2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumReminder: Hillary Clinton Officially Launched Her Campaign Six Weeks Ago
On April 13, the Hillary Clinton campaign hand-delivered her Statement of Candidacy to the Federal Election Commission. A day earlier she released a video in which she said Im running for president. Based on the headlines that followed (Hillary Clinton Makes It Officialthe Atlantic; Its Official: Hillary Clinton Is Running for PresidentSlate; Hillary Clinton makes it official: She's runningDes Moines Register; Hillary Clinton makes Presidential run officialNew Hampshires Union Leader) the press seemed to think this was official.
And yet, her campaign announced Monday that she will officially launch her presidential campaign with a long-delayed rally on June 13, where shell give her official campaign launch speech. Several media outlets have also called this the official launch. There will be some differences between the June 13 rally and the campaign so farchief among the fact that Clinton plans to do sit-down interviewsbut theres still something odd about the idea of a campaign officially launching two months in.
Tim Murphy at Mother Jones joked, The week may have started on Sunday, but the formal launch for the week is going to be on Tuesday.
Did I hallucinate Hillarys launch 2 months ago?
Tim Miller
Tim Miller, the communications director for likely Republican candidate Jeb Bushs campaign, wondered if the media would give Republican candidates and Vermont independent Bernie Sanders two launches as well. The sentiment was seconded by Vincent Harris, who works for Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.
Clinton isnt the only candidate to drag out the good will of a campaign launch: Millers boss has been actively exploring running for president for nearly six months. Theres also nothing wrong with holding two eventsSanders held a short news conference on April 29 by in Washington to announce his candidacy and followed up with what his campaign called a hometown campaign kickoff on May 26.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-01/reminder-hillary-clinton-officially-launched-her-campaign-six-weeks-ago
MADem
(135,425 posts)think.
Good for her. Screw all this faux 'concern' about her timeline!
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)She should hold these kickoff events at least once a month to keep the spotlight squarly on her.
Perhaps the next one should be held on Wall Street.
And she definately shouldn't care for those who would never support/vote for her since as we all know, if elected, she only represents part of America.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Bet you feel real cool now!
Pro Tip: Next time, run spell check before hitting the 'post' button. It will 'definitely' improve your gravitas in terms of your opinion.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)You don't read people too well, either, I see!
I would love to attend that rally!
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)Bet you feel real cool now!"
MADem
(135,425 posts)your obvious pique. You need to start with the post above the one you so portentously cited!
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Your sad and bitter snark is showing again!
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Play yourself a sad, sad song, now!
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)I'm bookmarking this thread!
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)Be my guest.
MADem
(135,425 posts)R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Everyone can see how you act when you're around a thread that talks about a GOP reaction.
Who knew you'd argue their points for them?
Yet...there you are....doing just that. Hmmmm.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)Hmmmm........
MADem
(135,425 posts)They'll also be able to judge for themselves who the thread derailing pouter is.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)And I'm sure that opinions will vary.
MADem
(135,425 posts)they know one when they see one.
xfundy
(5,105 posts)portentous
/pɔːˈtɛntəs/
adjective
1.
of momentous or ominous significance
2.
miraculous, amazing, or awe-inspiring; prodigious
3.
self-important or pompous
I'm assuming you meant definition #2.
I'm so sick of the Dems vs Dems war here.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)considering the location of this big event billed as one they won't want to miss! It will not be that easy for large numbers of people to get to Roosevelt Island. One subway line stops there. One bus route goes there. One tram that holds a max of 110 people if they're all skinny. Yes, there are other trains and buses that go to the edges of Queens and Manhattan - Roosevelt Island lies between them - but then everyone has to cram onto one of those three options(4 if you count a small bridge to the north). Also parking is very limited on that island. There were better places to choose if there was concern about as many of the supporters as possible being able to see her in person in NYC.
MADem
(135,425 posts)If so, score a ticket if you want to go...and it isn't like this will be the only event. This is simply the first of many.
Of course, if you are NOT a supporter, you shouldn't be giving her all this 'swell' advice--might advantage her even more!
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)"Of course, if you are NOT a supporter, you shouldn't be giving her all this 'swell' advice..."
Ah, yes, I can almost see the Rahm Emmanuel electricity coming off of that retort.
MADem
(135,425 posts)You are creating a record of disruptive conduct that says much about you.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)That's about it.
And FWIW I really stand by post #3.
MADem
(135,425 posts)What you did was pretty obvious. Now you're a known quantity.
You were so busy snarking and derailing, though, that you missed the detail that you were parroting the views of Jebbie's right hand guy.
You might want to reread the OP. Or not. At this point you can't walk back your behavior, anyway.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)So while I am laughing at you on that, I am listening to Bernie Sanders actually show more backbone than I have seen in many Democrats.
I look forward to more of Senator Sanders speeches, and I hope more Democrats get into the race and foster debate.
I look forward to seeing the differences between Bernie and Hillary during the debates, and I hope she shows up for a few.
A gift for you...
#t=2407
Enjoy.
MADem
(135,425 posts)This thread is not about Senator Sanders, and I doubt he'd appreciate your behavior or attitude in it.
He is Hillary's friend and has been for a quarter century.
He's a good guy--a classy guy.
You? Well, anyone reading this thread can see just what you're about.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)So you can watch the vid or not. That is your decision. You seem to have recoiled from it rather hastily, but perhaps I am wrong on that.
As to whether the Senator would approve of or disprove of my hoping that Hillary shows up for a few debates is really not yours or mine to say, but I'd put good money down that he wants to debate her.
And as for friends what does that have to do with winning the nomination and Presidency?
Watch the vid...if you dare.
He is classy.
MADem
(135,425 posts)this one?
No one will talk to you unless you're engaging in thread derailing...and acting as unlike Senator Sanders as you possibly can manage, is that it?
I like Senator Sanders. Some of the people who claim to be his supporters, though--they're nothing like him. I have to wonder why people who say that they like him would trash his brand like you are doing, here. With friends like you, he doesn't need any enemies.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)This sub thread was a perfect spot for my response to you.
And as to your assessment about a supporter having to be like the person they support is laughable.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Your approach to candidate support might qualify.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)Lisa D
(1,532 posts)Good job, Hillary!
MADem
(135,425 posts)The nerve of HRC to decide what her timeline will be! How dare she campaign on HER terms, and not those of her detractors!
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)I don't remember reading anywhere it was to announce her candidacy.
I suspect we'll be seeing more that one campaign rally....detractors will need to come up with the a more substantive whine.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)She will get a big boost from this event.
Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)then gods help us if Hillary gets the presidency.
monmouth4
(9,712 posts)Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)She governs big because she rallies big?
She hold the rally on an iland with free tickets so everyone will be assigned an island with free airline tickets?
Yeah, I know my examples are tongue in cheek, but I honestly don't know what you mean by the campainging being like her governing.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)Last edited Wed Jun 3, 2015, 06:21 PM - Edit history (1)
I really am curious, you know
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)No ferry goes to Roosevelt Island.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)I didn't know they were planning a ferry stop there - but they need $10 million first.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)brooklynite
(95,012 posts)...waiting a whole month for HIS formal announcement...
MADem
(135,425 posts)Scrutiny here is not to be uniformly dispensed!!!
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)xfundy
(5,105 posts)I don't understand why you and others are so intent on putting all your eggs in Hillary's basket this far from the election.
I like Hillary. I like Bernie. I like O'Malley, though I don't feel that I can address him by first name at this point.
I will vote for whoever gets the nomination. Whoever. Because any Democrat is better than any repig. But smearing the Democratic candidates only gives the repigs ammo against us.
MADem
(135,425 posts)I simply don't understand the screeching need of a small subset of cranky posters to shit on positive threads about candidates they don't support.
It's really not your role to demand I not have a preference. I do have one...but I will vote for the Dem nom, without tears, too.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)You're really doing your candidate a service with that approach.
Now the question is 'Which one are you supporting?'
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)seemed to be getting in your reply to xfundy.
That's all.
MADem
(135,425 posts)TOS--as your behavior in this thread makes clear.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)before mounting your high-horse.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Net Nanny hat, why don't you?
By your example in this thread, you are hardly the arbiter of etiquette, here.