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In reply to the discussion: What message would we send if we quickly rejected Bernie and crowned HRC? [View all]840high
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What message would we send if we quickly rejected Bernie and crowned HRC? [View all]
Ken Burch
May 2015
OP
That we believe the supreme court is very important and we'd like a democratic POTUS
beaglelover
May 2015
#2
And we are willing to sell our souls to Goldman-Sachs-O-Gold for the ability
rhett o rick
May 2015
#15
I am saying that H.Clinton favors the big banks and Wall Street. After she
rhett o rick
May 2015
#154
I speak for myself and you do a terrible job at trying to put words into my mouth.
rhett o rick
May 2015
#253
The "proof" is that the media says the presidential election will cost 2 billion
BainsBane
May 2015
#301
democrats, obama, have fought for minimum wage increase. that is not exclusively sanders. obama has
seabeyond
May 2015
#284
Pres Obama didn't fight very hard for a higher min wage. He raise the wages for a very
rhett o rick
May 2015
#309
he could not get 10.10 thru congress. signed executive order for federal workers. how will sanders
seabeyond
May 2015
#311
Huh? How could it be different? He could have failed at $15 and signed an executive order for that
rhett o rick
May 2015
#312
6 yrs later. when obama pushed 10.10, it was 6 years earlier. he was the start. since, states have
seabeyond
May 2015
#321
Had the president's min wage raise by executive order have been $15 per hour, it would have been a
rhett o rick
May 2015
#323
i explained that. agree or disagree it was what it is. hence, disappointment
seabeyond
May 2015
#325
listen to you. obama has been fighting for increase in minimum wage. hillary TOO will fight
seabeyond
May 2015
#304
there you go. i ma not a clinton supporter. i am a sander supporter. now.... doesnt that just flip
seabeyond
May 2015
#307
"You previously have stated that you support both candidates" the beginning of primary race i am
seabeyond
May 2015
#322
you..."are upset", "making an awful lot of fuss" your incorrect perceptions, firstly.
seabeyond
May 2015
#328
ha. what a trip. you fug up hte argument all over the place with something so very simple
seabeyond
May 2015
#333
I think one reason that Sen Sanders is running is because he knows that the
rhett o rick
May 2015
#254
I agree with you. We are currently headed for fascism and voting to support the
rhett o rick
May 2015
#310
Yes, it is certainly one of the dumbest fucking things I've read on the internet.
zappaman
May 2015
#324
FFS, you are in for a very rude awakening if you somehow manage to get Bernie the D nomination for
beaglelover
May 2015
#43
Holy crap-how did that plane stay in the air for seven-and-a-half extra hours without refueling?
Ken Burch
May 2015
#205
Friends and family are apparently the best barometer for a national electorate...
brooklynite
May 2015
#266
FWIW-I would NEVER assume a candidate I support was doing well because of what my friends say...
brooklynite
May 2015
#300
I am supporting Bernie BECAUSE of the SC. Hillary cannot win the GE. She has no crossover
sabrina 1
May 2015
#299
Yes we are. My interpretation was that we need to fight for him to show we support his ideas
cui bono
May 2015
#55
Then you do have the right to change your mind, instead of Super-Gluing your mouth to HRC's
eloydude
May 2015
#18
Your vote is your own but if a HRC supporter accuses you of having your lips glued to ...
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#76
When they don't answer a simple question: "What makes Hillary better than Bernie"
eloydude
May 2015
#93
Clinton supporters have frequently offered reasons to support her over Sanders
brooklynite
May 2015
#268
No doubt, your petulant and peevish actions are thankfully not shared by Sanders.
LanternWaste
May 2015
#235
I see...whereas the Sanders supporters are thoughtfully keeping an open mind...right?
brooklynite
May 2015
#269
The whole thread is a callout built on a false premise or a straw man, ergo:
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#84
Bemusing that you hold others to a higher standard than you hold yourself to.
LanternWaste
May 2015
#236
Of course you want to "wait for the primary". Money wins and the billionaires have unlimited
rhett o rick
May 2015
#23
I didn't say any of those things. I can see how if I did, then you would have something to complain
rhett o rick
May 2015
#257
Exactly and I just put another one in ignore for calling us all chldish. They really know how to
jwirr
May 2015
#156
I love being called young at 60...and I am very idealistic and optimistic!
NRaleighLiberal
May 2015
#149
Because there are a lot of posts that say we have to vote for Hillary because we don't want the GOP
cui bono
May 2015
#45
I'm not sure what the amount of supporters each has has to do with anything, but in any case,
cui bono
May 2015
#85
That's not what it is for me, it's the fact that a lot Hillary supporters post as if she's running
cui bono
May 2015
#97
i being one of the people say it ONLY to those that SAY they will not vote clinton if she wins.
seabeyond
May 2015
#239
Roe will be overturned no matter what. Citizens United will never be overturned.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#27
I referenced HRC because of the implication that she was the ONLY electable Dem.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#95
let me understand. you have so little hope for supreme crt, yet, confident sanders can turn u.s.
seabeyond
May 2015
#240
May I please have a list of every poster who is asking for a coronation.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#16
I have said, ad nauseum and ad infinitum, I have no desire to tell others how to vote.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#70
Stop disrespecting posters from the anonymity of an internet connection.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#32
Fine. I did a few minutes of research. I found nothing. So I'll be a man, and apologize.
eloydude
May 2015
#90
Perhaps in the future you should think before you make an accusations against a fellow DUer.
hrmjustin
May 2015
#100
I was denouncing that guy(who I'm pretty sure is actually a rw troll)for his abusive tactics.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#313
There are a lot of posts where people say we have to vote for Hillary or else the GOP will appoint
cui bono
May 2015
#48
No, that's not what they are saying. They are saying we have to vote for her or else the GOP
cui bono
May 2015
#62
No, it's giving the primary to her before we even have it. Not the same thing at all.
cui bono
May 2015
#73
If you are under the impression that i am upset but your opinion of me then you are sadly
hrmjustin
May 2015
#82
I'm not under any impressions of your emotions. I'm just telling you like it is.
cui bono
May 2015
#88
no. you are not honest. argument is dishonest. i have addressed only the people braggin wont vote
seabeyond
May 2015
#246
Sometimes i wonder if it is just time to take the rest of the primary off from DU.
hrmjustin
May 2015
#91
That is their raison d'etre, to chase everybody who disagrees with them from this site.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#103
I live in Los Angeles and take public transportation. Most folks are friendly...
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2015
#113
I live in the southern end so we don't many hipsters but yes Brooklyn is trending.
hrmjustin
May 2015
#115
Yep. I find the responses in this thread to be jaw-dropping. That anyone thinks that scurrying
Number23
May 2015
#166
Yes, the fight between Obama supporters and Hillary supporters got so hot that many just left.
jwirr
May 2015
#168
Really? Should I post the link where you purposely edited your post to make it look like I
cui bono
May 2015
#225
It's not "he", and hrmjusting told me 2-3 months ago that he was for Hillary end of story.
cui bono
May 2015
#224
he is ALLOWED to have made his choice of democratic candidate. for real? you are fuckin on his ass
seabeyond
May 2015
#248
well sure. he is allowed. but then, he is closed minded after all. forget that he sees the value in
seabeyond
May 2015
#336
Ah... so I DIDN'T say he wasn't allowed. That's what I thought. Thanks for clearing that up!
cui bono
May 2015
#338
Weird. I must have missed the post where you apologized for your false accusation of me.
cui bono
May 2015
#342
oh bullshit. you insulted him for no reason but he refuses to do what you want him to do. then
seabeyond
May 2015
#343
What is it that I asked him to do? Please quote me. And where did I claim I was a victim?
cui bono
May 2015
#345
you do not have a gotcha. what you have is you insulting a man for his choices.
seabeyond
May 2015
#349
Interesting post but if i am not mistaken i think your reaction was about her laughing about gaddafi
hrmjustin
May 2015
#185
True indeed. Such expressions of joy in the face of war and death do make me ill.
Bonobo
May 2015
#186
"YOU will not be called out for your own little part in actual, real death and misery"
hrmjustin
May 2015
#193
Not everyone is in your time zone. But go to sleep and have sweet, sweet dreams
Bonobo
May 2015
#202
here i am a supporter. i am only still a suport cause i keep taking the insults, dismissals of my
seabeyond
May 2015
#250
What I said was that by 2016, the court probably will have decided everything already.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#319
we have a lot working its way up form state laws passed. better damn well have a supreme crt
seabeyond
May 2015
#326
yes. and i have not argued that either. you are the one to dismiss supreme crt in YOUR OP.
seabeyond
May 2015
#344
again. i ONLY comment on those that brag they will not vote dem if clinton wins. a little honesty
seabeyond
May 2015
#244
It would say that the message would be that democratic voters quickly rejected Senator Sanders,
KMOD
May 2015
#34
Your post discounts the fact that they are very far apart on the political spectrum.
cui bono
May 2015
#51
She is not left. She is center, perhaps slightly left of because of social issues.
cui bono
May 2015
#65
political demographs in a political campaign and race is significant, right? omg, that is discussed.
seabeyond
May 2015
#245
I see those who post as if they are for Bernie does not hear him when he ask to cease the bad
Thinkingabout
May 2015
#60
Stating a candidates past and present positions, policies and associations is not bad mouthing.
cui bono
May 2015
#78
I believe he said criticism is fair game, and Hillary brings plenty to criticize - she is running
whereisjustice
May 2015
#152
Bernie has tried to guide his supporters to cease the criticizing, guess you did not hear him.
Thinkingabout
May 2015
#165
you might want to reflect on personal insults not only in the OP but several posts that has nothing
seabeyond
May 2015
#251
serious! by gosh. dismiss the third branch of our govt with a MEH... fuck you. totally series11!!11!
seabeyond
May 2015
#252
What we would be saying in my opinion is that we are hunky dory with corporations owning POTUS
onecaliberal
May 2015
#109
Hillary will continue to turn our nation over to corporations to manage, those on the right
whereisjustice
May 2015
#114
obama went after wallstreet and bankers and only got so far. will be the same for clinton AND
seabeyond
May 2015
#255
That we're happy with wars, pollution, for profit health insurance, wall street rule,
Doctor_J
May 2015
#146
And Hillary has shown to be willing to change her views on the meaning of marriage on a dime if it
whereisjustice
May 2015
#155
very nimble for her age. she's "evolved" on so many issues it's hard to remember which are
Doctor_J
May 2015
#159
ken, this is such a hyperbolic drama of the very myth i stated in my post above, a minute ago. #255
seabeyond
May 2015
#256
"get on a democratic board and say that the next SCOTUS openings are unimportant"
seabeyond
May 2015
#258
And then you will see the Bernie purists throw him under the proverbial bus,
MoonRiver
May 2015
#260
Because the Republicans want to destroy them, rather than just blandly ignore them.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#199
I'm not claiming to speak as "the Voice of Truth". Don't project that on me.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#213
but you did in your OP as you usually do , and Rahm actually got higher percentage of hispanic vote
JI7
May 2015
#220
You just dismissed entire races of people as unable to make decisions based on their own interests
BainsBane
May 2015
#232
it is not like this has not been discussed and said RESPECTFULLY and repeatedly the last 3 weeks.
seabeyond
May 2015
#261
I do not think you have an alternative unless someone from the Democratic party is running.
akbacchus_BC
May 2015
#190
"populist causes rather than corporatist causes." while progressive doesnt say, fuck the supreme crt
seabeyond
May 2015
#267
of course i know sanders will do well. as i have repeatedly said. that is NOT what my argument is.
seabeyond
May 2015
#274
We don't, but the problem is the populace overwhelmingly supports the two party's in control, though
still_one
May 2015
#211
what are you talking about, she is being challenged, not only by Bernie, but most likely a couple of
still_one
May 2015
#206
DU rec, although I disagree that all the SCOTUS important cases will be decided, ever.
Scuba
May 2015
#228
Is there a strong, collective opinion that everyone except Clinton should drop out?
LanternWaste
May 2015
#234
what a fuckin dismissing insulting post to so many, for so many reasons. and yet... you own the high
seabeyond
May 2015
#238
We'll be saying we want a good liberal president who will do the right thing for the next four
MohRokTah
May 2015
#259
I think HRC supporters are nervous about Bernie, which is good. If they were not nervous
peacebird
May 2015
#276
I am not peace13...? I am peacebird. Even the total post count is wrong. That is not my post.
peacebird
May 2015
#290
thank you so much for pointing out my mistake. i wil delete them. i am sorry. my bad. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#292
The message is that the Democratic Party cares about winning in the general election
Gothmog
May 2015
#305
It says we are the more inclusive and less delusional wing of the anti constitution, WarBucks Party.
TheKentuckian
May 2015
#347
That, no matter what we say, we really don't give a fuck about economic justice.
LWolf
May 2015
#364
