000 last count, Hillary is willing to tell liberals to shut the fuck up in that Rahm Emanuel sort of way.
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If Warren is going to beat Hillary or Jeb she is going to need to launch with a rocket launcher in
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#67
Yes and the oligarchs are jumping for joy. Goldman-Sachs are beside themselves.
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#9
I won't get off my horse and I will cry as loud as I can. "We don't need another Wall Street
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#15
I agree. I don't mean to aim my frustration at you. Looks like we can't stop
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#19
I would love to see Warren as president, she well might be the radical change this country needs.
RKP5637
Oct 2014
#79
She will have an uphill battle. All the big money will be behind H. Clinton. nm
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#84
Are you trying to say that Sen Warren is as beholden to Wall Street as the Clintons?
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#29
She has accepted campaign donations from corporations, she has already said she has, don't
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#36
She's not been a good "investment" if you REALLY think she's beholden to them...
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#45
But HRC has accepted money for her personal bank account from Wall Street. There is a difference.
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#51
HRC record does nit agree with you, yes HRC is in demand for speaking engagements and yes she
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#81
I've seen and commented on that list. Most of it is pure rhetoric and some is pure
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#82
I guess you call votes in Congress nonsense and rhetoric, then proof may not be enough.
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#94
While campaigning in 2007 she told the unions that she was "Outraged at CEO compensation."
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#104
Are you willing to have a candidate run on their record or with things said today?
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#111
What? You want to dismiss what she says she stands for today? She stands with the banksters.
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#112
Are you having a hard time admitting HRC has the best record, has the experience and is qualifird
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#117
There is a huge difference between voting record and campaign rhetoric. When you posted the list
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#121
Hillary on the issues has the voting record and statements she has made, prove them wrong.
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#122
Tap dance all you want, HRC does not represent the 99%. Why you want so very hard
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#154
I have not been tap dancing, I have provided you proof but still waiting for you to provide your
Thinkingabout
Oct 2014
#155
If HRC is inevitable, why would a primary be a good thing? Maybe make Democrats think they actually
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#11
And your opinion is shared by a good number in our party and a primary is a good
hrmjustin
Oct 2014
#17
Don't misunderstand me. I want a lively primary. I wan't Sen Sanders to explain to the country that
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#22
They say "a primary is good because it will provoke discussion", or similar. I don't know.
NYC_SKP
Dec 2014
#156
The question isn't if she's inevitable.. But WHY should ANYONE be "inevitable" at this point?
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#41
Shame, shame! Manny, you shouldn't be distracting us from 2014 election now!
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#26
By any reasonable measure she is in a posiition that she is immensely likely to win
dsc
Oct 2014
#31
So... You think that I follow a belief of Romney that Warren might stomp Jeb Bush?...
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#61
So... You think that I believe that a "liberal media" has the polls rigged against corporatists?
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#64
"corporate media running those polls want to push!" - You believe the polls are rigged. Romney, 2012
wyldwolf
Oct 2014
#65
So... Are you saying that Romney believes that the *CORPORATE MEDIA* had the polls rigged?
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#68
Romney and his ilk claimed the 2012 polls were rigged against him. You're denying that happened??
wyldwolf
Oct 2014
#69
You said the media is pushing one person in particular. That they're rigging the polls.
wyldwolf
Oct 2014
#71
If they know that real UNRIGGED polls support THEIR candidates (Clinton)...
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#76
It's believed on by the FACT that most of our media is owned by a handful of corporations!
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#141
I guess wyldwolf doesn't understand what constitutes poll rigging! GOT IT!
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#147
then we agree. You think the polls are rigged for Hillary - the same way Romney whined about polls
wyldwolf
Oct 2014
#150
That's it.. Your continued CRAP that you spew about me just earned you an ignore!
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#151
Perhaps if Jeb offers to double any tax cuts on the 1% Hillary end up proposing?
closeupready
Oct 2014
#115
IMO, the outcome of the Senate elections will be a major factor in who runs and who doesn't.
CK_John
Oct 2014
#34
Defeat Anyone that can't prove they've put our interest ahead of their own, and
orpupilofnature57
Oct 2014
#52
"The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, gang aft agley." Robert Burns
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2014
#57
The New Democratic Party and 3rd way believe she is Republican enough to win and smart enough
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#63
obviously she is the front runner, of course. A progressive candidate could put up a very serious
Douglas Carpenter
Oct 2014
#87
She'll run in the primaries, but hopefully Democrats will choose a more suitable candidate.
chrisa
Oct 2014
#99
Well, in fairness, blog-posting the same point is a lot easier than actually finding a candidate...
brooklynite
Oct 2014
#137
Clinton, 2-1; Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., 6-1; former Flordia Governor Jeb Bush, 9-1
LanternWaste
Oct 2014
#131