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piechartking

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6. Progressive, Black, Female - someone like Loretta Lynch. Let the Republicans hang themselves

Reply to Meldread (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2016, 03:20 AM

Feb 2016

They would have two choices:
1. Confirm her, then liberal majority
2. Fight her in an ugly battle all year, turning her into a martyr and ensuring that that image will be in black voters' minds come November and they'll probably turn out in anger.

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