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DemocratSinceBirth

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24. I try not to get emotionally invested in things beyond my control...

Sat May 2, 2015, 04:02 PM

May 2015

I was heavily emotionally invested in Ted Kennedy in 80, Gary Hart in 84, and Hillary Clinton in 2008 and it is emotionally painful to see someone who you are emotionally invested in lose but I never had a problem supporting the eventual nominee...And in the case of 2008 I can say I genuinely like President Obama. I voted for him enthusiastically...

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The rhetoric around "only Hillary can win!" is bad enough. [View all] marym625 May 2015 OP

I don't think "The Hillary Camp" is afraid of Bernie Scootaloo May 2015 #1

That could be marym625 May 2015 #5

If you could be so kind, PUMA? Not sure what that means. neighbor tim May 2015 #13

Okay Scootaloo May 2015 #16

...and then they all voted for Obama. brooklynite May 2015 #55

I don't share your confidence in that Scootaloo May 2015 #58

Are you serious? marym625 May 2015 #115

I wasn't on DU at the time. Probably not. Scootaloo May 2015 #116

wow! marym625 May 2015 #118

Yeah, for real zentrum May 2015 #68

Thank you. Sorry you had to type so much neighbor tim May 2015 #62

Oh heck, that wasn't much Scootaloo May 2015 #63

The Hillary campaign back then was pushing that she was tough.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #80

" I've heard claims" former9thward May 2015 #120

I don't get the protectiveness towards PUMA's. Scootaloo May 2015 #121

Uh. I'm not a bettin' man, but I suspect some of them did not vote for Obama. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #126

That happens in every primary. former9thward May 2015 #129

I think the PUMA thing murielm99 May 2015 #14

+1000 marym625 May 2015 #17

Here's one. Fuddnik May 2015 #67

Okay then marym625 May 2015 #77

It is. As Scoot said somewhere in this thread, Jackpine Radical May 2015 #86

oh! marym625 May 2015 #93

The "official" name was People United Means Action Scootaloo May 2015 #103

It was a thing, though. It actually happened. Scootaloo May 2015 #18

I try not to get emotionally invested in things beyond my control... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #24

I did not admonish YOU to grow up. murielm99 May 2015 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author okaawhatever May 2015 #36

Totally workinclasszero May 2015 #39

I think we'll all be very puzzled by Candidate O'malley Scootaloo May 2015 #43

Funny. I wonder what the Hillary supporters will do when Bernie wins the nomination marym625 May 2015 #117

He won't so no worries. /nt workinclasszero May 2015 #123

We shall see. marym625 May 2015 #124

That makes no sense Scootaloo May 2015 #40

Okay, claws retracted. LOL nt okaawhatever May 2015 #46

Post removed Post removed May 2015 #78

lol BrotherIvan May 2015 #125

I'm glad Bernie is in the primary leftofcool May 2015 #2

Cool! marym625 May 2015 #6

I love that Einstein hair look. I know a lot of seniors who get it. They are no less valuable. freshwest May 2015 #111

I'm not afraid. I welcome the debates. MoonRiver May 2015 #3

Thanks for that marym625 May 2015 #7

I love Bernie Sanders. MoonRiver May 2015 #10

If you cannot win on issues AgingAmerican May 2015 #4

There ya go marym625 May 2015 #8

Seriously? Beacool May 2015 #71

So far I have seen only one poster suggesting Bernie shouldn't run... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #9

Yes, the number of such posts is small. Maedhros May 2015 #15

There are people defending it in the post marym625 May 2015 #19

I piped in... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #22

+1000 marym625 May 2015 #23

Well you haven't been looking. Here's one that actually called Sen Sander's supporters, fools. rhett o rick May 2015 #114

I suspect these dueling Hillary and Bernie threads... pinboy3niner May 2015 #11

Don't trash me marym625 May 2015 #20

Je t'aime, too pinboy3niner May 2015 #30

Awe thanks! marym625 May 2015 #35

To be fair, it is just a few people. And it isn't helping Hillary so that raises a sabrina 1 May 2015 #12

In some cases marym625 May 2015 #21

This Democrat.... CherokeeDem May 2015 #25

I'm sorry you read the post that way marym625 May 2015 #29

I'm looking forward to the debates. Duval May 2015 #92

I think that's exactly what will happen marym625 May 2015 #95

Even Hillary Clinton has welcomed Senator Sanders into the MineralMan May 2015 #26

I agree with almost everything you said marym625 May 2015 #38

Well, anyone can post anything on DU. MineralMan May 2015 #50

I honestly believe marym625 May 2015 #57

I don't much like the first name thing, MineralMan May 2015 #101

I don't mind marym625 May 2015 #104

There are plenty of Hillary supporters here overreacting. tritsofme May 2015 #27

Actually many Hillary supporters see Sanders to be a benefit Gothmog May 2015 #33

I'm glad you see the overreaction marym625 May 2015 #41

$1.5 million is not a great deal of money in today's campaign finance Gothmog May 2015 #51

But he has been working on that for a long time marym625 May 2015 #59

I am happy to wait and see what the numbers end up being Gothmog May 2015 #65

It's another reason we need Sanders to win n/t marym625 May 2015 #75

I am not convinced that Bernie is at all viable in a general election contest Gothmog May 2015 #105

I respect that marym625 May 2015 #106

Seems to me you are making up stuff to upaloopa May 2015 #28

Get myself elected? marym625 May 2015 #42

The Oligarchs are afraid of the Populist Movement. They don't like it when the rhett o rick May 2015 #113

Yeah, um, no, the Hillary camp is not afraid of Bernie. DanTex May 2015 #31

I understand that Hillary herself marym625 May 2015 #44

Expressing doubt that Bernie can't win is not the same redstateblues May 2015 #94

No matter not close to the same marym625 May 2015 #97

Hillary doesn't have a real chance to win TN either. stillwaiting May 2015 #128

I like Sanders very much and Florencenj2point0 May 2015 #99

more than half the people in America think a socialist is in Office marym625 May 2015 #100

I like Sanders and support many of his positions but I do not think that he is viable Gothmog May 2015 #32

I disagree and believe he will compete and win. marym625 May 2015 #45

Unless we can replace Kennedy and Scalia, we are stuck with Citizens United Gothmog May 2015 #49

I truly don't believe that marym625 May 2015 #53

How? brooklynite May 2015 #56

Because of the primary marym625 May 2015 #61

He wins by getting votes in the primary. zeemike May 2015 #66

Oh you! BrotherIvan May 2015 #127

I have been looking forward to a primary and in order to have one we need more than one declared Thinkingabout May 2015 #34

exactly! marym625 May 2015 #47

I respect Sanders but I am not afraid of him. hrmjustin May 2015 #37

and I respect that marym625 May 2015 #48

And I respect the love people have for Sanders. hrmjustin May 2015 #54

+1000 marym625 May 2015 #60

There are some issues i am not comfortable with for sure. I think there will be a couple more. Thinkingabout May 2015 #52

She's not afraid. She's just trying to be nice, knowing he won't win. Laser102 May 2015 #64

OK marym625 May 2015 #81

a lot of old-school Dems didn't like primaries at all, and said that's what cost us 1972 MisterP May 2015 #69

seems like it marym625 May 2015 #83

People are upset because Sanders is running? Beacool May 2015 #70

predicting any win right now is wishful thinking marym625 May 2015 #84

Are we going to have a lot... MaggieD May 2015 #72

I'm not saying poor Bernie. not even close marym625 May 2015 #85

If I cared what HRC supporters thought Aerows May 2015 #112

I Am All In For Bernie - And All Out For HRC cantbeserious May 2015 #73

Me too marym625 May 2015 #87

Bernie - Bernie - Bernie -- He's My Man cantbeserious May 2015 #96

+1000 marym625 May 2015 #98

It really is bizarre. The irrelevant strawmen, transfer/negative association propaganda, and Zorra May 2015 #74

That's pretty funny marym625 May 2015 #88

Sorry, I wasn't clear. Zorra May 2015 #119

I wasn't sure if you were talking about me too. marym625 May 2015 #122

I just came to say hey. bravenak May 2015 #76

Hey! marym625 May 2015 #89

From your lips to God's ears. ybbor May 2015 #79

yep marym625 May 2015 #90

And we'll do our best Duval May 2015 #82

Cool! marym625 May 2015 #91

We'll see who wins. I will say this- Hillary is running as Obama's successor with her craigmatic May 2015 #107

I honestly believe he will. n/t marym625 May 2015 #108

I will support Bernie, however I will also vote for Hillary if she become the nominee. YOHABLO May 2015 #109

absolutely marym625 May 2015 #110