Time For Hillary To Panic?

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  1. JR Ewing

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    Couldn't happen to a nicer lady (I'm using that word loosely here). I'm generally not one to engage in schadenfreude as it isn't good for the soul. That said, I have to admit, I'm really enjoying seeing HRC circle the drain. Maybe there is still some justice in the world. Probably not, but it still is hilarious. :cool:
     
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    My thoughts on the topic is that Hillary will be the flag bearer of the Democrats. President Obama and the rest of the bigwigs in the party seem to be at ease with Hillary despite the issue of the email. But come next year when my prediction comes to form and that it would be a square one-on-one with Donald Trump of the Republicans, I would put my money in Trump because he seems to be more popular now than any other presidential contender.
     
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    Another reason for Hillary to get a little weary is Bernie Sanders taking her place as New Hampshire and Iowa's front runner, and with estimates guessing that South Carolina will do the same. With Hillary starting to lose ground, and Bernie's widening audience, I think she may have a bit rougher time in this race than she originally thought.
     
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    Not really. Bernie can't win because he's too far left for American politics. Personally I'd like him to be president but it's not going to happen. And the republican candidates are a total joke. I think she'll walk to the presidency on the back of failed campaigns from the opposition. There's no Obama this time to challenge here. Bernie will make just enough noise to make it look like she was elected rather than anointed.
     
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    I hope she's panicking. Bernie is drawing out record crowds to his rallies (everybody freaks out when Trump gets 20,000, but just last night Bernie had at least 25,000 people overflowing the Boston convention center). If you look at any poll of the democratic candidates Hillary has been on a steady decline since summer and Sanders has been seeing a steady increase. He's already beating Hillary in both of the first two primary states and is gradually closing in on her in national polls. Not to mention that he beats every single Republican candidate by at least ten points in Marquette Law School head to head polls (Trump: 53%-34%, Rubio: 49%-36%, Bush 49%-39%). I think that not only should Clinton be panicking, the Republicans should be seriously concerned that they are focusing on a primary election taking place in a conservative vacuum which has simply shrunk too much to have any chance of winning a general election.
     
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    Well, I like Sanders, but I personally feel he is unelectable, as he makes no bones about being a socialist. He is just the golden boy at the moment like Trump is in the Republican party. Unless he can convince the entire country...he is the guy, I think the stage is set for a moderate Dem. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next several months, and how the election unfolds.
     
  8. JR Ewing

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    If Sanders somehow wins, we'll greatly increase the speed and likelihood of the US going bankrupt - it will be pretty much a certainty that we'll be a much larger version of Greece, and it will likely happen within 5 years rather than the 25 years we're on pace for now.
     
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    Yeah, Hillary at this point kinda feels like Romney at this point in time 4 years ago, so much internal support, very little excitement.. I´ve been talking about this with friends, how the word ´socialist´ is not a bad word anymore. I do not think he is electable, I think the dems are just kicking tires. I also think a moderate dem could easily beat hillary, someone who is fresh. If the Reps continue to push to the extreme right, it will be easy for any moderate liberal to take over the center.
     

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