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2016 Postmortem

white_wolf

(6,238 posts) Sun Jul 31, 2016, 12:27 AM Jul 2016

I'll give Madam President Four Years [View all]

I'll be frankly honest, Bernie Sanders was the first, and only, presidential candidate I really felt excited for. I believed, and still do believe, that he was the person this country truly needed. But he lost and I'm more than willing to give Hillary Clinton my time and vote because I believe there are things in the Democratic Party's platform worth fighting for. I am wary that Hillary won't implement that platform, but I KNOW Trump won't so I'll take a shot with her. So let's work to elect Hillary, give her a progressive Congress and then serve me a nice dinner of crow.

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I'll give Madam President Four Years [View all] white_wolf Jul 2016 OP

The Democratic Platform is Hillary Clinton's Platform KMOD Jul 2016 #1

+1 jcgoldie Jul 2016 #2

A lot of Bernie's stuff was added, too. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #18

I was addressing the OP's concern KMOD Jul 2016 #19

Bernie's "stuff" was also Al Gore's stuff and Bill Clinton's stuff. R B Garr Jul 2016 #22

She will implement zilch without a favorable Congress Zambero Jul 2016 #3

exactly still_one Jul 2016 #4

We all know we need Congress. n/t. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #20

I remember me and wife pulling into the polling place parking to go vote for Jimmy Carter. fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #5

Jimmy Carter was my first too but that was in 1976. politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 #10

Sounds familiar. fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #12

It takes a Congress as well as a village. She can't do it alone. Neither could Obama. glennward Jul 2016 #6

the reality is that with a republican house, neither would be able to achieve much legislation unblock Jul 2016 #7

" ultimately, demographics will bring this country back to a progressive era." That Guy 888 Jul 2016 #16

I think you will be pleasantly surprised. fun n serious Jul 2016 #8

I think many others will be pleasantly surprised as well. Let's be honest, Maru Kitteh Jul 2016 #24

Hillary prez then Michelle O ecodeathmarch Jul 2016 #9

Oh, good! We can keep it the 3 same families in the White House adigal Jul 2016 #21

Ya but ecodeathmarch Aug 2016 #27

Victory is the right to vote your conscience and speak your mind The Second Stone Jul 2016 #11

Will asimovecho Jul 2016 #13

Me too! Giving this a kick! nt LostOne4Ever Jul 2016 #14

I'm looking forward to seeing BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #15

+1000! DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #17

"Wary" ... that's kinda like distrust and "concern", right? NurseJackie Jul 2016 #23

Same here democrattotheend Jul 2016 #25

Let's try to give her a Congress so she can pass needed legislation. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #26