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« on: February 05, 2016, 01:19:47 PM »

I think this is a tight election, but can see Clinton pulling out the win by hitting Rubio hard in Virginia and Colorado for hedging on whether he'd support abortion in the cases of rape and incest. "In Marco Rubio's America ____. Hillary Clinton will always stand up for a woman's right to choose. She'll fight for equal pay for equal work, not oppose it. She'll fight for paid family leave, not let women choose between their family and their jobs."

I think that would be a particularly effective line of attack in VA and Colorado especially. And if she holds those two states, even losing NV, OH and FL, she'll still win.
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« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2016, 01:20:49 PM »

Hit Rubio on guns, abortion, gay marriage, flip-flopping, and the Bush economic/foreign policy record (guilt by association).
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2016, 01:22:12 PM »

She doesn't need Colorado if Rubio can't win Iowa.
She only needs Virginia, where she is favored to win.
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« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2016, 01:22:42 PM »

By getting more votes.
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2016, 01:27:51 PM »

By dropping the mic and walking away from his bleeding, battered corpse after every debate?
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« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2016, 01:28:02 PM »

As long she keeps NM,CO,IA,PA,OH and VA in her column, she has the election in the bag. She should chose Julian Castro as her VP that will likely put Texas in play. The map will look similar to the 2012 map  
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2016, 01:45:06 PM »

Well, she's the most qualified and impressive Democratic candidate in generations, is absolutely stunning taking on competitors in debates (Bernie last night, the Benghazi hearings, etc), and her views are more in line with what the American people want.

He's done nothing relevant to the job in his life, is a low IQ scripted buffoon, and has taken radical extremist positions to pander to the out of touch GOP base.

As long as the candidates are themselves, it's pretty clear who will emerge the winner.
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2016, 02:10:08 PM »

Well, she's the most qualified and impressive Democratic candidate in generations, is absolutely stunning taking on competitors in debates (Bernie last night, the Benghazi hearings, etc), and her views are more in line with what the American people want.

He's done nothing relevant to the job in his life, is a low IQ scripted buffoon, and has taken radical extremist positions to pander to the out of touch GOP base.

As long as the candidates are themselves, it's pretty clear who will emerge the winner.

You overestimate the American people.
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« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2016, 02:12:45 PM »

She doesn't need Colorado if Rubio can't win Iowa.
She only needs Virginia, where she is favored to win.

This is the correct answer. In order to defeat Rubio, Clinton just needs to hold the states that voted against George W. Bush at least once, plus Virginia (where she should be slightly favored in a close race).
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« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2016, 02:15:29 PM »

Well, she's the most qualified and impressive Democratic candidate in generations, is absolutely stunning taking on competitors in debates (Bernie last night, the Benghazi hearings, etc), and her views are more in line with what the American people want.

He's done nothing relevant to the job in his life, is a low IQ scripted buffoon, and has taken radical extremist positions to pander to the out of touch GOP base.

As long as the candidates are themselves, it's pretty clear who will emerge the winner.

Maybe so, but the American people flatly rejected the typical lies, scare tactics, culture warring, xenophobia, and lowest common denominator pandering of the GOP twice against Obama. That gives me hope because the electoral map just isn't good for the oh so badly damaged Republican Party.
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« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2016, 02:17:52 PM »

She doesn't need Colorado if Rubio can't win Iowa.
She only needs Virginia, where she is favored to win.

This is the correct answer. In order to defeat Rubio, Clinton just needs to hold the states that voted against George W. Bush at least once, plus Virginia (where she should be slightly favored in a close race).

IA would probably vote Republican in a very close race.
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« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2016, 02:41:41 PM »
« Edited: February 05, 2016, 02:56:29 PM by عبدالله الحظرد »

She doesn't need Colorado if Rubio can't win Iowa.
She only needs Virginia, where she is favored to win.

This is the correct answer. In order to defeat Rubio, Clinton just needs to hold the states that voted against George W. Bush at least once, plus Virginia (where she should be slightly favored in a close race).

IA would probably vote Republican in a very close race.

That seems to be the conventional wisdom among many here, but I'm not so sure. The state has pretty consistently voted slightly to the left of the nation over the last few cycles, and I suspect it will do so again this year. Even if it does vote Republican, Rubio stills needs either Nevada or Virginia to win the Presidency. That's why I consider Clinton to be favored in a Clinton vs. Rubio election, although that could change depending upon a number of factors.
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« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2016, 03:42:55 PM »

By praying and hoping Obamas approval ratings aren't in the toilet still by than.
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