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"Why Hillary Will Win" (Original Post) calimary Jul 2015 OP
K & R Iliyah Jul 2015 #1
There is nothing like the exuberance and positivity... yallerdawg Jul 2015 #2
That article say a lot of the things that I've been saying for the last month here.... George II Jul 2015 #3
I suspect there will also be some of the same "time to make history" effect working in her favor. calimary Jul 2015 #9
KnR! sheshe2 Jul 2015 #4
True! n/t OhZone Jul 2015 #7
Good article Gothmog Jul 2015 #5
K&R! hrmjustin Jul 2015 #6
We are supporters willing to work for her election, to do what is necessary to get Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #8
Kicking!!!! calimary Jul 2015 #10
K & R SunSeeker Jul 2015 #11
Right.. take Nothing for granted, calimary! Work Work Work! Cha Jul 2015 #12

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. There is nothing like the exuberance and positivity...
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 08:37 PM
Jul 2015

of the innumerable Hillary supporters we find...away from DU!

A sad and curious fact.




Excluding "Hillary Clinton Group" of course!

George II

(67,782 posts)
3. That article say a lot of the things that I've been saying for the last month here....
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 09:06 PM
Jul 2015

....my thought is that once the primaries roll around and people go in that voting booth, they'll think about what they're doing and vote for Clinton.

Sanders is good, and I like him, but he's the 2015/2016 version of 2004's Howard Dean.

calimary

(81,304 posts)
9. I suspect there will also be some of the same "time to make history" effect working in her favor.
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 09:55 PM
Jul 2015

The first time Barack Obama got elected, I think one of the biggest weapons in his campaign's arsenal was the sheer fact of him being the First Black President. People wanted onto that bandwagon for the chance to be part of making history. ESPECIALLY the first time. It was one of many reasons to support him, including all the other good ones. When he got reelected, there was still this sense of - "we get to vote for him again/we get to RE-elect the first black President."

This time, I think, Hillary will have some of that same wind at her back. It's time for the OTHER moment to be part of making history. We got a Person of Color over that last hurdle. Now, it's Woman's turn to break through and just get that behind us once and for all. One of many reasons to support her, including all the other good ones. Time to just put it ALL away.

It's the Statement, Stupid.

It's the HISTORY, Stupid.

Or should that be - It's the Herstory, Stupid.

But it's also a terrific and personable and VERY viable woman candidate. It's time to make that statement and take that step. I think there's a reason it's falling into place for Hillary, and she's extra ready, now. Now like no other time, because we've never had this high-quality a woman candidate before, and it might be awhile before we find another one of realistic, viable, credible Presidential material. What other woman do you know who has that kind of gravitas that you honestly COULD see her sitting behind the Resolute Desk? It's the first time in our history that this is actually imaginable and not a statement that invites nothing but belly-laughs and rolled eyeballs and you-gotta-be-kidding sneers. I think all the planets are aligning uniquely at THIS moment, with THIS woman candidate on the ascendant at THIS time.

I've always thought she was gonna do great things. From the first time I became aware of her when Bill was first running for President in 1992.

sheshe2

(83,786 posts)
4. KnR!
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 09:15 PM
Jul 2015
It’s really not all that hard a bet to make. No matter how much the press may enjoy talking about the “Bernie surge” or Martin O’Malley’s youth, there is no way the Democrats are going to tie their fortunes to a 73-year-old Independent (yes, Bernie’s not even a Democrat) from Vermont. Nor are they likely to want to be closely identified with the man who was the mayor of Baltimore for eight years while the city slid into the dysfunctional mess that was highlighted this spring.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
8. We are supporters willing to work for her election, to do what is necessary to get
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 09:28 PM
Jul 2015

voters out to vote for Hillary. She is doing great on the campaign trail and has a record to share with those who do not know her record. It isn't the RW talking points but true hard work by Hillary in her life. She will work for everyone, all lives matter.

Cha

(297,285 posts)
12. Right.. take Nothing for granted, calimary! Work Work Work!
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 04:25 AM
Jul 2015

mahalo for the article.. it will be interesting to see who the gopicks. right now it looks like trump. lol

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