2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What specific POLICY POSITIONS show Sec. Clinton to be "Not Liberal" or "Not a Democrat?" [View all]TheFarseer
(9,322 posts)And no I cannot say the specific number of a bill or anything but this is why I did not support Hillary in the primary: 1 She supported the war in Iraq and doesn't seem to oppose any war anywhere or anytime. 2 She does not support public financing of elections and does not seem to support campaign finance reform in any serious way. 3 She supported NAFTA, most favored nation status with China and I don't buy her flip flop on TPP. She's going to flip flop back to supporting that piece of crap as soon as she doesn't need gullible people's votes. She seems completely untroubled by people losing their jobs to sweat shop workers overseas or abuse of the H1B visa program. 4 I'm very troubled by the pay for play allegations with the speaking fees and the Clinton Foundation from banks and foreign governments. I don't want a president that owes a favor to Citigroup of Saudi Arabia and China. 5 I want to see Medicare for all and I don't believe she will push us in that direction. I believe she will pay lip service to that as long as whatever we do will benefit drug and insurance companies. 6 I don't believe she is serious about decriminalizing marijuana and ending mass incarceration of non dangerous citizens.
A few asides: I don't support $15/hr and don't know if free college for everyone is a good idea. I support common sense gun regulation but think she might go too far.