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Kurska

(5,739 posts) Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:28 AM Apr 2015

Look at this way, you might not like Hillary, but at least we have something.

We have a candidate in Hillary who is very popular and highly qualified. Compare that to the GOP clown car.

We don't have Ted Freaking Cruz being a frontrunner for our nomination. Those idiots are going to rip each other apart in the primary and most importantly blow through all that corporate cash fighting each other. If Hillary is the democratic primary winner, she'll rip whoever emerges from that GOP mess for sure.

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Look at this way, you might not like Hillary, but at least we have something. (Original Post) Kurska Apr 2015 OP

Really? Savannahmann Apr 2015 #1

She crushes every GOP contender by double digits in recent polls. EOM Kurska Apr 2015 #2

I think it is clear by qualified she meant experienced. nt okaawhatever Apr 2015 #3

So, do you consider your qualifications for the presidency to be comparable to... Skinner Apr 2015 #4

Her favorables/unfavorables are much better than the GOP cretins who oppose her, ergo DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #5

You might not have cancer, but malaria is an ok alternative. mmonk Apr 2015 #6

Savannahmann

(3,891 posts)

1. Really?

Reply to Kurska (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:37 AM

Apr 2015

Hmm. Very Popular.

47.9% Favorables. http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/hillary-clinton-favorable-rating

Barely breaking 50% now in the polls, and that is including ones from a couple months ago where she was well into the 50% zone. But hey, just because her numbers are slipping doesn't mean she's not popular.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/general_election_cruz_vs_clinton-4034.html

OK, if that's the new definition of Popular, I'm glad to be informed of it now.

Highly Qualified. Um.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Two_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_5:_Qualifications_for_office

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

Yeah. OK. She meets the qualifications. But then again, so do I. I'm pretty sure that nobody wants me in the Oval Office however. I could argue that I'm old enough, been born here, and have been a Resident within the United States my entire life.

Kurska

(5,739 posts)

2. She crushes every GOP contender by double digits in recent polls. EOM

Reply to Savannahmann (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:41 AM

Apr 2015

okaawhatever

(9,478 posts)

3. I think it is clear by qualified she meant experienced. nt

Reply to Savannahmann (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:48 AM

Apr 2015

Skinner

(63,645 posts)

4. So, do you consider your qualifications for the presidency to be comparable to...

Reply to Savannahmann (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:50 AM

Apr 2015

...EVERY two-term senator who has also served as secretary of state? Or do you only consider that comparison valid when the two-term senator/secretary of state is Hillary Clinton?

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)

5. Her favorables/unfavorables are much better than the GOP cretins who oppose her, ergo

Reply to Savannahmann (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:54 AM

Apr 2015

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

6. You might not have cancer, but malaria is an ok alternative.

Reply to Kurska (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2015, 11:57 AM

Apr 2015

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