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It's 2016. What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Submitted by Pluto's Republic on Mon, 05/02/2016 - 7:29pm

What follows is political analysis based on a supposition that Hillary and Trump win their Party's nominations. It is derived from a notable opinion piece by Dan Balz entitled, "What would Trump be like as GOP nominee?" I paraphrase some of Balz's passages and use quotes, as well. Our conclusions are different. Dan Balz is Chief Correspondent at The Washington Post.

The General Election Strategy

Clinton and her team are planning to go early and hard against Trump. They are convinced that in the general election, Trump will be the same kind of opponent that he was in the Republican Primaries; that Trump's fall campaign style will continue to be slashing. They expect Trump to come at Clinton from both the right and the left.

Clinton’s team is preparing for what they believe will be one of the nastiest campaigns in recent memory. “Hillary set out a year ago to be a champion for everyday people and to help families finally start getting ahead again in this economy,” said Robby Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager. “That’s what she’s going to keep talking about in the general election. . . . Trump, I’m sure, will try to bully and throw out insults. That’s not going to derail her.”

But the Trump that Hillary's Team is preparing for is not the Trump who will be running in the general election. And, that could derail her.

I am a Liberal hear me roar

Submitted by Borkrom on Mon, 05/02/2016 - 6:56pm

Let me start off by stating I use to be a moderate, trying the best to balance everything, appeasing everyone and not to rock the boat. However, as I have experienced the pain of life and challenges that have come before me, I have evaluated (maybe gained wisdom) my political understanding and evolved to become a Liberal.

My Conversation with Markos regarding his Lack of Cred with Bernie Supporters. .

Submitted by TomP on Mon, 05/02/2016 - 4:40pm

So Kos wants to advise Bernie and his supporters how to help down ballot candidates.Bernie did not do it well enough and Kos has advice.

I say this.

TomP May 02 · 03:54:52 PM
Why would Bernie supporters listen to you?

What a useless post.

A front pager jumps to attack:

The Myth of the "Angry" Bernie supporter

Submitted by bikingforkarma on Mon, 05/02/2016 - 3:35pm

In the current political cycle, in which the same youth demographic lauded by Democrats for helping deliver Obama to the WH are now being derided by Baby Boomer Clinton supporters, there is a meme pushed far and wide: Bernie supporters are "mean" and "angry".

Many false equivalencies have been penned comparing

C99 Political News (published monthly)

Submitted by Wink on Mon, 05/02/2016 - 2:53pm

Then twice monthly (eventually). By the end of this month our Membership here will have nearly doubled and from the membership we'll have enough good writers (not me) to fill a four page (FP, 2, 3, BP) Newsletter we can distribute pretty much anywhere (via Stop-N-Robs aka convenience stores) as well as other outlets. We can print these newsletters on our home printers, then distribute to convenience stores. Or maybe use Storify or one of those.

Loretta Lynch on inclusion and equality

Submitted by Robyn on Mon, 05/02/2016 - 2:29pm

Loretta Lynch spoke with Buzzfeed's Chris Gender on Friday on a range of issues, including transgender protections.

Lynch’s Justice Department is one of the key agencies advancing that Obama administration position — first adopted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — that sex discrimination bans for the workplace and schools should be read to include a ban on anti-transgender discrimination, including allowing people to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

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