Jim Webb: I Could Vote for Trump, but not Hillary

[SheenaR]

Fellow centrist and moderate Democrat Jim Webb with a surprising admission

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/04/jim-webb-id-vote-for-trump-but-not-clinton/

[Agschmid]

1. He is a fool.

Anyone who votes for Trump is a fool.

That's it.

It's that simple.

They are allowed to vote, sure. But good lord.

[Hortensis]

34. Yes, but peculiarly similar to the "Democratic"

presidential campaign platform, that got him, what?, a whole 1% in the polls? White southern men are in trouble and need special representation (him), blacks should be paid remediation so we can put paid to their bill, further antidiscrimination efforts not needed. Women can't fight, and that's about it for us. Which at least put us on his list of mentions, unlike Hispanics and other minority populations.

He apparently joined the Democratic Party to provide white men a 21st-century version of the old southern white pol and found his vision unappreciated. So perhaps a little step-together-step to Trump shouldn't really be so surprising at all.

[Satch59]

2. good lord is right...

shows a serious lack of brains...

[Svafa]

3. Speaks to Clinton's lack of crossover appeal to moderates and independents. nt

[Cali_Democrat]

5. No...it actually speaks to Jim Webb's right-wing douchebaggery. nt

[Raster]

13. No, it speaks to his pragmatism and his own opinion, which he is entitled to, same as you.

“It’s nothing personal about Hillary Clinton, but the reason Donald Trump is getting so much support right now is not because of the, you know, ‘racists,’ etc. and etc.,” Webb said. “It’s because a certain group of people are seeing him as the only one who has the courage to say, ‘We’ve got to clean out the stables of the American governmental system right now.’ If you're voting for Donald Trump, you might be getting something very good or very bad. If you’re voting for Hillary Clinton, you’re going to get the same thing. Do you want the same thing?”

[CorkySt.Clair]

46. Yeah I heard a variation of that logic back in 2000

"Bush and Gore are the same".

We saw how that turned out.

It was horseshit then, and it's horseshit now.

[Agschmid]

40. This.

[oasis]

8. Speaks to Webb's level of misogyny.

[Cali_Democrat]

4. How is that a surprising admission?

He's a Republican.

[SheenaR]

12. Democratic Senator

That we felt comfortable enough to deliver the response to Bush's State of the Union.

Worked hard for Veterans in the Senate.

Fierce opponent of GW Bush.

Yeah, real big jerk

A supporter of Republicans who evolved to become a Democrat? Where have I heard that before.

[NCTraveler]

6. Time.....Time....He just needs more time..... nt.

[Cheese Sandwich]

7. Well that sucks

[pdsimdars]

9. Crap, I'm 4 Bernie, but if Webb said that, that gives Hillary some good points for that.

[livetohike]

10. He wonders why he didn't gain any momentum as a

Democratic candidate.

[dragonfly301]

11. is trump considering Webb for VP?

That would hurt.

[MineralMan]

14. Says the rebuffed former candidate...

[SheenaR]

17. So if Lessig or O'Malley

came out and said the same you would laugh? Cool.

[MineralMan]

18. Neither would do that, I'm certain.

Jim Webb did, though, and yes, I'm laughing at him. I laughed at him at the first debate, too. He's way out of his league, and possibly confused about which party he should belong to, really.

You let me know, though, if O'Malley or Lessig make the same statement. I'll wait here.

[SheenaR]

20. Don't backtrack

You made a sweeping generalization about a rebuffed candidate

They were as well... All I asked is if you would laugh at them too

[MineralMan]

21. If they declared that they would vote for Trump over Clinton?

Absolutely. Nothing is more laughable than that. Do you agree with Jim Webb?

[SheenaR]

22. My point was not to agree or disagree

My point was to get you to answer the question. And you did. Thanks

[yardwork]

15. Nobody cares what Jim Webb thinks.

He's more irrelevant than Christie at this point.

[SheenaR]

16. Cool story

Guess that's why multiple outlets are reporting it. So they can get zero clicks since nobody cares.

[Nonhlanhla]

19. Disgusting

How can anyone who associates with the Democratic Party even talk positively of Trump? The man is a vile racist and demagogue, and he is extremely dangerous.

Webb can take a hike. He's a Republican, and if he supports Trump (or even thinks about it), then I consider him a racist and a douchebag.

[grossproffit]

23. The KKK has also endorsed Trump.

[SheenaR]

26. True

They didn't run for President on our side though

[SheenaR]

24. I do not agree with Jim Webb

I posted it to show that even Democratic Presidential Candidates won't get behind her...

And the claws come out and the hate speech and name calling followed...

You helped prove multiple points for me.

Thanks everyone

[Hassin Bin Sober]

25. Jim Webb is an asshole. That is all.

[JaneyVee]

27. Choosing the kkk candidate, Jim?

Well isnt that special.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

32. He did say southerners need to honor their Confederate ancestors so there is symbiosis.

[Chelsea2032]

28. Who cares about Jim Webb?

[Kelvin Mace]

29. Another Vichy Democrat

[chillfactor]

30. Webb is a douchebag.... n/t

[sufrommich]

31. Privileged white guy says what ????

[Jefferson23]

33. All the racist rhetoric Trump uses day after day, and Webb aligns with him?

He is saying the racist language is not why Trump has wide support but b/c
of corruption. That is a complete lie, if their main concern was corruption
they would vote for Bernie.

Web is one fucked up guy..ugh.

[CoffeeCat]

35. I've talked to many Indies and Democrats who are doing the same thing

I talked to thousands of voters in Iowa, and I heard this repeatedly.

I was charged with mainly reaching out to Independents, and some Republicans in my area.

Many Democrat-leaning Indies will not vote for Hillary. PERIOD. They will vote for Trump or any other Republican before they vote for Hillary. Contrast that with Obama, who had immense cross-over appeal. He attracted Independents who were both right- and left-leaning.

The stats prove that Hillary does not poll well with Independents.

Again, why are we nominating Hillary, who has no path to the nomination? Time and time again, we hear that a candidate must get the Independent vote. Hillary does not have that--and she has a good chunk of the Democratic party who will not vote for her either.

69 percent of America doesn't trust her. The vast majority of Independents don't like her. Republicans will turn out in droves and 20 percent of the Democratic party will not be voting for her.

I hope that politicians like Webb can spotlight the huge weaknesses of a Hillary candidacy--mainly, that she lacks the supporters to win in a GE.

[Vinca]

37. The dislike for Hillary is insanely underestimated.

I can't remember talking to one person who is supporting Hillary unless it's as a last resort to save the Supreme Court.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. reflects what I am hearing in the wild here

[Zorra]

36. Never trust a centrist. nt

[d_b]

38. He could vote for Trump?

F that guy.

[ram2008]

41. Trump/Webb will be the ticket, I'm calling it now

Allows Trump to masterfully move to the center, to the left of Hillary on FP all while still maintaining that white anxiety/xenophobia populist energy that is driving his campaign.

It would be a politically masterful move and potentially devastating for the Democratic ticket.

[thesquanderer]

43. There's also this article from October, where Trump praised Webb

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/257466-trump-webb-would-be-a-wonderful-independent

[VulgarPoet]

42. Fuck that guy.

I might need to be heavily inebriated come Election Day, but at the very least I can't countenance fucking Trump.

[JTFrog]

44. I guess that's why we all jumped to support his run for president....

NOT.

What an asshat he is.