I Saw Hillary Clinton in Person. I Was Surprised.

she lost the district of the 28th by just 2 votes.
They turned away 4 HRC voters who came late.
I believe we will go blue again in the General, Hey we voted for Dukakis.

ALL caucuses should be scrapped for primaries AND all primaries should offer BOTH early voting and absentee options. That is, this should happen if the USA is truly the democracy it prides itself on being.

but we all expected it. Considering what I've watched in coverage, and been told by people who participate in the things, I am so very glad my state holds a primary. I work too much to be able to participate in a caucus.

I'm now retired (at least partially) so am not tied to a demanding work schedule any more.

But too many are and they too deserve the ability to make their voices heard, regardless of which candidate they prefer.

It's a good thing Hillary is her own person and doesn't let all the criticism by the chattering classes get to her, Blue!

When she wins this is will be because she deserves it.. she beat out the relentless disingenuous attacks by the M$M, the BS, and the GOP.

I totally reject it, too.. consider the source of all the insults. first of all.

Thank you!

Tulsi Gabbard may have her nose out of joint for a while though.

Even as the Sarandon/ Berniacs try to paint her as some sort of Godzilla.

them than about her and what it says is not pretty.

I am VERY disappointed in BOTH.

How interesting Sanders is gaining momentum after winning three states when Hillary swept five states the week before.

Hillary must do at least twice as well to be considered "even" with her competitor. This is despite her significant lead in pledged delegates and more than 2.5 million in the popular vote. The SDs, of course, are ignored because they will soon magically "feel the Bern" and desert Hillary en masse.

Lots of us have seen these double standards and dismissal of our significant accomplishments happen in our real lives.

We are damned if we are going to stand by and let these things happen to Hillary this time.

Thank you so much for posting. so so much...


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-kraus/i-saw-hillary-clinton-in-_b_9559208.html



.....She talks about being a partner to Washington, calling Seattle a “great American city” and applauding our progressivism. I’m surprised somehow as she talks in detail about policy that can help our industries and small businesses. Unlike Bernie who seems to make everything about Wall Street, she targets her speech. She cites actual plans for doing things here.

She then lays out a framework for the rest of the evening.

The Test of 3 Things
Whoever the next President is ought to pass three tests:

1) Make a positive difference in the lives of Americans
2) Keep us safe
3) Bring the country together

1) Positive Difference
When elaborating on that first one, she surprises me with a rather poignant point. She says we all see images of people at rallies who are angry (read: Trump’s angry rallies). But rather than denouncing or dismissing them, she gives their anger context. She talks about the great recession and people losing their homes and savings, of wages being stagnant for 15 years and many feeling like they’re left behind. She reminds us that she wants to help the middle class, to raise incomes, to have family leave, as well as reduce the burden of student debt.

The only mention of Bernie is in a policy distinction regarding college tuition. Not once does she demonize him, even as he often makes claims that the billionaire class is buying this election for her.

She talks about the need to act immediately on climate change, and I’m struck by her pledge of solar panels across our nation. She cites the Paris Agreement that was signed by 190 nations and says that it must be enacted; otherwise it’s just a piece of paper. She talks about the Republicans’ implacable obstructionism. (I do so love a good vocabulary.) I get a little giddy thinking we could be using clean, renewable energy under the next president.

2) Keep Us Safe........................

In fact, I loved the whole article. But thanks for excerpting this part, rivers!

caught a part of it on msnbc. then they cut her off. I am going to try to find the transcript

and another great speech by Hillary. This is chock-a-block with Hillary's wisdom, but I would lift this one tidbit where she stands alone above the other candidates of both parties:



Very telling about her leadership style.

belief in her, which has not wavered once in 2016 in spite of all the blather from some who should know MUCH better.