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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: There is plenty she can do to win my vote. [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)30. It's not just between you and her
you have to vote according to your best interests, not make personal demands. This Earn My Vote theme makes you likely to vote or not vote, in contradiction of your own interests, over a personal struggle with Hillary that will never happen as Hillary will not single you out to satisfy you, nor would any other candidate.
This whole theme of Earn My Vote makes a person look egotistical and not really understanding of politics. That is about us pulling together to decide how we govern ourselves. It is living with others in peace even though we differ.
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Nice list, but I would not trust Hillary to follow through on anything she says.
djean111
Apr 2016
#7
I am not sure she will ever get the bernie independent and republican crossover votes
jimmy_crack_corn
Apr 2016
#8
Then Bernie should say: I was wrong to vote for the 1994 crime bill that I'm criticizing now.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#14
He's not the one distrusted by 57 % of the voters. Sauce for the goose is not sauce for the horse.
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#15
He would be if Rethugs across the country had spent more than 30 years throwing mud at him.
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#18
Careful, lady. Implying that someone is a GOP-er/ Trump-humper is still a breach of the TOS on DU.
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#20
If you believe that all criticism of Clinton has no more substance than the Benghazi hearings,
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#61
I know exactly how much Clinton's supporters care about me. Clinton made that clear some months ago
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#25
She and her supporters lost me and many others by first saying then laughing off those horrific
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#46
And that poster will not reply because that poster already did the job in dismissing your post
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#59
That's funny, knowing what is at stake, all she has to do to win my vote is have a D after
Jackie Wilson Said
Apr 2016
#26
Actually: the difference is now so little that moderate Republicans may vote for Clinton
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#36
Cease to function? I wish, truly I do. You do understand something else would replace it.
Jackie Wilson Said
Apr 2016
#38
With respect, but given a choice between being screwed and being screwed with lube
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#45
My distrust has nothing to do with right-wing talking points. It's to do with Clinton's record.
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#29
Thanks for letting me know that someone is temporarily suspended from alerting privileges.
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#49