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In reply to the discussion: I'm a liberal progressive, & a newbie, so I didn't know 'til I got to DU that I am supposed to hate [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)In 2004, I greatly admired John Kerry, but I voted against him in the Democratic primary. His IWR vote was a big part of the reason. I knew that Dennis Kucinich wouldn't win but I voted for him on principle.
Yes, I voted for the Kerry-Edwards ticket in November. Despite their error on IWR, they were vastly better than the Republicans.
In 2008, I voted for Barack Obama in the Democratic primary and of course in November. He had not been in office to vote on IWR but he had denounced the war that Hillary Clinton supported. If the Democratic nominee had been Clinton, I would have voted for her in November, because she was vastly better than McCain.
In 2016, I expect to vote against Clinton in the Democratic primary. Her IWR vote will be a big part of the reason. In November, if she is the nominee, I'll almost certainly vote for her. Despite her error on IWR, she'll be vastly better than the Republican candidate.
I don't see any gender bias there. I've treated men and women the same.
You're answering a post that points out how supporters of the Iraq War have been rewarded. That's unfortunately all too true. There should have been more accountability. People who demonstrated bad judgment in the face of that jingoistic fervor should have that fact held against them. That it hasn't happened enough so far is no excuse for burying the whole issue in 2016 -- quite the contrary.