What will be your #1 reason to vote for Hillary Clinton for President of the United States?

[calteacherguy]

Poll question: What will be your #1 reason to vote for Hillary Clinton for President of the United States?

10 Reasons to support Hillary Clinton for President...

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/feature/10reasons/10reasons.pdf

Edit: On choice #3: "and combat global warming" (full text would not fit in poll)

[Skittles]

1. because I'd vote for a ham sandwich before I voted repuke

yup

[silverweb]

4. Ditto.

GObama!

[Tektonik]

7. A ham sandwich could probably win this election

especially if it had well browned buttered bread and melty swiss cheese :9

[cuke]

30. Heretic!! Heretic!!

Gruyere is the One True Cheese

[aquart]

24. Pretty much my answer.

Although I would then eat the ham sandwich. Make of that what you will.

[dchill]

41. There ya go.

:)

[mitchtv]

47. I'd say that about sums up my support of Hillary

[XemaSab]

59. Seriesly

And I don't eat ham. :P

[mrreowwr_kittty]

60. Pretty much sums it up for me. Thanks Skittles! nt

[Hekate]

76. Slather a little mustard onher and she'd do justfine.Actually I'd vote for her because of the "D"...

...after her name. Any progressive who plans to do anything that would remotely increase the chances of another Publican administration is a fool, in my ever-so-humble opinion. I'm tired of trying to defend Hillary to people who refuse to see that, but so be it.

Hekate

[JTFrog]

82. No doubt. There is no viable

option for me in the poll. So yours gets my vote.

[CitizenLeft]

91. I was going to ask why "because she's the nominee" is not there

...on the list. It's not that I don't like her, she's just not my candidate of choice. I don't have one, but I'll vote for Ham Sandwich too.

[blondeatlast]

100. Agreed. nt

[NewHampster]

111. I'll take mine on Rye

[JeffR]

2. other:

because she's the Democratic candidate on the ballot. Still hoping it won't be so, but if it is, that'll be my reason.

[dragonlady]

64. My sentiments exactly

:dem:

[RainDog]

97. sadly ditto n/t

[Tektonik]

3. please include another option:

'because I'd rather hold my nose and vote for Hillary than not vote or vote for a Repub'

[Just-plain-Kathy]

70. If I have to vote for Hillary in '08, I will be holding my nose. ..n/t

[Colobo]

5. I will only vote for her if she beats Obama for the nomination.

And I really hope she doesn't. Obama is a better candidate than her.

[calteacherguy]

18. I commend you for not losing hope, but...

it's starting to like like this is a done deal. Unless, of course, Clinton makes a big gaffe or misstep of some sort (unlikely, in my view).

[cuke]

33. It's always possible

Who can hold back the wind?

[calteacherguy]

44. Well....

that's kinda why I feel it's all but inevitable.

[cuke]

48. It's hard not to feel good about it

when all you gotta do is talk about whether or not events might possibly change the obvious path we are on.

I'm happy to concede that

[Colobo]

89. Cal, you and the inevitability crowd...

[cuke]

99. And I thought you were a charter member of that group

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3605289#3606666

[Colobo]

117. Nobody in the media is saying Obama has this thing in his pocket.

Almost everyone says Hillary has basically won the nomination.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Hoping I don't have to, but if necessary,

while holding my nose, I'll vote for her because she'll be at least marginally better than anything the Republicans drag out from under their rock.

[Trajan]

8. Hah .... this is funny ....

Your choices are all loaded questions .....

I do not see the poll choice: "She is the only ballot choice available for the Democratic Party, and so therefore I will hold my nose and vote for Hillary, even though I prefer someone else" ....

[calteacherguy]

11. There are only ten responses possible in DU polls...just wasn't room for that option.

I beg forgiveness...

[Tektonik]

16. ugh

You purposefully left the choice 75% of DUers would choose off your ballot. Thanks for the impending flamewar.

[calteacherguy]

25. No, not purposely...

Clinton gives 10 reasons to vote for her on her homepage. I felt it would be wrong to exclude any of the reasons given capriciously.

[Tektonik]

31. a more apt poll would have been::

'Would you vote for Hillary for any of the reasons provided by her on (insert url here) or would you vote for her only because she is the Dem. candidate?'

[calteacherguy]

43. Perhaps you should start such a poll. nt

[TwilightZone]

46. No kidding.

[babylonsister]

39. Yawn. We 'get' you. nt

[earthlover]

55. Pretty pathetic choice of platitudes....typical for Hillary, nothing specific

[Chichibabin]

9. You presume we have a reason to elect her in the first place

And I, for one, do not. She is a big part of the problem with our cynical politics, and it's time all progressives woke up to this fact.

This clip broke my heart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cJpFGyEgfA

Really: where is our outrage?

[phen43]

10. can't really think of one

But, I've NEVER voted for the evil war mongers once in my life....so.....:shrug:

[datadiva]

12. Uh, because she wins the primary? n/t

[BeyondGeography]

13. First and foremost, because she'll be opposing a Republican asshole

to echo a common sentiment on this thread.

[Ian David]

14. Other: Because all the Republickers are worse. n/t

[sandnsea]

15. To not have a Republican

and stop the bleeding in the hopes the country wakes up and wants all of this done, and that somebody else comes along who will do it.

[NovemberRain]

17. I'd actually vote for a ham sandwich.

I'd actually vote for a ham sandwich. Before her.

[calteacherguy]

19. I prefer turkey. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Welcome to DU, my dear NovemberRain!

I hope you find yourself at home in our crazy, addictive little village...

:hi:

[More Than A Feeling]

22. Let me guess, you are a one-issue voter whose issue is "deliciousness"?

[LynneSin]

27. What if that ham sandwich was a reincarnation of Adolph Hitler

:popcorn:

I love these proverbial 'what if' questions!

[cuke]

40. Then we win the wingnut vote

Whoopee :banghead:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

61. I'd actually prefer a nice portobello on foccacia with roasted red peppers

But I am totally in agreement with you! :hi:

[liberaltrucker]

20. She's a "Democrat".

DINO, yes, but better than any Repuke.

:cry:

[LynneSin]

23. Skipping the primaries already?

BTW - as many has mentioned, I too would vote for a ham sandwich first, provided that the ham sandwich was not a reincarnation of Adolph Hitler, Stalin or some other despotic dictator

[calteacherguy]

32. What if the sandwich is a horcrux of G.W.B?

[Hekate]

75. What happens if you eat a horcrux? Is it like inducing a genie to become a mouse, and then...

...letting your cat pounce on it?

Hekate

[jonnyblitz]

26. because she is the Democrat that wins the primary.

that is why I would vote for her.

[janx]

28. Why are you asking this before the primaries?

Why?

[calteacherguy]

35. To get people thinking of reasons to vote for her if she is the nominee.

The odds are 99% she will be. Time to get real and focus on the positive.

[earthlover]

56. so is she going to end Iraq? I thought she said she'd keep troops there

And how about Iran?

I find your 10 choices presumptious and full of meaningless platitudes.

How about adding "because Hillary is for the American Way and democracy"? SARC

Why IS it that WE have to invent reasons for supporting her? Isn't that HER JOB?

[proud2BlibKansan]

83. Unless she wants to end the war

she will have to do backflips to get my vote.

[RufusTFirefly]

29. 11. Because America's oppressed corporations deserve an ardent advocate

Besides, given the unpredictable climate, we all could use a reliable weather vane.

[babylonsister]

38. My word! I wish it was! nt

[amandabeech]

66. LOL!!! n/t

[rodeodance]

34. ~~SHE's a LADY~~

[NovemberRain]

36. Thanks

Thanks for the welcome, CaliforniaPeggy.

If "delicious" means having everything I want in a presidential candidate, then Obama is super delicious! Haha.

[calteacherguy]

37. WOW, look at #10!

[DFLforever]

42. Only reason - -- should she become the Democratic nominee

I don't put much stock in HRC's solutions and plans.

[Crunchy Frog]

45. Because she's not the Repug.

That's pretty much it. :shrug:

[scarletwoman]

49. Because I have been drugged, bound and gagged and forced to. (nt)

[slick8790]

50. Because she's not a republican?

[illinoisprogressive]

51. how can she be building a untied America when she is causing a riff in her own party.

[MasonJar]

52. I believe that I will leave the country if a GOPer wins. For me enough is too much.

The Supreme Court is my number 1 reason to avoid a Pug at any cost.

[mark414]

53. Hillary Clinton will NEVER be able to unite this country

too many Republicans froth at the mouth when they hear the word "Clinton" and she's causing a rift in her own party

I vote for the option someone mentioned above: "She is the only ballot choice available for the Democratic Party, and so therefore I will hold my nose and vote for Hillary, even though I prefer someone else"

[Frustratedlady]

54. IF I voted for Hillary, I would hope that I would get Bill in the deal.

She had mentioned using him as a world ambassador, which we desperately need. Otherwise, I am really not very interested in Hillary. I feel badly about that, as I know she is working hard, but it doesn't feel right and I'd hate to make the Repugs happy...or should that be ecstatic? (I'm talking primary, here!)

[babylonsister]

71. You'd get Bill, but in what capacity?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3653225

[pansypoo53219]

57. other

to make the rite wingers insane.

[sellitman]

Only if I'm forced to.

If she hoodwinks enough Dems to win the primary then and only then will I vote for her in the GE,

[sellitman]

58. Only if I'm forced to.

If she hoodwinks enough Dems to win the primary then and only then will I vote for her in the GE,

[lvx35]

62. Ah, crap.

To build a more tolerant, united America, working to achieve big goals again, with a President who's Ready for Change and Ready to Lead from day one.

In other words because of nonsense rhetoric which makes no specific statements about what we want. Let me break this down:

1) To build a more tolerant, united America (these are individual behaviors which a president cannot control)
2) working to achieve big goals again (vaguely defined "goals" with no binding commitment to acheive anything)
3) Ready for Change and Ready to Lead™ (All in caps, a pre-packed product name with no specific commitments)

C'mon, couldn't you actually ASK for something people?

[Think82]

63. Jesus Christ, caltacherguy, any one of the dem candidates are for doing the things you listed.

The question is, who has the skills and the foresight and intelligence to get it done?

Please stop posting Hillary propoganda and give actual REASONS why you support her above the others.

[fadedrose]

65. I would vote for her if all other Dem candidates were dead....

[amandabeech]

67. Her nominations for SCOTUS and other federal judicial posts

will be abundantly superior than anyone that any of the pubbie candidates would nominate.

Federal judges serve until they die, decide to pursue more lucrative employment or are impeached.

If you want to protect Roe v. Wade, vote for the war-mongering weathervane. It will be important.

[babylonsister]

68. Not one nomination. You are the exact reason people get annoyed

at Clinton lovers who are over the top. Supporting your candidate is great, but you are over the top and boring.

[BenDavid]

69. You forgot to put "SHE CAN WIN"

[MrSlayer]

72. I don't want to vote for her for any reason.

But unfortunately there will be no real choice in the matter. As bad as she is, all the Republicans are worse and no third party candidate has a shot at winning.

[IndianaGreen]

73. Hillary won't end the war in Iraq, but she will provide four solid years of...

tabloid level entertainment and distractions.

[Catherine Vincent]

74. All of the above. But mostly...

to Piss Off the Republicans!

[avrdream]

77. I selected the last choice....

because it is closest to "All of the Above".

I want a competent President who I can trust. I may get slammed for using the word trust but I really do believe that Hillary Clinton is going to take care of the issues that are important to me in a way that will satisfy me.

[smalll]

78. Other: Just To Piss Off The Nimrods!

:hi:

[Milo_Bloom]

79. Will be voting AGAINST her, god forbid she is nominated. (nt)

[dmosh42]

80. Only as the lesser of two evils!

She is better than any of the Repubs, but nowhere near what we should want.

[tom_paine]

81. None of the above. But I will vote for her.

My primary reason: She's better than a deranged, criminal madman and his chosen successor, NineElevenani

[flvegan]

84. Kick in the stomach trumps a kick in the face.

[Exultant Democracy]

85. Best post ever. This poll is absurd.

[sarcasmo]

86. I can NOT vote for her. DNC all the way.

I will write in Al Gore.

[gorekerrydreamticket]

87. 3rd term for Bill..

[geek tragedy]

88. Because the Republican would suck more. n/t

[Kitsune]

90. I wouldn't.

The same polls Hillary lovers flog constantly showing her to be the annointed one also point to Dems winning even larger majorities in both the House and the Senate (despite their complete lack of accomplishments), making any republican president elected a complete fifth wheel. But she'll end the war and a republican won't, you say? Not when she refuses to get out until 2013...

In other words, yes, unless someone of epic loathsomeness gets the Republican nomination AND it's a dead heat going into November 2nd, I'd withhold my vote. I held my nose and wasted my vote on John Kerry in 2004 (whom I would actually prefer to Hillary), and I am in no hurry to repeat that. Additionally, I would like it if we could manage to nominate someone who isn't related to a previous president. Did I go to sleep and wake up in some alternate universe where Hamilton shot Aaron Burr instead?

...I think I'd better stop 1) before I precipitate a huge flamewar 2) before I make any other extremely geeky references to alternate history. x_x

The upshot is that, barring an extremely likely set of circumstances, I am not willing to give Hillary Clinton my vote, and apparently neither are a lot of other people. This IS relevant to the primary process, because "BUT OMG REPUBLICANS" isn't going to be enough to keep people voting for someone they can't stand forever (given abysmal voter turnout, we may already be there). We may as well break the habit now and nominate someone that isn't persona non grata even with a substantial fraction of her own party.



edited for typos - posting before caffeine is not reccommended

[JackORoses]

92. ahhh, look, sHillary is getting the same 50 votes she get in every poll here.

You folks really need to work on your propaganda if you want to fool more people here into choosing your girl.

[pscot]

93. You left out "Don't have a clue."

n/t

[nickgutierrez]

94. Other: If she gets the nomination, she'll be better than any of the Republicans.

Seriously - I'm no great Hillary fan, but have you really listened to some of the freaks on the other side? She's better, by miles.

[DemFemme]

95. I'll wait until the votes are counted in Iowa, NH, SC, etc. before replying. n/t

[mmonk]

96. Not listed

but it would be the lesser of two evils. I'm not sure what a presidency under her would look like. But it would be better than a republican.

[RainDog]

98. p.s.

polls like this, just the headline, even, make me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit.

why can't Hillary supporters acknowledge that she is the most divisive candidate on the demo slate? bring people together? surely you're joking. that is one reason that you surely know is total b.s. when members of the democratic party don't even want to have to vote for her.

[LWolf]

101. Since I don't believe she is, or will do, any of the things in your poll,

and since I wouldn't vote for her without some sort of severe brain damage and memory loss, my answer would have to be:

"A severe frontal lobe concussion resulting in long-term memory loss."

[ronnykmarshall]

102. The Supremes!

Hillary has promised to get Diana, Mary and Cindy back together!

[Stop Cornyn]

103. Because I'm spoilin' to invade Iran??? No, that can't be it .... You got me! I have NO ANSWER.

[calteacherguy]

104. More likely than than not, the Iranian airstrkes will happen under the current administration

not the next one. We have little or no control over that.

[Stop Cornyn]

105. You're right, of course; she's already authorized Bush to bomb Iran. How 'bout to continue to war in

Iran???

No, I don't really want that either.

Let's just think of ways to keep this "reason not to vote for Hillary" thread kicked!

[calteacherguy]

107. The Kyl-Lieberman ammendment will have no effect on whether or not GWB bombs Iran.

I think it's naive to think a no vote on that ammendment would prevent the administration from launching airstrikes at some point.

[Stop Cornyn]

109. No. It will only have an effect on whether Hillary supports the bombing (which she apparently does)

or opposes the bombing of Iran.

Yeah for Hillary and her continuing support of the Carlisle Group and Halliburton!!!

[goodgd_yall]

106. Other: because she's won the primaries and is our Democratic nominee n/t

[calimary]

108. How about - to make DAMNED SURE another republi-CON doesn't

steal his way into the White House.

To make DAMNED SURE the Oval Office goes into DEMOCRATIC hands. That, by itself, is enough motivation for me.

[arrested_president]

110. I Could Vote For Hillary And, Eat The Ham Sandwich

or, i could vote for the ham sandwich and, eat...


...y'know, this just isn't working out for me - i need choices

[Hippo_Tron]

112. The Supreme Court

[mike from ri]

113. bill Richardson will be the nominee

so your question is purely academic

[madrchsod]

114. because i have to

a centrist democrat is better than a republican.

[zulchzulu]

115. What "will"?

She won't be the nominee, so like...whatever...

:hi:

[Basileus Basileon]

116. Two words: Supreme Court. nt