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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Well with TPP released...Bernie wins this one hands down! [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)28. There is a reason that HRC fans don't speak to issues.
It's hard to know where she stands from day to day. So the question is why would you support someone that is not clear where they stand on issues? It appears the answer is that issues are less important to other criteria. For example, a lot of people like to be on the side of power. To be on the side of the toughest kid on the block. They are willing to look the other way from bad decision and bad stands on issues.
The Republicons are tickled to death about the TPP, as are major corporations, Conservative Democrats like HRC.
There are two sides to the class war and the 1% side favors the TPP. Some Democrats choose to side with the wealthy over the unions, our vets, our seniors, and the 50 million living in poverty.
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Granted the HRC supporters are smug because they side with the billionaires who
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#6
Yes, and there's a big cross section with people who think Snowden is a traitor
mindwalker_i
Nov 2015
#5
I think it's more serious that just embarassing Obama. We have raised a lot of Americans that
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#7
The Parties are not the same, but as the Republicon Party went off the cliff, The Third Way
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#23
The people who already have gold will get even more. It's standard. n/t
winter is coming
Nov 2015
#19
His legacy will also remember that he brushed off the seriousness of torture. Also,
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#24
No, more like reality check with "Hillary was for it before she was against it"
pinebox
Nov 2015
#14
45 supporting statments including calling it the gold standard, then recently flip flopping...
Bubzer
Nov 2015
#15
And this is "one of the reasons" why he gets my vote.....................................
turbinetree
Nov 2015
#20