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In reply to the discussion: Let's be honest....nothing progressive can happen under HRC as president. [View all]Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)102. Do you consider cosponsoring increase in minimum wage which was the last increase to $7.25 being
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Let's be honest....nothing progressive can happen under HRC as president. [View all]
Ken Burch
Jan 2015
OP
On economic measures she is strongly in the negative (-5), another wall street cheerleader.
arthritisR_US
Jan 2015
#38
actions speak louder than words, especially campaign words. we know what she's done, and
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#68
That's some rhetoric I consider to be bigoted bullshit. First off Hillary was highly opposed to
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#88
She's more progressive than many other possible candidates, such as Joe Biden and Jim Webb.
pnwmom
Jan 2015
#55
One question, if you think she's all that why would you support her if she is nominated?
Autumn
Jan 2015
#2
Let's be honest...I HRC was so bad....why will Bernie Sanders not only vote for her....
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#3
I guess there's nothing in the DU rules that prevents you from posting the identical thing a million
tularetom
Jan 2015
#29
Not when it is the TRUTHFUL record of a respected Democrat...no its not...
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#30
Yes it is....would you like me to show you? Because I most certainly can....
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#105
it's how she was rated by organizations using their own classification system, their own selection
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#114
No my friend...it is NOT....it is summarized....but IT IS her record...and there is plenty more
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#115
Go for it. You picked her centerpiece issue for liberal credibility, one I'd argue she isn't amazing
TheKentuckian
Jan 2015
#146
there is PLENTY more of her record there....YOU guys cannot keep lying about her record....
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#147
just like there's nothing in DU rules that prevents posting the same BS about Hillary a million
wyldwolf
Jan 2015
#37
Historical revisionists and psychics like yourself don't 'bother me.' They AMUSE me.
wyldwolf
Jan 2015
#39
you constantly revise history to fit your view. Reference our RFK discussion downthread.
wyldwolf
Jan 2015
#74
it took 10 years to get us out of the great depression. it's been 6 years since the great recession
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#128
You don't dig out of a hole. The first rule of getting out of one is to stop digging. Digging makes
TheKentuckian
Jan 2015
#142
She's the ultimate Centrist Not as Bad candidate. A power hungry mediocrity.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2015
#14
Privatize social security? Free trade? ETC? Are you fucking kidding me? You're PROVING she's RW
RiverLover
Jan 2015
#27
That is a good thing. Her husband's NAFTA and his gutting of wall street regulation
arthritisR_US
Jan 2015
#51
Meh, one never knows. People are not inanimate, unchanged objects. Circumstances are unpredictable.
UTUSN
Jan 2015
#20
Bobby Kennedy wanted jobs programs for people on welfare-as did and DO those on welfare themselves
Ken Burch
Jan 2015
#63
Can you please link to the thread "lambasting Obama for not delivering on a single payer promise"?
Scuba
Jan 2015
#52
I never mentioned Obama, except to point out that Dems controlled the White House ...
Scuba
Jan 2015
#58
I wonder how often this "your own position has slipped a bit to where you are a bit closer to...
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#53
Well said. The role of the President in the American system is conservative (small "c") by design
YoungDemCA
Jan 2015
#83
Who is YOUR suggestion? Focus on that person instead of tearing down the current crop!
ecstatic
Jan 2015
#47
didn't see vote against both Alito and Roberts? Kind of amazing you did not address women's issues-
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#49
it is a huge issue that currently is killing many women, literally jailing them for pregnancy these
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#82
I didn't mention it in the OP(I guess I should have) because ANY Democrat will fight for choice.
Ken Burch
Jan 2015
#95
The reason she is the frontrunner is because the polls say she is the frontrunner.
StevieM
Jan 2015
#60
I'd say the same thing about anyone else with the same record. And you know it. n/t.
Ken Burch
Jan 2015
#135
Let's be honest....nothing progressive can happen under a Republican president.
BootinUp
Jan 2015
#75
And I wasn't calling for one to be elected(I said I'd vote for her if nominated)
Ken Burch
Jan 2015
#100
Like you, if she's nominated I'll vote for her - but the GOP is likely to win.
closeupready
Jan 2015
#87
Do you consider cosponsoring increase in minimum wage which was the last increase to $7.25 being
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#102
I think that's more "let's exaggerate wildly and unfairly" than "let's be honest". N.T.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jan 2015
#103
Let's be honest: tell me again why both Bernie Sanders and Liz Warren said they'd support Hillary.
Hekate
Jan 2015
#119
Why does that matter? in January of 1967, Bobby Kennedy was saying he supported LBJ for re-election
Ken Burch
Jan 2015
#121
That is completely false. Liz signed a letter but refuses to publicly, verbally endorse HRC.
RiverLover
Jan 2015
#130
What sort of letter did Liz sign,& if it's supportive,how's that different from a verbal endorsment?
Hekate
Jan 2015
#132
This interview explains the letter & how she studiously avoids endorsing Hillary~
RiverLover
Jan 2015
#134