[Meh]

Only 10 seats are up for the Democrats though, and I think the ones that are really on the bubble are PA/VA. It depends on how much the party's willing to put into 2018 because Dems should be able to keep all their seats easily if they just put in the resources/energy But of course, I wouldn't put it past them to just get steamrolled.

[LuLuDrops]

Just looked up NM to see how much slayage and one Dem lost a seat by 8 votes out of the thousands that cast a ballot When they say every vote matters, they're not joking.



Like Nevada we just need that New Mexico Governorship

[Rob_Matteo]

Originally posted by Jan

1% of Americans never heard of George W. Bush?

[slw84]

Originally posted by superglowy

Could you imagine Trump trying to come for Oprah? Or any GOPer?

The mess that would ensue.

Oprah Winfrey - The First Female President Of The United States.....that sounds about right.

Yes. a true legendary female with a great track record deserves to be the first female president

[Lord Blackout]

‘Get my work off your walls’: Artists are horrified to be in Ivanka Trump’s art collection

So strange to have such pariahs in the White House after the Obamas

[Euan]

Originally posted by Dessy Fenix

HOLD UP

This is hopeful...

I'm still waiting for the South ha Democratic resurgence at a local level

[DancingShoes]

Originally posted by Lord Blackout

That's like blaming George Bush for ISIS. Bush wasn't responsible for what happened in Obama's terms and his rating increase showed that. No one blames him for that.
People only blamed Hillary for things now because she was running for president and they desperately needed something to blame her for. Truth is she ran the state department brilliantly and the world wasn't in the mess it was in now. Even Henry Kissinger, the guy who made the SoS position an important one, said she ran the state department better than anyone else.

If the world is a mess now it's because Kerry is weak and ineffective. Iran's gone out of control, Libya has been ignored, Iraq is a mess etc. Those were all not issues during her tenure. In fact, even back during her tenure, the things she advocated for but Obama wouldn't listen turned out to be the right things in hindsight (Military presence in Libya, not getting the troops out of Iraq etc.)

You guys have no clue how much it took her not to throw Obama under the bus and take responsibility for many of his decisions.

This coming from a guy responsible for thousands of deaths by bombs that the US government tried to hide for decades isn't a good thing.

[midnightdawn]

Dems need to convince voters they have an actual economic solution. The Rep party is wrong, but at least their lower taxes to increase growth concept is straightforward. Hillary's 30 point plans may have been realistic but the average voter doesn't care and wants a simple explanation.

[Euan]

OMG @ it taking until 2002 for Georgia to elect its first Republican Governor since Reconstruction!

[Lord Blackout]

Originally posted by DancingShoes

This coming from a guy responsible for thousands of deaths by bombs that the US government tried to hide for decades isn't a good thing.

He's the very reason the Secretary of State position is important now. Whether he was a hawk or not is irrelevant. Besides, it was a much different climate back then and Obama did not give Hillary the level of power Kissinger had. The latter basically was allowed to start wars on his own.

[King Maxx]

Originally posted by midnightdawn

Dems need to convince voters they have an actual economic solution. The Rep party is wrong, but at least their lower taxes to increase growth concept is straightforward. Hillary's 30 point plans may have been realistic but the average voter doesn't care and wants a simple explanation.

I don't see it happening. Democrats are just too smart.

It's hard to dumb down a college educated individual (and yes I know that's why we lost but still )

[Jacketh]

Originally posted by Lord Blackout

You should probably add that to disapprove since it's obviously a snarky response.

You honestly need to chill the fuc* out, you're so damn aggressive and literally just come across like a crybaby here tbh.

Clinton lost. She's disliked. A lot. Accept it. People dislike her tenure because of what they learnt AFTER she had stepped down, not what HAPPENED after. People especially became more aware of her tenure as SoS once campaigning for 2016 started.

[Lord Blackout]

Originally posted by Jacketh

You honestly need to chill the fuc* out, you're so damn aggressive and literally just come across like a crybaby here tbh.

Clinton lost. She's disliked. A lot. Accept it. People dislike her tenure because of what they learnt AFTER she had stepped down, not what HAPPENED after. People especially became more aware of her tenure as SoS once campaigning for 2016 started.

How is that an angry response when I'm just telling them that it was an "I don't know her" moment? And don't tell me to chill when you're clearly the angry one. Just because I won't put up the ******** of these Bernie fanatics, it doesn't mean I'm angry. Frankly, you seem like the angry one.
The only thing they became aware of after she stepped down is the email server so there goes that. And if people became more aware of her SoS tenure after she stepped down, then how come her favorables rose to their highest since the nineties while she was SoS?
And yes she lost. She also lost the 2008 primary went on to endorse Obama and campaigned hard for him. Her supporters got behind him instead of going republican or voting third party enough to land him the white house. As a result, she got the third most important position in DC meanwhile Bernie is promoting a book and doing his grumpy grandpa act on TV. There's losing, then there's LOSING.

[ralani]

the fact that everyone was cackling how the republican party was over before trump won and now the dem party is falling apart at the seams

[DancingShoes]

Originally posted by Lord Blackout

He's the very reason the Secretary of State position is important now. Whether he was a hawk or not is irrelevant. Besides, it was a much different climate back then and Obama did not give Hillary the level of power Kissinger had. The latter basically was allowed to start wars on his own.

It is not irrelevant but then again considering you're calling his actions in Cambodia irrelevant, you probably share the same about Hillary's as well. She lost and will never have another chance because of the dislike for her which is warranted. The DNC failed and so did Hillary.

The email issue did not cause her loss. It was the decades of political policies she supported and played a huge part in passing.

[midnightdawn]

Donald Trump passed over a potential candidate for Secretary of State because of bushy moustache, according to insiders close to the incoming US President.

Several of Mr Trump’s associates said they thought that John Bolton’s brush-like moustache was one of the factors that handicapped the bombastic former United Nations ambassador in the sweepstakes for the role.

“Donald was not going to like that moustache,” said one, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “I can’t think of anyone that’s really close to Donald that has a beard that he likes.”

“That’s the language he speaks. He’s very aesthetic,” said one person familiar with the transition team’s internal deliberations. “You can come with somebody who is very much qualified for the job, but if they don’t look the part, they’re not going anywhere.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7489576.html

[Lord Blackout]

Originally posted by DancingShoes

It is not irrelevant but then again considering you're calling his actions in Cambodia irrelevant, you probably share the same about Hillary's as well. She lost and will never have another chance because of the dislike for her which is warranted. The DNC failed and so did Hillary.

The email issue did not cause her loss. It was the decades of political policies she supported and played a huge part in passing.

His actions in Cambodia are irrelevant because he did them not Hillary. Every Secretary of State would tell you that Kissinger's opinion is important. Just because a few deluded lefties want to discredit him, it doesn't make him any less important.
If people truly cared about the policies, they would be hammering Bernie for voting for every military intervention and economic sanction since the HW Bush era except for the Iraq war so, once again, people were grasping at straws. It's hilarious to see lefties scream "Hillary LOST" as if it means they won. Here are a 2 facts to put things in perspective.
1- Hillary climbed higher on the political rather than any of her American female peers. She was, early this decade, the second most powerful female politician in the world. She failed at achieving her ultimate goal but wake up and smell the coffee, sweetie.
2- Progressives have failed everything they have touch. Fight For 15? Failed. Trump will lower the minimum wages if he doesn't abolish them to begin with. NoDAPL? Failed. Trump will reinstate it as soon as he gets in. BlackLivesMatter? Failed. There goes the one shot we had at a justice system reform and police training reform. No Fracking? Failed. Trump benefits financially from fracking so it ain't going nowhere. TPP is about the only thing they succeeded at and that's only because the right opposed it as well. Literally every battle progressives have fought, they lost because they're unable to accept a moderate voice that'd actually get as much done as possible (Hello, we have a republican congress). So for them to act this pompous is hilarious. Exactly why should the democratic party follow the progressives' trails? They've failed everything they touched.

So tell me again about who lost. It never stops being hilarious.

[Can't_M!ss_This]

Originally posted by midnightdawn

Donald Trump passed over a potential candidate for Secretary of State because of bushy moustache, according to insiders close to the incoming US President.

Several of Mr Trump’s associates said they thought that John Bolton’s brush-like moustache was one of the factors that handicapped the bombastic former United Nations ambassador in the sweepstakes for the role.

“Donald was not going to like that moustache,” said one, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “I can’t think of anyone that’s really close to Donald that has a beard that he likes.”

“That’s the language he speaks. He’s very aesthetic,” said one person familiar with the transition team’s internal deliberations. “You can come with somebody who is very much qualified for the job, but if they don’t look the part, they’re not going anywhere.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7489576.html

I pray that this isn't true. Donald is making stupid enough decisions already without disqualifying people based on their looks.

God, America is going to be in shambles by the time he's out of office in 2020

[lightstheyblindme]

Biden: Clinton never figured out why she was running

He claimed to the LA Times there's "a bit of elitism that's crept in" to Democratic thinking.
"What are the arguments we're hearing? 'Well, we've got to be more progressive.' I'm not saying we should be less progressive," Biden said. "We should be proud of where the hell we are, and not yield an inch.
"In the meantime, you can't eat equality," he added.

2020 Dem primary is clearly going to be a Bernie/Biden showdown with Biden championing the neoliberal, centrist, politics-as-usual wing of the party

I'm ready for the mess

[King Maxx]

Biden is KING. Promoting business and being firm in foreign policy does not make you centrist.

I AM a liberal. Bernie and his "progressives" need to stop trying to make people like me "status quo". We embraced your socialist policies so embrace our business friendly stance.