Who Is "Stoked" Today about Hillary's Chances?

[MineralMan]

While you may be giving up your age group by saying so, that describes my attitude after the recent news.

[livetohike]

1. I'm 63 and proud to still be here! Count me in as stoked. I still remember the way I felt watching

Hillary and Bill at the first inaugural ball. Also, how proud I was that she was taking an active role as a First Lady. I remember all of the crap the GOP said and tried to do to her throughout the years. There is no stopping her this time.

[JaneyVee]

2. Millennial 4 HRC!!!

[MineralMan]

6. But that can't be. Millennials are all for Sanders.

Millennials also don't say "stoked," I'm pretty sure.

[Metric System]

9. So am I!

[MineralMan]

11. Yay!

I know several millennials who are solidly in Hillary's camp, too. They're excited about her. From what you read here on DU, you'd think that there are no millennials who support her. Clearly that is not true.

[mcar]

3. me!

[SunSeeker]

4. Definitely.

[BootinUp]

5. Was already pretty stoked a couple days ago

when those Iowa polls came out. And not surprised at the new Reuters poll really.

[MoonRiver]

7. Here!

[Walk away]

8. The nomination is pretty much in the bag and she is the Democrats best chance at the White House...

so I'm really stoked! I think the grumpy Bernie supporters on line are a small percentage of voters and they won't get much attention when their candidate endorses Hillary Clinton for POTUS.

[nolabear]

10. I'm so looking forward to those Supreme Court appointments!

She's in a position to keep us safe from the worst the GOP could do.

[quickesst]

12. I'm all in!!

I still have the original 1992 Arkansas Democrat newspaper. Headline? CLINTON WINS! Think I'll be adding a second one soon. Jeez, it's gonna get rough, you know, maintaining, and cataloguing the long line of the Clinton "Dynasty"

[Skidmore]

13. Me!! Trying to find a way to

get to a rally at Grinnell College on Tuesday!

[MineralMan]

14. I hope you can attend! Next time she's in Minnesota,

I'll be there with bells on. (Well, maybe not bells. I am an old lumbersexual, after all.)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

28. You probably won't be there, unless you can pop for the $2700

needed to attend one of her exclusive events.

[orpupilofnature57]

31. Oh the 7% can make it, they, carry water, humanize and buffer the 1% .

[MineralMan]

39. I see. I'll take a selfie and post it.

I'll be standing next to Betty McCollum.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

42. I forgot you had connections.

[MineralMan]

45. Connections? No.

I worked hard to help McCollum win two elections. She's a great rep. I've met her several times, but have no official connection with her at all. Whenever we're in the same place, she's always nice enough to chat with me for a while. We get along, and share most of the same positions.

[Agschmid]

15. I'm 30 and I'm stoked.

[MineralMan]

16. Another Millennial! Who knew.

As a Boomer Lumbersexual, I'm all in.

[Agschmid]

17. Don't use that word...

I'll get excited!

[blackspade]

18. Why is today any different from yesterday's chest thumping?

[MineralMan]

40. And tomorrow's another day, too.

I'll still be stoked then, too. Hillary 2016!

[workinclasszero]

19. Bernie will be lucky as hell to win one little state

Like NH and even if...IF...he manages that he is going to get absolutely buried on Super Tuesday.

Hillary will win the nomination in a cakewalk and the whole party will unite behind her and then...

We are going to kick republican ass up one side of the country and down the other in the GE!

Man I can't wait! The teahaddists are scared out of their minds about facing Hillary Clinton in the GE!

[merrily]

20. Oh, my!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=742625

[Duppers]

21. Omg!

The same? With no retort, no explanation?
=
Definitely Not Trustworthy.



Has he no SHAME?

[SoapBox]

24. Oooooo...forgot (how could I)...

Trust.

I wouldn't trust the Hill with my trash.

[winterwar]

32. What?

Is this for real?

[SoapBox]

22. Stoked about Big Money, Big Power, Wall Street, Billionaires, the War Machine...

And don't forget the rock solid support of the Entrencted Establishment!

Yup...lots to be stoked about.

Not.

In fact...she's totally depressing.

[Locrian]

26. yeah

I don't freaking get it:

TPP = stoked?
wallstreet = stoked?
war = stoked?
corporate control = stoked?

someone please tell me what there is to be "stoked" about? That you can say "I won I won I won"?

[PatrynXX]

30. turned 40 a month ago

bleh... if Bernie doesn't get it. Hillary makes several Republicans look Liberal , country is center left now and they think a Center Right will win? Maybe but it'll just kill the Democratic party....

[Sheepshank]

44. Who does she make look liberal?

Totally curious which Republican candidate you see as more liberal than Hillary.

[frylock]

23. I suppose her chances are certainly better than in 2008 when she "was too stupid to be President".

[TwilightGardener]

33. Ouch. Put a bag of frozen peas on that one.

[frylock]

35. Yeah, this isn't going away despite the OPs attempt to pretend his hypocritical post..

admonishing people for saying terrible things about Hillary never happened. It's just business as usual for this guy.

[Autumn]

48. "This is eight years later. She's smarter now." but if you look at the date on his post it's

close to 7 years.

[frylock]

51. Well maybe by the time of the GE she will have achieved the perfect level of smartness.

[Autumn]

52. That was originally my though but now I'm worried.

Hillary was pretty damn smart 8 years ago. If she's achieved the perfect level of smartness.

[Vinca]

25. I think her chances improved considerably today . . . assuming she's the nominee.

With the RNC ditching Telemundo as well as NBC, they can kiss the Hispanic vote goodbye. Every day the GOP seems to outdo themselves when it comes to stupidity.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Meh.

Better than the GOPer, but just... meh.

[icuc]

29. Be stoked all you want. At the end, it will be down to the issues, not personality

and we will say hello to President Bernie Sanders afterwards.

[PoliticalMalcontent]

34. Long time lurker (10+ years), first time poster. Hillary does nothing for me unfortunately.

I've got many reasons, but it seems like most camps are firmly entrenched in their beliefs. If Hillary is the nominee I probably won't be voting next election cycle in protest. Shame? Yeah, but Hillary does NOTHING for me on any level. I'm sorry. I think the only reason I could vote for Hillary would be for Supreme Court Justice picks... But she's so terribly phony to me.

Sorry.

[Kingofalldems]

36. So after 10 years you joined to declare you wouldn't vote

for the Democratic nominee?

[PoliticalMalcontent]

37. I would vote for one I believed in. I don't vote blindly though.

When it comes down to what Sanders says vs what Hillary says Sanders seems to say all the things that appease the liberal in me. I take issue with some of Hillary's positions.

Frankly, her habit of developing an accent depending on her location comes off as inauthentic and pandering. I'd rather she make the election about issues rather than 'folksy charm'.

I don't want to vote for a candidate that has made a career of taking money from all sorts of big money corporate donors (banks and fossil fuel companies included).

There are more reasons, but you know, it's not going to be popular. If I did vote for her it'd be strictly to support the Supreme Court.

(Edit to say: I joined to have a voice. I am passionate about politics and I think people take a closer look at Ms. Clinton closer before nominating her. People are treating this as if it's a done deal. There's 90ish days until Iowa. Let's not get too hasty now.)

[BootinUp]

41. Have you read this post?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251732806

I would ask you to think about it before tossing your vote in the trash. Seriously. Also, you might want to check out the recent GOP debate.

[PoliticalMalcontent]

49. Good post

Thank you for the read. I'm sure I'd have more in common with Hillary than with any Republican candidate. Most of them are anti-science, anti-compassion, and can't be reasoned with. I'd probably come to my senses before the election comes around, but the fact that I'm even considering not coming around to vote should speak for itself. I don't know that I could feel good about voting for Clinton. She's got time to change my mind, but it's going to be an uphill battle.

What would change if Clinton was elected? Would it be meaningful change? Would it be the change I'm looking for. For some background, I'm actually pretty satisfied with the job Obama has done in office, minus a few things. The GOP has really mucked things up in the house and Democrats didn't use the full weight of their power when they had control of the house and senate. That being said, it's appalling that the Republican controlled House of Demagogues has voted to repeal Obamacare something like 50 times. What a waste of taxpayer money for something that won't get passed anyway.

I'm mostly making noise because I think people need to take a closer look at the candidates instead of anointing so early. I'm not sure Hillary would change much that matters to me on a personal level. I do appreciate the efforts to try and consolidate the party into a massive organized effort all moving in one direction. I'm just not sure now is the time.

Thanks again.

[BootinUp]

50. Stick around Mal

I think we can have some interesting conversations in the future.

[DCBob]

38. You bet...

Its looking very promising.

[ismnotwasm]

43. Excited as hell, is what I am

[Sheepshank]

46. Very, very excited. N/t

[JoePhilly]

47. I'm good!

I think she'll do more good for the country than anyone else running.

I like Bernie, but I do not think he'd actually be able to get as much done as Obama has or Hillary will. I'm sure that will piss off some Bernie folks on DU who hate Obama, but he'll be recognized for some huge progressive wins no matter how much they protest that fact.

I like our candidates overall. Webb and Chafee, meh, not so much.

But compared to the GOP, any of "us" is better than any if "them".

And I prefer fighting them, not us.

[Gloria]

53. If NEPAL can have its first woman President,

I think it's damned time to get a Dem woman elected President and shake this country uo snd givd our girls a real live woman in real power...

[lunamagica]

54. Me!