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In reply to the discussion: Regarding Hillary Clinton [View all]OKNancy
(41,832 posts)16. You do realize that some of her "support" is because she is acting at the behest of the President
While she was Secretary of State, she had to go along with his policies.
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She has never actually held an executive office where she makes policy on her own.
I do know her voting record as Senator is good. She voted and sponsored bills that were
very favorable to the middle class and the poor and not the 1%.
THere is more, but I know how people won't read long posts or posts with a lot of links.
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I had a couple of conversations with her on health care. She made an impression on me.
Autumn
Mar 2015
#1
I know in my heart that had Hillary won in 2008, we would have had a strong public option
Autumn
Mar 2015
#23
But wait, how would she get it past the people that Obama clearly knew he couldnt get it past?
NoJusticeNoPeace
Mar 2015
#30
You mentioned foreign policy - her biggest negative is her track record on war - disqualifying IMHO
leveymg
Mar 2015
#2
I would count her as a neocon, and as a key ally, even if she's not a PNAC signatory.
leveymg
Mar 2015
#10
Hillary Clinton showed terrible judgment on Iraq, or she was willfully complicit
Martin Eden
Mar 2015
#95
Precisely right. Hillary's propensity to shoot herself in the foot knows no bounds.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2015
#103
"Never-ending war is the shortest route to completing the journey from constitutional democracy, to
rhett o rick
Mar 2015
#48
Hillary's foreign policy stumbles and IWR vote are HUGE negatives, yes, but her Wall Street leanings are just as bad IMHO...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2015
#102
Yes, for Julian Castro. His history and political background is nigh perfect...he's just a bit young
libdem4life
Mar 2015
#37
The United States has been in a state of continual, undeclared "War" since 9/11/2001.
Maedhros
Mar 2015
#12
One could argue, with some justification, that GW I never really ended.
Jackpine Radical
Mar 2015
#64
You do realize that some of her "support" is because she is acting at the behest of the President
OKNancy
Mar 2015
#16
While she's not my preferred candidate, she's not Satan's spawn, either.
ColesCountyDem
Mar 2015
#17
Our party's worst candidate would still be orders of magnitude better than the best GOP candidate.
NoJusticeNoPeace
Mar 2015
#35
Oh, guess if I had looked at the credits on the record I would know that, but I didnt, thanks
NoJusticeNoPeace
Mar 2015
#47
A fine gentleman I know says men who trash Hillary have issues about their self images.
greatlaurel
Mar 2015
#70
there is a simple reason to that the major new story involves something most feel was wrong
karynnj
Mar 2015
#77
I don't know where people are getting their numbers from for the Clinton Foundation.
Rex
Mar 2015
#100
This is one of the best threads I have seen on DU in a while, frank open discussions, I loved it.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#101
Social policy is my main thing - and it's the key point where Hillary repels me
daredtowork
Mar 2015
#106