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In reply to the discussion: It's Not Too Early for Me: Hillary for President 2016 [View all]joshcryer
(62,269 posts)106. If the Democrats don't have a primary, I will be super pissed.
McCaskill wants to forgo primaries completely. This is the most insane idea I have ever heard.
So yeah, we need some damn good challengers and I will even donate to the most progressive one (but I will not expend energy fighting for them because I can't handle the depression that would cause). If we can get a good challenger, who will bring up issues we care about, at minimum we can shift Clinton's positions to the left.
(Note: her campaign will undoubtedly be far left of Obama's in 2008, she'll be the first non-incumbent to advocate gay marriage, and she will likely support marijuana legalization as she has channeled that at one point in the past.)
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Since you can't vote in the US, it really doesn't matter who you support in 2016.
Beacool
Feb 2014
#76
Yes, but there's a little bitty detail, she's not running for office at this point in time.
Beacool
Feb 2014
#86
This letter is being cited as hard evidence that Elizabeth Warren isn't running for President
Maedhros
Feb 2014
#125
What I admire most about Senator Warren is that she doesn't bullshit or eqivocate...She isn't
Rowdyboy
Feb 2014
#18
As was pointed out to me, this wiki was created and managed by Legal Insurrection,
Agnosticsherbet
Feb 2014
#100
another right of center democrat? still time for her to put on the populist mantle nt
msongs
Feb 2014
#14
If Hillary was a man with the very same credentials and history, the same people championing her
Ikonoklast
Feb 2014
#23
Definitely need 16 years of a Democratic majority and presidency. GOTV, 2014. n/t
freshwest
Feb 2014
#58
Al Gore is more qualified. Feingold is more qualified. Sanders is more qualified. And of those three
grahamhgreen
Feb 2014
#59
"He saved this nation (and the world) from sliding into a deep economic depression". I would argue
grahamhgreen
Feb 2014
#62
No way, I will actively work against her in the primaries. And if the nominee hold my nose! n-t
Logical
Feb 2014
#75
It isn't too early for her to "spend time with her family" and "pursue personal interests"
TheKentuckian
Feb 2014
#92
I'm going to wait for some to actually declare for 2016. Until then, 2014 is coming
neverforget
Feb 2014
#94
2014 comes first. Please! Otherwise whoever the Prez is will be in the same fix as Obama...
Hekate
Feb 2014
#108
well written, but I disagree completely. Hillary is as corporate a creature as can be found
cali
Feb 2014
#114
I am impressed, the quality of trolling on the DU has really taken an upswing lately
Fumesucker
Feb 2014
#115
"Trolling" is now defined as "supporting a candidate 17 million Democrats supported in 2008"?
brooklynite
Feb 2014
#116