Election 2016 (Page 5)

lol, even though I would welcome the news of his support gaining I completely agree with you and have inserted the proverbial grain of salt myself.   

Dang it, Obama just endorsed Hillary.  I was really hoping he'd endorse Trump....  /sigh  ;-) 

Originally posted by chirunner134

Originally posted by tuwood

Dang it, Obama just endorsed Hillary.  I was really hoping he'd endorse Trump....  /sigh  ;-) 

Obama should endorse Trump. Republicans always do opposite of what Obama says.

half of their heads would explode

I'm scratching my head on this one.  What would be the purpose of the White House confirming that Clinton is under a criminal investigation the same day Obama endorsed her?

Obama is a master politician, so I don't think this was a slip of the tongue and was intentional. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3634074/White-House-calls-FBI-probe-Clinton-s-classified-emails-criminal-investigation-glee-Republicans-day-Obama-endorses-her.html

If Earnest had called the investigation anything else, they would have been accused of trying to down play and influence the Justice Department.  If the FBI is investigating, its a criminal investigation.  Not all criminal investigations end in criminal charges and many end with a finding that no crime had been committed.  

But, it's not a complete poll, because it only included 2 of the 3 candidates who are going to be on the ballots in all 50 states.

Any poll that doesn't include Gary Johnson at this point is intentionally trying to keep the voters in the dark so the R's and D's can maintain their oligarchy.

I've seen a lot of press about the electoral map being shaken up this year.  There are a few traditional liberal states that are polling good for Trump and this is the first one I've seen towards Hillary, but it can certainly happen.

My wife and I were in Northern California this past week and there were plenty of people wearing Bernie shirts, hats, buttons, etc.  I overheard two of them talking and one was convinced that Bernie was still going to win California.

So how should Hillary respond to the FBI findings?  So far she has been silent....not a word, not an interview not a press conference.....just a tweet that says, "Ok, this is over, lets move on." or something to that effect.  Will that be enough for the Bernie supporters who were hoping she be indicted so Bernie would become the nominee?  Should she come continue to deny and say "I didn't know this stuff was classified" or "I had handlers read my email and I never saw them". 

I think she's doing the best she can do by simply ignoring it and hoping it all goes away.  The FBI didn't do her any favors by going through the areas where she lied so that will echo on for a while and as I mentioned in the other thread could lead to fresh perjury charges, or at least an investigation.

I've got a lot of friends who were really upset that Hillary didn't get charged, but I honestly think it's the best thing that could happen for the Republicans.  I still feel very strongly that she's a far weaker candidate than Bernie or Biden, especially for a guy like Trump.  Also, the obvious special treatment plays right into Trumps hand when it comes to the system in Washington being corrupt.

Very good point!  I agree Biden would be a much stronger candidate.....not so sure about Bernie.

I heard last night she has not held a press conference yet this year.  So yeah, maybe she will just keep quiet and hope it blows over.  She needs to start working on how she will respond to Trump when he brings it up during the debates. 

I've gone back and forth on Bernie, but ultimately he does have a very energized base which is why I feel he's a better candidate than Hillary.

This made me laugh

Can we have a moment of solidarity between parties and celebrate the fact that Trump didn't pick Palin as his VP.  

Thank You   

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-campaign-chief-accountable-dnc-emails-show/story?id=40825318

/grabs popcorn