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2016 Postmortem

gollygee

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5. It is a continuation of what we have, I agree with that

Reply to PowerToThePeople (Reply #4)

Sun May 29, 2016, 01:38 PM

May 2016

But it isn't like a change to torture. It is a continuation of what we have. And I know there were hopes for a change to something different (and I voted for Bernie and had those hopes too.) However, there is a huge difference between "more of the same" and Trump.

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Tim Wise on Bernie or Bust, elections and harm reduction [View all] gollygee May 2016 OP

Thanks for posting this rurallib May 2016 #1

Electrocution or Water-boarding? PowerToThePeople May 2016 #2

Hyperbole gollygee May 2016 #3

Neo-liberalism is. PowerToThePeople May 2016 #4

It is a continuation of what we have, I agree with that gollygee May 2016 #5

My votes for Obama were votes for change. PowerToThePeople May 2016 #6

Bernie is the first candidate whom I have felt is as left as I am on economic matters anyway gollygee May 2016 #7

I think the thing is PowerToThePeople May 2016 #9

Personally, I have the same expectations for Clinton now that I had for Obama 8 years ago. Garrett78 May 2016 #13

I respectfully disagree. Obama is not a hawk and he cares about people larkrake May 2016 #16

So you didn't vote for Kerry? woolldog May 2016 #8

I voted Kerry PowerToThePeople May 2016 #10

So you think Trump would be better than Bush? n/t BzaDem May 2016 #11

I do not think Trump will be President PowerToThePeople May 2016 #12

I'll share a similar article from a while back. Garrett78 May 2016 #14

excellent post and argument--thank you very much for posting. Harm reduction DOES matter. zazen May 2016 #15

Im in TX so if she's the nominee, my support is going to the Green party at the top of the ticket vintx May 2016 #17