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In reply to the discussion: Are reproductive rights a major issue for you in the 2014 elections? [View all]Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)It's clear that I will vote for Democrats based on social issues such as reproductive rights.
Unfortunately, there are some issues that many powerful Democrats are no longer distinguishable from most Republicans, such as corporate power in our lives. These effect the foundations of democracy itself in a negative way. I am appalled at the administration's position in the last six years over issues such as NSA spying and "free" trade, and completely disgusted over the hands off approach to Bush-era war criminals and crooked Wall Street bankers. Those are matters that can destroy America much more quickly than arguments about abortion, and that is said in spite my having strong feelings about women's rights.
I will vote Democratic in November. I'll vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016 over whatever Keystone Kop out of the clown car that gets the GOP nomination, but I will do so while holding my nose.