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SheilaT

(23,156 posts) Sat Feb 21, 2015, 01:18 PM Feb 2015

I not only have Clinton fatigue

But I am extremely tired over the constant assessment of who will or won't be our nominee. Who will or won't be the Republican nominee.

It's too late for this election cycle, but I think that after November 8, 2016, there be an absolute moratorium here on speculation as to future candidates for either party, until, say, early 2019.

I know. I can choose not to click on such threads, but more to the point they are probably squeezing out useful topics of conversation that might otherwise occur here.

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I not only have Clinton fatigue (Original Post) SheilaT Feb 2015 OP

count on republican media to pu$h year$ of 'clinton fatigue' across the USA Sunlei Feb 2015 #1

while simultaneously stumping for Jeb no doubt... Salviati Feb 2015 #3

Are you seriously promoting the idea of.... DonViejo Feb 2015 #2

The anti-Hillary posts are working as intended then. JaneyVee Feb 2015 #9

You can trash by keyword- MerryBlooms Feb 2015 #4

This never ending "horse race" mentality isn't healthy for a nation. n/t Throd Feb 2015 #5

The media does not want any time for governing, they want Perpetual Election Season. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #6

A horse race is easier to sell than policy analysis. Throd Feb 2015 #7

And a LOT more profitable for the media covering the hoped for race to the wire.... Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #8

Actually, you've pointed out the reason SheilaT Feb 2015 #10

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

1. count on republican media to pu$h year$ of 'clinton fatigue' across the USA

Reply to SheilaT (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 01:23 PM

Feb 2015

I hope media campaigns cost republicans billions and then Mrs. Clinton doesn't run after all.

Salviati

(6,008 posts)

3. while simultaneously stumping for Jeb no doubt...

Reply to Sunlei (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 01:57 PM

Feb 2015

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

2. Are you seriously promoting the idea of....

Reply to SheilaT (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 01:36 PM

Feb 2015

banning/censoring certain types of political conversation on a site designed to discuss politics?

...I think that after November 8, 2016, there be an absolute moratorium here on speculation as to future candidates for either party, until, say, early 2019.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

9. The anti-Hillary posts are working as intended then.

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 02:20 PM

Feb 2015

MerryBlooms

(11,770 posts)

4. You can trash by keyword-

Reply to SheilaT (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 01:58 PM

Feb 2015

My Account: Trash Can

Auto-trash by Keyword: Hillary

I have several on mine- Kardashian, Palin and a few others. I may add Hillary to my list until she declares one way or another.

Throd

(7,208 posts)

5. This never ending "horse race" mentality isn't healthy for a nation. n/t

Reply to SheilaT (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 01:59 PM

Feb 2015

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

6. The media does not want any time for governing, they want Perpetual Election Season.

Reply to Throd (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 02:03 PM

Feb 2015

Throd

(7,208 posts)

7. A horse race is easier to sell than policy analysis.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 02:10 PM

Feb 2015

And their paymasters might not want to be analyzed.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

8. And a LOT more profitable for the media covering the hoped for race to the wire....

Reply to Throd (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 02:13 PM

Feb 2015

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

10. Actually, you've pointed out the reason

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 05:16 PM

Feb 2015

the media would vastly prefer there to be a genuinely competitive primary season, on both sides.

And yeah, I really do think far too much energy is spent speculating on the next candidate, starting immediately after election day. One huge problem is that it's basing the next candidate on the circumstances that prevailed in the previous election. Our version of fighting the last war.

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