2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMichigan was an open primary. Open to independants. That may be why
Bernie is doing so well. And why the pollsters may have oversampled the democratic vote in their polls. CNN Hillary has work to do.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)BRILLIANT!
applegrove
(118,016 posts)Ned_Devine
(3,146 posts)daleanime
(17,796 posts)they vote in the fall also.
applegrove
(118,016 posts)Tonight shows us that Hillary should not have pivoted to the GE last week. That there is still a huge race on.
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)Should Hillary pull it out.
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)Why has the Democratic Party been moving to the right?
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)That is all. I have no comment on the actual OP right now, maybe later.
applegrove
(118,016 posts)Hillary has work to do.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)Let me put it this way. If Hillary was as likable as you are we wouldn't be having this conversation. I would already be supporting her. Because yes I do think it would be very cool to have a woman as President of the United States. And I think she looks nice not that it matters, but it's a plus when someone looks well put together. So, she needs to do things like really get into the hearts of people because she has the minds part all sewn up.
applegrove
(118,016 posts)a we'd or two ago. I agree that that was very wrong. That she needs to connect on a human emotional level with democrats. I do think she suffers from the disease of being brilliant so that she gets bored repeating things over and over. She would be much more engaged if she was facing random questions about the whole planet, motherhood, the sciences, middle east policy, the history of feminism, etc, that she had to answer in great detail off the top of her head. Trump does well because he goes to his episodic memory and concludes things as he is speaking and is therefore much more authentically engaged when he is answering or giving a speech. He's not going to his working memory so much. So he is excited to be figuring his speech all out as he goes along. Hillary would seem much more engaged if asked harder questions. But politicians have to repeat and repeat the same big picture all the time. It is not a detailed game. Remember how fabulous Hillary was when quizzed for a day on Benghazi about things that had happen over 3 years ago. She was questioned for a whole day. Not one mistake. That is where she belongs in that type of contest. Actually, come to think of it, she could make a commercial out of these examples of her and Trumps brains. I'm certainly glad Hillary is continuously surprised by Bernie and his message. It will make her a better candidate if she wins the nomination.
TM99
(8,352 posts)Independents can registered in one of the two parties in any state closed, semi-closed, or open by a certain date.
Face it, independents are progressives and do NOT like Clinton.
tazkcmo
(7,286 posts)marlakay
(11,370 posts)To independent feeling that the party is too far to the right.
I hear it all the time working on Bernie campaign.
TomCADem
(17,378 posts)Depending on the locale, an open primary may be better.
roamer65
(36,739 posts)I thought one of my friends would go Trumpf, even he surprised me by voting for Bernie. He said he felt Bernie was the most presidential of the entire pack on both sides. He called the pack of Rethugs utter garbage.
Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)We have been through some bad times in the last couple decades. The people of Michigan have just come back home.