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2016 Postmortem

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

4. Remember how running away from Obama worked out for the Dems in 2014?

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Thu Jul 7, 2016, 10:04 AM

Jul 2016

Voters want a candidate who is strong. Somebody who can assure them to get shit done.
Voters want a party that is united in purpose. A party that can get shit done.

Running away from Obama and running away from Trump are exactly the wrong signal. These are signs of weakness, division, impotence.

Candidate Trump is bad news. And the infighting of the GOP is making bad news worse. Infighting is a big turn-off for voters.

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The Republicans Got Nothing! [View all] MineralMan Jul 2016 OP

Comey appears at Congressional hearing at 10 (9 CT) NOW! yallerdawg Jul 2016 #1

Sadly, I can't watch this morning. I'll check back on it later. MineralMan Jul 2016 #2

Mainly, they've got nothing wrt to issues. They are off base with the public wiggs Jul 2016 #3

Remember how running away from Obama worked out for the Dems in 2014? DetlefK Jul 2016 #4

Well said..........nothing.!!!! Stuart G Jul 2016 #5

possibly their last chance at a gotcha hearing .. Peacetrain Jul 2016 #6

Righteous Elijah Cummings is putting their collective ass in a sling as we speak. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #7

Sounds like Comey is standing up for himself just fine. MineralMan Jul 2016 #8

He just thrust and paried a totally bogus attempt at baiting by Chairman Chaffetz. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #11

Comey has an advantage. He's an intelligent human being MineralMan Jul 2016 #13

Exactly...I didn't agree with his press conference presentation, but he IS a consummate pro. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #14

they've 'got' something but so do we... HumanityExperiment Jul 2016 #9

Oh, it can be discussed and debated. You just posted something. MineralMan Jul 2016 #10

'They're going to try to beat Hillary Clinton'... HumanityExperiment Jul 2016 #18

My OP is about the Republicans. MineralMan Jul 2016 #21

The vid I linked talked about BOTH candidates... HumanityExperiment Jul 2016 #23

Because that is not the purpose of his post. kstewart33 Jul 2016 #25

If anything I'm including the complete picture, not just a partisan slice... HumanityExperiment Jul 2016 #27

Hey, it's NOT polite to hijack a thread this way. Why don't you self-delete? Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #17

Where's the 'hijack'? HumanityExperiment Jul 2016 #19

Look more closely...you may come to understand. Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #22

I replied with the clarification... HumanityExperiment Jul 2016 #24

no less than 5 committees to review everything ....again Sheepshank Jul 2016 #12

Careful. It's how they beat Kerry. nt Dawgs Jul 2016 #15

Why should I be careful? I have one vote. MineralMan Jul 2016 #16

Relax. I didn't mean it the way you took it. nt Dawgs Jul 2016 #20

MMan, you are riled this AM. kstewart33 Jul 2016 #26

Sounds a lot like the surrogates for all the other GOP candidates a month or so ago Android3.14 Jul 2016 #28

They always got nothing, this is nothing new AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #29

There is nothing left in her closet to put under scrutiny pandr32 Jul 2016 #30