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In reply to the discussion: I Would Like Someone Other That Hillary Clinton As Our Nominee... That Makes Me A Hillary Hater ??? [View all]MineralMan
(151,345 posts)The only people I'd judge to be "Hillary Haters" are those who declare vehemently that they will not vote for her if she ends up as the Democratic nominee. We have primary elections that happen long before that. Hillary will no doubt be one of the candidates in those primaries. There will probably be other candidates as well.
Bottom line: What happens in those primaries will determine who is the eventual candidates. Those who would prefer someone other than Hillary have that entire primary season to promote their favorite candidate. Who will run against Hillary? That's hard to say. One favorite for many, Elizabeth Warren, says she is not running over and over again. I believe her. Another, Bernie Sanders, is out there talking, but hasn't declared either his candidacy nor whether he will run as a Democrat. There are other possibilities, like Joe Biden, Julian Castro, and others. We'll find out who's running fairly soon, I imagine.
The only Hillary Haters are those who insist that they will not vote for her if she is the official nominee. Some might change their minds about that, but I don't believe this is the time for those declarations. They won't affect the primaries one bit, and really accomplish nothing at this point.