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ybbor

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82. Wow

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 08:50 PM

Mar 2015

I was not aware of any of that.

I do believe that the southern Dems were different for a long time. Strom Thurmond comes to mind, would never consider him a progressive, and he switched when the party began to change.

I do know that Carter is ultra religious and that may play into what I know have been made aware of his conservative leanings. He has since started Habitat for Humanity, which is not a gov't entity.

I guess I would have voted for one of the progressives running against him in the primary, but would have voted for him in the general.

I am still very stunned by those facts, and I do see a lot of Bill Clinton in those platforms. And I voted for him twice in the general, but was not all that informed back then, but knew I wanted the Dem candidate to win.

Ok, really got to go.

Peace

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I really appreciate her cozy relationship with Wall Street ..... raindaddy Mar 2015 #38

I love her support for Keystone and Monsanto! glinda Mar 2015 #50

I do too! leftofcool Mar 2015 #2

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Good for you nt LiberalElite Mar 2015 #4

your support is so vague. Right on what issues? cali Mar 2015 #5

Word. DesertDiamond Mar 2015 #33

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"SHE'S READY ON DAY ONE"!!!1!!11! NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #69

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I'm not selling anything, just stating a fact. B Calm Mar 2015 #21

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unrec L0oniX Mar 2015 #10

K&R! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #12

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"Focus...on the present." elzenmahn Mar 2015 #34

Alerting. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #14

If she runs, she will get my vote and support. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #16

Your Post Thespian2 Mar 2015 #17

UNREC edgineered Mar 2015 #20

K&R B Calm Mar 2015 #23

being under the umbrella of a protected group edgineered Mar 2015 #28

LOL B Calm Mar 2015 #31

What protected group? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #32

now that's funny! edgineered Mar 2015 #80

What protected group? hrmjustin Mar 2015 #83

Then you're a commie... bobclark86 Mar 2015 #24

everyone who supports a strong democratic primary debate also needs to read asiliveandbreathe Mar 2015 #26

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I don't think so... elzenmahn Mar 2015 #37

Can you name one actual zentrum Mar 2015 #36

She's a DINO ybbor Mar 2015 #39

No she's not wyldwolf Mar 2015 #51

Can you refute anything I brought up? ybbor Mar 2015 #53

My post title was a refutation wyldwolf Mar 2015 #55

So you're fine with the rest: ybbor Mar 2015 #59

Define 'DINO' wyldwolf Mar 2015 #61

Ok so you're cool with all that ybbor Mar 2015 #63

Typical response. This isn't a personal matter wyldwolf Mar 2015 #65

Typical how? ybbor Mar 2015 #66

typical in that you turn a simple matter of what defines a Democrat into... wyldwolf Mar 2015 #68

Well then I guess the Democratic Party has moved too far to the right for me ybbor Mar 2015 #70

Was Jimmy Carter a DINO? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #73

I was only 9 when he was elected ybbor Mar 2015 #75

Jimmy Carter wyldwolf Mar 2015 #78

Wow ybbor Mar 2015 #82

And I am enjoying our discussion ybbor Mar 2015 #72

oh, sure. I never get angry here. It's fun for me. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #74

I guess I wish we could just put up a truly progressive candidate ybbor Mar 2015 #76

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Did you vote for John Kerry in 2004? nt greatlaurel Mar 2015 #42

Not in the primary, no Scootaloo Mar 2015 #48

Wellllllllllllllllll Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2015 #87

Great post. Thanks! greatlaurel Mar 2015 #41

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Well, they're both women, so there's that./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #56

K&R McCamy Taylor Mar 2015 #47

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I will vote for our nominee in every election, every race. riqster Mar 2015 #57

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I was just thinking the same thing ybbor Mar 2015 #64

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READY ON DAY ONE. DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #86