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In reply to the discussion: If you want to lose the Millennial vote completely, nominate Hillary Clinton. [View all]Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)for decades longer than I will. Two or three more Alitos on the Supreme Court will seal the conservative deal for the rest of your life. Healthcare gutted, social security "privatized", the end of the pathetic safety net that still exists, the total destruction of public schools, abortion rights are all on the line.
I don't know who the Democratic party will nominate and don't much care-any of them will have my vote. In 1976 I thought Jimmy Carter was too conservative; in 1984 I wanted Gary Hart instead of Mondale and in 1988 I knew Dukakis was a lost cause. In 2004 I liked Wes Clark and in 2008 John Edwards. The only nominee I ever really liked was Bill Clinton and he wound up an enormous disappointment.
My point in all this drivel is that you can wait your whole life and never have a candidate you really want nominated. You have to weigh what matters most to you-issues or personality. Someone is going to win in 2016 and the effects on your entire generation for the next 40 years will be enormous. Wish I was more optimistic