2016 Postmortem

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But if Bernie doesn't get the nomination (and I'm working to see that he does get it), then if you want a list of the things besides the supreme court, that will happen if a repub is elected that won't happen if Clinton is elected, here are a few:

Network neutrality -- reversed by a repub majority on the FCC within six months
Executive orders on immigration, minimum wage, guns, etc. revoked within first few weeks
Environmental regulations adopted by EPA -- reversed in first year.
Iran deal -- repudiated in first week.

That's just for starters. And "besides the Supreme Court" is a strange attitude unless, of course, you don't really care that:

The same sex marriage ruling will be overturned sometime in the first four years.
When, as is likely, Justice Ginsburg steps down (she'll be 83 on inauguration day), a repub along the lines of Scalia, Alito, Thomas (but half the age of Scalia) will take her place.
Scalia will step down after three years to ensure that his spot on the court is filled by another right wing extremist, but one half his age.
Thus, any chance of a court with a majority that would stand up against Citizens United or for protection of voting rights will be lost for a decade.\
And with further evisceration of voting rights protections and chances to limit CU type influence, our chance of electing progressives will be made that much harder, notwithstanding demographic trends that favor us. We'll still eventually get to where we want, but it will take a generation longer than would be the case if a Democrat -- any Democrat -- for the next four years.