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The Path Ahead For Hillary Clinton
IBD ^ | 7/26/2016 | George Will

Posted on 11/09/2016 11:50:36 AM PST by detective

En route to fight one of his many duels, French politician Georges Clemenceau bought a one-way train ticket. Was he pessimistic? "Not at all. I always use my opponent's return ticket for the trip back." Some Hillary Clinton advisors, although not that serene, think her victory is probable and can be assured.

Her challenge is analogous to Ronald Reagan's in 1980, when voters were even more intensely dissatisfied than they now are. There were hostages in Iran and stagflation's "misery index" (the sum of the inflation and unemployment rates) was 21.98. By August 1979, 84% of Americans said the country was on the wrong track. A substantial majority did not want to re-elect Jimmy Carter, but a majority might do so unless convinced that Reagan would be a safe choice. Reagan's campaign responded by buying time for several half-hour televised speeches and other ads stressing his humdrum competence.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: amiableatheist; clinton; daffygeorgewill; flashback; georgewill; goofygeorgewill; kaine; nevertrustgeorgewill; rinogeorgewill; trump; will
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To: SpaceBar

or for those who identify as female ....


61 posted on 11/09/2016 12:44:57 PM PST by nevermorelenore ( I miss Reagan !)
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To: apocalypto

WHY are you watching Fox? They are the enemy, except for Hannity, Pirro and Dobbs. You are helping to fund their network by watching them.


62 posted on 11/09/2016 12:54:20 PM PST by Antipolitico
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63 posted on 11/09/2016 12:57:24 PM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: detective

When George H.W. Bush was elected, George Will said there would never be another Democrat President. Why has nobody ever called him on his destroyed credibility? F George Will.


64 posted on 11/09/2016 12:57:55 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: 43north

Laugh of the day!!


65 posted on 11/09/2016 1:02:05 PM PST by rejoicing
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To: Starboard

Will isn’t a real intellectual; he just plays one on TV.


66 posted on 11/09/2016 1:05:33 PM PST by Romulus
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To: detective

Let the name of Clinton be stricken from every book and tablet, stricken from all pylons and obelisks, stricken from every monument of the earth. Let the name of Clinton be unheard and unspoken, erased from the memory of men for all time


67 posted on 11/09/2016 1:15:32 PM PST by baldisbeautiful ("The greatest miracle is the fact that politicians are tolerated." G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Dawgreg

Personally, I believe Hitlary’s path should and ultimately lead her directly to prison where she will spend her last days. (Can’t wish her anything positive)


68 posted on 11/09/2016 1:16:27 PM PST by DaveA37
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To: Starboard

There’s some ideas are so stupid, only an intellectual can understand them


69 posted on 11/09/2016 1:38:29 PM PST by jimmyray (there is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse)
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To: Diogenesis

“kuru”.
Made me laugh, not many people even know what it is.


70 posted on 11/09/2016 1:45:36 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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71 posted on 11/09/2016 4:40:20 PM PST by clearcarbon
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