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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:39 PM Aug 2016

Here’s how the GOP is already planning to make Hillary Clinton’s life miserable for the next 4 years

Politico reports that Republicans who feel that Donald Trump is a doomed nominee are already looking past the election in November in order to make plans to block Hillary Clinton from doing anything that might remotely resemble a progressive agenda.

One GOP operative tells Politico that it will work to block her Supreme Court nominees by targeting vulnerable Democrats who live in states where her agenda is unpopular.

“Take Joe Manchin in West Virginia,” the operative said. “If Hillary puts up an anti-coal pro-EPA judge for the Supreme Court, the smart play is to start pressuring him with an advocacy campaign to vote no.”

Another anonymous GOP staffer, meanwhile, pledged to use the same obstructionist tactics against Clinton that the party has used with such success against President Obama.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/heres-how-the-gop-is-already-planning-to-make-hillary-clintons-life-miserable-for-the-next-4-years/


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Here’s how the GOP is already planning to make Hillary Clinton’s life miserable for the next 4 years (Original Post) UCmeNdc Aug 2016 OP
same obstructionist tactics against Pres Clinton that GOP has used against Pres. Obama and yet Justice Aug 2016 #1
Yes, indeed. narnian60 Aug 2016 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author MichiganVote Aug 2016 #3
Same old same old C_U_L8R Aug 2016 #4
The way Joe Manchin's daughter is running Mylan, I wouldnt be surprised if he gets some heat davidn3600 Aug 2016 #5
It will not work cap Aug 2016 #6
Dems need to start playing hardball against these obstructionists... bagelsforbreakfast Aug 2016 #7

Justice

(7,185 posts)
1. same obstructionist tactics against Pres Clinton that GOP has used against Pres. Obama and yet
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:41 PM
Aug 2016

President Obama accomplished so much!

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C_U_L8R

(44,987 posts)
4. Same old same old
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:11 PM
Aug 2016

GOP strategy seems to be working wonderfully... for us Democrats. Keep digging fellas.

cap

(7,170 posts)
6. It will not work
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:01 PM
Aug 2016

1. Hillary has relationships with many republicans and has worked with them on specific issues.
2. She knows where the bodies are buried.
3. She is under no illusions about having a happy honeymoon with the tea party.
4. The republican leadership has to do something to justify their existence

 

bagelsforbreakfast

(1,427 posts)
7. Dems need to start playing hardball against these obstructionists...
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:12 PM
Aug 2016

Make them pay a price - a big price.

Cut aid to red states where possible; gerrymander like mad where possible. Just start paying back their sh*t from the past 8 years. I just hope Hillary learned not be a Compromiser in Chief and stands up to them carrying a big stick.

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