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In reply to the discussion: The question is not 'would I support Hillary'? [View all]rgbecker
(4,826 posts)45. Thanks for that. Easy to see why Obama beat her in 2008.
Easy to understand people on DU having trouble getting excited by the idea of a Hillary Clinton campaign.
And we are now 6 years down the line. Is Hillary now more or less in touch with middle class?
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You're right on target: the answer for most of us common folk is "no"; "yes" if you're a major corporation...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#89
For me, the most important thing is that I think Hillary would at least maintain the
Cal33
Feb 2015
#123
The US's losing 800,000 jobs to NAFTA began looking good in 2008, when the impact of repealing
merrily
Feb 2015
#127
You mean "It doesn't even make sense" to me. In other words, you don't get it.
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#98
Meaning: you've joined the groupthink and antiHillary is perfectly logical...
Buzz Clik
Feb 2015
#106
I decided quite on my own in 2002 that HRC couldn't be trusted. She betrayed us and doesn't
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#109
I decided who would be a strong leader when given a historical opportunity to
sabrina 1
Feb 2015
#118
If HRC was a ship's captain and ran her ship aground killing between five hundred thousand
rhett o rick
Feb 2015
#132
I'm with you. Hillary is a .1 percenter, who's not interested in the issues I care about - only in lining her own greedy pockets.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#91
That question answers itself. We need someone who will stand with those of us on mainstreet, not Wallstreet.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#92
That little exchange tells me all I need to know about Hillary Clinton and her candidacy.
Enthusiast
Feb 2015
#63
Thanks for that reminder who Hillary is fighting for, ie, the upper class making six figures...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#93
No. But, she'll say she will. Unless she decides she was "misled" by Bush.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2015
#7
After reading this, how anyone with half a heart can support Hillary is beyond me.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#97
The real question: will you support the Democratic nominee in the general election against the Rethug?
pnwmom
Feb 2015
#24
In the general, I'd vote for Hillary in preference to whatever GOP assclown is running...
backscatter712
Feb 2015
#27
+100000 Bernie is the only potential candidate telling the truth about oligarchy.
woo me with science
Feb 2015
#34
Hillary. Wal Mart Board member (1986-1992) and former "Goldwater Girl."
blkmusclmachine
Feb 2015
#33
Well I am sorry you feel that way. i hope eventually she can prove herself to you.
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#53
I think she is the favorite and thst Democrats want to win and see her as a winner.
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#59
I agree the polls will change but at this point who can beat her in a primary?
hrmjustin
Feb 2015
#69
That's not what I said. We need to work for the best interests of the whole country and not
totodeinhere
Feb 2015
#96
Aren't you guys and gals scared of losing the White House or do you think it doesn't matter?/NT
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2015
#112
Only one party has held the White House in three consecutive elections in the post WW ll era.
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2015
#115
I'll vote for ANY Democratic candidate who will appoint liberal judges
aint_no_life_nowhere
Feb 2015
#130