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2016 Postmortem

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auntpurl

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20. I believe in a strong foreign policy
Thu Mar 24, 2016, 07:50 PM
Mar 2016

I'm glad Hillary will be diplomatic when needed but not afraid to stand up for what's right. I agree with her completely, for example, that we need to take a stronger approach with IS. Of course, I live in Europe so I see the migrant crisis every day. I see first hand what they are doing.

None of that is antonymous with being a progressive, in my opinion.

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I'd rather it be my girlfriend. But it's gonna be Hillary. Which is great. DanTex Mar 2016 #1
Perfect response!! Pisces Mar 2016 #41
I respectfully decline. Trust Buster Mar 2016 #2
I've seen your posts, no way you are Elizabeth Warren. Warren is a progressive. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #28
But Warren isn't going to be VP.. Would you mind having Tulsi Gabbard being the first????? pdsimdars Mar 2016 #3
I don't know much about her, but from the pictures I just googled... CajunBlazer Mar 2016 #6
LOL! Nice JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #29
Tulsi Gabbard...she's my choice...She's the upcoming generational libdem4life Mar 2016 #16
How do you know this? Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #61
Hillary is a Progressive and a good Democrat auntpurl Mar 2016 #4
Unless they have changed the definitions, she is neither. IMO and all that. nt djean111 Mar 2016 #7
Have you taken that "I side with" internet quiz that's floating around DU? auntpurl Mar 2016 #8
A Progressive in favor of war, fracking, the TPP, private prisons, cluster bombs......just to name djean111 Mar 2016 #19
No, I meant her character, not yours. auntpurl Mar 2016 #26
Progressives don't run around supporting Regime Change and planning more. libdem4life Mar 2016 #18
I believe in a strong foreign policy auntpurl Mar 2016 #20
She's one of the most dangerous persons in DC on foreign affairs. RiverLover Mar 2016 #27
I disagree, as does President Obama auntpurl Mar 2016 #32
For someone that is highly UglyGreed Mar 2016 #51
The Arabs need to take care of ISIS. Not my son. Europe's issues libdem4life Mar 2016 #30
How is Syria supposed to deal with IS? auntpurl Mar 2016 #38
This makes alot of sense bravenak Mar 2016 #45
I don't think most people understand the IS situation very well auntpurl Mar 2016 #49
I hope they do bravenak Mar 2016 #58
I'm talking about the Arab World. They build gleaming palaces and cities libdem4life Mar 2016 #54
So you are pro war, in the end. Fairgo Mar 2016 #57
You should write her speeches. pangaia Mar 2016 #82
A great many who allege to be liberals say they cannot and wont vote for her. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #69
Well...Elizabeth is Not Running... FarPoint Mar 2016 #5
She's my senator... and she isn't running. Agschmid Mar 2016 #9
Mine too! sheshe2 Mar 2016 #33
Yes. Respect a woman's no. KitSileya Mar 2016 #48
Love you Kit! sheshe2 Mar 2016 #50
Elizabeth Warren was very emphatic in her refusal. KitSileya Mar 2016 #63
She is my Senatior. sheshe2 Mar 2016 #73
Too damn bad bravenak Mar 2016 #10
ouch runaway hero Mar 2016 #14
I want in one hand and I shit in the other bravenak Mar 2016 #23
Kind of unfair. runaway hero Mar 2016 #77
Life does not care bravenak Mar 2016 #81
Don't know enough about Warren. I thought I wanted Sanders until I researched and listened to him. seabeyond Mar 2016 #11
Hillary in the WH, Warren in the Senate, Pelosi in the House. msanthrope Mar 2016 #12
Why would you trust someone who was a Republican during the Reagan years? bettyellen Mar 2016 #13
Why would you trust someone who's been a republican her whole life RiverLover Mar 2016 #25
Sorry, her voting record is unlike ANY republicans, and closer to Sanders' than anyone. Try that bettyellen Mar 2016 #31
I now call myself an FDR Democrat. Warren has been ignored. libdem4life Mar 2016 #37
I don't see any hope of change to bring back true Democracy for YEARS if she is elected. RiverLover Mar 2016 #47
Well, it is sad, but I am forever optimistic that many are holding back, libdem4life Mar 2016 #65
So well said. Thanks for the optimistic breakdown. Its appreciated. /nt RiverLover Mar 2016 #72
.... libdem4life Mar 2016 #76
Warren is inexperienced and a Dem come lately. Cannot trust a Reagan supporter unless they can bettyellen Mar 2016 #59
I was never terribly fond of her, but then Hillary was a Goldwater libdem4life Mar 2016 #68
I think teenage decisions are moot, an adult supporting Republicans scares me. I think Hillary bettyellen Mar 2016 #70
I pretty much agree. I lived in California when Reagan ascended. Ugh. libdem4life Mar 2016 #78
Boom! nt sheshe2 Mar 2016 #36
Just last week having any sympathy or kind words for even his wife was horrid- but supporting their bettyellen Mar 2016 #56
I'm a Hillary supporter but I like Warren a lot too. StevieM Mar 2016 #64
interesting runaway hero Mar 2016 #15
Lack of corruption Autumn Colors Mar 2016 #74
she was runaway hero Mar 2016 #79
great but jcgoldie Mar 2016 #17
It's easy to support someone who isn't running. Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #21
Yes, it's been ages since we last elected a liberal... Tarc Mar 2016 #22
What made Obama a liberal? Lorien Mar 2016 #40
Lol, this is the Democratic Underground, not the Free Republic Tarc Mar 2016 #46
Drone Strikes? Gwhittey Mar 2016 #62
How can you give the Heritage Foundation credit for the ACA? StevieM Mar 2016 #71
New Democrats are not liberals and the best of them don't pretend to be. merrily Mar 2016 #55
Yes, because non-party members get to decide who is and who is not a particular ideology Tarc Mar 2016 #66
Um, no. First, I am a party member. Second, Obama spoke for himself. merrily Mar 2016 #67
Nope! leftofcool Mar 2016 #24
Yeah, too bad there wasn't a huge Draft Warren movement circa 2014-15. merrily Mar 2016 #34
Me too. Our first woman President shouldn't be widely loathed, under investigation Lorien Mar 2016 #35
Wow. Tell us what you really think! Pretty accurate run down, I'd say. libdem4life Mar 2016 #44
What you want and what's really going to happen Yavin4 Mar 2016 #39
It's nice how your first woman President just has to wait for one more old white man's turn. nt CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #42
Not at all surprised bravenak Mar 2016 #60
American will not elect a CO/proclaimed paficist to the whitehouse beachbumbob Mar 2016 #43
Me As Well colsohlibgal Mar 2016 #52
Hear-hear!!!!! nt revbones Mar 2016 #53
I love Elizabeth Warren and I hope that someday she will become our president. StevieM Mar 2016 #75
Only if you want to eliminate one of our best voices from the senate loyalsister Mar 2016 #80
She has a very narrow agenda and has only held elected office for 4 years. procon Mar 2016 #83
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