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In reply to the discussion: Not my first choice, but I voted for her. [View all]karynnj
(59,498 posts)37. I think Oprah was actually making the same case you did
There were many people who were Democrats, bur over the years had come to not really like HRC. Oprah WAS making the case that they still needed to vote for her because every issue important to them would be affected by the election.
I actually wish Begala, Carville and others HAD said exactly the same thing about John Kerry. They attacked Bush, but never spoke about any Kerry position or accomplishment.
Oprah at least made the case for Clinton.
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Perfection was required in 2016 for the first time in American politics.
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#57
She was my first choice. In the end, this was the FBI's election. Comey dominated it from
StevieM
Aug 2017
#19