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In reply to the discussion: Why do I feel like Hillary is being forced on me? [View all]Progressive dog
(6,918 posts)123. Only you can answer that question
As far as I am concerned, if my party chooses Hillary, I will enthusiastically support her.
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There was quite a stretch between when it was certain Hillary had zero chance & when she finally
KittyWampus
Aug 2014
#110
She was responsible for allowing it to continue long after there was any reason for it. Because she
KittyWampus
Aug 2014
#114
You said, "Before I answer your question,..." and then you never did. She answered your
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#148
And Cuomo's "shuckin' and jivin' comment. And her own comment about her constituency being
merrily
Aug 2014
#222
Why do you support her? Why do you think she would make a good president? n/t
cui bono
Aug 2014
#121
it was QUITE the opposite for me...Hillary had a track record of supporting Universal Single Payer
VanillaRhapsody
Aug 2014
#157
Your "logic" is based on an unproven premise. You have no proof that most people voted for Obama
pnwmom
Aug 2014
#160
His antiwar stance was certainly more in line with liberal thought than Hill's
Jackpine Radical
Aug 2014
#180
According to a brilliant political analyst, Bubba Clinton, Obama's stand the Iraq War vs. Hill's
merrily
Aug 2014
#209
Hillary was not to Obama's right. Based on their Senate records, they were virtually the same,
pnwmom
Aug 2014
#213
As Reply 209 stated, it does not matter. The relevant issue is voter perception, period.
merrily
Aug 2014
#216
As I said, Obama was much freer to make this statement as an outsider to the Senate.
pnwmom
Aug 2014
#226
That's a bunch of rhetoric that says that you are tickled to death with the status quo.
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#193
I always get a chuckle when people say, "I live in the real world " as if they and
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#242
I think that Royal Families are swell as long as they don't have any power and
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#228
Yes she is. That's exactly why the meaningless polls are being put out there by the media
cui bono
Aug 2014
#240
Oh, they are still around, bashing Obama daily. No, I won't link them here. They're nauseating.
freshwest
Aug 2014
#137
Doesn't matter if it's conservative extremists (republicans) or conservative light (blue dog Democra
Vincardog
Aug 2014
#122
Yes, if HRC gets in she will follow Obama's footsteps on the financial front and not beef up the
Dustlawyer
Aug 2014
#163
Her record is mostly Bill's record and it seemed good at the time, but the afteraste
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#28
Her service as Secretary of State was in my opinion good, but since then she has come across
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#41
Studying the miserable economic situations of people who declare bankruptcy was Elizabeth Warren's
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#52
Northeast Liberal ticket? I will take that over a Texas Conservative ticket any day. n/t
A Simple Game
Aug 2014
#169
Since the reply was to me, I had no choice but to assume that the remarks in it were addressed to me
Wella
Aug 2014
#250
It's also instinctive. But the policies are the reason that I dare express my ideas
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#127
H. Clinton has shown that she lacks integrity. Sorry, but that's a deal breaker. nm
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#149
She has a right to run, period. Not that I want to see her run, but she has that right.
A Simple Game
Aug 2014
#168
Yes, the PUMA's we're WAYYY over the top. Will never forget the venom they spit and their utter contempt for Obama...it was disgusting.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2014
#73
I just cannot support Hillary. I'm in California. As I have said before, if she cannot win here,
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#37
Agree on every point. I just can't accept her, I'm too old for any more of this shit.
NYC_SKP
Aug 2014
#96
Both Hillary and Bernie Sanders are making test visits to Iowa and New Hampshire in the coming
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#39
I remember it all.. but I don't feel Hillary is being forced on me.. she and her supporters
Cha
Aug 2014
#15
Ah, Come on. DU come primary time is -always- a Defcon 5 level clusterfuck.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#40
Agreed and besides for all we know she might just decide not to even run so its all premature until
cstanleytech
Aug 2014
#43
Excuse? I posted a substantive reply, which you ignored. For what do I need an excuse?
merrily
Aug 2014
#198
What might have happend in 1972 had the Democratic leadership not decided to support Nixon?
eridani
Aug 2014
#71
I will vote for Hillary if she gets the nomination. I won't vote for her in the primaries.
Kalidurga
Aug 2014
#55
Hilary Clinton lost in 2008 because Barack Obama was capable of raising more money than she.
MohRokTah
Aug 2014
#67
That is not why I chose Obama in the fall of 2007, when she was 30 points ahead and
merrily
Aug 2014
#74
And they would have never gone with Obama had he not demonstrated he could raise funds.
MohRokTah
Aug 2014
#79
That is different from saying Obama won the primary because he raised the most money.
merrily
Aug 2014
#81
If she is the nominee, I hope she wins the general. So, as I said, I will welcome the mocking.
merrily
Aug 2014
#87
Clinton lost largely because once Obama proved he could win a primary, blacks went with him>
KittyWampus
Aug 2014
#113
Agreed. I will never forget 2008. I will consider any Dem. nominee but her. eom.
SweetieD
Aug 2014
#94
I want a nominee other than Clinton, but don't want to fight about it in 2014
Dems to Win
Aug 2014
#115
Because she is. I believe carrots and sticks have been used behind the scenes to essentially create
TheKentuckian
Aug 2014
#120
As with by opinion on religion, I'll avoid "belief" that isn't supported by actual evidence...
brooklynite
Aug 2014
#131
Who made a we all know statement? Believe or pretend to believe as you will.
TheKentuckian
Aug 2014
#255
Hilary voted for Iraq knowing it was a lie, and then blamed it on Bush when public opinion turned.
chrisa
Aug 2014
#124
Very true. It's no coincidence that Obama's cabinet was full of Third Way Clintonites.
Marr
Aug 2014
#232
i agree with most of your post but i wouldn't call her an abject failure... she got a lot of votes.
dionysus
Aug 2014
#153
There were some long, steep hills in the neighborhood I lived in when I had my first car.
winter is coming
Aug 2014
#165
lol -had a Jeep like that, about half way up, it would start backfiring...
whereisjustice
Aug 2014
#172
LOL, mine never backfired, but I was usually doing about 15 when I crested the hill. n/t
winter is coming
Aug 2014
#173
I didn't really oppose Hill 'n Bill, until people started shoving her down my throat.
ColesCountyDem
Aug 2014
#170
I disagree. She absolutely would beat anyone that the Republicans can put up. And I suspect that
totodeinhere
Aug 2014
#183