Democrats' Biggest Problem for 2020 (Mexicans, illegal, Republican, regular)
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agreed, unless Dems, and I mean as party platform, start to and continuously denounce trade deals like NAFTA and fight for repealing it and replacing it with a better US deal. Better = Trade deficits between nations go back and forth both ways.
Bob's got this
Ultimately, the Democrats had the election hijacked because they got too complacent. They shot down real change (Bernie) and basically honed in on the most tired & corrupt candidate possible. The "Blue Wall" finally broke down and it was fascinating to watch
The thing for me is I don't view Hillary as say a typical partisan Democrat like Warren, Booker, Pelosi, Schumer etc. She was part of a political dynasty, like the Bush's and to me is a whole different league. I couldn't vote for her and it would have taken me a lot to vote for Jeb! had he made it.
If they choose Ellison or Warren in 2020 it will be a disaster. 2017 for the Dems might as well be the equivalent of 2008 for the Republicans. They really are stuck at the moment and probably wish Biden had run instead of Killary.
Ultimately, the Democrats had the election hijacked because they got too complacent. They shot down real change (Bernie) and basically honed in on the most tired & corrupt candidate possible. The "Blue Wall" finally broke down and it was fascinating to watch
The thing for me is I don't view Hillary as say a typical partisan Democrat like Warren, Booker, Pelosi, Schumer etc. She was part of a political dynasty, like the Bush's and to me is a whole different league. I couldn't vote for her and it would have taken me a lot to vote for Jeb! had he made it.
If they choose Ellison or Warren in 2020 it will be a disaster. 2017 for the Dems might as well be the equivalent of 2008 for the Republicans. They really are stuck at the moment and probably wish Biden had run instead of Killary.
You are absolutely right. No one was thrilled about Hillary running. But the choices were her or Bernie. You know Biden planned on running but with his son dying he just couldn't put his all into it. He had to grief and be there for his family.
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You are absolutely right. No one was thrilled about Hillary running. But the choices were her or Bernie. You know Biden planned on running but with his son dying he just couldn't put his all into it. He had to grief and be there for his family.
Well that isnt True.
I will admit, of the Dems I thought would run Hillary was probably 4th of who I would support, In fact, I voted for Martin O'Malley, who was tied for second on my list, but I still liked Clinton and was indeed thrilled for her being the nominee.
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I don't think this is the case yet. I think those states are the new swing states, but Trump's margin was so thin there that there is no way they could be considered red states. It could also be a fluke, like North Carolina and Indiana going blue in 2008. A lot of people thought North Carolina was going to follow Virginia in becoming blue, but it didn't happen.
Indiana was a fluke. North Carolina is purely turn out. You can like at North Carolina just as you look at Michigan(but in the reverse)
North Carolina has enough Dems there to win it, but they dont always turn out to vote.
Michigan has enough Republicans there to win it, but they dont always turn out to vote.
I will admit, of the Dems I thought would run Hillary was probably 4th of who I would support, In fact, I voted for Martin O'Malley, who was tied for second on my list, but I still liked Clinton and was indeed thrilled for her being the nominee.
Hillary was so flawed and ran a horrible campaign. I actually loved O'Malley. His problem was that he wasn't well known. And he might be too liberal for some. I hope he continues to get out there and make himself known. Maybe he will run again.
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it depends on how the economy goes over the next few years. if trump puts policies into place that push the economy forward, without hammering the debt like obama did, then he has a real chance to keep the states he won last year.
another issue though is how much congress blocks his efforts. if congress does block his efforts, they may end up on the ash heap of history, and trump just might get another four years again.
Trump cant win on that. Remember the Bernie town hall where the guy said he didnt want to retrain at a community college for a new career, he wanted his old manufacturing job back ? if that is at all true, then Trump has made a promise that he can not fulfill.
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Rust Belt is not going to consider a Democrat until they denounce trade deals like NAFTA, and if they do, Wall St billions to Dems are gone.
Again, its the Republican party that supported NAFTA, 78% of the Senate Republicans voted for it. 75% of the Republicans in the House voted for it.
Where as 51% of Senate Dems voted against Nafta and 60% of House Dems.
NAFTA was the vision of Reagan, negotiated by H.W. Bush, and simply implemented by Clinton.
Democrats are already getting blamed for Something they didnt support, so how are they going to win the next time this subject comes up ???
just for some perspective
Ohio Senate race
Rob Portman( voted for nafta repping OH 2nd) Vs Ted Strickland( voted AGAINST Nafta repping OH 6th)
As I have already said to you as well, not a single Democrat in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin or Michigan vote for it
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Hillary was so flawed and ran a horrible campaign. I actually loved O'Malley. His problem was that he wasn't well known. And he might be too liberal for some. I hope he continues to get out there and make himself known. Maybe he will run again.
We are talking about 80,000 votes between 3 state deciding who was President. I don think you can call her campaign horrible simply because she lost.
Hillary was so flawed and ran a horrible campaign. I actually loved O'Malley. His problem was that he wasn't well known. And he might be too liberal for some. I hope he continues to get out there and make himself known. Maybe he will run again.
Good lord. O'Malley was a complete disaster and you want to promote him. Unbelievable.
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