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brooklynite

(94,670 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2015, 08:26 AM Mar 2015

Ready for Hillary ready to step aside as she prepares campaign

The Hill:

As Hillary Clinton readies her campaign, Ready for Hillary is getting ready to step aside.

Founded to convince the former secretary of State to run for office, the organization is planning to dissolve as soon as possible after Clinton formally announces.

Their parting gift to her: A list of more than 3.6 million supporters they’ll push to sign on with Clinton's official campaign, leaving her with a huge pool of potential donors and volunteers as she enters the race.

3.6 million...that's 20% of her 2008 Primary vote committed a year in advance.

Option 1: Hillary Clinton has a hugh level of support within the Democratic Party, including liberals

Option 2: There are a hell of a lot more DINOs in the Democratic Party that the anti-Hillary folks will be comfortable with

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Ready for Hillary ready to step aside as she prepares campaign (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2015 OP

Ready to be stepped on. leveymg Mar 2015 #1

Unless those 3.6 million are going to sendl Hillary their mail-in ballots to fill out, djean111 Mar 2015 #2

Certainty? of course not... brooklynite Mar 2015 #3

I don't think that the majority of those are hard core Hill supporters cali Mar 2015 #4

I would agree...but a number of the anti-Hillary folks refuse to accept the fact that... brooklynite Mar 2015 #5

No shit, this is just another "take it or leave it" OP. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #6

Will they sign on as baggage handlers for the campaign? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #7

What baggage would that be? brooklynite Mar 2015 #8

iwr, fracking support, support for tpp, and whatever else is yet to be revealed. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #10

IWR was addressed in 2008... brooklynite Mar 2015 #11

In my case, being a self-described socialist is a plus. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #12

I thought we were talking about the national electorate... brooklynite Mar 2015 #14

Well... alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #9

I support Hillary Dwayne Hicks Mar 2015 #13

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

1. Ready to be stepped on.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 08:39 AM

Mar 2015

djean111

(14,255 posts)

2. Unless those 3.6 million are going to sendl Hillary their mail-in ballots to fill out,

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 08:44 AM

Mar 2015

there is no certainty that those 3.6 million votes are hers.

I am not comfortable with ANY DINOs.

brooklynite

(94,670 posts)

3. Certainty? of course not...

Reply to djean111 (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 09:22 AM

Mar 2015

...but likewise, nobody made them sign up with (and contribute to) Ready for Hillary.

cali

(114,904 posts)

4. I don't think that the majority of those are hard core Hill supporters

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 09:25 AM

Mar 2015

and watch Hillary's support and approval drop. It already is. As I read the other day, Americans like Hillary a lot more when she's not running.

And your option 2 is bullshit.

brooklynite

(94,670 posts)

5. I would agree...but a number of the anti-Hillary folks refuse to accept the fact that...

Reply to cali (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 09:29 AM

Mar 2015

...liberals like her too.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

6. No shit, this is just another "take it or leave it" OP.

Reply to cali (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:59 AM

Mar 2015

Fucking bullshit.

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

7. Will they sign on as baggage handlers for the campaign?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:12 AM

Mar 2015

She has a lot of it to be dealt with.

brooklynite

(94,670 posts)

8. What baggage would that be?

Reply to Tierra_y_Libertad (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 01:31 PM

Mar 2015

With the exception of Republican favorites (Benghazi! Email!), every issue was vetted in the 2008 campaign, and she ended up getting as many votes as Barack Obama.

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)

10. iwr, fracking support, support for tpp, and whatever else is yet to be revealed.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 02:23 PM

Mar 2015

brooklynite

(94,670 posts)

11. IWR was addressed in 2008...

Reply to Tierra_y_Libertad (Reply #10)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 02:30 PM

Mar 2015

Fracking and TPP are issues that MAY be of concern to voters and may not.

has it occurred to you that, likewise, being a self-described Socialist may be baggage for Bernie Sanders?