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In reply to the discussion: You won't see Hillary Clinton in the same light ever again [View all]davidpdx
(22,000 posts)and she should continue to do that. Fighting for the rights of women around the world is a very noble cause. You see people like Malala Yousafzai who are younger who are also taking up the same cause and that is encouraging.
The rest of my post is in response to other posts in the thread:
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As for the OP, those of you who support her are just going to have to get use to the fact that some of us will not. There has been a constant drumbeat over the last six months (not even 90 days after Obama started his 2nd term) to make Hilary the next nominee. I think it premature to talk about that. We have an election next year that could tip the House in our favor and get us back some of the gubernatorial races we lost in 2010. These maybe low level compared to the president, but we need people in those offices who are ready to cooperate with a D president, not obstruct him or her.
People can sit there and blow it off with the usual, well it's just "Hilary Hate" or the semi-harassing "who else do you support?"
It's call a PRIMARY and it happens in 2016. There was no coronation in 2008 and there won't be in 2016.
Once the 2014 election is over I'd be happy to sit down and talk about candidates. I've even proposed coming up with a list on a state-by-state basis. It would be interesting to see what names come up once we've got 2014 behind us. I'd bet we could come up with at least a dozen strong names.
So while I am supportive and appreciative of the work she has done I'm not ready to be force into the you are with her or against her BS that some are selling.