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In reply to the discussion: Yes, there's something HRC could do that would halt my opposition [View all]dreamnightwind
(4,775 posts)There are all sorts of ways that politicians are sometimes given cover to oppose or support a particular issue even when it is not their true position. For instance, whoever is whipping the TPA could signal to her that, since she needs the political cover on her left wing, she could safely come out against it if they decide they can pass it anyway (I know she has no vote as an ex-Senator, but she still has an important voice, her position matters). It's done all the time, which makes it difficult to know exactly where someone stands based on their voting record or publicly stated position.
It would take a lot more than that for me to support Clinton. I'd need real substantive campaigning against TPA (and the TPP itself). Also she would need to be on the correct side of other things like
reigning in the the surveillance state
military adventurism (including covert efforts by state department)
reinstatement of or support for a substitute for Glass Steagal
a small financial transaction tax or other fixes to reign in short-held automated stock trading
ending the drug war
supporting training of U.S. people rather than H1-B visas
a very real and aggressive approach towards reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases with something on the scale of the Manhattan project
reducing our insane incarceration rates
those are the kind of issues that I could support her, or any candidate with those positions.