Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:33 AM

randr (11,755 posts)

The DU Hillary people have finally convinced me

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.

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156 replies	Author	Time	Post
The DU Hillary people have finally convinced me (Original post)	randr	Apr 2016	OP
There's that immoral argument again...	CrowCityDem	Apr 2016	#1
I've only been on here for a month	Trenzalore	Apr 2016	#6
and it was like that (or worse) in the previous months	DrDan	Apr 2016	#21
But well founded. nt	artislife	Apr 2016	#65
in the fertile minds of some	DrDan	Apr 2016	#66
In the clear eyes of many	artislife	Apr 2016	#69
what does that say about her opponents(s) - considering her huge lead in vote counts	DrDan	Apr 2016	#78
Cloudy vision, unwillingness to see.	artislife	Apr 2016	#87
how elitist of you	DrDan	Apr 2016	#91
Name recognition	Bettie	Apr 2016	#121
funny how trump crushed bush - who certainly has bigger name recognition	DrDan	Apr 2016	#130
You think Trump is less recognizable than Jeb Bush?	Ed Suspicious	Apr 2016	#137
yes - less than the bush name	DrDan	Apr 2016	#138
You're wrong...	Buddyblazon	Apr 2016	#142
why would I care one way or another - explain cruz and kasich clobbering bush	DrDan	Apr 2016	#144
That's your shithole state...	Buddyblazon	Apr 2016	#148
Exactly! They are brand names. So many people lack critical thinking in the US and just have	RKP5637	Apr 2016	#133
they certainly rejected bush . . .	DrDan	Apr 2016	#136
Trump is flashy and	Bettie	Apr 2016	#139
then explain cruz and kasich crushing bush	DrDan	Apr 2016	#140
Excellent point! Jeb was pathetic. I think he got pushed into that. n/t	RKP5637	Apr 2016	#145
I think so also - I think he knew it was not a good time for him	DrDan	Apr 2016	#146
She has a huge lead because people do not see, in my view.	pangaia	Apr 2016	#129
Are you supporting Hillary in the primary?	Broward	Apr 2016	#15
Wasn't the point of this post how awful Hillary Supporters are to Bernie Sanders supporters	Trenzalore	Apr 2016	#24
No, may be that was the point of your post.	Broward	Apr 2016	#36
It's weird how Hillary followers say that	revbones	Apr 2016	#27
I am glad someone else noticed that.	TM99	Apr 2016	#96
I don't know. Ethics don't seem important to Hillary Clinton supporters	Seeinghope	Apr 2016	#43
Yep.	Juicy_Bellows	Apr 2016	#103
That is exactly what scares me about Hillary	randr	Apr 2016	#112
This message was self-deleted by its author	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#119
My take is if you're voting for Hillary that's exactly what you're voting for	Chezboo	Apr 2016	#113
It's like this.	CrowCityDem	Apr 2016	#114
Move forward..where? trade deals, disaster capitalism on an even grander scale?	pangaia	Apr 2016	#131
Good luck on your journey	DemocratSinceBirth	Apr 2016	#2
She won't be taking that journey alone...it's the Hillary people who want to be alone.	ViseGrip	Apr 2016	#3
Well, OK, then...	MineralMan	Apr 2016	#4
I'm sticking with my tradition and history..	FarPoint	Apr 2016	#5
Many More Feel Likewise About Hillary... Rest Assured... Cannot Stomach Her Corporatist Nature!	CorporatistNation	Apr 2016	#17
Tradition and history-- THAT is the problem.	pangaia	Apr 2016	#135
Unfortunately	One of the 99	Apr 2016	#7
How in the hell could the current democratic party	timmymoff	Apr 2016	#31
JFK was practically a conservative.	virgogal	Apr 2016	#67
You forgot to include Bill Clinton.	bvf	Apr 2016	#44
Amazing to see the hate towards Bill Clinton on DU.	cwydro	Apr 2016	#126
The Obama hatred is right there under the surface on DU as well	redstateblues	Apr 2016	#153
Once you see what's happening it's impossible to unsee it	Fumesucker	Apr 2016	#8
??	JudyM	Apr 2016	#9
That is some incredible planning	Trenzalore	Apr 2016	#13
Contingency planning, I used to do it	Fumesucker	Apr 2016	#20
I don't see the far left being marginalized by a Hillary loss	Trenzalore	Apr 2016	#26
The selecting and demonization of a scapegoat is of utmost importance in political planning	Fumesucker	Apr 2016	#32
They've been doing that for literally decades now.	Marr	Apr 2016	#42
Sadly true.	KPN	Apr 2016	#47
You've been sucking too many fumes.	woolldog	Apr 2016	#30
I love you too..	Fumesucker	Apr 2016	#35
My daughters don't need a Trump Presidency, thank you. You're selfish and whiny.	randome	Apr 2016	#10
That's not much of an agruement....	daleanime	Apr 2016	#70
"Fear of Trump" is the best thing Clinton has going for her.	arcane1	Apr 2016	#74
It wasn't intended to be. It was in response to OP's hoping that Trump wins.	randome	Apr 2016	#79
What does that say about those....	daleanime	Apr 2016	#83
Clinton is no more looking to profit from death than Sanders is with his support of the F-35.	randome	Apr 2016	#92
This message was self-deleted by its author	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#120
"We may need a Trump Presidency" ... um, fuck that!	JoePhilly	Apr 2016	#11
Awwww, looks like somebody needs their fah fah	Dem2	Apr 2016	#12
Democrats will strive to avoid a re-Scaliafied Supreme Court.	oasis	Apr 2016	#14
Why isn't the position filled already?	artislife	Apr 2016	#68
During the next 4 years, at least 3 justice seats will need to be filled.	oasis	Apr 2016	#73
randr,	Skid Rogue	Apr 2016	#16
It's not even a tactic. It's a justification for laziness.	randome	Apr 2016	#18
It's not laziness ...	1StrongBlackMan	Apr 2016	#59
And using this forum to openly do so.	grossproffit	Apr 2016	#116
YES. When Nader's supporters cost Gore the 2000 election,	Nye Bevan	Apr 2016	#39
By Al Gore	timmymoff	Apr 2016	#53
The Democratic Party will desperately strive to carry on without your participation...	Surya Gayatri	Apr 2016	#19
Key phrase: "desperately strive".	KPN	Apr 2016	#49
"We may need a Trump presidency"	zappaman	Apr 2016	#22
The "If I don't get my way, I'm taking my ball and going home argument" ...	SFnomad	Apr 2016	#23
Characterize it as that if you want, but its a false narrative.	KPN	Apr 2016	#51
It's hardly a false narrative ... it's reality	SFnomad	Apr 2016	#60
I guess you didn't read my post	KPN	Apr 2016	#71
I read your post ... I was talking about the OP	SFnomad	Apr 2016	#72
Me too. You are talking about it	KPN	Apr 2016	#86
I'm talking about the OP and what this person is doing	SFnomad	Apr 2016	#89
No. I'm simply pointing out that people can	KPN	Apr 2016	#100
Emotional immaturity explains the attraction to Trump nt	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#124
That's some Trump-humping bullshit right there.	Codeine	Apr 2016	#25
opting out of an election is not trump humping	restorefreedom	Apr 2016	#98
No, neither of those men will be President.	Codeine	Apr 2016	#106
gonna be hard to govern as a pardoned criminal	restorefreedom	Apr 2016	#108
Christ, you guys are just recycling Free Republic posts from 1997 now. nt	Codeine	Apr 2016	#109
did you see the president on fox?	restorefreedom	Apr 2016	#111
Ummm....I thought pro-Trump posts weren't allowed?	LisaM	Apr 2016	#28
Sounds like the line was crossed to me!	Native	Apr 2016	#110
Surviving a Trump (or Cruz) presidency is the larger issue	Zambero	Apr 2016	#29
Not to worry.	KPN	Apr 2016	#56
Sure, you wouldn't suffer from a Trump presidency, but millions would.	tabasco	Apr 2016	#33
Are you a white male?	Loudestlib	Apr 2016	#34
Link?	Cali_Democrat	Apr 2016	#84
.	Loudestlib	Apr 2016	#90
You need a considerable amount of privilege	Nye Bevan	Apr 2016	#37
They've based their entire argument on "beat Trump"...	TCJ70	Apr 2016	#38
Yup.	KPN	Apr 2016	#58
The fate of the nation	creeksneakers2	Apr 2016	#40
No, and it shouldn't be determined by the DNC circumventing basic	KPN	Apr 2016	#61
That will sure show the women, people of color, and	BainsBane	Apr 2016	#41
That's okay. Those people you mention? They probably all live in the South.	randome	Apr 2016	#48
...	Agschmid	Apr 2016	#45
your sentiment	handmade34	Apr 2016	#46
Illegitimi non carborundum	DookDook	Apr 2016	#50
+1!	KPN	Apr 2016	#62
By Flecia.	giftedgirl77	Apr 2016	#52
Okay bye. n/t	Lil Missy	Apr 2016	#54
The thing is, if she wins she's the savior of the Republican Party...	Umbral18	Apr 2016	#55
Agree completely	TheFarseer	Apr 2016	#104
To vote for Hillary if she is the nominee	katmondoo	Apr 2016	#57
Asinine argument and selfish to boot.	Beacool	Apr 2016	#63
Supreme Court is more powerful than any WH. It will only go in 1 of 2 directions...	blm	Apr 2016	#64
AUTOMATED MESSAGE: You alerted on a post which was already alerted	stone space	Apr 2016	#75
Who knew ... trump humpers are everywhere ...	In_The_Wind	Apr 2016	#150
Like the Drinker Who Has To End Up	The River	Apr 2016	#76
Excellent post!	Juicy_Bellows	Apr 2016	#105
Quite naive, a Trump or Cruz presidency will make it very difficult to do that for decades.	Hoyt	Apr 2016	#77
It has been sad to watch	Android3.14	Apr 2016	#80
Totally legitimate position.	JCanete	Apr 2016	#81
This message was self-deleted by its author	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#123
It's not going to get better until we ALL feel the same pain.	Phlem	Apr 2016	#82
There's no accounting for idiocy cloaked in a self proclaimed noble act.	Sheepshank	Apr 2016	#85
Bye Felicia	Tarc	Apr 2016	#88
Who is likely to be more of a hawk, I wonder?	lostnfound	Apr 2016	#93
My state has a Repub governor, Repub house, Repub senate.	JustABozoOnThisBus	Apr 2016	#94
I've seen this said many times...	one_voice	Apr 2016	#95
Bernie gets strong support from independents. Hillary does not.	stillwaiting	Apr 2016	#115
A powerful, logical argument	anigbrowl	Apr 2016	#97
Ya throwing women's and girl's lives under the bus to literally be run over, for your revolution is	seabeyond	Apr 2016	#99
No such thing as Bernie Bros, nope nt	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#141
Truly... Privileged at the least. Nt	seabeyond	Apr 2016	#147
I find it laughable that HRC supporters would call you "selfish"...	Yurovsky	Apr 2016	#101
So you prefer Trump to Hillary like the OP? nt	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#122
There will not be an Earth if Trump is elected	Rosa Luxemburg	Apr 2016	#102
Buh-bye, Susan! Have fun driving over the cliff again!	IamMab	Apr 2016	#107
To the OP, I'd say look at the big picture.	Vinca	Apr 2016	#117
Hillary has already expressed an interest in adding limitations to abortion rights.	djean111	Apr 2016	#151
This message was self-deleted by its author	geek tragedy	Apr 2016	#118
If Jill Stein herself were running Hillary's campaign herself, she could not set herself up better.	Attorney in Texas	Apr 2016	#125
At least vote for Democrats down ticket or quit whining about your revolution.	Trust Buster	Apr 2016	#127
Sometimes things have to get really really bad before people finally wake up and quit being robots.	RKP5637	Apr 2016	#128
Trump humping thread gets 38 recs on DU ...	salinsky	Apr 2016	#132
You'll show them	Renew Deal	Apr 2016	#134
Nobody makes you do anything. You own this. Don't blame Hillary supporters	upaloopa	Apr 2016	#143
Another pro-Trump post on DU.	DanTex	Apr 2016	#149
I'm not at that point yet.	B Calm	Apr 2016	#152
Another childish tantrum from a Bernie or Buster	redstateblues	Apr 2016	#154
Stupid logic (actually lack of logic)	HERVEPA	Apr 2016	#155
Locking	Bobbie Jo	Apr 2016	#156

Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:35 AM

CrowCityDem (2,348 posts)

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.

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Response to CrowCityDem (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:54 AM

Trenzalore (1,654 posts)

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.

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Response to Trenzalore (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:21 PM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

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

Hillary-hate is rampant

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Response to DrDan (Reply #21)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:24 PM

artislife (9,497 posts)

65. But well founded. nt

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Response to artislife (Reply #65)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:26 PM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

66. in the fertile minds of some

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Response to DrDan (Reply #66)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:29 PM

artislife (9,497 posts)

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.

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Response to artislife (Reply #69)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:15 PM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

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

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Response to DrDan (Reply #78)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:50 PM

artislife (9,497 posts)

87. Cloudy vision, unwillingness to see.

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Response to artislife (Reply #87)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:00 PM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

91. how elitist of you

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Response to artislife (Reply #87)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:22 AM

Bettie (13,697 posts)

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.

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Response to Bettie (Reply #121)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:46 AM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

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

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Response to DrDan (Reply #130)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:52 AM

Ed Suspicious (8,879 posts)

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

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Response to Ed Suspicious (Reply #137)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:52 AM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

138. yes - less than the bush name

even cruz drew more votes than bush - and kasich

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Response to DrDan (Reply #138)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:58 AM

Buddyblazon (3,014 posts)

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.

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Response to Buddyblazon (Reply #142)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 09:02 AM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

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

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Response to DrDan (Reply #144)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 09:13 AM

Buddyblazon (3,014 posts)

148. That's your shithole state...

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

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Response to Bettie (Reply #121)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:48 AM

RKP5637 (63,480 posts)

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.

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Response to RKP5637 (Reply #133)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:50 AM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

136. they certainly rejected bush . . .

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Response to DrDan (Reply #136)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:53 AM

Bettie (13,697 posts)

139. Trump is flashy and

frankly, a bigger name.

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Response to Bettie (Reply #139)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:55 AM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

140. then explain cruz and kasich crushing bush

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Response to DrDan (Reply #136)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 09:03 AM

RKP5637 (63,480 posts)

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

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Response to RKP5637 (Reply #145)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 09:09 AM

DrDan (20,411 posts)

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

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Response to DrDan (Reply #78)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:43 AM

pangaia (24,324 posts)

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

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Response to CrowCityDem (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:18 PM

Broward (1,976 posts)

15. Are you supporting Hillary in the primary?

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

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Response to Broward (Reply #15)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:25 PM

Trenzalore (1,654 posts)

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.

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Response to Trenzalore (Reply #24)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:34 PM

Broward (1,976 posts)

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

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Response to CrowCityDem (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:27 PM

revbones (3,660 posts)

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.

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Response to revbones (Reply #27)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:14 PM

TM99 (8,352 posts)

96. I am glad someone else noticed that.

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Response to CrowCityDem (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:49 PM

Seeinghope (786 posts)

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?

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Response to Seeinghope (Reply #43)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:47 PM

Juicy_Bellows (2,427 posts)

103. Yep.

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

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Response to CrowCityDem (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 05:13 PM

randr (11,755 posts)

112. That is exactly what scares me about Hillary

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Response to randr (Reply #112)

geek tragedy This message was self-deleted by its author.

Response to CrowCityDem (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 05:38 PM

Chezboo (230 posts)

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.

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Response to Chezboo (Reply #113)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 06:00 PM

CrowCityDem (2,348 posts)

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.

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Response to CrowCityDem (Reply #114)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:47 AM

pangaia (24,324 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:35 AM

DemocratSinceBirth (97,962 posts)

2. Good luck on your journey

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:50 AM

ViseGrip (3,133 posts)

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

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:50 AM

MineralMan (144,453 posts)

4. Well, OK, then...

Good luck with that...

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:53 AM

FarPoint (11,086 posts)

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.

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Response to FarPoint (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:19 PM

CorporatistNation (2,546 posts)

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!

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Response to FarPoint (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:49 AM

pangaia (24,324 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:56 AM

One of the 99 (2,280 posts)

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.

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Response to One of the 99 (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:29 PM

timmymoff (1,947 posts)

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.

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Response to timmymoff (Reply #31)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:26 PM

virgogal (10,178 posts)

67. JFK was practically a conservative.

The party has swung more to the left.

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Response to One of the 99 (Reply #7)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:50 PM

bvf (6,604 posts)

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.

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Response to bvf (Reply #44)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:42 AM

cwydro (46,974 posts)

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.

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Response to cwydro (Reply #126)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 09:36 AM

redstateblues (10,530 posts)

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

when he says something good about HRC

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:57 AM

Fumesucker (45,851 posts)

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.

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Response to Fumesucker (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:06 PM

JudyM (24,576 posts)

9. ??

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Response to Fumesucker (Reply #8)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:15 PM

Trenzalore (1,654 posts)

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

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Response to Trenzalore (Reply #13)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:21 PM

Fumesucker (45,851 posts)

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.

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Response to Fumesucker (Reply #20)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:27 PM

Trenzalore (1,654 posts)

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.

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Response to Trenzalore (Reply #26)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:31 PM

Fumesucker (45,851 posts)

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....

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Response to Trenzalore (Reply #26)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:42 PM

Marr (20,317 posts)

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".

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Response to Marr (Reply #42)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:57 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

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.

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Response to Fumesucker (Reply #20)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:29 PM

woolldog (8,791 posts)

30. You've been sucking too many fumes.

Lay off for a week or two.

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Response to woolldog (Reply #30)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:32 PM

Fumesucker (45,851 posts)

35. I love you too..

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:13 PM

randome (34,845 posts)

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]

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Response to randome (Reply #10)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:30 PM

daleanime (17,796 posts)

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

for a Hillary presidency.

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Response to daleanime (Reply #70)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:05 PM

arcane1 (38,613 posts)

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.

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Response to daleanime (Reply #70)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:18 PM

randome (34,845 posts)

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]

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Response to randome (Reply #79)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:36 PM

daleanime (17,796 posts)

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

who look to profit from the death of others?

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Response to daleanime (Reply #83)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:04 PM

randome (34,845 posts)

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]

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Response to daleanime (Reply #70)

geek tragedy This message was self-deleted by its author.

Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:14 PM

JoePhilly (27,787 posts)

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

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:15 PM

Dem2 (8,158 posts)

12. Awwww, looks like somebody needs their fah fah

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:16 PM

oasis (48,639 posts)

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.

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Response to oasis (Reply #14)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:28 PM

artislife (9,497 posts)

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.

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Response to artislife (Reply #68)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:39 PM

oasis (48,639 posts)

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?

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:19 PM

Skid Rogue (711 posts)

16. randr,

This is a completely not snarky question.

Are there any historical examples of that tactic actually working?

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Response to Skid Rogue (Reply #16)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:20 PM

randome (34,845 posts)

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]

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Response to randome (Reply #18)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:15 PM

1StrongBlackMan (31,849 posts)

59. It's not laziness ...

Those in the Bernie or Bust clan are actively recruiting.

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Response to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #59)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:12 AM

grossproffit (5,591 posts)

116. And using this forum to openly do so.

It's sickening.

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Response to Skid Rogue (Reply #16)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:38 PM

Nye Bevan (25,406 posts)

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?

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Response to Nye Bevan (Reply #39)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:10 PM

timmymoff (1,947 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:20 PM

Surya Gayatri (15,445 posts)

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

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Reply #19)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:04 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:22 PM

zappaman (20,576 posts)

22. "We may need a Trump presidency"

No, we don't.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:22 PM

SFnomad (3,473 posts)

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.

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Response to SFnomad (Reply #23)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:10 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

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?

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Response to KPN (Reply #51)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:16 PM

SFnomad (3,473 posts)

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.

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Response to SFnomad (Reply #60)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:30 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

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.

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Response to KPN (Reply #71)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:38 PM

SFnomad (3,473 posts)

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.

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Response to SFnomad (Reply #72)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:48 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

86. Me too. You are talking about it

but discounting if not ignoring the reality.

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Response to KPN (Reply #86)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:53 PM

SFnomad (3,473 posts)

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.

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Response to SFnomad (Reply #89)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:30 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

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.

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Response to SFnomad (Reply #23)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:31 AM

geek tragedy (68,868 posts)

124. Emotional immaturity explains the attraction to Trump nt

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:25 PM

Codeine (25,586 posts)

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.

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Response to Codeine (Reply #25)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:18 PM

restorefreedom (12,655 posts)

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.

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Response to restorefreedom (Reply #98)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 04:54 PM

Codeine (25,586 posts)

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

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

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Response to Codeine (Reply #106)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 04:56 PM

restorefreedom (12,655 posts)

108. gonna be hard to govern as a pardoned criminal

its not gonna happen. her time has come and gone

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Response to restorefreedom (Reply #108)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 04:57 PM

Codeine (25,586 posts)

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

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Response to Codeine (Reply #109)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 05:00 PM

restorefreedom (12,655 posts)

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.....

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:28 PM

LisaM (26,578 posts)

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

This seems to be skirting a pretty fine line.

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Response to LisaM (Reply #28)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 04:58 PM

Native (4,955 posts)

110. Sounds like the line was crossed to me!

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:28 PM

Zambero (7,411 posts)

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

Sorry, not an option.

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Response to Zambero (Reply #29)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:12 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

56. Not to worry.

The GOP is going to run Paul Ryan.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:31 PM

tabasco (22,974 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:32 PM

Loudestlib (980 posts)

34. Are you a white male?

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

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Response to Loudestlib (Reply #34)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:38 PM

Cali_Democrat (30,439 posts)

84. Link?

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Response to Cali_Democrat (Reply #84)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:59 PM

Loudestlib (980 posts)

90. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/118746691

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511697531

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:36 PM

Nye Bevan (25,406 posts)

37. You need a considerable amount of privilege

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

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:37 PM

TCJ70 (4,387 posts)

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.

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Response to TCJ70 (Reply #38)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:14 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

58. Yup.

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

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:39 PM

creeksneakers2 (7,403 posts)

40. The fate of the nation

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

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Response to creeksneakers2 (Reply #40)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:16 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

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

democratic principles either.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:39 PM

BainsBane (50,318 posts)

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

Last edited Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:18 PM - Edit history (1)

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.

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Response to BainsBane (Reply #41)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:03 PM

randome (34,845 posts)

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]

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:51 PM

Agschmid (28,746 posts)

45. ...

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 12:54 PM

handmade34 (21,929 posts)

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...

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:06 PM

DookDook (166 posts)

50. Illegitimi non carborundum

Vote for any progressives that are on the ballot.

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

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Response to DookDook (Reply #50)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:18 PM

KPN (13,875 posts)

62. +1!

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:10 PM

giftedgirl77 (4,713 posts)

52. By Flecia.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:10 PM

Lil Missy (17,865 posts)

54. Okay bye. n/t

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:10 PM

Umbral18 (105 posts)

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.

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Response to Umbral18 (Reply #55)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:49 PM

TheFarseer (9,179 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:14 PM

katmondoo (6,300 posts)

57. To vote for Hillary if she is the nominee

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:22 PM

Beacool (30,120 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:23 PM

blm (109,514 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:07 PM

stone space (6,498 posts)

75. AUTOMATED MESSAGE: You alerted on a post which was already alerted

On Sun Apr 10, 2016, 01:06 PM you sent an alert on the following post:

The DU Hillary people have finally convinced me
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511697674

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

YOUR COMMENTS

> We may need a Trump Presidency

Advocate for a Trump Presidency on another site, not on DU.

Please hide.

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Someone else already alerted on this post before you alerted on it, and only the first alert was sent to a Jury. A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of the post on Sun Apr 10, 2016, 11:24 AM, and voted 2-5 to keep IT. Please note that even though your alert was not sent to a Jury, it has been forwarded to the Administrators who review all alerts.

Thank you.

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Response to stone space (Reply #75)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 09:22 AM

In_The_Wind (72,288 posts)

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

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

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:07 PM

The River (2,615 posts)

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.

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Response to The River (Reply #76)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:51 PM

Juicy_Bellows (2,427 posts)

105. Excellent post!

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

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:11 PM

Hoyt (54,770 posts)

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

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:19 PM

Android3.14 (5,402 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:29 PM

JCanete (5,272 posts)

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.

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Response to JCanete (Reply #81)

geek tragedy This message was self-deleted by its author.

Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:34 PM

Phlem (6,323 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:39 PM

Sheepshank (12,504 posts)

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

Thanks for the real life example.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:52 PM

Tarc (10,222 posts)

88. Bye Felicia

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:05 PM

lostnfound (15,205 posts)

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?

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:05 PM

JustABozoOnThisBus (22,203 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:05 PM

one_voice (20,043 posts)

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?

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Response to one_voice (Reply #95)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:01 AM

stillwaiting (3,795 posts)

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.

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Response to randr (Original post)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:17 PM

anigbrowl (13,889 posts)

97. A powerful, logical argument

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Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:19 PM

seabeyond (110,159 posts)

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

the smart answer.

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Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:57 AM

geek tragedy (68,868 posts)

141. No such thing as Bernie Bros, nope nt

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Mon Apr 11, 2016, 09:10 AM

seabeyond (110,159 posts)

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

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Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:37 PM

Yurovsky (2,064 posts)

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).

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Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:22 AM

geek tragedy (68,868 posts)

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

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Sun Apr 10, 2016, 03:43 PM

Rosa Luxemburg (28,627 posts)

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

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Sun Apr 10, 2016, 04:55 PM

IamMab (1,359 posts)

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

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Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:13 AM

Vinca (48,535 posts)

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.

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Mon Apr 11, 2016, 09:27 AM

djean111 (14,255 posts)

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.

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Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:38 AM

Attorney in Texas (3,373 posts)

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.

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Mon Apr 11, 2016, 08:42 AM

Trust Buster (7,299 posts)