Hillary Clinton’s Progressive Problem

[JDPriestly]

37. You said it. I do not like being browbeaten into agreement with others.

I was raised to think things through and make up my own mind.

The argument that if I don't vote for Hillary, a Republican might win just annoys me more than any other argument. It really isn't an argument at all. It's just a technique to instill fear. Might as well have a fundamentalist preacher tell me I had better agree with his interpretation of the Bible or I will go to Hell.

Everybody says we should vote for Hillary based on the "fact" that she is a liberal and the idea that she stands for women and children. Beyond that, I don't know much about what she is standing for. Some claim that she wants higher wages. I'm waiting to see her speak about what she wants to do if elected.

Seems to me we have a lot of band-wagon jumper-onners on DU. People who are "for" Hillary just because they think that is the in thing this year. I'm waiting to read some really good arguments for voting for Hillary.

One of the things that turned me off to Hillary was this video.

Another was a discussion with a very active member of the Democratic Party in my area who responded to my question about why she supported Clinton way back when that, "Clinton is the only one with the money to run." That is just not a good reason to support a candidate from my point of view.

I am waiting to hear a reason that I think is good.

I have one vote and only one. So I don't really make any difference to Hillary's chance of winning except that when I back a candidate, I register and talk to voters, and I am good at that. I'm waiting to hear from one rational Hillary supporter with a solid argument that could persuade me to vote for her.

I want to know where Hillary stands on the TPP.