Left concern about HRC is NOT "hatred"...it's about what we stand for as a party and a country

[JDPriestly]

218. Hillary supports trade agreements that only benefit Wall Street.

Hillary supports fracking it appears. She tried to sell it in other countries according to an article in the September Mother Jones (not yet on line).

Hillary supports current banking regulations that are hurting the country.

Hillary supports one war after the other, the most foolish being the Iraq War.

Hillary's positions on so many issues do not support a better life for Americans. It's just sad that people are bit questioning her candidacy more. It's sort of the old-fashioned bandwagon effect. Well, the big honchos in the Democratic Party like Hillary, so she must be OK.

The reason that so many of us on DU don't want her to be our candidate is that we spend a lot of time considering political issues, and based on our knowledge about those issues and Hillary, we don't think she is a good choice.

I have a friend in his late 50s who lost his job about two years ago. His marriage fell apart soon after that. Now he is losing his home. What hope does Hillary offer to that man. There are so many Americans in his shoes, so many that lost their jobs, homes and even marriages or small businesses to the crash of 2008. Bill Clinton's signing (gleeful signing judging from the pictures) of the law that repealed Glass-Steagall is one of the major causes of that break-down in our economy. The banks are still "too big to fail." Ordinary Americans are still not important enough to save. And Hillary, as Bill Clinton's wife, will do nothing to correct that injustice.

Hillary Clinton should not run. She really does have too much baggage. I know you make it your business to ridicule me for saying that, but Hillary Clinton simply does have too much baggage to run. We need a candidate who will conduct a campaign that focuses on the future and on solutions to America's problems, some of which were caused during the Bill Clinton administration, most of which go back a lot further than that. Hillary is part of the past, should take her place there with dignity and not run. We don't need her. We need a candidate who is not so worn and tattered, someone who has not been through the ringer so many times. Someone with fresh ideas.

The president does not pass law. But a really good president can inspire good laws. A really good president can shame Congress and work with Congress to get good laws passed. Obama is a wonderful president when it comes to foreign policy. He has the patience of Job when dealing with capricious foreign leaders. But he has not been able to lead Congress, to shame them into enacting laws that will help the American people. I support Elizabeth Warren and then Bernie Sanders if Elizabeth Warren won't run. Elizabeth Warren knows what changes need to be made to make our economy fairer for everyone. She has the exceptionally strong character and moral fervor that we need in the White House. People will listen to her. I don't think that Republicans in particular will ever listen to or work with Hillary Clinton. Too much water under the bridge for Hillary to succeed in the White House.