Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumIs it time to go negative?
Hillary has pledged to largely stick to the issues and stay above the fray. However, in Michigan, Sanders hit Clinton hard on a variety of subjects. I'm not one to go negative in politics, but if you scratch the surface about Bernie, there is a gold mine of huge concerns. This fact is one reason why I support Clinton because Sanders' biography is so controversial (kryptonite) the result would produce a Republican landslide with many down ballot losses for the Dems, and of course the loss of the Supreme Court, Obamacare and all that would mean. His ties with Marxists and Communists (his videotaped praise of Fidel Castro during the Cold War, etc.) are particularly troubling. Overall, a Sanders candidacy would set back the liberal cause for many years.
The other troublesome point is that Sanders has no plan for implementing his platform other than raising taxes. He likes big ideas but ask him specifically how he will implement any of this, and there's nothing there. I also have an ethical problem with Sanders. He's been in Congress 25 years - long enough to know that his platform doesn't stand a rat's chance of getting passed by Congress because of simple math (an historic 58 seat Republican majority in the House and a substantial one in the Senate) and the rabid House Republicans. Either Sanders is conning his supporters or he honestly believes that it will pass. I don't know which is worse about the guy.
So my question is: Should Clinton go after him? Or continue with her approach?
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Other folks can go negative but she needs to stay above the fray and hit him during the debate
metroins
(2,550 posts)We're still easily winning via delegates.
There is no reason to put a bullet through the heart of Sanders when he's going to lose anyway.
A moral loss is different than a delegate loss. We will need his voters in the GE.
LannyDeVaney
(1,033 posts)Come on folks, she is going to win the nomination.
ismnotwasm
(41,965 posts)I have Facebook for that
Skid Rogue
(711 posts)That will play into her negatives, unless she has some kind of smoking gun. She's still way a head.
Kaleva
(36,248 posts)fleabiscuit
(4,542 posts)fun n serious
(4,451 posts)We will need a lot of his peeps. it's best to stay nice.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)oasis
(49,327 posts)oasis
(49,327 posts)MelSC
(256 posts)Worst approach ever
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Bad idea.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,741 posts)FrenchieCat
(68,867 posts)She's doing fine without it!
She's still on track for a win without any negativity.
Let's wait for March 15th and see. I might change my opinion if OH and IL go badly, at which point some slight negativity might be workable. But not until then.
complain jane
(4,302 posts)Obvi I'm a Hillary supporter but I will never feel comfortable going negative on Bernie. We're above that.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)He has no support with minority voters and barely any with women.
He can't win.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Chichiri
(4,667 posts)Just kidding.
yardwork
(61,538 posts)I think that a lot of Bernie's supporters would be less enthused about him if they knew more about his history.
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)However, EDUCATING others by a presentation of facts is something that we can do. We don't have to be nasty about it, just point them in the right direction.
yardwork
(61,538 posts)At this point Bernie's candidacy has taken on a cult of personality.