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In reply to the discussion: Some People Can Not Afford to Lose the Next Presidential Election [View all]Hekate
(91,435 posts)A robust primary means more than one candidate. Yes? No one has actually declared yet, right? The media is obsessing over just one Democrat, and some on DU are obsessing over one Democrat who has repeatedly said she will not run and one gentleman who is not even a Democrat at all.
So far, the only people I see here who are in high anxiety over the so-called inevitability of She Who Must Not Be Named are those who hate her with a white heat comparable only to Newt Gingrich. And they use similar reasons, once they get wound up. Any moment now I am going to read about her friend's suicide and her cankles.
The rest of us are facing purity oaths from DUers who are swearing they will note vote at all if Dreaded Name or anyone remotely like her is the nominee, but they offer no alternatives except a lady who is not running and a gentleman who is not a Dem. As I said, that seems to be the group that is obsessed with the inevitability of a certain person who has not yet declared her candidacy. Not me, and not those who simply say if she's nominated, we will vote for her. That's a far cry from what we are being accused of.
Where are our candidates? Plural. I want a robust primary, and I truly hope we get one.