The DU Hillary people have finally convinced me

[randr]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Bobbie Jo (a host of the 2016 Postmortem forum).

I may just sit out this election, first in my long life.
We may need a Trump Presidency before the majority of Americans wake up and throw out all the bums that have put us where we find ourselves. Maybe it does have to get really dark before the light.
We will not survive by doing the same things over and over again.

[CrowCityDem]

1. There's that immoral argument again...

... that sentencing people to four or eight years of massive increases in suffering is justifiable, because of the 'hope' of something better coming of it.

[Trenzalore]

6. I've only been on here for a month

However DU in GDP primaries pretty much has 50 threads with every talking point imaginable against Hillary Clinton and 10 pro-Hillary threads and the Sanders supporters are upset that Hillary supporters are mean.

[DrDan]

21. and it was like that (or worse) in the previous months

Hillary-hate is rampant

[artislife]

65. But well founded. nt

[DrDan]

66. in the fertile minds of some

[artislife]

69. In the clear eyes of many

Take a look at the blood on her hands, the money to her "foundation" and the deals she has made at the expense of the planet.

She is not a good choice.


At all.

[DrDan]

78. what does that say about her opponents(s) - considering her huge lead in vote counts

[artislife]

87. Cloudy vision, unwillingness to see.

[DrDan]

91. how elitist of you

[Bettie]

121. Name recognition

Pure and simple.

People who don't consume a lot of news see "Clinton" and vote for the name they recognize.

Same on the other side with Trump.

[DrDan]

130. funny how trump crushed bush - who certainly has bigger name recognition

and these simple folk you mention are not the ones to show up at primaries

but you knew that

[Ed Suspicious]

137. You think Trump is less recognizable than Jeb Bush?

[DrDan]

138. yes - less than the bush name

even cruz drew more votes than bush - and kasich

[Buddyblazon]

142. You're wrong...

Trump name is currently bigger than Bush. How many TV shows is Trump currently on or been on in the last few years?

You may want it to be different, Dan, but it's not.

[DrDan]

144. why would I care one way or another - explain cruz and kasich clobbering bush

and no way trump's name is bigger than the bush name here in Florida where I live

[Buddyblazon]

148. That's your shithole state...

Nobody outside of Florida gives two shits about Florida. I'm talking about the entire country.

[RKP5637]

133. Exactly! They are brand names. So many people lack critical thinking in the US and just have

reflexive thought processes and go for the brand names. Quite sad.

[DrDan]

136. they certainly rejected bush . . .

[Bettie]

139. Trump is flashy and

frankly, a bigger name.

[DrDan]

140. then explain cruz and kasich crushing bush

[RKP5637]

145. Excellent point! Jeb was pathetic. I think he got pushed into that. n/t

[DrDan]

146. I think so also - I think he knew it was not a good time for him

bad memories of his brother are still strong

[pangaia]

129. She has a huge lead because people do not see, in my view.

[Broward]

15. Are you supporting Hillary in the primary?

If so, you're contributing to the ongoing suffering and things getting worse for most Americans.

[Trenzalore]

24. Wasn't the point of this post how awful Hillary Supporters are to Bernie Sanders supporters

Thank you for proving it is the exact opposite.

[Broward]

36. No, may be that was the point of your post.

[revbones]

27. It's weird how Hillary followers say that

Bernie can't get anything done. Hillary can only get small things done, but Trump will destroy the world with everything he's able to get done.

[TM99]

96. I am glad someone else noticed that.

[Seeinghope]

43. I don't know. Ethics don't seem important to Hillary Clinton supporters

The Climton Foundation received Billions of dollars in donations from countries while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was approving arms contracts to those same countries. You don't see a problem with that? Well then how about the donations from Russia while Russia was scoring a great deal of getting uranium from the United States while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State?

[Juicy_Bellows]

103. Yep.

It doesn't seem to bother them. How? I cannot fathom.

[randr]

112. That is exactly what scares me about Hillary

[Chezboo]

113. My take is if you're voting for Hillary that's exactly what you're voting for

unless there is some part of neoliberalism that's fuzzy for her supporters. Hillary may win office by talking left, but once in the WH she will readily sacrifice the party's base to stay true to the neoliberal plan.

[CrowCityDem]

114. It's like this.

For either Democrat, the status quo is the bare minimum, and we'll be trying to move forward. If a Republican gets elected, the status quo is the pipe dream best case scenario. If the other candidate's voters can't see the difference, I feel sorry for them.

[pangaia]

131. Move forward..where? trade deals, disaster capitalism on an even grander scale?

No thanks.
We do not need to move forward in the same direction.
We need to change directions.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Good luck on your journey

[ViseGrip]

3. She won't be taking that journey alone...it's the Hillary people who want to be alone.

[MineralMan]

4. Well, OK, then...

Good luck with that...

[FarPoint]

5. I'm sticking with my tradition and history..

I will vote for Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Nominee. Sanders, well...I fail to see him as a Democrat. He, himself does not desire to work with the Democratic Party, just ride the bus.So, I can not see a vote in my future for Sanders unless I move to Vermont.

[CorporatistNation]

17. Many More Feel Likewise About Hillary... Rest Assured... Cannot Stomach Her Corporatist Nature!

#ShesWithWallStreet

If Hillary cared about the General Election, she would SUSPEND HER CAMPAIGN!

[pangaia]

135. Tradition and history-- THAT is the problem.

Disaster Capitalism run amok, oligarchy completed, signed and sealed.
Human beings sacrificed to the greed a few.

THAT is your tradition and history.

No thanks.

[One of the 99]

7. Unfortunately

That's what many said when Reagan became President and when Bush became President in 2000.

One thing history has shown is that when the right wing wins elections it moves the country further to the right and Democratic candidates as well.

This is not a country that embraces revolution, but rather evolution.

[timmymoff]

31. How in the hell could the current democratic party

get moved more towards the right? Our biggest losing strategy has been moving to the right. We have a near equal division in our party that the media is just recently reporting. We are far better off shifting back to the left then we are staying in this centrist at best position. I have no numbers on this but would guess that as we continue to move right in hopes of gaining crossover votes, we lose votes on the other end by people dropping out and being fed up with the same stuff happening regardless of who you choose. In math some of you so often choose to shout about, gaining 3-5% on the right , while losing 6-8 % on the left is a losing strategy. We need to stop being the "me too" candidates and more like the bold candidates. Status quo isn't bold nor inspiring.

[virgogal]

67. JFK was practically a conservative.

The party has swung more to the left.

[bvf]

44. You forgot to include Bill Clinton.

He did a pretty fine job of dragging the country rightward as well. Think, "the era of big government is over." Think mass incarceration. Shit, just think.

And he managed to sully the Oval Office like no other "Democrat" in modern times. Think about that, too.

Think about why Gore had to keep him at arm's length during the 2000 campaign. Had it not been for Clinton's astounding ratings on untrustworthiness and dishonesty, he might have made it more difficult for Bush to steal that election.

Clinton belongs right up there with Reagan and both Bushes, and I don't want him within a fucking mile of the White House as anything but a perpetually horny tourist, ever again.

[cwydro]

126. Amazing to see the hate towards Bill Clinton on DU.

And to compare him to Reagan and the Bushes.

Never thought I'd see the day.

I had no idea so many "Dems" hated Bill Clinton.

[redstateblues]

153. The Obama hatred is right there under the surface on DU as well

when he says something good about HRC

[Fumesucker]

8. Once you see what's happening it's impossible to unsee it

This is all positioning for casting the blame when Hillary loses the general.

They want you to be discouraged and disgusted, that's why they make themselves so odious.

[JudyM]

9. ??

[Trenzalore]

13. That is some incredible planning

I assumed if Hillary loses it would be 1 million I told you so all over the internet but the secret plot to win the primary and lose the general election to make Bernie look bad makes sense now

[Fumesucker]

20. Contingency planning, I used to do it

You game out every scenario to the best of your ability and plan your contingency strategies accordingly.

Clausewitz said that war is just an extension of politics by other means and 90% of war is planning for contingencies.

[Trenzalore]

26. I don't see the far left being marginalized by a Hillary loss

As evidenced on what is happening on the other side this primary I envision them being emboldened.

[Fumesucker]

32. The selecting and demonization of a scapegoat is of utmost importance in political planning

Think Nader, never mind Gore couldn't win his home state, his Droopy Dawg VP pick who wound up at the RNC promoting John McCain and the corrupt SCOTUS, focus on Nader....

[Marr]

42. They've been doing that for literally decades now.

Whenever a conservative Democrat loses, the left is blamed-- it doesn't matter if the data supports the claim or not. They're still arguing that it was the left that cost the party so heavily in 2012, for instance, even though all the data shows that it was their precious 'moderates' who didn't show up.

So when they lose, the script is, "See? We can't depend on the left-- we must move rightward".

When they win, the script is, "See? Our 'pro-business' approach is popular. We must continue moving rightward".

[KPN]

47. Sadly true.

Even sadder -- the notion "conservative Democrat". Ought to be an oxymoron, but isn't.

We true progressives need to take back the Democratic Party or leave it apparently.

[woolldog]

30. You've been sucking too many fumes.

Lay off for a week or two.

[Fumesucker]

35. I love you too..

[randome]

10. My daughters don't need a Trump Presidency, thank you. You're selfish and whiny.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[daleanime]

70. That's not much of an agruement....

for a Hillary presidency.

[arcane1]

74. "Fear of Trump" is the best thing Clinton has going for her.

And since Trump will never be the nominee, it's an empty threat.

[randome]

79. It wasn't intended to be. It was in response to OP's hoping that Trump wins.

Only a selfish idiot roots for others to suffer.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[daleanime]

83. What does that say about those....

who look to profit from the death of others?

[randome]

92. Clinton is no more looking to profit from death than Sanders is with his support of the F-35.

Which profited Vermont, by the way. Still, I don't hold that against him. Why can't you try to see the larger picture, too?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[JoePhilly]

11. "We may need a Trump Presidency" ... um, fuck that!

[Dem2]

12. Awwww, looks like somebody needs their fah fah

[oasis]

14. Democrats will strive to avoid a re-Scaliafied Supreme Court.

If Republicans have their way, SCOTUS will become an ultra right institution for the next 20 years.

It'll be dark alright.

[artislife]

68. Why isn't the position filled already?

Do you think they will fill it if a Dem gets in? There is no legal recourse to not filling it. They may drown the court in the bathtub like they wanted to do the government.

[oasis]

73. During the next 4 years, at least 3 justice seats will need to be filled.

How long do you expect the American public to tolerate the senate's misbehavior?

[Skid Rogue]

16. randr,

This is a completely not snarky question.

Are there any historical examples of that tactic actually working?

[randome]

18. It's not even a tactic. It's a justification for laziness.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[1StrongBlackMan]

59. It's not laziness ...

Those in the Bernie or Bust clan are actively recruiting.

[grossproffit]

116. And using this forum to openly do so.

It's sickening.

[Nye Bevan]

39. YES. When Nader's supporters cost Gore the 2000 election,

the Democratic Party decided to run the extreme leftist John Kerry in 2004.

Didn't they?

[timmymoff]

53. By Al Gore

running as the "me too" candidate, along with his poor performances, managed to have around 250,000 democrats vote for Bush. Often when you need to look for blame the mirror is the first place. This is what we Sander's supporters are stating. Being closer to them alienates more than you gain on the right.

[Surya Gayatri]

19. The Democratic Party will desperately strive to carry on without your participation...

[KPN]

49. Key phrase: "desperately strive".

Frankly, I don't think Hillary can win the GE, but admit I'm biased against her. If she does, I believe she will be a one term President because she will have moved significantly right from what she campaigned on -- that's what I expect based on past record. The excuse that "compromise is the only way she could make progress on important issues" doesn't hold water with Bernie supporters now and won't then. Those who supported her in 2016, largely because of feeling held hostage by SCOTUS being at risk, will abandon her in 2020. And the DNC will "desperately strive" on.

[zappaman]

22. "We may need a Trump presidency"

No, we don't.

[SFnomad]

23. The "If I don't get my way, I'm taking my ball and going home argument" ...

Most of us outgrew that by the time we left grade school.

[KPN]

51. Characterize it as that if you want, but its a false narrative.

People will vote for what they think is best for the country. To many of us, a Democratic Party that is controlled unrelentingly by Third Wayers (read: sold out or never were Ds) is not what is best for the nation. Get over it!

Third Wayers like to juxtapose progressive idealism with centrist realism. Berners' disdain for today's Democratic establishment is just another reality you all will have to contend with. Fair enough?

[SFnomad]

60. It's hardly a false narrative ... it's reality

And reality is something the Sanders supports have a problem grasping.

From the OP:

I may just sit out this election, first in my long life.
We may need a Trump Presidency before the majority of Americans wake up ...

What they've just said there is ... if Sanders isn't the nominee, I'm going to take my ball (vote) and stay home. Doesn't matter what the consequences are of that childish temper tantrum that they are having.

[KPN]

71. I guess you didn't read my post

or didn't comprehend it. Probably the latter. Some may stay home, but many will seek another option, not just in 2016, but 2020 as well and beyond.

The Democratic Party is either going to start aggressively representing and standing up effectively for the working class, or not and lose its base. That's reality.

The argument: "accept this because its the best we can do" is finally being rejected by millions upon millions because that approach has failed for three-plus decades. Also reality.

Do you really think calling this perspective (which those who hold it do so with dead seriousness) a "childish temper tantrum" will achieve your end? You won't influence us with guilt trips when what inspires us is our conscience in the first place.

[SFnomad]

72. I read your post ... I was talking about the OP

but you didn't want to stick with that because it proves what I'm saying. And I'm still talking about the OP.

[KPN]

86. Me too. You are talking about it

but discounting if not ignoring the reality.

[SFnomad]

89. I'm talking about the OP and what this person is doing

You're creating strawmen to prove I'm wrong ... which shows how disingenuous you are.

[KPN]

100. No. I'm simply pointing out that people can

and will do what their conscience and conviction tells them. In this particular case, some Berners may vote for Hillary despite their misgivings, some may vote for someone else because of their misgivings, and some may choose not to support any of the candidates with their vote (sit it out) also because of their misgivings. All are legitimate. Yet you characterized it as not recognizing reality but instead behaving childishly by throwing a temper tantrum.

Your characterization is off base and ignores "reality". That is not a strawman. You are just flat out off base.

[geek tragedy]

124. Emotional immaturity explains the attraction to Trump nt

[Codeine]

25. That's some Trump-humping bullshit right there.

Sitting out elections is an absurd reaction to snarky message board invective. Anonymous people in their jammies sipping coffee and being obnoxious to each other about Popes and emails and buses and Pinocchios should have zero impact on your real life, fresh air, sunshine, walkin' around activities.

[restorefreedom]

98. opting out of an election is not trump humping

and neither is saying we have to hit rock bottom before we climb back up.

like it or not, there are only two candidates running who are willing to drain the swamp...trump and sanders.

and one of them will be president.

[Codeine]

106. No, neither of those men will be President.

Get real comfortable with the idea of saying "Madame President."

[restorefreedom]

108. gonna be hard to govern as a pardoned criminal

its not gonna happen. her time has come and gone

[Codeine]

109. Christ, you guys are just recycling Free Republic posts from 1997 now. nt

[restorefreedom]

111. did you see the president on fox?

he tacitly admitted she committed a crime of negligence. but she didn't MEAN to. he had the opportunity to come out forcefully in defense of her on a network which was listening with both ears. he didn't do that. he said she didn't INTEND to jeapodarize ntl security. he did not say she DID NOT jeapordize natl security.

wishing it away isn't goin to make it so.....

[LisaM]

28. Ummm....I thought pro-Trump posts weren't allowed?

This seems to be skirting a pretty fine line.

[Native]

110. Sounds like the line was crossed to me!

[Zambero]

29. Surviving a Trump (or Cruz) presidency is the larger issue

Sorry, not an option.

[KPN]

56. Not to worry.

The GOP is going to run Paul Ryan.

[tabasco]

33. Sure, you wouldn't suffer from a Trump presidency, but millions would.

Why do you think something good would result from a national meltdown?

Stupid post, stupid idea, and this post should be deleted for its imbecility.

[Loudestlib]

34. Are you a white male?

I've been told she doesn't need your vote.

[Cali_Democrat]

84. Link?

[Loudestlib]

90. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/118746691

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511697531

[Nye Bevan]

37. You need a considerable amount of privilege

to have the luxury of being able to take that position.

[TCJ70]

38. They've based their entire argument on "beat Trump"...

...but I don't think Trump will be the Republican nominee. It's looking less like he'll have enough delegates to wrap it up. At that point it's open season and he's toxic enough that they go with Kasich or some other more palatable (for Republicans) option. At that point she's in BIG trouble...and all those Hillary supporters are going to look pretty foolish.

[KPN]

58. Yup.

Paul Ryan's looking like the horse to beat as this point I think.

[creeksneakers2]

40. The fate of the nation

shouldn't be decided by the manners of people on the Internet. They are poor all around.

[KPN]

61. No, and it shouldn't be determined by the DNC circumventing basic

democratic principles either.

[BainsBane]

41. That will sure show the women, people of color, and

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LGBT Americans what they get for refusing to vote as told. Strip away their rights and you can finally have the America you've dreamed of. Who cares about democracy anyway? People think they have a right to vote as they see fit and refuse to understand they are supposed to obey the self entitled.

Generations of presidents under a capitalist economy, and it only becomes problem when we have two Democrats, an African American followed by what may be the first woman president in US History. Yep, got to tear that "establishment" down and go back to the days when America was great, when people like us knew to stay in our place.

Cut the bullshit. The dark is the goal. People wish for a Trump presidency because that is the America they want.

[randome]

48. That's okay. Those people you mention? They probably all live in the South.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[Agschmid]

45. ...

[handmade34]

46. your sentiment

is one spoken by a voice of privilege... I have never missed a vote in my long lifetime and would never be controlled by someone's bad behavior... right now the concern is not so much which Democrat wins the White House, it is how many more Democrats/progressives we can put in local/state/federal offices and how long we (people understanding need for change/progress) will commit to helping that journey towards positive change... not voting is not an option if you care, if you are progressive, if you are moral, if you are honest...

I am a "DU Hillary" person who loves Bernie and his ideals but believes that Hillary Clinton is the best person for President right now... and I am a "DU Hillary" person who will continue the fight towards progressive change and not give up if my chosen candidate doesn't win... we all should be in this for the long haul... "one person a revolution does not make" it takes "the people" working long and hard and not giving up... we vote, we write, we make phone calls, we protest, we educate, we boycott, we refuse to cooperate with corruption, we help each other, we embrace each other, we think critically...

[DookDook]

50. Illegitimi non carborundum

Vote for any progressives that are on the ballot.

I wouldn't want to support any third-way candidates either.

[KPN]

62. +1!

[giftedgirl77]

52. By Flecia.

[Lil Missy]

54. Okay bye. n/t

[Umbral18]

55. The thing is, if she wins she's the savior of the Republican Party...

They get 4 more years to beat on her, and Democrats in general, and they have 4 years to fix the horrendous mess they've made of their party. It's a lose-lose situation.

[TheFarseer]

104. Agree completely

Rush Limbaugh is saved. The only losers for Republicans are bible humpers oh and rank and file with a job that can get outsourced/insourced. The big money people are fine with her AND conventional wisdom says the republican is even more likely to win the longer they are out of the White House.

[katmondoo]

57. To vote for Hillary if she is the nominee

[Beacool]

63. Asinine argument and selfish to boot.

First of all, there's no one more vicious on this site that some of Sanders' supporters. This is mostly an anti-Hillary board. Yet, most of us wouldn't be so stupid as to sit out this election if Sanders became the nominee. I would vote for a turnip if it prevented Trump from becoming president.

[blm]

64. Supreme Court is more powerful than any WH. It will only go in 1 of 2 directions...

and many millions of people are dependent on their future rulings.

If you are in a safe blue state or permanent red state, your not voting won't matter - in swing states EVERY SINGLE VOTE MATTERS, and there is no luxury for us to indulge the personal.

[stone space]

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[In_The_Wind]

150. Who knew ... trump humpers are everywhere ...

As for me? I'm voting for the Democrat.

[The River]

76. Like the Drinker Who Has To End Up

in the gutter, like the gambler who has to go bankrupt or
the junkie who's forced into rehab, this country doesn't seem
to be able to respond to anything but a full blown crisis before
it is willing to change.
Frankenstein food, lead filled water, polluted air, lack of healthcare.
The list goes on and on. Lady Liberty is being raped in the kitchen
but we won't get off the couch to help because "American Idol" is
on the idiot box. So be it.
I've "got mine" so I shouldn't care, but I do. I don't care about race, gender,
age or religion, I care about principles, honesty and character. If you care more
about breaking a glass ceiling than climate change, if you care more
about name recognition than income inequality, If you care more
about "Party" than principle, I won't help you in November.

[Juicy_Bellows]

105. Excellent post!

I was thinking of something similar but you've said it better than I could have.

[Hoyt]

77. Quite naive, a Trump or Cruz presidency will make it very difficult to do that for decades.

[Android3.14]

80. It has been sad to watch

Too many are soul sick people who seem to take pleasure in cheering for the suppression of the vote and keeping common folks under the heel of the oligarchs, but this may be a reflection of the country. They are the inverse of Trump supporters, racist in their own way and willing to believe someone who plays on their biases rather than a candidate who advocates for true ethical and enlightened governance. It is the unfortunate consequence of karma that we will get the leader we deserve. It may be that we have to become slaves once again in order to relearn that harsh lesson too many Hillary supporters seem to have abandoned.

Your post shows the real danger of a Clinton candidacy, which could spawn a national sense of betrayal that would harm the country for decades.

I empathize with your sense of wanting to sit the election out, but I urge you to vote anyway. Cynicism is a hollow way to cope.

[JCanete]

81. Totally legitimate position.

That doesn't mean the judgement is correct, but it doesn't deserve the vitriol you're getting. One can arrive at this position with honest and thought-out reasoning, the same as one could arrive at the need to vote for the lesser short-term evil with the same. People on both sides of this argument could and should have a respectful dialogue, recognizing that there are profound voices in both camps.

[Phlem]

82. It's not going to get better until we ALL feel the same pain.

I firmly believe that. I'm not voting for Trump but I still agree with your assessment. I was just talking with a Hillary supporter about his post. In it he complains about the Independent vote and "why ?" they should get to vote because it ruins "His" life.

Ughh.

Same reason I can't stand Hillary, it's all about me, myself, and I. When I win as opposed to when we win.

Don't worry, the TPP will go along way towards ruining American lives, just be patient.

[Sheepshank]

85. There's no accounting for idiocy cloaked in a self proclaimed noble act.

Thanks for the real life example.

[Tarc]

88. Bye Felicia

[lostnfound]

93. Who is likely to be more of a hawk, I wonder?

Trump or Hillary?
Trump is crazy and/or all over the map.
Hillary seems to have a certain ideology.

Please note: I am NOT expressing any support for that disgusting Neanderthal con man.
Just wondering how much of a hawk would he prove to be?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

94. My state has a Repub governor, Repub house, Repub senate.

It will take decades (if ever) to undo the damage those idiots have caused.

So, do what feels good to you, but I can't respect your position.

[one_voice]

95. I've seen this said many times...

by Bernie supporters.

I have a question. Supposing Bernie gets the nomination. Do you think he'll win in the GE if the Hillary people say eff that I'm not voting for him? Can he win without their votes?

An equivalent Hillary or bust movement?

[stillwaiting]

115. Bernie gets strong support from independents. Hillary does not.

Also, it seems most HRC supporters like Bernie. The same is not true in reverse.

[anigbrowl]

97. A powerful, logical argument

[seabeyond]

99. Ya throwing women's and girl's lives under the bus to literally be run over, for your revolution is

the smart answer.

[geek tragedy]

141. No such thing as Bernie Bros, nope nt

[seabeyond]

147. Truly... Privileged at the least. Nt

[Yurovsky]

101. I find it laughable that HRC supporters would call you "selfish"...

when HRC may be the most greedy, selfish, and pro-corporate candidates to ever run as a Democrat. Does she really need HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars at her disposal? Seriously? She couldn't live off combined Federal pensions of over $600k per year? Did she really need to take all that Wall Street cash, when Bernie has shown Democrats will get out their checkbook a to support a true progressive?

Please...

And for the record, Trump is a racist asshole, but I don't think he wants to outlaw abortion. JMHO. I think the bigger concern might be him running his mouth and starting a war unintentionally, which isn't any worse than HRC starting one on purpose (which she most likely will if past behavior is any clue).

[geek tragedy]

122. So you prefer Trump to Hillary like the OP? nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

102. There will not be an Earth if Trump is elected

[IamMab]

107. Buh-bye, Susan! Have fun driving over the cliff again!

[Vinca]

117. To the OP, I'd say look at the big picture.

DU was exactly the same way in 2008. The Hillary people were just as nasty and when she started tanking they all sounded like you. In the end, most voted for Obama. You can't take the crap on this site too seriously. Think of the future of things like abortion rights if Ted Cruz or Donald Trump appoints the next 3 Supreme Court justices. I also sometimes think people deserve what they get when they vote or don't vote and "maybe that will wake them up." But, in truth, there are people out there far more powerless than we are who need some protection. People die in GOP-led states where Medicaid hasn't been expanded. People are going hungry because food stamps are being cut. We can't let our wounded feelings rule our heads.

[djean111]

151. Hillary has already expressed an interest in adding limitations to abortion rights.

She, IMO, is not a Democrat, as I understand being a Democrat. I don't think I would like her SCOTUS appointments, either, or her foreign policy, or her Third Way attack on safety nets. This is no longer just a choice between two fairly similar Democrats.

[Attorney in Texas]

125. If Jill Stein herself were running Hillary's campaign herself, she could not set herself up better.

At the beginning of the race, 80 percent of the Democrats I knew were Sanders supporters who intended to vote for the nominee in November no matter who won.

Now, 90 percent are Sanders supporters and I'm in the minority who still plan to vote for our nominee no matter who it is. Jill Stein will set records if Hillary wins.

[Trust Buster]

127. At least vote for Democrats down ticket or quit whining about your revolution.

[RKP5637]

128. Sometimes things have to get really really bad before people finally wake up and quit being robots.

[salinsky]

132. Trump humping thread gets 38 recs on DU ...

... and Jesus wept.

[Renew Deal]

134. You'll show them

[upaloopa]

143. Nobody makes you do anything. You own this. Don't blame Hillary supporters

If Trump is elected because people didn't vote it is on them no one else

[DanTex]

149. Another pro-Trump post on DU.

[B Calm]

152. I'm not at that point yet.

[redstateblues]

154. Another childish tantrum from a Bernie or Buster

[HERVEPA]

155. Stupid logic (actually lack of logic)

[Bobbie Jo]

156. Locking

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