2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThis is a reply to Hillary supporters saying Bernie is not electable because the right wing nuts
will attack Bernie on being a Democratic socialist and his progressive tax structures...
So.. does this mean the wingnuts will just let Hillary sail into the White House... uhhh don't think so.. here are the top ten things they will bring up... and there are many more at the link below...
1. Monica Lewinsky: Led to only the second president in American history to be impeached.
2. Benghazi: Four Americans killed, an entire system of weak diplomatic security uncloaked, and the credibility of a president and his secretary of state damaged.
3. Asia fundraising scandal: More than four dozen convicted in a scandal that made the Lincoln bedroom, White House donor coffees and Buddhist monks infamous.
4. Hillarys private emails: Hundreds of national secrets already leaked through private email and the specter of a criminal probe looming large.
5. Whitewater: A large S&L failed and several people went to prison.
6. Travelgate: The firing of the career travel office was the very first crony capitalism scandal of the Clinton era.
7. Humagate: An aides sweetheart job arrangement.
8. Pardongate: The first time donations were ever connected as possible motives for presidential pardons.
9. Foundation favors: Revealing evidence that the Clinton Foundation was a pay-to-play back door to the State Department, and an open checkbook for foreigners to curry favor.
10. Mysterious files: The disappearance and re-discovery of Hillarys Rose Law Firm records.
from the Washington Times
4http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/12/bill-clinton-hillary-clinton-scandals-ranked-from-/?page=all
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Count on it.
She is red meat for her detractors.
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)I believe Tons of disillusioned , intelligent, struggling Republicans would vote for Bernie, NEVER Hillary and being his actual time in Congress is 6x more than hers, he would have a functioning relationship with the two houses, Hillary Never .
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)Haven't you heard that our pragmatic progressive will inevitably bend congress to her will?
Nitram
(22,890 posts)I'm getting very tired of Bernie supporters who echo right wing talking points in support of Bernie.
1. Monica Lewinsky? Connection to HRC?
2. Benghazi: 4 people killed on remote U.S. consulate? Multiple GOP-led investigations find no culpability?
3. Putting people up in the WH? Oh gosh! Saw that in Republican fund-raising was mailings.
4. Private emails? Due to poor performance of State Dept email system every Secretery of Stae before clinton by-passed, the system and Powell has stated the after-the-fact"classification" of emails is totally bogus. No evidence of a breach, and no evidence that emails were labelled that they were classified.
5. Yeah, millions spent and no evidence against the Clintons found. They made $10,000 on the deal. Give me a break!
6. Oh, gosh! So-called "crony capitalism", whatever that is.
7. Humageate?
8. Pardons were "connected? Evidence? Right-wing talking point.
9. Foundation "Favors"? B.S. provide proof of a quid pro quo and we'll take you seriously.
10. "Mysterious files"? Uh, huh. You mean like Bernie's people hacking into the Clinton database? Proof of what?
Dreamfall
(6 posts)OP isn't saying the attacks are valid. The point is that these are all things that the right-wing will use against Hillary in a general election, even if they're BS.
berniepdx420
(1,784 posts)Nitram
(22,890 posts)bobbobbins01
(1,681 posts)They fear monger enough. Compromising what I believe in because of them would make me a coward and would mean they've already won. I'm voting for Bernie Sanders.
R B Garr
(16,980 posts)the first time. Remember?
And Chris Hayes said that Bernie could be buried with $500,000 of ads, but no one is allowed to talk about that because of the risks in the Primary. So much for your retro "concerns".