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In reply to the discussion: The debate over whether Hillary should be our candidate is over... [View all]ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)11. I don't think so either, NYC_SKP. nt
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ChisolmTrailDem
Nov 2014
OP
I will be voting for the Democratic nominee because I know just how important the SC is, and will do
still_one
Dec 2014
#134
If the Democratic party has strategized themselves into a one issue party, then shame on them.
CrispyQ
Dec 2014
#197
Although Hillary would not be my top pick, I think we will need a moderate to win
searchfortruth1
Dec 2014
#199
The next president will determine the direction of the supreme court. There is no doubt in my mind
still_one
Dec 2014
#137
and you were right. However, now there won't be just a court that leans right, if a republican wins
still_one
Dec 2014
#138
Whoever is the Democratic nominee is better than the republican period. All one needs to do is look
still_one
Dec 2014
#144
Voting for the lesser of two evils has gotten me what I was voting against in the first place.
CrispyQ
Dec 2014
#156
The Supreme Court is not the lessor of two evils, and if you cannot see the difference on that
still_one
Dec 2014
#162
If she runs and wins the nomination I suspect you won't spend much time at the Democratic
still_one
Dec 2014
#163
Couldn't agree more. We would be better off with any Dem but Hillary & have an easier time crushing the Rethug nominee.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2014
#167
And to pretend that Third Way Democrats will defend the Constitution at this point,
woo me with science
Dec 2014
#145
Absolutely! That's why Hillary should not be our candidate. We need a liberal president who will
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#185
So, you're saying that Bader-Ginsberg and Steven Breyer are wishy-washy moderates? Really??
BlueCaliDem
Dec 2014
#203
I can't say if I will vote against her in the primaries since I don't know who is running.
zappaman
Dec 2014
#201
Yeah, I'm sure she's waiting for the environmental impact studies.....
ForgoTheConsequence
Nov 2014
#9
I think the real "crock" (nice "civil" discussion, there, pal) comes from a mindset
MADem
Nov 2014
#27
Well, I'll go with those members of Congress who signed on to the claim made
ChisolmTrailDem
Nov 2014
#10
Everything she did is stale at this point. But it will ALL be fresh again when
ChisolmTrailDem
Nov 2014
#14
What in the world could the "government impact study" say that would influence her
rhett o rick
Nov 2014
#21
That doesn't answer my question. Does she think it's cool now and maybe the study will reveal
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#102
You mean like McCullough deferred to the Grand Jury. I think she should be able to
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#154
Really? Being the first female board member there EVER? Forcing the corporation to
MADem
Nov 2014
#35
She was the junior token on a board that didn't WANT her there in the first place.
MADem
Nov 2014
#57
That would be OK if she weren't running for presient and if Walmart were not supporting her.
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#104
Just another nail. But I can't imagine any possible GOP canidate that I'd vote for against her.
marble falls
Nov 2014
#23
Primaries come before the generals, so you'll have a few Democrats on the menu. nt
NYC_SKP
Nov 2014
#38
Like I said, I won't vote for her in the primaries but I won't vote against her if she gets the nod.
marble falls
Nov 2014
#41
I personally helped her with her husband's gubernatorial race so that you are
ChisolmTrailDem
Nov 2014
#66
Why should she be our candidate and how is it a given and how is it about time? nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Nov 2014
#34
Yes, I was here and i know. That doesn't answer my questions. So, you're saying
ChisolmTrailDem
Nov 2014
#42
Women and men ought to wait for the right candidate, not vote on their reproductive parts.
NYC_SKP
Nov 2014
#46
Thank you. Hillary supporters, please walk us through your rebuttal of this graphic....
ChisolmTrailDem
Nov 2014
#44
Looking upthread, would I be wrong in guessing that your guess is "sexism"?
Donald Ian Rankin
Dec 2014
#111
You would have to be blind not to see rampant sexism in today's society incuding on DU. n/t
SylviaD
Dec 2014
#112
Sure, at least to the former, but that's the answer to a different question. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Dec 2014
#115
Left-wing politics, and the desire for a more left-wing candidate, in the main. N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Dec 2014
#110
You are not addressing the accusations, but a strawman that she is a Koch favorite instead
karynnj
Dec 2014
#151
The senator lost me when she voted with the credit card companies in personal bankruptcies...
Octafish
Nov 2014
#40
Is that supposed to be another argument as to why Hillary should be president? Because...
ChisolmTrailDem
Nov 2014
#70
Wow!! Are you my arch nemesis? A super-villian unbeknownst to all, until now??
ChisolmTrailDem
Nov 2014
#89
the racist shit the Clintons tried in '08 is enough for me to tell them to fuck off
LawDeeDah
Nov 2014
#59
And the sexism she was subjected to, that doesn't register, right? Of course not. n/t
SylviaD
Nov 2014
#85
so the sexism she was subjected to cancels out the racist shit her campaign employed?
cali
Dec 2014
#108
the debate was over for me a long time ago. I will not vote for Hillary.
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2014
#73
Hillary in 2016 and Jeb in 2020 then Hillary, Jeb, Chelsea.......................
jalan48
Nov 2014
#76
I will vote for my best candidate in the primary and also in the general election.
bullimiami
Nov 2014
#91
That single issue (no, it's not my only issue with her) shows that she sneakily works
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#155
I have edited my post and thanked geek tragedy for bringing this to my attention. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#184
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have edited to OP to account for this discrepancy.nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#183
She was third behind Edwards in Iowa. She lost one primary already. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#168
Yea, if what you need is a Wall Street/MIC country, then I guess she is qualified. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#171
Deleted above post. Realized someone, instead of debating my comment, would instead
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#161
Wasn't referring to your post #157. Was referring to my post #159 in which I made a comment
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#200
I don't support her has our nominee. Since I'm the author of the OP, in which I declare
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#218
They're welcome to go start their own party and website. Or, keep it simple and go ahead
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2014
#180
Everyone said Hillary was a lock to be the nominee in 2008. It didn't happen though.
TeamPooka
Dec 2014
#188