Elections Democratic Road to 2016 Primary Thread

[Luke Rockhard]

I personally favor Bill Clinton getting his 3rd term in office.

 

[reflector]

I just hope we can get Chafee and Sanders on the next version of this thread. I can see both getting some votes if they are added.

 

[Diamond Jim]

I just hope we can get Chafee and Sanders on the next version of this thread. I can see both getting some votes if they are added.

Sanders could get most of the Warren vote but Chafee has about as much of a chance of being president as I do.

 

[ShoelessRye]

^His sole platfrom seems to be "I voted against the Iraq War and Hillary voted for it" It worked for Obama in 2008 because the rest of the field voted for the war, however Sanders and Webb both voted against it as well. And I don't think Chafee wants to add the "And I did it as a Republican - standing up to Cheney, Bush and my own party" while running in the Dem Primary.

 

[Diamond Jim]

^His sole platfrom seems to be "I voted against the Iraq War and Hillary voted for it" It worked for Obama in 2008 because the rest of the field voted for the war, however Sanders and Webb both voted against it as well. And I don't think Chafee wants to add the "And I did it as a Republican - standing up to Cheney, Bush and my own party" while running in the Dem Primary.

Webb won senate election in 2006 but he was against it and wrote a piece about what a invasion of Iraq could bring to the Middle East. I'll have to find it but it was pretty damn accurate.

Nobody cares about Chafee. He left with 20% approval rating and didn't run for a second term cause he was gonna get smoked. And who came to support his opposition? Bill & Hill.

 

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Webb Says Decision About '16 Run Coming Soon

With four Democrats in the presidential contest, James Webb still has not made up his mind. Does he want to run?

A few months ago, at the outset of his travels and speeches focused on a possible White House bid, Webb, a decorated Vietnam War-era Democrat, let the question hang. On Thursday, the former Virginia senator and Marine veteran said he’ll know “pretty soon.”

“We’re doing this very methodically,” he told RealClearPolitics after delivering a foreign policy talk at George Mason University that was itself heavy on method and light on new conclusions.

When Webb, 69, organized an exploratory committee and raised funds to run it, the question on his mind was, “Can you really put together a viable campaign, given the current financial structure in politics? That’s the thing we’re struggling to find out,” he told RCP.

Prospective voters have been receptive, he added. And the number and nature of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination is not a factor in his decision, he said, slicing both hands through the air and shaking his head.

It's funny O'Malley is the only guy outside of 60 in this race. Dems really need to run a younger candidate this cycle for experience alone. You have to build and maintain names in the party. I understand when the sitting president is in your party, its harder to do that but people like Warren, Hillary, Bernie, etc aren't going to be the future of the party. I really don't know who is at this point. Castro gets hyped a lot but if he's the one and only name people can name for the future, that's kinda grim.

 

[Jack V Savage]

Hillary Clinton unfavorable numbers highest in 14 years



With so much hedged on one candidate, I'd be nervous. Hillary has everything on paper to win the GE but I think she just doesn't resonate with people the more and more she's put in the spotlight. The debates are going to be bad unless the shots at her are interpreted as sexist.

I wouldn't be nervous. When politicians are out of elected office, they almost always get more popular, and when they run again, they almost always get less popular. What's happening with Clinton was 100% predictable. She's still the second-most popular politician in America, and still looks to be the clear favorite not only for the nomination but also in the general.

 

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I wouldn't be nervous. When politicians are out of elected office, they almost always get more popular, and when they run again, they almost always get less popular. What's happening with Clinton was 100% predictable. She's still the second-most popular politician in America, and still looks to be the clear favorite not only for the nomination but also in the general.

Yea, the race is obviously going to narrow the closer the GE gets. She almost could be seen as the incumbent in this scenario for the expectations that she definitely will win her primary.

Just interested in posting because people in here saw her crazy good numbers two years out and seems to assume they would remain there. Ask guys like Christie and Giuliani about that. The GE is going to be competitive and fun to watch.

 

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Hillary Clinton names and shames Republicans for voting restrictions

For the first time since hitting the campaign trail two months ago, Hillary Clinton took on her Republican rivals by name, calling out four presidential contenders as she spoke authoritatively about restoring voting rights and asked rhetorically,

 

[Jack V Savage]

Hillary Clinton names and shames Republicans for voting restrictions

Awesome news.

 

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Hillary Clinton Cannot Afford to Lose Black Voters

Barack Obama didn't need to do much

 

[Makani]

If Clinton can make justice reform a big part of her platform without getting called "soft" or whatever, that would be a big step in the right direction. The racial climate right now could really use some solid measures coming down the tube.

 

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Clinton calls out GOP opponents by name on voting rights

Hillary Clinton accused four potential GOP presidential rivals by name of being "scared of letting citizens have their say" as she called Thursday for every American to automatically be registered to vote.

Clinton told an audience at the historically black Texas Southern University that she supports the concept of signing every American up to vote as soon as they're eligible at age 18, unless they specifically opt out. She called for expanded access to polling places, keeping them open for at least 20 days and offering voting hours on evenings and weekends.

For the first time in her campaign, she attacked her likely opponents by name as she laid into four GOP governors -- Texas's Rick Perry, Wisconsin's Scott Walker, Florida's Jeb Bush and New Jersey's Chris Christie -- telling them to "stop fear-mongering about a phantom epidemic of voter fraud."

Hillary Clinton to fast food workers: 'I want to be your champion'

Hillary Clinton told a conference of fast food workers Sunday that she supported their push for a $15 minimum wage, saying

 

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Scandals Only Make the Clintons Stronger

One has to wonder: When Republicans gathered earlier this year to scheme the defeat of Hillary Clinton, who was the genius who stood up and said,

 

[Jack V Savage]

I gotta say: I'm not a fan of Clinton, and I'm not sure how tightly she'll stick to all this, but I'm liking what I see out of her campaign so far.

 

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Wisconsin straw poll surprise: A narrow Clinton win

Hillary Clinton is crushing the rest of the Democratic presidential field in national polls, but over the weekend, in a Wisconsin straw poll, there was reason to give the Clinton camp pause and to give the Bernie Sanders camp hope.
Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist and a long shot for the White House, scored a strong second-place finish to Clinton by drawing 41 percent in a straw poll vote at the Wisconsin Democratic Party convention. Clinton won 49 percent.
The Vermont senator received 208 of 511 delegate votes at the state convention in Milwaukee on Saturday, while Clinton won votes from 252 of the delegates, leaving her just short of a majority. Both Vice President Joe Biden and former Maryland Gov. Martin O

 

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J Street poll: Jewish Americans favor Hillary over Jeb

American Jewish voters have a clear favorite between Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and likely Republican candidate Jeb Bush, according to a new national survey.
According to a poll commissioned by the left-leaning J Street Group, Clinton beats Bush in a hypothetical matchup by a count of 68 percent to 30 percent, with 2 percent undecided.
The Democratic Party also fared well in the poll, with a 46 percent favorability rating, compared to 20 percent for the Republican Party.
Asked whether they would

 

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Bill Clinton Says Hillary Win Could Change His Philanthropy Role

Former President Bill Clinton said if his wife is elected the next U.S. president, he will consider stepping aside from leading his global philanthropy, and that, while he intends to keep delivering speeches on issues he cares about, he will stop accepting money for them.