2016 Postmortem

AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts) Wed May 25, 2016, 03:00 AM May 2016

At least the next 8 years of this country are being determined right now...

As well as in some instances the entire future of the nation. Bernie supporters have every right to fight as hard as possible. We don't have another 8 years to wait to deal with climate change, the corporate takeover of American governments (TPP, TTIP), and economic suffering by the lower 80% of society due to a federal government mostly corrupted by the top 1% and special interests that is thus unable to focus on solving any of America's problems as a result.

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At least the next 8 years of this country are being determined right now... (Original Post) AZ Progressive May 2016 OP

Go Bernie Go in California! highprincipleswork May 2016 #1

Hillary is Eight more years of Reagnism merkins May 2016 #2

Most likely four Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #3

x10 Exactly right. If she wins, unlikely to have eight year run. snowy owl May 2016 #4

It's unlikely the voters will give the Dems > 3 terms in the WH in any event Algernon Moncrieff May 2016 #5

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)

1. Go Bernie Go in California!

Reply to AZ Progressive (Original post)

Wed May 25, 2016, 03:34 AM

May 2016

merkins

(399 posts)

2. Hillary is Eight more years of Reagnism

Reply to AZ Progressive (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 01:05 AM

May 2016

1980 to 2016 = non-stop Reaganism

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

3. Most likely four

Reply to AZ Progressive (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 01:09 AM

May 2016

None of the three are spring chickens, and US history suggests it's unlikely we'll elect a 3rd straight two-term President. Also, the party in power in the White House hasn't held more than 3 consecutive terms since FDR/Truman.

snowy owl

(2,145 posts)

4. x10 Exactly right. If she wins, unlikely to have eight year run.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #3)

Thu May 26, 2016, 01:23 AM

May 2016

I think she'll get us into more war and people will grow tired of it. They'll vote for change.

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

5. It's unlikely the voters will give the Dems > 3 terms in the WH in any event

Reply to snowy owl (Reply #4)

Thu May 26, 2016, 02:17 AM

May 2016

Bernie Sanders is likely too old for a second term. Hillary is no spring chicken. If either is elected, the Republicans would continue their policy of obstruct, obstruct, obstruct. People aren't sick of war nearly as much as they are sick of gridlock. The problem being that as sick as they are of gridlock, they are terrified of the other party advancing their agenda. Neither side wants to sit down with the other and consider compromise.

I think whichever party loses the White House is likely to split, with the other party not being too far behind.

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