8 thoughts on “Hillary in 2016? Early Numbers are Favorable”

1. Can you please wait until January 2015! We need an election breather.

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2. Apparently the Dems won 33 state senate seats in New York while the GOP only won 30 seats.  Sounds like a Dem majority, right?  Well, it seems that 6 conservative Dems have decided to caucus with the GOP, thereby giving control of the NY Senate to the GOP.  And, the blame for this is being flung at Governor Andrew Cuomo.

   From DailyKos:
   
   

   And let’s not forget the blame supposedly Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo bears here, too. Cuomo not only endorsed Republican senators for re-election but he also refused to say which party he preferred to see control the Senate-even after Dems won a surprise majority on election day. And a report in Crain’s even claims (according to an unnamed source) that Klein “has been running ideas past Mr. Cuomo before moving forward.” I certainly believe it.

   It’s all further proof that Cuomo, despite occasional departures like gay marriage, is deeply anti-progressive and has little interest in being a Democrat. And if there’s a silver lining, it’s that abandoning your party (and progressive ideals) at a moment of extreme need like this ought to badly hurt Cuomo with presidential primary voters, should he make the mistake of seeking the brass ring.

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   A distinguished Polster told me at the last meetup that one should never count out the Dem governor of New York for president.  That made sense — until now.  I don’t think Dems are interested in supporting a Joe Liebermann-type for president in 2016.

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3. Hillary will be 69 in 2016. I personally don’t think anyone past 65 should run for president. I know I’ll be accused of ageism, but I’m only 4 years younger than her.  

   Let the torch pass to a new generation.  

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