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Lucinda

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1. Great read! I support Hillary, but still defended Bernie
Thu Feb 11, 2016, 02:13 AM
Feb 2016

until he deflected from his lack of foreign policy knowledge, by comparing Hillary to Cheney. He ceased being a dude with a slightly shady campaign staff, and turned the corner into someone I can't defend anymore.



Great read! I support Hillary, but still defended Bernie Lucinda Feb 2016 #1
Interesting, Lucinda.. thank you for that. Cha Feb 2016 #13
posted here instead of to lunamagica Lucinda Feb 2016 #40
I hope there is a debate centered in foreign policy lunamagica Feb 2016 #17
me too! Lucinda Feb 2016 #43
I am more liberal than Hillary but have come to Hortensis Feb 2016 #19
Great post! This is a good description of my path to supporting Hillary too/ Squinch Feb 2016 #38
The total disregard for others views is astounding. Lucinda Feb 2016 #42
Interesting research, but not surprising. Hortensis Feb 2016 #44
I agree. It sems the definition of "corrupt" for some is directly related to Lucinda Feb 2016 #45
+1000! Encouragingly, in New Hampshire, as in Iowa, Hortensis Feb 2016 #46
Yep. She does have some trouble in these polls, which Lucinda Feb 2016 #47
Public slurs can never be fully erased from Hortensis Feb 2016 #48
It was pretty much a commercial for just how awesome she is. Lucinda Feb 2016 #50
Yes! A 13-hour virtuosa eye-opener for many. Hortensis Feb 2016 #53
I loved it when one guy from the audience at the town hall told her he watched it all Lucinda Feb 2016 #54
+1! BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #51
agree with this post..thank-you for writing it ;) mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #2
My pleasure, Maggie ;) lunamagica Feb 2016 #18
K & R SunSeeker Feb 2016 #3
Yes shenmue Feb 2016 #4
This brings up several good points gwheezie Feb 2016 #5
His supportera are blinded by his peomises. Free college? $15.00 an hour to start with? lunamagica Feb 2016 #20
I agree with so much of this BainsBane Feb 2016 #6
It's just easier to go with simple platitudes, especially when he is saying what people want to hear lunamagica Feb 2016 #22
Figures BainsBane Feb 2016 #49
k/r Dawson Leery Feb 2016 #7
The New Know-Nothings, Treant Feb 2016 #8
Yes, they like to see themselves not just so much morally superion than us, but also intelectually lunamagica Feb 2016 #24
I did finally flip out on another board Treant Feb 2016 #32
K&R betsuni Feb 2016 #9
Excellent read... Satch59 Feb 2016 #10
One of the best articles I have ever read. I hope Hillary brings lunamagica Feb 2016 #25
K&R JohnnyRingo Feb 2016 #11
So much to think about! lunamagica Feb 2016 #27
Wow, lunamagica .. I finally got the time to sit still and read this.. Cha Feb 2016 #12
IMO, that's the best point of many good ones made here. Hortensis Feb 2016 #21
Cha, this is one of the best analysis ever...it really shows how unprepared Sanders is for lunamagica Feb 2016 #26
What an excellent article, and a helluva good read. Thanks for posting it here. n/t Tarheel_Dem Feb 2016 #14
Excellent indeed. Please shrare it anywhere you can lunamagica Feb 2016 #28
Will do! n/t Tarheel_Dem Feb 2016 #33
and there is this other yuge reason to support Hillary over Bernie. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2016 #15
The GOP would tear him appart in a GE campaign over this lunamagica Feb 2016 #29
This is excellent! BooScout Feb 2016 #16
Beyond excellent! Please, share it anywhere you can! lunamagica Feb 2016 #30
I already have, lol BooScout Feb 2016 #35
I think a big part of the "attraction" is general revulsion at US foreign policy since WW2 The Green Manalishi Feb 2016 #23
Plus the promise of free college...it's not a slam to young people, but some things come with age lunamagica Feb 2016 #31
Kick & very highly recommended! William769 Feb 2016 #34
You make valid points regarding Bernie's weaknesses........ DrewFlorida Feb 2016 #36
I have no doubt whatsoever Ratty Feb 2016 #37
Anyone who claims that Hillary supporters... wysi Feb 2016 #55
Excellent! pandr32 Feb 2016 #39
Probably the best written expression of the many reasons why justhanginon Feb 2016 #41
Excellent article, lunamagica! BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #52
Wow.. So Sanders has only around five percent of dem congress nominees?!? YCHDT Feb 2016 #56
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