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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 09:02 PM Aug 2016

Obama warns Dems: We should be ‘running scared’ until after Clinton wins election

Source: Reuters

15 AUG 2016 AT 20:39 ET

Declaring he was tired of talking about Donald Trump, President Barack Obama urged Democrats on Monday not to grow too confident about their prospects in the 2016 election despite Hillary Clinton’s strong position in the race for the White House.

Obama, who is on a two-week vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts, took a short break from his relaxation time to raise money for Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee he hopes will succeed him when he leaves office in January.

Clinton leads Trump in opinion polls, and the Republican nominee’s campaign has suffered following remarks he made denigrating the parents of a fallen Muslim American soldier and charging that Obama was the founder of the Islamic State militant group.

The president warned his party, however, to maintain a sense of urgency until the Nov. 8 election. “If we are not running scared until the day after the election, we are going to be making a grave mistake,” Obama told some 60 donors who contributed $10,000 each to attend the fundraiser at a private home on the island.

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/obama-warns-dems-we-should-be-running-scared-until-after-clinton-wins-election/

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Obama warns Dems: We should be ‘running scared’ until after Clinton wins election (Original Post) DonViejo Aug 2016 OP
DT is our home grown WMD. MichiganVote Aug 2016 #1
Let's bake this cake. GOTV! nt TeamPooka Aug 2016 #2
As per usual, he is 100% correct! 63splitwindow Aug 2016 #3
Exactly right, Mr O. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2016 #4
Agree GOTV Person 2713 Aug 2016 #5
Good advice which must be given weight n/t hibbing Aug 2016 #6
Never give up and never quit. Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #7
And Never LET up!! lastlib Aug 2016 #17
Most definitely kimbutgar Aug 2016 #8
obama proved to be quite qualified DonCoquixote Aug 2016 #45
I agree. Firebrand Gary Aug 2016 #9
Yes. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #10
YEP!! ailsagirl Aug 2016 #11
Trump supporters Kimberly1990219 Aug 2016 #12
It's very hard to plan when your opponent is not bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #13
Paul Ryan and House Republicans Are On A Suicide Mission with Hearings... TomCADem Aug 2016 #14
Impeccable analysis by the prez. nt. Mc Mike Aug 2016 #15
.. SticksnStones Aug 2016 #16
Love it: Hillary on!! riversedge Aug 2016 #20
Let's Work Like Hell until Election day. Wolf Frankula Aug 2016 #18
REC riversedge Aug 2016 #19
Very wise words, so much could go very wrong before the vote is counted!!! FreeStateDemocrat Aug 2016 #21
We also have to work twice as hard on congressional races, too... Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #22
We want to win the down ballot races, too. Take back the Senate and the House. tclambert Aug 2016 #23
Exactly 47of74 Aug 2016 #24
And Dems Warn Obama . . FairWinds Aug 2016 #25
Fuck isolationism. BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #27
Mind your words, young 'un FairWinds Aug 2016 #28
Spare me the anti-business "education" you think you got. BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #32
Can you at least cite some information that FairWinds Aug 2016 #36
You cricketed me in the same comment as your demand? OMG, hilarious. BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #38
And who is a "globalist"? FairWinds Aug 2016 #30
Nice insecurity you've got there. BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #31
OK, so I have alerted you for this post . . FairWinds Aug 2016 #35
You bragging about your travel doesn't count as a reasonable discussion, sorry. BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #37
You were the one who raised the issue . . FairWinds Aug 2016 #40
Knowledge of globalization can be found in an economics class. BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #41
Done lots and lots of those econ classes, and taught some . . FairWinds Aug 2016 #42
Anyone who wants to see Clintonian "it depends on what the definition of is is" duplicity closeupready Aug 2016 #43
Agree ..... Kathy M Aug 2016 #26
And another thing . . FairWinds Aug 2016 #29
Canada is the most sued country under that deal LiberalLovinLug Aug 2016 #33
Agreed! Delphinus Aug 2016 #34
OK, but the real races are down ballot. ananda Aug 2016 #39
Damn straight, don't get cocky MrScorpio Aug 2016 #44

kimbutgar

(21,163 posts)
8. Most definitely
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 09:26 PM
Aug 2016

Election Day I'll be there early to vote for the first woman president.

And the most qualified person to run for potus in my lifetime!

Kimberly1990219

(24 posts)
12. Trump supporters
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 10:44 PM
Aug 2016

seemed to be fueled by the emotions they get when Trump tells them what they want to hear. That is fucking scary. There is no one there checking the facts and doing research!

bucolic_frolic

(43,182 posts)
13. It's very hard to plan when your opponent is not
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 11:09 PM
Aug 2016

waging an effective campaign.

Trump campaign could continue this path, or they could exert
sudden burst of competence in October, wait for rising and
falling voter sentiment, or opportunity or doubts.

Complacency or overconfidence would not be wise.

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
14. Paul Ryan and House Republicans Are On A Suicide Mission with Hearings...
Mon Aug 15, 2016, 11:20 PM
Aug 2016

...into why the investigation that arose from Bengazi hearings did not lead to a conviction in order to prop up Donald Trump.

Wolf Frankula

(3,601 posts)
18. Let's Work Like Hell until Election day.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:38 AM
Aug 2016

And party if we win. ALL FIFTY STATES! ALL FIFTY STATES!

BTW the dog, Roger Bowser, running for president, has pulled out of the race and urges all dog lovers to vote for Hillary Clinton. Says Roger, "tRump, I wouldn't even piss on him."

Wolf

 

FreeStateDemocrat

(2,654 posts)
21. Very wise words, so much could go very wrong before the vote is counted!!!
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 08:25 AM
Aug 2016

We are dealing with very despicable and devious forces beyond the tRump campaign. We can't, with any certainty, see what will unfold in the weeks ahead. There are unrevealed plans afoot right now, that we can only hope the Clinton campaign can counter with the truth. There will be multiple attempts at smearing her and the media will jump on any accusations as truth until repeatedly disproved. We cannot count on tRump not to wise up and merely keep his mouth shut unless reading from the teleprompter. World event can turn it all upside down in a moment.Forget about August poll celebrations, the polls reflect a fickle public that will turn at the drop of a hat. Tomorrows headline could be devastating but on the brighter side, I would rather be ahead in August than being where the asswipe is right now.

tclambert

(11,087 posts)
23. We want to win the down ballot races, too. Take back the Senate and the House.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:01 AM
Aug 2016

If Hillary has a Congress that will work with her instead of a "Say No! to everything" Congress, Democratic policies will fare far better.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
24. Exactly
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:56 AM
Aug 2016

We should act like we're 15% behind in the polls and not relax one bit until November 9, at which point Orange Hitler von Dumbfuck will have to slither back into the sewer from which he came.

 

FairWinds

(1,717 posts)
25. And Dems Warn Obama . .
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:00 PM
Aug 2016

to stop pushing the TPP - it is just about Trump's only real issue.

If the President and the Dems in Congress push the TPP through
during the lame duck session, one can rest assured that the
voters will not forget - remember the huge Dem losses after
Clinton signed NAFTA.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
27. Fuck isolationism.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 05:26 PM
Aug 2016

Sorry, but you can't build a wall to keep out the future just because you don't like it. That is behavior we rightly mock conservatives for trying. Coming from the left now, it deserves the same exact treatment.

 

FairWinds

(1,717 posts)
28. Mind your words, young 'un
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 05:57 PM
Aug 2016

As you likely know, the "isolationism" label is a red herring.

The American people want, and deserve, FAIR trade, not
corporatized bogus "free" trade.

Read yourself some Lori Wallach, among others.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/lori-wallach

And try to be civil, OK?

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
32. Spare me the anti-business "education" you think you got.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 07:28 PM
Aug 2016

If you can't handle dissent on a discussion board, don't go to one.

 

FairWinds

(1,717 posts)
36. Can you at least cite some information that
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:42 PM
Aug 2016

supports your point of view?

crickets . . .

I didn't think so.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
38. You cricketed me in the same comment as your demand? OMG, hilarious.
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 07:17 AM
Aug 2016

It's like I get the double entertainment of laughing at what you wrote, AND the amateur way in which what is written was "reasoned" altogether.

Usually I have to pay for comedy like this, so TYVM!

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
31. Nice insecurity you've got there.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 07:24 PM
Aug 2016

Sorry, but I have no interest in your offer of a dick-measuring competition.

 

FairWinds

(1,717 posts)
35. OK, so I have alerted you for this post . .
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 11:39 PM
Aug 2016

unfortunate that you seem unwilling to have any
sort of reasoned discussion.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
37. You bragging about your travel doesn't count as a reasonable discussion, sorry.
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 07:14 AM
Aug 2016

Travel doesn't make you an expert in global economics, despite how quick you were to ascribe such knowledge to yourself as a cheap argumentative tactic.

 

FairWinds

(1,717 posts)
40. You were the one who raised the issue . .
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 12:16 PM
Aug 2016

about knowledge of globalization.

And so your lack of sources and actual
global experience is relevant.

Key point: Working for fair trade is NOT
isolationist.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
41. Knowledge of globalization can be found in an economics class.
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 01:01 PM
Aug 2016

I would suggest you make a trip to one of those sometimes, if only to get yourself up to speed on the topic.

 

FairWinds

(1,717 posts)
42. Done lots and lots of those econ classes, and taught some . .
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 01:25 PM
Aug 2016

Pretty much all you do is deflect . .

You might also read some (economist) Dean Baker on globalization, the TPP, the TTIP
and trade in general. And then you have your Joe Stiglitz, Bob Reich, etc.

But of course, you won't.

 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
43. Anyone who wants to see Clintonian "it depends on what the definition of is is" duplicity
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 01:28 PM
Aug 2016

in action, look no further.

Further, Hillary 100% OPPOSES the TPP. Get with the program or exit the stage to your left.

Kathy M

(1,242 posts)
26. Agree .....
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 12:10 PM
Aug 2016

Ran across couple articles worth reading I think Koch would be very happy with these two

https://www.thenation.com/article/vice-president-mike-pence-would-be-a-dream-for-the-koch-brothers/

" Don announced his new agricultural advisory committee on Tuesday as he looks to improve his standing with voters, especially in rural swing states.


The roster includes six conservative governors — Terry Branstad (Iowa), Sam Brownback (Kan.), Pete Ricketts (Neb.), Mary Fallin (Okla.), Dennis Daugaard (S.D.), and Jack Dalrymple (N.D.) — as well as 2016 GOP primary rivals Rick Perry and Jim Gilmore. "

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/291574-trump-announces-agricultural-advisory-committee

 

FairWinds

(1,717 posts)
29. And another thing . .
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 06:06 PM
Aug 2016

Trade is a global issue for the entire planet.

Fairness for all countries and people needs to be a bedrock principle.

But as of now, it is not . .

The reality is that NAFTA has been awful for working people
in ALL THREE COUNTRIES. Mexicans and Canadians hate it just
as much as we do.

Americans miss that point all the time; and it drives me nuts.

This shows very considerable Canadian opposition to NAFTA ..

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/06/27/nafta-poll-three-amigos-summit_n_10701548.html

LiberalLovinLug

(14,174 posts)
33. Canada is the most sued country under that deal
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:26 PM
Aug 2016

Another Huff Po story

http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/6471460

Corporations suing Canada for "loss of profits". These kinds of trade deals are all done for the corporate class.

As you said up thread, fair trade not "free trade".

ananda

(28,866 posts)
39. OK, but the real races are down ballot.
Wed Aug 17, 2016, 07:39 AM
Aug 2016

I wish the Dems were putting more money
and resources there.

That's what the Reeps are doing.

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