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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: My confession....I was once Hillary or Bust... [View all]calimary
(80,699 posts)64. Welcome to DU, helmedon1974.
Good points here.
Good points all over this thread. I will say this about her vote on that Resolution - I'd bet whoever we've supported, we all can agree on the sheer audacious in-yer-face and rather insulting irony from those other guys. We have an opposition nominee whose running mate cast the same vote - but in HIS case, it's okay. And the other nominee even says so, shamelessly. It's the most flagrant card-carrying double-standard sexism on glaring display that I can remember seeing, in a long time. And I'm old.
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Victor I'm so sorry you are getting this kind of response. I thank you for your service and it
emulatorloo
Jul 2016
#51
Sorry, but that just ain't so. Calling someone incompetent is NOT the definition of
tblue37
Jul 2016
#78
I remember when Arkansas united behind Obama, at her request, and gave Obama all their delegates.
StevieM
Jul 2016
#48
I was the same. Hillary or nobody. I cried, yelled at the unfairness, sulked, then voted for Obama.
Laser102
Jul 2016
#9
I also took awhile to warm up to Obama. The compromise I reached about voting for him
StevieM
Jul 2016
#49
I been mentally preparing myself for supporting The democratic nominee since the NY primary
LostOne4Ever
Jul 2016
#62
I'd like to add that we should remember that Hillary wasn't forgotten by Obama....
Moonwalk
Jul 2016
#74