So the entirety of the Party is unifying around Clinton in a single day

[Godhumor]

Yeah, the Republicans are deeply screwed this fall, and not just for the presidency.

Going to be awesome.

[Gomez163]

1. They've been waiting for a Certain Someone to get off the pot.

[Squinch]

3. And now it doesn't matter whether he does or not. Which is actually sad for him.

But we need to move on already.

[azurnoir]

2. uum sorry the Party only decides who the candidate is the electorate decides who the POTUS will be

and Congresses rating is 13.3% favorable

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/congressional_job_approval-903.html

[Duval]

4. Ah! Thanks azurnoir.

[Squinch]

5. I don't understand what you are trying to say here.

[Renew Deal]

28. "I want Democrats to lose to prove my point"

[Squinch]

33. I suspected that. But what an ass backward way to say it!

[TwilightZone]

6. Overall Congressional approval ratings are meaningless. Everybody loves theirs and hate the rest.

So, turnover is nearly non-existent. Incumbents win ~95% of the time.

This is nothing new.

[bvar22]

8. That is an over generalization.

I hate all 4 of our Reps, and both of my Senators.

[TwilightZone]

10. In the context of overall Congressional approval ratings, it is accurate.

11% approval, 95% incumbent rate in 2014.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/nov/11/facebook-posts/congress-has-11-approval-ratings-96-incumbent-re-e/

Overall ratings mean nothing.

[bvar22]

15. Of course it means something.

When there is that much divergence, it means the game is rigged for incumbents,
through gerrymandering, Big Money and favors owed and by Congresscritters, Media pandering, Party Shenanigans (SEE: Debbie Schultz), and other not so democratic aspects of our system.

[TwilightZone]

19. No, it really doesn't.

The House reelect rate hasn't been under 85% in more than 50 years, even as the overall approval ratings have dropped to abysmal levels. In 2014, incumbent rate was 95%.

This is nothing new. The general rule is that people approve of their own representatives in Congress and hate the rest.

Why? Because the others don't get them stuff. It's not any more complicated than that.

The overall ratings mean nothing.

[azurnoir]

12. If true then the House and possibly the Senate will be in Republican hands for a long time

[TwilightZone]

14. Why do you think both parties target specific seats?

They target the ones they can win. ~10% in midterms; 5%-10% in presidential years.

This isn't rocket science. The House reelect rate hasn't been under 85% in 50 years.

[Demsrule86]

22. We get back the Senate this year I think and With Trump we may get the House as well

Seriously, what kind of people root for Republicans in a sly fashion on a Democratic website? What you want the GOP to win because somehow people deserve that because they didn't recognize just how great Bernie is. Let me tell you, I don't know what will happen, but I do know Bernie Sanders would never have won a general. He has not been vetted and would be swiftboated out of the race.

[Major Nikon]

24. Results...

On Fri Jun 10, 2016, 01:22 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

We get back the Senate this year I think and With Trump we may get the House as well
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2167476

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ALERTER'S COMMENTS

enough of this sort of attack

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[Demsrule86]

25. Thanks jury!

I don't understand how saying with a candidate as bad as Trump we may get the House as well as the Senate.

[Demsrule86]

26. is a bad thing!

[Lord Magus]

23. The Senate won't even be in Republican hands next January. -nt-

[bigwillq]

7. I long suspected the party would unify

once the primaries started to wind down.
Glad the party waited until the primaries started to wind down to back one candidate.
Bernie will come around at some point and concede and endorse Hillary and do what he can to prevent Donald Trump from winning the White House.
I am for letting Bernie take some time to wrap up.

[Armstead]

9. I wouldn't go that far

Many people are attempting to make lemonaid out of a giant lemon

[NCTraveler]

18. +1

Many are.

[bigtree]

11. k&r

[jamese777]

13. Annual Gallup Poll, Most Admired

Since 1946 the Gallup Organization has been conducting an annual poll of the Most Admired Person or the Most Admired Man & Woman. Eleanor Roosevelt finished first thirteen times and Dwight Eisenhower finished first twelve times. Hillary Clinton has finished first a record twenty times. That kind of positive name recognition goes a long way in politics.
Most Admired Woman
1990: Margaret Thatcher
1991: Barbara Bush
1992: Barbara Bush
1993: Hillary Rodham Clinton
1994: Hillary Rodham Clinton
1995: Mother Teresa
1996: Mother Teresa
1997: Hillary Rodham Clinton
1998: Hillary Rodham Clinton
1999: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2000: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2001: Laura Bush
2002: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2003: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2004: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2005: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2006: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2007: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2008: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2009: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2010: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2011: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2012: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2013: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2014: Hillary Rodham Clinton
2015: Hillary Rodham Clinton
http://www.gallup.com/poll/1678/most-admired-man-woman.aspx

[JonLeibowitz]

29. Yep, it goes a long, long way

[HooptieWagon]

16. Yes, Hillary will unify the Party,...

.the Republican Party.
Democratic Party, not so much. She's burned the bridges to long time liberals, and lost a generation of youth.

[wyldwolf]

20. And the countdown is on!

[restorefreedom]

17. philly still a month away.. nt

[metroins]

30. Lol. Nt

[Baitball Blogger]

21. Brace for the impact of serial-marginalization.

[tonyt53]

27. Yesterday was one of those "oh shit" moments at the RNC

[betsuni]

31. K&R!

[JSup]

32. Let's at least wait...

...until Trump is confirmed before we obliterate him.

I'm concerned about the GOP have an actual coronation.