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2016 Postmortem

SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Mon Dec 21, 2015, 08:33 AM Dec 2015

Democratic contest winding down as GOP brawl escalates

The sharpest contrast between Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate and Saturday's Democratic face-off was not tone, although the difference was marked, or the number of candidates. It was the time horizon: While the GOP anxiously eyes February's primaries, the Democrats already have shifted focus to November's general election.

Their long view could be seen Saturday as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, her main challenger, passed up chances to go on the attack:

Sanders apologized for his aides having raided the Clinton campaign's voter files. Clinton said both campaigns should “move on” to other issues.

When Martin O'Malley criticized both of them for inconsistency on gun control, Clinton and Sanders defended each other. Clinton, having successfully bashed Sanders on gun issues for much of October and November, complimented him for altering his stand.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-campaign-contrast-20151220-story.html

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Democratic contest winding down as GOP brawl escalates (Original Post) SecularMotion Dec 2015 OP

Hey, ya'll don't mind if we vote before the coronation, do ya? AtomicKitten Dec 2015 #1

the artlcle said the dems are now focused on the gop restorefreedom Dec 2015 #6

Hillary is still working hard for every vote. Alfresco Dec 2015 #2

Winding down... though not a single vote has been cast? cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #3

Kick SecularMotion Dec 2015 #4

was i asleep THAT long? restorefreedom Dec 2015 #5

Believe what you want Motown_Johnny Dec 2015 #7

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)

1. Hey, ya'll don't mind if we vote before the coronation, do ya?

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 08:45 AM

Dec 2015

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)

6. the artlcle said the dems are now focused on the gop

Reply to AtomicKitten (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 07:57 PM

Dec 2015

no, ONE candidate is focused on the gop

voting would sure be nice......

Alfresco

(1,698 posts)

2. Hillary is still working hard for every vote.

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 08:58 AM

Dec 2015

“We are totally focused on this primary right now, first Iowa, then obviously here in New Hampshire where there’s a very tight race,” campaign manager Robby Mook told reporters Saturday night after the debate. “We’re focused on earning every single vote, every single delegate, and then we’ll worry about the general after that.”