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In reply to the discussion: I vote for values and not based on labels. My vote can still be earned. [View all]NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)55. Hillary can embrace whatever she wants, but the rub is that if she takes on a populist bent
at this late stage of the contest, nobody will buy it and rightfully so.
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Vote2016
May 2016
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Sorry, adapting to the radical fringe will not win a GE. History shows us as much.
Trust Buster
May 2016
#4
When you call 46% of the party the "radical fringe," it says something about the size of your tent
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#7
I remember a time they would have been clearly seen as the center of the Democratic Party, and those
highprincipleswork
May 2016
#54
A group that attacks anyone who realistically believes that compromise in a divided government
Trust Buster
May 2016
#11
"Compromise" is something that happens in negotiation. It is "capitulation" when you adopt your
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#16
I assure you that Hillary agrees with me. You can vote for Jill Stein if you want.
Trust Buster
May 2016
#19
I'll vote for Hillary or not depending on the convention and the platform and the ticket. Period.
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#25
Having served on the platform committee,I might have a fair understanding.
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#33
Then you should be well aware the the DNC will call for a living wage. They won't assign a specific
Trust Buster
May 2016
#35
So Hillary was running against the platform when she opposed a $15/hour wage before flip flopping?
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#39
She didn't flip flop on the $15/hr wage. She still supports a $12/hr target. But neither the number
Trust Buster
May 2016
#44
12$ is more than Sanders was pushing for two years ago! 12$ has big support in
bettyellen
May 2016
#56
That's what the Tea Party says about Republicans. That's why our Legislative Branch is in a
Trust Buster
May 2016
#46
I've seen his rallies. They're always held in and around college campuses. He fills these students
Trust Buster
May 2016
#53
That person should " forfeit the right to post anything under the name 'Trust Buster'" - lol!
Vote2016
May 2016
#13
You're hillarous! If you're a paid troll, you are doing it wrong. You're not supposed to be so funny
Vote2016
May 2016
#23
You post nothing but insults and are satisfied that this makes you look smart. It doesn't.
Trust Buster
May 2016
#24
Smart is a relative quality. I'm smart compared to some (no names, lol!) but less smart than others
Vote2016
May 2016
#27
You might be the last one in this tread who hasn't spotted that evidence.
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#34
Well, I've been a registered Democrat my whole adult life and I support the Party.
Trust Buster
May 2016
#38
That Hillary supporter doesn't get it (many are drawn to a familiar label and a familiar name)
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#18
It that what you learned from Obama in 2008? I saw that a real leader will begin to lead without
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#5
Apples and Oranges. In 2008, Hillary did not represent the radical fringe. Wake up.
Trust Buster
May 2016
#6
Everyone's awake. The 46% of the party you refer to as a "radical fringe" will vote in November and
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#9
The center will rule. It always has. Sanders is the epitome of the radical fringe.
Trust Buster
May 2016
#12
On the populist-elitist scale (and the change-status quo scale), Trump is the center, not Hillary.
Vote2016
May 2016
#14
I suspected it might be over your head. Not everyone divides politics into left vs. right. Hillary
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#21
Trump will be a puppet for the far Right. You don't even know what makes the guy tick.
Trust Buster
May 2016
#22
Trump picks more fights with the Republican establishment than Hillary does.
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#26
Like I said, you don't understand what makes him tick. He released a list of seven nominees
Trust Buster
May 2016
#29
It doesn't really matter what the rest of the world thinks. They won't be voting in November.
Trust Buster
May 2016
#51
I'm not confident we're going to see that leadership, but it's cool that you remain optimistic
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#2
Meh. They won't even try to earn your vote. And, will blame the left if they lose.
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2016
#17
"I dodged sniperfire to broker peace in Bosnia but mean internet posts shut me down in Philadelphia"
Attorney in Texas
May 2016
#36
I was giving you the benefit of the doubt that you wouldn't throw away your vote.
YouDig
May 2016
#43
For the overwhelming majority of us who don't live in Ohio or Florida, how EXACTLY does voting our
Vote2016
May 2016
#52
So, the winner should forgo her voters and adopt all of Sanders stuff to be legitimate? A man making
seabeyond
May 2016
#49
No one is making demands. This is how a leader unites I divided party to win. Presumably Hillary is
Vote2016
May 2016
#57
Sanders is demanding what he is due from the DNC. If you know of demands to Hillary, you must have
Vote2016
May 2016
#60
Hillary can embrace whatever she wants, but the rub is that if she takes on a populist bent
NorthCarolina
May 2016
#55