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gmb92

(57 posts) Mon Nov 10, 2014, 04:43 PM Nov 2014

Hillary Clinton's Voting Record [View all]

When anyone asserts that Clinton is like the Republicans, kindly refer them to her voting record and proposals:

http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/hillary_clinton.htm

For comparison, here's Paul Ryan, 2012 VP nominee and possible 2016 contender.

http://www.ontheissues.org/house/Paul_Ryan.htm

Clinton wasn't my first choice in 2008 and possibly won't be for 2016, but I find most progressive assessments of her as being too "conservative" to be based on emotive and/or very selective analysis (focusing on similarities and ignoring the larger differences). That is how all too many rationalize not voting.

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Hillary Clinton's Voting Record [View all] gmb92 Nov 2014 OP

'That is how all too many rationalize not voting' onehandle Nov 2014 #1

That's a fancy picture but what makes you think it's accurate? rhett o rick Nov 2014 #2

Not just social issues gmb92 Nov 2014 #5

Maybe it's just me, but all that pales in comparison with her decision to betray us and support Bush rhett o rick Nov 2014 #7

I'm assuming you're referring to the Iraq war gmb92 Nov 2014 #11

I hear you and appreciate your reasonable responses to my pointed posts. rhett o rick Nov 2014 #12

I don't think any one leader can lead us out of oligarchy gmb92 Nov 2014 #20

She is a War Monger, it is not just the Iraq War. Her Foreign Policies are Republican Foreign sabrina 1 Nov 2014 #24

Totally agree, Rhett Carolina Nov 2014 #25

It's not just you. Scuba Nov 2014 #27

Agree. A warmonger. Nothing more. Katashi_itto Nov 2014 #32

I prefer this one: LWolf Nov 2014 #3

If one is to the right of FDR go join another party that would be the rule if I was in charge IdiocracyTheNewNorm Nov 2014 #4

Europe gmb92 Nov 2014 #6

Their methodology LWolf Nov 2014 #8

Stalin and Communism gmb92 Nov 2014 #9

One thing LWolf Nov 2014 #13

Ratings gmb92 Nov 2014 #15

Where might a socialist land on that chart? Where would someone like Sen Sanders? rhett o rick Nov 2014 #10

That's a good question. LWolf Nov 2014 #14

Sanders might be near the center gmb92 Nov 2014 #16

At the bottom of this page: Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #17

Yeh, St. Ralph who gave us Bush and Iraq war and took Rethug money to do it HERVEPA Nov 2014 #26

Ignorance is bliss. nt LWolf Nov 2014 #36

Exactly. When I hear people hate Hillary Clinton, but can't back it with actual reasons bhikkhu Nov 2014 #18

Some of the reasons are valid gmb92 Nov 2014 #21

I know what that's like - sometimes people pick out one act to hate a person for bhikkhu Nov 2014 #22

Maybe you didn't listen to her speech where she mimicked the Bush lies about WMD rhett o rick Nov 2014 #23

Not a good graph BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #19

Pro war, pro Wall Street, pro TPP, pro Keystone XL, pro H-1B visas. Yep, that's a liberal all right. Scuba Nov 2014 #28

This one reminds to take to heart... 99Forever Nov 2014 #29

"On the issues" is a terribly misleading domain name for this stupid argument. Orsino Nov 2014 #30

Can you have social justice without economic justice? I don't believe so. CrispyQ Nov 2014 #31

Screw the fancy charts. When it comes to the vote. I will write in Darth Vader. He represents a Katashi_itto Nov 2014 #33

I like that idea... LP2K12 Nov 2014 #35

Thanks for posting this. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #34