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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
5. Or, she looks at the vote totals and concludes ...
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:41 PM
May 2016

like most Democrats, and the Left, the General Election is next.

longship

(40,416 posts)
10. Yup! One calls that hubris.
Fri May 20, 2016, 12:09 AM
May 2016

One declares victory before victory. And of course, her minions have been doing the same for months.

IT'S HER TURN!!!! The spouse of a US President gets their turn!!! Then, their kid!!! After all, the US Presidency is a bloodline, or a marriage line.

Hail Clintons! Hail Bush! Lather, rinse, repeat!

At least we seem to have cut off the latter. No more Bush.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
16. No ... You call that hubris ...
Fri May 20, 2016, 12:17 AM
May 2016

the rest of the world calls that "the likely result based on the math."

BTW, I really wanted Carolina to win the Super-bowl .... I liked the team, I liked their story ... I betted more heavily than I'd like to admit on the outcome I desired.

By the 3rd quarter, I concluded, despite my bet, I had wasted my money ... because MATH.

longship

(40,416 posts)
19. Well, we've been hearing about math since Bernie got into the race.
Fri May 20, 2016, 01:18 AM
May 2016

Yes, it very much looks like Hillary Clinton will get the nod, as Hillary supporters have been reminding us of for months. (That is, by definition, called hubris.) My only worry is that too many of us haven't considered that she might lose. Against Trump!!

I will support and vote for Hillary Clinton in the general election, but it will be the most difficult vote of my already long lifetime.

I think Trump beats her. I wish it weren't so. We may be in big trouble. The math is not on our side this time. And the GOP has a vast advantage in state legislatures, state houses, and both the US Senate and the House of Representatives. BTW, SCOTUS hangs on the edge. Being President isn't enough when one has nothing else. Maybe we get the US Senate this year. That looks good. However it is the only thing that can save us from a Trump presidency. Small comfort, my friend.

That's the problem.

My best to you.

Renew Deal

(81,863 posts)
3. You know what. She did the right thing today.
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:38 PM
May 2016

It's about time she took some of the credit she deserved. I guess she was no longer afraid of alienating the Sanders people. It was a smart move.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
14. She surprised me.
Fri May 20, 2016, 12:15 AM
May 2016

I said before that her winning the math, she shouldn't equivocate. She should be honest about where she thinks she stands. She did that and a lot of Americans will respect it.

StayFrosty

(237 posts)
6. Everyone with a functioning brain knows it's over
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:45 PM
May 2016

I almost feel bad for Bernie supporters.

He keeps deluding them into believing that he still has a chance to win the nomination

StayFrosty

(237 posts)
13. A "terrible" candidate is leading your "perfect" candidate by millions
Fri May 20, 2016, 12:14 AM
May 2016

And you're trying to make us drink the kool-aid that he would do great in a general election?

 

Logical

(22,457 posts)
15. Romney won too, so did McCain, and bush, guess they were great too.....
Fri May 20, 2016, 12:17 AM
May 2016

Voters make huge mistakes. Hillary has name recognition only. She lost a 30 point lead to Obama in 2008 and is still losing states to a unknown socialist. Only someone clueless would not realize that's a problem.

 

anotherproletariat

(1,446 posts)
7. She is correct. There is realistically no way for Sanders' to win. Sorry the truth hurts.
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:47 PM
May 2016

Maybe if Sanders had been nicer to the DNC and the frontrunner, she would have used more tact...but no reason to now.

riversedge

(70,243 posts)
17. She is our nominee. Just takes a bit for many to accept it.....
Fri May 20, 2016, 12:20 AM
May 2016

I will wait till June 7 for the official announcement


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