Hillary Clinton is a "populist leaning liberal" on the issues,

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24. She's a pro-Wall Street, pro-military hawk.

The fact that she happens to fall on the right side of a few issues does not make her a leftist.

She opposed gay marriage until one week before the USSC was to review DOMA, when it became pretty clear politically that it was going down. She called for "legalization" of "illegal aliens" when others were wanting to offer citizenship, and opposed efforts to offer them drivers licenses in her home state. She supports tax cuts. She has a buddy-buddy relationship with some of the biggest banks on the planet. She's pro-death penalty. She once called video games a "dangerous threat to morality" and introduced a bill to regulate their sale. She opposes marijuana legalization. She supported No Child Left Behind. She introduced a law that would have imprisoned flag burners for a year. She doesn't oppose military tribunals. She supported the Patriot Act. She supports maintaining the Cuban Embargo. She bluntly once stated that national security is more important than human rights. I could go on. And on. And on. But I'll digress here.

Hillary Clinton is a Democrat, but there is no way in hell she'll get my vote during the primaries. I truly believe that if she were a man, and if her last name weren't Clinton, that she would have little support on DU. The quality of a candidate should be determined by their policies and positions, and not their name or gender. Clinton's policies and positions are far too right-leaning for my taste.