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In reply to the discussion: Would You Vote For Hillary? [View all]Sancho
(9,067 posts)I remember being so very disappointed when we lost to Bush. Some critics hated Kerry, Gore, etc. Look what happens when we lose! You can charge up suicide hill if you want and see where it gets you.
Can you imagine if we had NEVER attacked Iraq? I voted for Obama (and every Democrat running), and Obama has been predictably less progressive on some issues than I would like, but he's a world better than Romney!
Hillary was the original proponent of single payer (for example) and the ACA might be better if she had won instead of Obama. I'm sure I wouldn't agree with every Hillary decision, but Warren won't run (and couldn't win if she did run). Sanders would probably run as an independent and also can't win. BTW, Warren and Sanders know they likely can't win. If someone better steps forward then that's great! We can go down the list of issues and I'm sure all the debates will occur. Committing to a position before we've had the first announcement or debate is premature at best and serves no purpose.
If you want Jeb or Rand Paul or Perry - then you need to leave DU and head over to Free Republic. Otherwise, everyone should plan on doing a better job to GOTV than we did last week. There were actually people on DU who openly said they didn't vote for the Democrat last week!! That's crazy.
It's time to be realistic folks. Whoever wins the primary will be my candidate. It's easier for me to work on many issues that take my time and energy than to fret over which candidate rises to the top, because virtually anyone who makes it to the nomination will have to compromise on many things or they will never get elected.
Hillary bashing is just like the typical candidate bashing we always see leading up to an election - but once it gets to voting time, the Democrat is getting my support.