"Hater" is quite simply the dumbest Goddam term in the DU lexicon.

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76. Remember what we said about George W. Bush followers?

Remember how we used to pulverize them because they followed in lockstep and seem to not think for themselves? Remember all the.... How can they blindly follow.... remarks?

There may be a few exceptions, but I rather doubt that most DUers who don`t support Hillary actually hate her. Hillary Clinton isn`t my favorite candidate, but I certainly don`t hate her. I didn`t support her when she ran against President Obama and I`m a bit cautious about jumping on her band wagon now.

I`m not crazy about Trial Balloon Candidates, who have to "focus group" logos, changes in positions, ideas. I prefer someone genuine who behaves the same way when no one is looking. Someone who has the same principles no matter if he/she is talking with a crowd of wealthy bankers or a group of homeless veterans. One of the worst things I`ve seen happen to our politicians is this phony "branding" BS, the stuff the 30-somethings chat about on The Cycle. It`s temporary image-making which could change in a flash, depending on what the focus group thinks. Our country needs a grounded, principled candidate who has honest, firsthand knowledge of what people in this country are going through. We don`t need a candidate who playacts to get a vote, we need someone genuine.