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grasswire

(50,130 posts)
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:34 PM Mar 2016

Please understand, Hillary supporters......

.....that if Hillary wins the nomination and then the election, you are going to be doing battle arguably for years and years and years. Battle that will make anything that she has faced in the past mere child's play.

Unfortunately all of America -- and even the world -- will suffer as a result of the intractable fight against her that will explode on every side.

So, if you are working for Hillary's election, best eat your Cheerios and get on the treadmill and start lifting some weights and taking your vitamins. It won't be over til it's over. No slacking!

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Please understand, Hillary supporters...... (Original Post) grasswire Mar 2016 OP
That's what I thought in 2008. RandySF Mar 2016 #1
Her Wall Street donors will help protect her, right? w4rma Mar 2016 #12
So Bernie won't have to battle if he's elected? nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #2
No, since she is soooo good at working with the other side...she will not have those problems insta8er Mar 2016 #9
That's rich! yallerdawg Mar 2016 #3
Does the cognitive dissonance make your brain hurt? Electric Monk Mar 2016 #13
Then he asked her to be his Secretary of State. yallerdawg Mar 2016 #18
Well said. Thank you. Someday some might 'get it'! riversedge Mar 2016 #25
and what a wonderful job she and Sidney Blumenthal did at that, too, since you brought it up Electric Monk Mar 2016 #28
It needs to be repeated over and over again. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #33
Oh, Hillary supporters love fighting for Hillary's reputation. They are willing to battle liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #4
Well, if she wins they won't have to be fighting Bernie supporters... grasswire Mar 2016 #11
Your concern is oh so touching. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #5
Got to love those subtle digs Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #7
Our fellow "Democrats" concern is so heartwarming. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #10
We are representative of Clinton. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #6
+1 CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #21
No shit, captain obvious. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #8
Hillary is the toughest candidate running. Onlooker Mar 2016 #14
He seems to have done well being a target marions ghost Mar 2016 #39
Please, the GOP will not do battle against Sanders? DawgHouse Mar 2016 #15
Such a tired argument. And how will Hillary get anything passed through Congress? liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #20
What progressive policies could Hillary get through congress that Bernie couldn't? arcane1 Mar 2016 #32
The Clintons have been savaged by right-wing extremists since his time as governor in Ark Tarc Mar 2016 #16
Bitter to the end. RandySF Mar 2016 #17
Clinton burned her own bridges by running a wedge campaign. Don't blame us. (nt) w4rma Mar 2016 #34
Dear lord RandySF Mar 2016 #35
You're right that Clinton has been handled with kid gloves. w4rma Mar 2016 #36
Oh come on RandySF Mar 2016 #37
if bernie wins all the repubs will be come democrats and heaven will descend to earth. ok nt msongs Mar 2016 #19
I believe that to be true for either of our candidates. PeaceNikki Mar 2016 #22
Threats is all you have. Sad. riversedge Mar 2016 #23
I'm not so sure whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #24
Doing battle with the GOP?... SidDithers Mar 2016 #26
they think the GOP's gonna be gone by 2018 MisterP Mar 2016 #27
If all the revolutionaries show up redstateblues Mar 2016 #30
The Repubs will wage a non-stop battle against any Dem president. LonePirate Mar 2016 #29
You are of course aware we've been fighting for the past 8 years or so right? Agschmid Mar 2016 #31
What they fail to understand Mnpaul Mar 2016 #38
Like with Obama!? You do understand that battle hasn't stopped right?! uponit7771 Mar 2016 #40

RandySF

(59,058 posts)
1. That's what I thought in 2008.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:36 PM
Mar 2016

I assumed we would not seem the same old crap from the Republicans when Obama was elected, but we did. So don't think for one moment Sanders would have an easy life as POTUS.

 

w4rma

(31,700 posts)
12. Her Wall Street donors will help protect her, right?
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:42 PM
Mar 2016

Forget the actual Democrats who are active in the Democratic Party. Her Wall Street money will protect her from the endless string of scandals, one of which has already started, right now.

Or we could just nominate a popular and completely uncorruptible politician, instead. Who has hoards of people (not oligarchs) protecting him.

 

insta8er

(960 posts)
9. No, since she is soooo good at working with the other side...she will not have those problems
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:41 PM
Mar 2016

If we have to believe the fairy tails that her Cheersquad is putting out. Meanwhile (you might have missed it) Bernie is saying that he cannot do it alone..and that this is a revolution that would require a democratic majority in the house and senate.
The shape shifter that she is I expect her to bring that point up as novel and her own in the next weeks or so..meanwhile she is peddling her great relationship with the other side...I guess since they are both getting money from the same sources.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
4. Oh, Hillary supporters love fighting for Hillary's reputation. They are willing to battle
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:38 PM
Mar 2016

Bernie, Bernie supporters, and the Republicans. I'm sure they are chopping at the bit to fight the Republicans to redeem her reputation. Too bad they don't seem to have much fight in them when you mention passing actual legislation such as single payer healthcare. That's too much to fight for. Then it's "no we can't."

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
11. Well, if she wins they won't have to be fighting Bernie supporters...
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:41 PM
Mar 2016

...because Hillary has burned way too many bridges to be able to count on Bernie supporters to prop her up in the WH.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
6. We are representative of Clinton.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:39 PM
Mar 2016

Strong as hell and walk out the door every day ready to take on whatever comes our way. And when it gets tough, we band together to multiply our strength. We respect our individuality but it is our sense of community and loyalty to one and other that exponentially increases our strength.

We are the last group needing to be "warned" of the fight ahead.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
8. No shit, captain obvious.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:41 PM
Mar 2016

Just like any other Democrat would. Theres a reason theyre called extremists and rightwing nut jobs.

 

Onlooker

(5,636 posts)
14. Hillary is the toughest candidate running.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:42 PM
Mar 2016

Sanders moved to Vermont 50 years ago, so we have no idea how he would be able to handle being a target of the right wing. He's been pretty much a party of one, so the right-wing has largely ignored him.

marions ghost

(19,841 posts)
39. He seems to have done well being a target
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:53 PM
Mar 2016

of the Hillary machine, the corporate media, and Third Way Dems.

Right Wing = piece of cake.

One thing you have to concede about Sanders, he IS tough enough.

DawgHouse

(4,019 posts)
15. Please, the GOP will not do battle against Sanders?
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:44 PM
Mar 2016

Wait until his supporters find out that he can't just wave a wand and give free college to all.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
20. Such a tired argument. And how will Hillary get anything passed through Congress?
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:46 PM
Mar 2016

No matter who gets elected we will have to fight to get more liberals in Congress.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
32. What progressive policies could Hillary get through congress that Bernie couldn't?
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:59 PM
Mar 2016

How many can you name?

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
16. The Clintons have been savaged by right-wing extremists since his time as governor in Ark
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:44 PM
Mar 2016

and right on up til...today. We're old hands at this, but your concern is duly noted, thanks.

RandySF

(59,058 posts)
17. Bitter to the end.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:44 PM
Mar 2016

As Sanders' odds of winning the nation get steeper, the acid on this site gets more corrosive.

 

w4rma

(31,700 posts)
36. You're right that Clinton has been handled with kid gloves.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:03 PM
Mar 2016

But there really isn't anything to attack Sanders on so Clinton had to run a wedge campaign, like she did against Obama in 2008.

RandySF

(59,058 posts)
37. Oh come on
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:23 PM
Mar 2016

This primary has been so mild. If you guys are so thin-skinned you'll never survive a general election, much less four years in the White House.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
22. I believe that to be true for either of our candidates.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:49 PM
Mar 2016

And I am willing to work hard for whichever gets the nomination. I think most real Democrats are.

For America.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
24. I'm not so sure
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:51 PM
Mar 2016

She will use fear of a republican administration to win, then cooperate with them to give their shared masters pretty much whatever they want. I think the honeymoon will last forever.

redstateblues

(10,565 posts)
30. If all the revolutionaries show up
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:57 PM
Mar 2016

at the mid terms it could happen. Fortunately it won't be during spring break!

LonePirate

(13,428 posts)
29. The Repubs will wage a non-stop battle against any Dem president.
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 08:54 PM
Mar 2016

Neither Bernie or Hillary is immune to a four years of constant battle from the Repubs.

Mnpaul

(3,655 posts)
38. What they fail to understand
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 09:33 PM
Mar 2016

is that the campaign finance system they now defend will be used to make sure there is no real progress on the issues once elected.

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