Clinton campaign worried about Sanders, believe he's a real threat

[Ogre Mage]

I hope all these Sanders supporters are happy when a Republican wins and Ruth Ginsberg is found keeled over on the floor of her office and the Republicans get to choose the next Supreme Court Justice so that they and some other little toad on Daily Kos gets to feel good and self-righteous about themselves.

Pathetic and disgusting. But whatever it takes for the True Leftists of Atlas to feel good about themselves, the jackasses.

I've considered this "risk" and I'm willing to take it. What exactly are you worried an extra conservative justice will do? Republicans have had multiple chances to shift the pro-life/pro-choice balance but they never have the balls and I doubt they grow them. With corporate stuff, Hillary appointments would be just as bad the Republicans.

 

With one more vote on the SCOTUS we could reverse Citizens United.  And the hollowing out of the VRA could be stopped and even reversed.  We could reverse the Hobby Lobby decision that said corporations have First Amendment rights and can refuse to provide contraceptive coverage.  All of those decisions were 5-4 in favor of the SCOTUS conservative wing.

The abortion cases are important too but there is more to it than that.

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[Ogre Mage]

The truth is that the Sanders boomlet is not an entirely bad things for Clinton.  In fact for the time being the positives probably outweigh the negatives.  Sanders can reach certain parts of the base which Hillary cannot and keep those voters engaged.  Furthermore, Hillary wants to be seen as working for the nomination.  Team Clinton knows this and is no doubt contemplating how it can capitalize on Sanders rise.  Their current statements are partially out of respect for Sanders -- but also the knowledge that his campaign is not as harmful to Team Clinton as they are trying to make it appear.