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In reply to the discussion: Vote for Hillary? Can't Get Fooled Again [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,540 posts)I would prefer that a Republican not win, so when the election is held I will vote for who ever is running against the Republican, period.
Having said that, I am supporting Bernie Sanders because he is the only one telling the truth and addressing the issues. The Democratic Party has been purchased by the corporations and wealthy billionaires and I consider Hillary in that camp. If by some chance Bernie beats Hillary in the Democratic primary, I for one will be happy not to have to hold my nose and vote for a change. He probably won't get past the primary, mainly because Democrats more concerned with "electability" will not support Bernie in the primary.
I think most of us would vote for Hillary vs. any Republican, it's just that she does not have our interests at heart either, she will throw us some bones similar to Obama, but on the issues of the 1% and corporate "people" she will quietly do their bidding as he has. Is she less harmful than any Republican, yes, but that is not what I will be satisfied with anymore.
We should all throw our support behind Bernie so that at a minimum, the issues he is talking about such as Publicly Funded Elections, will get talked about. We may even be pleasantly surprised that, once heard by the masses, Bernie and his/our issues garner support from a large part of the feed up, apathetic, non-voting Americans, Independants, and even some not completely brainwashed Republicans who are sick of the corruption and hyper-partisan atmosphere!
Electing Hillary will leave us complaining of the same sh*t we are now, just that everything will have continued to get worse and we will be further down the road facing ever worsening climate change!