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mcar

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13. I'm delighted and heartened that so many people are making their voices heard

Sun Mar 26, 2017, 09:38 AM

Mar 2017

But even as I reveled in the Women's March on D.C. and felt such solidarity, a part of me wondered how many attendees had voted 3rd party.

They are with us now and that's great, but when I think of where we could be now...

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This is what we could have had [View all] still_one Mar 2017 OP

She's a worker! apcalc Mar 2017 #1

I hate to be a bummer but it's unlikely given the (R) house and Senate that she'd be able to Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #2

Noam Chomsky addressed your last point very clearly still_one Mar 2017 #3

I voted for her Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #6

I wasn't referring to you, and apologize if that is how it came out. The point I was making still_one Mar 2017 #8

I think your optimism, and faith in the American electorate, is misplaced. dawg Mar 2017 #12

There has to be a breaking point. Jonny Appleseed Mar 2017 #15

I think they'll dodge the blame this time, yet again. dawg Mar 2017 #18

Americans seem to have short memories still_one Mar 2017 #36

That was a disaster. DK504 Mar 2017 #38

That was Susan [blank] Sarandon's stupid [blank] claim. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #35

Hmm. One would almost think that the Democratic Party truebluegreen Mar 2017 #41

That one should try actual thinking, since the Democratic Party is the left, even if it's not synergie Mar 2017 #46

The left compared to what? truebluegreen Mar 2017 #48

What standard is being used by those who insist that they are the very epitome of the "left" synergie Mar 2017 #50

Um, no. truebluegreen Mar 2017 #52

We likely would have gotten control of the Senate Hortensis Mar 2017 #34

yeah what's done is done, Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #57

Except the Republicans in Congress would've voted against all of it oberliner Mar 2017 #4

Obe, if Hillary won the WH, we would have taken the Senate. Comey/FBI is what turned both still_one Mar 2017 #5

Can you imagine what the RW noise machine would be doing in that case? oberliner Mar 2017 #7

Well, you just made me depressed now. but I will still fight the good fight still_one Mar 2017 #9

It still breaks my heart mcar Mar 2017 #10

me too mcar. I still have a lot of anger about what happen still_one Mar 2017 #11

I'm delighted and heartened that so many people are making their voices heard mcar Mar 2017 #13

What an awesome reality that would have been for people to Cha Mar 2017 #14

................................................ still_one Mar 2017 #16

.. Cha Mar 2017 #17

"Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated" brer cat Mar 2017 #19

Yeah, well, it was far more important to ban rifles with protruding pistol grips krispos42 Mar 2017 #20

Oh BS, Trump supporters scared of losing their guns are likely ignorant white wing racists anyhow. Hoyt Mar 2017 #40

Nailed it, Hoyt. brer cat Mar 2017 #43

Yeah, you keep saying stuff like that. krispos42 Mar 2017 #54

Well, I'm sure most gunners voted for Trump over fear Clinton would make them Hoyt Mar 2017 #55

I doubt that was it. krispos42 Mar 2017 #56

Sorry, anyone who would vote for Trump over a dang "assault weapon" is ignorant and likely a racist. Hoyt Mar 2017 #58

Keep up that black and white thinking. I'm sure it will pay off for you one day. krispos42 Mar 2017 #59

You just want/need your gunz, admit it. You'll use any rationale to keep them. Hoyt Mar 2017 #63

And there it is... you don't want the Democratic Party "polluted" krispos42 Mar 2017 #65

Gun owners voted for Dixiecrats -- who are now GOPers. Now, we know what you want. Hoyt Mar 2017 #66

The Dixiecrats voted for.... The Dixicrat Party, if memory serves. krispos42 Mar 2017 #67

Hey Krispos. Did you vote for Trump? kcr Mar 2017 #68

Really? That's your view? krispos42 Mar 2017 #69

AMEN...AMEN....AMEN....AMEN Left-over Mar 2017 #21

People think that Medicare is a freebie for those above 65. It's not.... George II Mar 2017 #22

You are absolutely right George. Not only is there a premium for Part B, still everything isn't still_one Mar 2017 #24

Kick and Rec BainsBane Mar 2017 #23

That's what the majority of Americans voted for. DavidDvorkin Mar 2017 #25

I like looking for silver linings. Maybe, just maybe... Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #26

As Biden said, Turbineguy Mar 2017 #27

It kills me to think of what we could have had. Kath2 Mar 2017 #28

Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) is someone who makes me proud to be a DEMOCRAT! She totally ROCKS!! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #29

"I wish she'd had more support during the General Election." Kath2 Mar 2017 #30

I know! ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #39

And she understands we are Stronger Together! Kath2 Mar 2017 #47

HRC would have worked the weekend. sarcasmo Mar 2017 #31

She would have worked until the job was Cha Mar 2017 #32

And I don't think she's ever picked up a golf club. She's a working dynamo. George II Mar 2017 #33

K&R Jamaal510 Mar 2017 #37

Hillary also wouldn't nominate a tool like Gorsuch to SCOTUS. Initech Mar 2017 #42

Sad K&R sheshe2 Mar 2017 #44

K&R Gothmog Mar 2017 #45

What a missed opportunity for our country! NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #49

For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been John Greenleaf lunamagica Mar 2017 #51

What we could have had right now, America. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #53

Mahalo again, still_one! Cha Mar 2017 #60

k&r Starry Messenger Mar 2017 #61

Another K&R! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #62

K&R R B Garr Mar 2017 #64