Will tonight's results help or hurt Hillary's chances in 2016?

[green73]

The Republicans wholly own the legislative branch now. What does it mean for the next two years? What does it mean for 2016? Will Hillary and the Dems have a better case to be made as a result or will they be on the way out?

 

[anaconda]

Probably help whomever the D nominee is. Republicans will get more blame for stuff over the next two years.

 

[CPUd]

It will hurt Joe Biden, but probably not Hillary.

 

[TheTexan]

This is an important question with meaningful consequences that warrants further discussion.

I for one believe that these results will help Hillary's chances in 2016. Democrats will need a win after this.

 

[pcosmar]

The Republicans wholly own the legislative branch now. What does it mean for the next two years? What does it mean for 2016? Will Hillary and the Dems have a better case to be made as a result or will they be on the way out?

A win for Jeb Bush?

/shudder

 

[green73]

A win for Jeb Bush?

/shudder

What's your thinking behind that?

 

[jmdrake]

This is an important question with meaningful consequences that warrants further discussion.

I for one believe that these results will help Hillary's chances in 2016. Democrats will need a win after this.

Sure. But will they want baggage from the Obama administration of Obama was seen as dragging dems down?

 

[green73]

Sure. But will they want baggage from the Obama administration of Obama was seen as dragging dems down?

What baggage? In two years time with the American short-term memory, they will have a much stronger case to be made for themselves. That's the democracy dance!

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

The Republicans wholly own the legislative branch now. What does it mean for the next two years? What does it mean for 2016? Will Hillary and the Dems have a better case to be made as a result or will they be on the way out?

Dems on the way out? Ha. Sitting presidents' party usually don't do so hot during midterms, if 2010 is any indication. Republicans are losing the war on rhetoric and alienating a lot of voters that aren't well off White, Anglo-Saxon Protestants, not to mention sitting with the label of 'no.' The Dems are still in it.

 

[pcosmar]

What's your thinking behind that?

Jeb Bush will be the GOP candidate.. a prediction.

Watch and see.

 

[Peace&Freedom]

Hillary will net benefit, because as established in past cycles, after some midterm gains, Republicans will pridefully think they can coast into the White House by pushing yet another milquetoast moderate who alienates their own base. Marquee example was 2010---after the Democrats got the worst midterms congressional beating in 150 years, and with the whole country speaking as one to repeal Obamacare, the GOP nominated the one candidate who was the most fatally flawed on the issue (Romney, of Romneycare).

So, buoyed by the complete takeover of Congress in this election, with the damaged brand called Hillary on the horizon, the Republican leadership will no doubt push for the even more damaged Bush as its standard bearer come 2016.

 

[CPUd]

Some demographics:

 

[georgiaboy]

It all depends on what the GOP does to get things on the right track over the next year or so.

It's all about the economy.

If they can get it moving in the right direction, 2016 will be theirs.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

This will change the bottleneck from the Senate to Obama, and he will run interference. as people will get totally screwed under these policies, Hillaries chances will go down the spiral of the porcelain god.

Health care costs are going up 50% this year. More next. THe non-compliance tax this year is $100, IN 2015 It will be $650.

-t

 

[enhanced_deficit]

I doubt it that next two years of gop Congress control will be of much help for Hillay "what difference does it make" Clinton (despite all the efforts they may make).. the damage done by swc is too massive to be out of memory spans in two years.
And the reminder will remain in WH for those two years.

 

[green73]

It all depends on what the GOP does to get things on the right track over the next year or so.

It's all about the economy.

If they can get it moving in the right direction, 2016 will be theirs.

OMG LOL

 

[oyarde]

The Republicans wholly own the legislative branch now. What does it mean for the next two years? What does it mean for 2016? Will Hillary and the Dems have a better case to be made as a result or will they be on the way out?

It does not hurt a Dem , the votes for them come from much different places and lots of them .

 

[mad cow]

The Dems will have to run against Obama's 8 years,much like the GOP against Bush in '08.
Hillary has no chance,she is too closely tied to the Obama administration,it will be somebody else.
The GOP will likely snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again by trying to outdo the Dems in socialism and Statism over the next two years and then nominate some moron for President like they have for the last....I am too tired and too disgusted to think about how long it's been.
When was Coolidge?

 

[MrGoose]

Well it depends if they start passing legislation that benefits the people. The REDEEM ACT is a start. Keystone pipeline is another. I can't see Obama vetoing the pipeline. I expect these to be on the table first thing when they get sworn in.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

The Republicans will continually send relatively modest bills to Obama's desk over the next two years.

These will be bills with widespread support both within the GOP and amoung the electorate as a whole.

If he accepts them, the Republicans can claim these as accomplishments - and I think that's the most likely outcome.

If he rejects them, the Republicans can turn the "party of obstruction" narrative around.

Either way, the big win tonight helps them a lot for 2016.