2008 Primaries Thread

ok, healthcare:

hillary needs to require the mandate because, besides being a good populist-sounding talking point, it would give her greater bangaining strength with insurance companies and health care providers. it seems probable to me that these negotiations would be piloted by lobbies who would guarantee their clients' co-operation in exchange for de-regulation or tax-breaks for the insurance and / or health care industries.

am i on the right track so far? y/n? i just want to drill down on this issue because everyone takes for granted that universal health care would be a nearly prohibitive measure to actually enact.

Does anyone believe that having whatever skills it takes to win your party's nomination have much relation to the skills it takes to be a president?

Bill Clinton to thread!

anyone that thought she would 'know how to do it' and therefore have it easy is pretty much an idiot.

so... Bill and Hillary are both idiots?

'it' being 'win the national campaign'

yes I know - they've both repeatedly trumpeted how she's been "vetted" and has the "best set of skills" to fight the Republican attack machine etc

Guys can we have a new primaries thread since this one is retardo long?

I'd say go for it.

agreed

Do the honors, HI DERE

After the GE, tho, we should fuse them all together to make one giant thread.

(j/k)

call it the Denver Death March

noooo they steelin my retardo long thread

I was really hoping for this to break the 10K barrier.

2008 Primaries Thread 2: THE QUICKENING