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2016 Postmortem

andym

(5,690 posts)

17. Yup. Biden had high positives

Reply to Tatiana (Reply #12)

Sun Dec 4, 2016, 04:18 PM

Dec 2016

that would have withstood GOP attack. Hillary had been set up for destruction in 2013 with the Benghazi investigations. The GOP had managed to increase her negatives to 50% by mid 2015, to just above 40% by the beginning of 2016 and into the 30's% by the time of the election. The FBI investigation really helped seal the deal for the GOP.

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If President Obama could have ran for a third term would he have defeated Donald Trump? [View all] ZM90 Dec 2016 OP

yes Afromania Dec 2016 #1

Yes MFM008 Dec 2016 #2

yes Doreen Dec 2016 #3

He would have CRUSHED him like the cockroach that he is. n/t MANative Dec 2016 #4

It would have been ugly.... nevergiveup Dec 2016 #5

of course jodymarie aimee Dec 2016 #6

This is an interesting question. And the answer explains what many of us have been saying EffieBlack Dec 2016 #7

Considering how vital this election was DK504 Dec 2016 #10

A lot of black voters tried to vote but were blocked. And many more actually DID vote, but their EffieBlack Dec 2016 #14

Everybody was saying Hillary had it "in the bag"... BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #23

Hillary and Obama are different types of candidates. Obama can motivate the base. Exilednight Dec 2016 #20

Yes BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #8

Yes, hands down. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2016 #9

Absolutely Obama would win. Vinca Dec 2016 #11

Of course. Tatiana Dec 2016 #12

I'm not too sure about that. Lots of baggage EffieBlack Dec 2016 #15

That is why I still have not so great feelings about Biden to this day. Tatiana Dec 2016 #22

Yup. Biden had high positives andym Dec 2016 #17

Even if he could have run for a third term, would he have? DavidDvorkin Dec 2016 #13

I think he would have, with the wild card moonscape Dec 2016 #18

That's a good point. DavidDvorkin Dec 2016 #19

Yes-- in a landslide andym Dec 2016 #16

No. Russia rigged the election and you guys are letting them get away with it. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #21

I'd like to think he would have crushed that lying cockroach Cha Dec 2016 #24