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In reply to the discussion: Fine. I'll say it. I will vote for Hillary if she's the nominee. [View all]stupidicus
(2,570 posts)in the lead up to the 2012 election, given their profuse whining and worse about how those expressing concerns or criticisms of BHO over this and that at the time were traitors, etc, trying to throw the election. If anyone is gonna push people away, it's likely gonna be the wouldbe censors who would deny the right to be critical of her as has been attempted with BHO. The ways and means with which they've sought to accomplish that will no doubt have a role in pushing some over the apathy/disillusionment/dissatisfied cliff as well. It's one thing to be dissatisfied with a pol over this and that, while quite another to be told to "sit down and shut up traitor/Bushbot?Romneyite/etc".
As anyone with the political acumen and analytical skills of a 5th grader could figure out, the fear of the naked (and increasing still) rightwingnuttery will compel most to stay in the fold and make another "lesser of two evils" choice, and even most those who've been smart enough to come to learn and understand this is how the game has been rigged to work for rightwing interests in the good cop/bad cop game, largely because of the astronomical weight that must be given to the SCOTUS appointment thingy.
Her candidacy, win or lose, likely means an escalation in dem intra-party warfare of the kind we've seen throughout most of the BHO presidency, so let's all keep our rhetorical knives sharp, no?