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Rockyj

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136. Well said!

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Dear Hillary. Please stop making it difficult for progressives to support you. [View all] DanTex Aug 2014 OP

In my blue state, it seems, increasingly, I'd be throwing away my vote if not cast for someone left villager Aug 2014 #1

In that case either way it will be a throw away vote..I'm movonne Aug 2014 #11

From my perspective, most votes are throw away votes tech3149 Aug 2014 #128

The more we see, the less we like. blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #2

Yeah, and don't forget ending Glass-Steagal!!! Clinton ruined the housing market! TheNutcracker Aug 2014 #17

The Glass-steagal violators LESS likely to go bust Cicada Aug 2014 #31

You subscribe to what Larry Summers tells you? Enthusiast Aug 2014 #51

I thought the same thing mdbl Aug 2014 #59

If you're an investment bank shaayecanaan Aug 2014 #55

Good post. Nobody wants regulations anymore. So no wonder this shit happens. calimary Aug 2014 #124

Examples? DanTex Aug 2014 #58

Why are you talking about Glass-Steagal? It hasn't existed since 1999 . . . hatrack Aug 2014 #85

And then there was NAFTA..... a kennedy Aug 2014 #34

I'm with you. missmo1951 Aug 2014 #56

Hillary George Jr I fail to see the difference PatrynXX Aug 2014 #22

Difficult? She has made it impossible. AtomicKitten Aug 2014 #3

Pretty much this. hifiguy Aug 2014 #4

Ideally she will be knocked out in the primary, again. AtomicKitten Aug 2014 #19

after the Face Palm PatrynXX Aug 2014 #24

Well said! Rockyj Aug 2014 #136

I will not vote for Hillary, period. broiles Aug 2014 #5

Ditto what you said. [n/t] stranger81 Aug 2014 #43

Unfortunately, just about every conceivable Dem candidate Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #48

As long as there is no serious challenger on the left dreamnightwind Aug 2014 #78

you said: freebrew Aug 2014 #123

You are so correct in the 6th Wisconsin House seat warrant46 Aug 2014 #130

I will not support Hillary either. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #76

Even if Ted Cruz is the GOP nominee? yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #87

really rtracey Aug 2014 #95

Well your the one saying that you would rather a Republican win yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #96

you need to read again ace rtracey Aug 2014 #101

Again you said you would never yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #138

Even if cruz is the nominee. It will be a false choice. I'll vote Green. broiles Aug 2014 #137

Ditto. Not a progressive bone in her body. harun Aug 2014 #92

I hope she doesn't go for it arikara Aug 2014 #6

ie PatrynXX Aug 2014 #26

No way I could stomach him. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #49

Let's get real here.. Hillary is warmongering obnoxiously.. but if you think she's further to Cha Aug 2014 #61

+1,000,000 davidpdx Aug 2014 #63

Not liking it, either, david. I keep thinking we've got two years and a lot can happen that Cha Aug 2014 #66

You would think so davidpdx Aug 2014 #68

Exactly. Cha Aug 2014 #69

I want her to go for it to keep Cuomo out, but then lose. Jim Lane Aug 2014 #42

I cannot bring myself to forgive anyone who voted for IWR Skittles Aug 2014 #7

+1 Dems to Win Aug 2014 #10

My feelings as well sammythecat Aug 2014 #107

very good analysis Skittles Aug 2014 #129

She is a bullet I shall dodge...NO HILLARY!!!! monmouth3 Aug 2014 #8

Stop and think about it INdemo Aug 2014 #21

I don't think you will be alone...n/t monmouth3 Aug 2014 #29

Wish she'd say she's not running, open floodgates for new faces Dems to Win Aug 2014 #9

i quit supporting the DLC after the Bill Clinton administration mdbl Aug 2014 #60

+1 for Kamala Harris! beerandjesus Aug 2014 #98

I sincerely appreciate the spirit of this thread. Laelth Aug 2014 #12

If we can't support who she supports should we support her? littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #13

I wish there was a plausible alternative to Hillary cheapdate Aug 2014 #14

for 2016? it's more than 2 years away. fbc Aug 2014 #122

Let's not forget her predecessor and croney, Madeline Albright Fuddnik Aug 2014 #15

Guess what? It's not going to be easy to get elected as a female flamingdem Aug 2014 #16

I don't think its even the female thing anymore arikara Aug 2014 #71

She polls pretty well flamingdem Aug 2014 #72

But many polls lately have been notoriously wrong arikara Aug 2014 #73

If she's this bad on foreign policy, she's going to be this bad on domestic issues Ken Burch Aug 2014 #80

Why could she "never be commander in chief?" Where does that antiquated view come from? nt MADem Aug 2014 #81

I do not make excuses, let time pass, it is not the time to be running commericals Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #18

replace "support" with "stomach" NightWatcher Aug 2014 #20

So she should lie? thesquanderer Aug 2014 #23

Actually, what I'm hoping is that she is lying, and she doesn't actually believe half this stuff. DanTex Aug 2014 #27

So you would vote for a liar? n/t totodeinhere Aug 2014 #46

I would rather vote for someone who says those things because she thinks it will get her DanTex Aug 2014 #57

Obviously neither. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2014 #70

The only vote HRC will get from me Sherman A1 Aug 2014 #25

Same here passiveporcupine Aug 2014 #28

Sanders is more than just a progressive. Shemp Howard Aug 2014 #32

I totally agree with you. nt NorthCarolina Aug 2014 #47

Amen! Sherman A1 Aug 2014 #79

I agree. woo me with science Aug 2014 #86

Agree on all counts MissDeeds Aug 2014 #102

Agreed davidpdx Aug 2014 #65

The Clintons love to run on that third way BS the theory behind it is that craigmatic Aug 2014 #30

The DLC plan backfires... HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #37

But conservatives & Wall Street likes this sort of thing and their votes are important. whereisjustice Aug 2014 #33

That is the key point. HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #39

She doesn't care about the support of Progressives. Maedhros Aug 2014 #35

In case peopel wonder why I take this vote seriously DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #36

I can't beleive that anyone would consider voting for this person for president. bowens43 Aug 2014 #38

Wrong side of every issue from our perspective... HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #40

She is showing us what a Clinton presidency would look like. Chemisse Aug 2014 #41

Too late for me n/t albino65 Aug 2014 #44

She doesnt give a damn if the left supports her. bunnies Aug 2014 #45

That's what she thought last time n/t betterdemsonly Aug 2014 #50

I wish I could give this a rec. I understand the attempt, which makes me :) . But, silvershadow Aug 2014 #52

I will not vote for HRC. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #53

I won't vote for her and I live in a red state. alarimer Aug 2014 #54

She will be a disaster!!!! nt Logical Aug 2014 #62

Jesus, what a frightful thought if Hillary is the nominee indepat Aug 2014 #64

Pertinent Tweets.. thanks Dan Tex.. Cha Aug 2014 #67

At one point I was going to hold my nose BlindTiresias Aug 2014 #74

This Democrat hasn't supported her since 2004 and it's been easy, not difficult at all. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #75

She seems to be trying to appeal to the conservative voters. Kablooie Aug 2014 #77

She should give up on politics and go back to being a Corporate Walmart Lawyer! B Calm Aug 2014 #82

"...cuddly photo ops with Bibi, talking about how right he is to be massacring Gazan civilian." NealK Aug 2014 #83

This is who she is. Still a "Goldwater Girl" after all these years... nt Romulox Aug 2014 #84

+1000 PADemD Aug 2014 #97

Why would you vote for her in a primary when you got Bernie who says he wi run? Hoppy Aug 2014 #88

She doesn't care about our few dollars yellowwoodII Aug 2014 #89

Her husband's actions should not be attributed to her treestar Aug 2014 #90

As somebody otherwise inclined to support her Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2014 #91

If SHE is the nominee, I fortunately will not pangaia Aug 2014 #93

Same for me. bigwillq Aug 2014 #105

Under NO circumstances... BrainDrain Aug 2014 #94

I will never vote for the Goldman Sachs representative of the 1%. L0oniX Aug 2014 #99

The saddest part is that the things progressives want most... Orsino Aug 2014 #100

I'll crawl to the polls and write in Minnie Mouse before I vote for Clinton or a TeaPubliKlan. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #106

But the Supreme Court! n/t Orsino Aug 2014 #110

Dear Hillary. Please start acting the role of a liberal. PowerToThePeople Aug 2014 #103

ABHC bigwillq Aug 2014 #104

If HRC is our heaven05 Aug 2014 #108

Please continue Hillary hootinholler Aug 2014 #109

Oh, I'm afraid this is music to her Neocon ears 2banon Aug 2014 #111

Difficult? It's impossible for me. TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #112

She's relying on the "Not as bad" votes of the gullible. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #113

translated DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #114

A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #115

Tell that to the Iraqis DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #116

Tell it to Hillary who signed off on the Iraq war and supported it..and now supports Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #117

Goalpost move DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #119

No, he didn't. Gore didn't get the votes of the left because he failed to convince the left. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #120

Everytime I look up, she's criticing Obama. WTF! Stellar Aug 2014 #118

She should keep it honest. Don't fake progressivism for us. fbc Aug 2014 #121

Some progressives will carry a barf bag and vote for her... polichick Aug 2014 #125

If Hillary Clinton is the nominee and the adverse sentiment on DU is the norm, we are in trouble. olegramps Aug 2014 #126

Hillary is a corporate, Israel-first Democrat. GETPLANING Aug 2014 #127

I will vote for her for one reason alone. SCOTUS. MirrorAshes Aug 2014 #131

I have no qualms about voting for the lesser of two evils tularetom Aug 2014 #132

At some point we have to object. Otherwise, the lower classes will continue rhett o rick Aug 2014 #135

She is a dishonest Rockefeller Republican. She supports people like Rahm Emmanuel and she misleads w4rma Aug 2014 #133

Give Hillary a break. She started out as a Republican. Jack Rabbit Aug 2014 #134