At this point, Hillary looks a lot like a shoe-in. And that's bad news if she doesn't make a solid case for moving people out to the polls anyway in order to boost the down-ballot support that she has to have if she's gonna get anything done.
Hillary in the White House without significant gains in Congress means more of the same - and here's why:
If we want Hillary to move on any of Bernie's ideas, we'd best be hammerin' on her from the start. We get her attention by making it known that we're working to support her because we have a reasonable expectation of getting more than the occasional bone tossed our way once we put her ass in the Oval Office.
Read that Geduldig quote again - the long game is the only one that works here, kids. Get in it and stay in it.
Stop thinking you can hire a President and go back to sleep for another four years. This is supposed to be a democracy, which requires direct participation - it's not some shit you just watch on TV.
Stay together. Work together. Get shit done.
Hillary in the White House without significant gains in Congress means more of the same - and here's why:
Sam Geduldig, a former senior aide to John Boehner, is now a lobbyist, and argues that a Clinton victory is not necessarily a worst-case scenario for Republicans. “An independent conservative running could actually help the House and Senate,” he said in an email. “It means Clinton definitely wins, so it could depress Democratic turnout in places like Illinois. So the Trump people help Mark Kirk, the [placeholder] people help Kirk, Democrats might not turn out because Clinton wins (Illinois) easily and we hold the Senate. Then in 2018 there’ll likely be a wave of anti-Hillary energy and we’ll run up huge majorities in her first midterm. Leading to a favorable redistricting process in 2020.”The Yearnin' For The Bern ain't dead - keep pushing, guys - but remember that you don't always get everything you want, and that you don't stop supporting what Bernie stands for just because Bernie's not the candidate anymore. Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.
If we want Hillary to move on any of Bernie's ideas, we'd best be hammerin' on her from the start. We get her attention by making it known that we're working to support her because we have a reasonable expectation of getting more than the occasional bone tossed our way once we put her ass in the Oval Office.
Read that Geduldig quote again - the long game is the only one that works here, kids. Get in it and stay in it.
Stop thinking you can hire a President and go back to sleep for another four years. This is supposed to be a democracy, which requires direct participation - it's not some shit you just watch on TV.
Stay together. Work together. Get shit done.
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