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In reply to the discussion: Hillary is not "entitled" or "anointed", she's the front runner and has earned that [View all]pipoman
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The actual campaign hasn't started yet and 90% of the public hasn't given it a thought yet.
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Hillary is not "entitled" or "anointed", she's the front runner and has earned that [View all]
CreekDog
Aug 2015
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Earned - How - Could It Be That The Party Has Annointed Her - The People Not So Much
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#1
Lol, so anyone against Hillary is sexist? I knew that would be the whining! Nt
Logical
Aug 2015
#233
So it was obama and not hillary? That is really a LOL, no one loses a 30 point....
Logical
Aug 2015
#260
Comparing Bernie Sanders with Barack Obama is akin to comparing ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#262
Hillary Clinton is the front runner because she has the best resume and experience for the job
Gothmog
Aug 2015
#4
Really - Voted For War - Supports Wall Street - Is For TPP - And On And On
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#6
If that is true don't you think it is time for the voters to change that?
A Simple Game
Aug 2015
#77
sanders supported bush 1 iraq to get elected then voted against. but voted for kosovo war
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#158
What would happen to the economy if Wall Street was literally destroyed...
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#71
That would mean all publicly-traded corporations would have a book value of literally zero (nt)
Recursion
Aug 2015
#81
And that is a great reason to not let Wall Street get its hands on Social Security.
djean111
Aug 2015
#112
I completely agree, SS should NOT be privatized and used to invest in the market...
Spazito
Aug 2015
#121
It's always going to be a binary choice for people with conservative mindsets..
frylock
Aug 2015
#173
The RW hates her with a passion, always has. From Gingrich to Rove to now they've spread lies...
Hekate
Aug 2015
#162
Obviously many here have not been paying attention. Hillary is great on the issues most people care
kelliekat44
Aug 2015
#101
And compared to modern Repugs he was much better. Even considering watergate and that crap.
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#239
Let'ws be honest - HRC is the front runner because she is the wife of the very popular WJ Clinton.
jonno99
Aug 2015
#78
No, she is simply a priviledged candidate. She's got a huge head-start because
jonno99
Aug 2015
#275
Don't get me wrong - that is a fine resume. And Hillary could be a fine president,
jonno99
Aug 2015
#278
"Bill Clinton's wife" has more years in service to the nation on the national stage than
MADem
Aug 2015
#124
I know, it is a juvenile attempt, not the first unfortunately, to denigrate her...
Spazito
Aug 2015
#126
They really can't help it, can they? Their kneejerk reactions throw women, POC, whoever else under
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#240
Running around with your hair on fire braying about the one percent...
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#250
That's appallingly sexist. HRC has spent her entire adult life working for the betterment ...
Hekate
Aug 2015
#179
I don't dispute anything that you wrote - except that it is not sexist - it is reality
jonno99
Aug 2015
#185
The goodness of an attack lies in it ability to stop or slow down your adversary. Or at least boost
Jemmons
Aug 2015
#178
Ironically she might be the first candidate in history who is overqualified for the job.
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#103
The older I get the more I realize how some progressives really aren't all that progressive...
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#125
He didn't exist, but if he did, Hillary would have a better resume' than him. n/t
Gore1FL
Aug 2015
#210
How dare the little lady have a law degree and a burgeoning career while being a governor's wife?
Hekate
Aug 2015
#182
She's got 45 years experience. If you choose to turn a blind eye, that's a personal problem.
Hekate
Aug 2015
#189
This has nothing to do with gender. You cannot support the claim her resume is superior.
Gore1FL
Aug 2015
#221
Quoting you back to yourself is not what an ad hominem attack is. Sheesh. Also, no evidence ...
Hekate
Aug 2015
#242
Taking an out-of-context post from years ago instead of supporting an argument
Gore1FL
Aug 2015
#245
His fellow senators and the members of congress who have worked with him will have an opinion
Gothmog
Aug 2015
#224
Being the frontrunner isn't its own form of qualification for the Presidency.
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2015
#10
well what it does mean is that she has greater support among the party members
CreekDog
Aug 2015
#193
She also is more hated within the party than any candidate I can ever remember...
pipoman
Aug 2015
#43
"..Right here on DU.." give us a break. Du isn't the real world. They hate Pres Obama, too..
Cha
Aug 2015
#55
Polls say otherwise. Hillary is very popular with actual Democrats. DU is not the real world,
Metric System
Aug 2015
#56
Maybe you should let these people know, they are saying something different.
A Simple Game
Aug 2015
#100
Only in your mind...please dont send any more nastiest pm's either stalking isn't becoming...
pipoman
Aug 2015
#196
Never heard it before? It's used all the time with the Republican candidates.
A Simple Game
Aug 2015
#88
Sorry, but it's her supporters that have been telling everyone that the race is over.
Dawgs
Aug 2015
#26
Got it. Her supporters suggesting that she should skip the primary is perfectly fine to you. n/t
Dawgs
Aug 2015
#54
"Mrs. Clinton can virtually have the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016"
progressoid
Aug 2015
#64
LOL, sexist your only excuse? Many people who hate Hillary love warren! Explain that! Nt
Logical
Aug 2015
#236
Yeah, and maybe Bill wouldn't have been President if Hillary wasn't his wife.
Metric System
Aug 2015
#144
Over on the conservative side, they use that same phrase towards Jeb!
The Green Manalishi
Aug 2015
#44
If by "earned" you mean she started her campaign the day after the 2008 election
tularetom
Aug 2015
#57
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.. And sometimes it's simply about personality and the ISSUES!
raindaddy
Aug 2015
#89
Please tell us how you can read when i clearly didn't say she earned the nomination
CreekDog
Aug 2015
#113
She may have earned it through longevity, but she has not earned my vote
Feeling the Bern
Aug 2015
#73
George Sr.-4+ years (Reagan was senile), B. Clinton-8 years, George Jr.-8 years,
jalan48
Aug 2015
#74
I didn't say that. Clinton's name is a factor in her popularity - do you not agree? n/t
Avalux
Aug 2015
#120
First off all, it isn't about sexism it is about policy stances that are out of touch with most
davidpdx
Aug 2015
#130
I think it's going to boil down to One Issue...are we going to continue the
libdem4life
Aug 2015
#134
Hillary has the most corporate and Party insider support. She leads no grass roots movement. nt
Romulox
Aug 2015
#141
As likely as Andre Berto will destroy Floyd Mayweather in their boxing match, expose him./Nt
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#253
Bernie is more liberal than hillary wants to be. But keep making up stuff. You....
Logical
Aug 2015
#261
Actually, Hillary has been "annointed" to the extent she receives preferential treatment ...
Martin Eden
Aug 2015
#168
The whole Sanders/Trump false equivalency media punditry, both being "atypical politicians"
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#175
We're now counting Hillary's post-grad work as an "accomplishment"? You also forgot Walmart. Thin gruel indeed!
Romulox
Aug 2015
#255
"We're now counting Hillary's post-grad work as an "accomplishment"?
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#257
I heard she also earned *several* badges on her sash as a girl scout!1!!!!! nt
Romulox
Aug 2015
#258