Every few days here at DU, OP's about Hillary pop up.

[Ninga]

Typically these OP's love, hate, challenge, support, chastise, and more.

Regarding 2016 Presidential primary season....I intend to listen and read about all of the candidates.

I intend to start with as clean a slate as possible. I intend to listen for words and statements that telegraph positions. I intend to read the position papers of each candidate.

Including Hillary.

I will not make a predetermined decision until I hear and read to determine if the candidate has evolved as I have known them to be in the past. Have they moved more right, or left? Expanded or contracted their positions? Will they stand on the shoulders of their experience and display the gravitas to talk about poverty and other issues that affect the people who are not registered voters.

Including Hillary.

I don't know about you, but I have changed my thinking and experienced valuable personal growth in the past 15 years. I'm still learning.

[johnp3907]

1. An open mind?

[Ninga]

2. I certainly work at it...and it takes work...especially in the face of so many opinions

24/7/365.

Let's put it this way. I was given a second chance by someone who took a second look at who I was today as opposed to who I was yesterday. While it didn't happen quickly, my consistency demonstrated the personal growth that took place over time.

[hrmjustin]

3. Good for you for keeping an open mind.

I hope the candidates stick to issues.

[Ninga]

6. I think voters have lost patience for the pols that don't. Nt

[randome]

4. I don't like her now but, yeah, I agree, let's see how the candidates fare during the primaries.

There's plenty of time to make up our minds. And we shouldn't neglect our own lives while the politicians are on parade.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[Ninga]

5. I expect that the political landscape will change a couple of

times in the next year... Meanwhile we just watch and take notes..

[Oilwellian]

7. I generally judge a politician by their actions, not words

Especially one who has been around as long as Hillary.

[Old Nick]

8. Days???

Minutes!

[wyldwolf]

9. Star Trek definition of days

Kirk: Kirk to Enterprise.
Spock: Spock here.
Kirk: Captain Spock, damage report.
Spock: Admiral, if we go "by the book". like Lieutenant Saavik, hours could seem like days.
Kirk: I read you captain. Let's have it.
Spock: The situation is grave, Admiral. We won't have main power for six "days". Auxiliary power has temporarily failed. Restoration may be possible, in two "days". By the book, Admiral.
Kirk: Meaning you can't even beam us back?
Spock: Not at present.
Kirk: Captain Spock, if you don't hear from us within one hour, your orders are to restore what power you can, take the Enterprise to the nearest star base, and alert Starfleet Command as soon as you're out of jamming range.
Commander Nyota Uhura: Sir, we won't leave you behind!
Kirk: Uhura, if you don't hear from us, there won't be anybody behind. Kirk out.

Saavik: You lied!
Spock: I exaggerated.
Kirk: Hours instead of days! Now we have minutes instead of hours!