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I always vote my conscience. I didn't vote for Bill Clinton and I won't vote for Hillary.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#1
Hi longship! No, I am not allowed to leave the DU. I will be here for a very very very long time.
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#5
She's actually got a better chance now than she did a week or so back.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
May 2015
#181
HRC will manage to avoid that particular trap if she ends up being the nominee.
seabeyond
May 2015
#182
I've seen that "Vote for HRC or the evil Republicans win!!!" meme trotted out many times.
winter is coming
May 2015
#6
Oh, look, let's blame Nader and not talk about Democrats who voted for Bush in 2000.
winter is coming
May 2015
#25
sure, as nader fucks the repug last election, to get his face on the news.... while wanking with us
seabeyond
May 2015
#61
The number of Dems who voted for Nader is dwarfed by the number who voted for the GOP.
winter is coming
May 2015
#166
That does not matter. The ones that voted Nader would have voted Gore if Nader
Maraya1969
May 2015
#186
Many more Florida Democrats voted for Bush than for Nader; Gore ran a lousy campaign;
merrily
May 2015
#32
Merry Supreme Court and a very happy, healthy and prosperous "Say hello to President Cruz.
merrily
May 2015
#30
" "Vote for HRC or the evil Republicans win!!!" meme" it is a meme? you have a repug and a dem
seabeyond
May 2015
#49
yes. there are a ZILLION difference. they do not matter to you. and you are insisting,
seabeyond
May 2015
#63
so you will advocate not voting if clinton wins. you pump up social issues a must to defend, then
seabeyond
May 2015
#46
It's because I care about social issues, like keeping jobs here, living wages, income equity, that..
NYC_SKP
May 2015
#56
yes. the $. we have a state senator wanting dead fetus to remain in uterus. killing our girls. life
seabeyond
May 2015
#64
do not fuckin tell this democrat, the parties are not different. on a progressive democratic board.
seabeyond
May 2015
#65
ah, is this the reasoning excusing the "others"? she would put someone in the supreme crt
seabeyond
May 2015
#152
And if it is Scott Walker vs HRC you consider them so alike that you wont vote, got it.
NoJusticeNoPeace
May 2015
#108
I have a problem with HRC because in 2002 she turned her back on Democratic Principles
rhett o rick
May 2015
#11
So the only candidate on your radar months before the primaries start is the frontrunner?
winter is coming
May 2015
#141
Let' s see. I say being better than the GOP candidate is an embarrasingly low bar,
winter is coming
May 2015
#156
Nothing against your post, but the increasing use of principals instead of principles...
freshwest
May 2015
#15
I vote for the Democrat in the general no matter how many mistakes they may have made.
leftofcool
May 2015
#27
i do not get those that feel appeased not voting because of "conscience" allowing repug win
seabeyond
May 2015
#37
that is easy for one to say, when it is not their life in danger, just the "others". nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#52
ya. it is bold. we are talking principle, which is war, $ not voting progressive democratic which
seabeyond
May 2015
#60
IF you do not vote 2016, you are kicking a hell of a lot of people to the curb. that you do not see
seabeyond
May 2015
#71
and then, to do it in a thread on principle, defining your principle. as i define mine. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#72
i do not know how to make my position more clear. IF you do not vote democratic 2016, even in
seabeyond
May 2015
#78
i am well aware we do not elect a president by popular vote. i stand by my point.
seabeyond
May 2015
#86
So you stand by your point that every vote counts, after being shown that is false.
jeff47
May 2015
#98
every vote counts is your argument. not mine. argue what i say, not what you want to. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#101
So if their vote does not count, how are they kicking people to the curb by not voting?
jeff47
May 2015
#113
Well, not for any Democrat, anyway. That's been obvious for a very long time. One doesn't just...
freshwest
May 2015
#172
Not just principles. She's a bad campaigner, and would do long-term damage to the Party.
True Blue Door
May 2015
#50
as far as i am concerned. this thread has become perverted in the twisiting of principle.
seabeyond
May 2015
#62
i have st senate who wants girls to carry dead fetus in uterus, governor about to declare war on our
seabeyond
May 2015
#67
POINT with economic populist. the $ is not the ONLY moral issues here. you $ is not the ONLY thing
seabeyond
May 2015
#68
didnt we get bill to control wallstreet a little,been weakened? working on minumum wage increase for
seabeyond
May 2015
#73
It's hard to fathom, in 2015, that some aren't talking about income inequality ...
seabeyond
May 2015
#118
i fail to see the point of this. ok. so? nothing to do with my reply, again. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#132
you are making up an argument, to argue. i have not failed recognizing shit. you are still not
seabeyond
May 2015
#138
It's hard to fathom why there are so many OP's about voting for Hillary for president before
djean111
May 2015
#75
because there are so many populist that advocate not voting for clinton if she wins.
seabeyond
May 2015
#77
I wouldn't worry about that until after the primaries. Right now, it seems like the pledgey thing,
djean111
May 2015
#81
"I said that at this point in time it does not matter." can i not disagree with you? i think...
seabeyond
May 2015
#89
thank you. i am looking forward to all that, also. IF i even take a position on a candidate.
seabeyond
May 2015
#95
i have talked about it often. you are not aware? one would be people advocating not voting dem,
seabeyond
May 2015
#107
that the "other" issues are minor or down right insignificant to economic populism. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#109
i disagree. the supporters define his campaign. i think as a democratic party, we address those
seabeyond
May 2015
#112
"Economic inequality is a big issue." yes it is. if you are black and cant walk down the street
seabeyond
May 2015
#117
advocating not voting. advocating both parties are the same. the principle of. that is the
seabeyond
May 2015
#120
i did not say you were advocating. you are wrong saying it is no sander supporter. look at this
seabeyond
May 2015
#123
i am addressing those within the populist movement in the democratic party that advocate this.
seabeyond
May 2015
#127
i want nothing from you. you are the one continuing this. i continue to be on point. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#130
Our number one driving principal should be to keep a Republican out of the White House.
DCBob
May 2015
#102
I am voting for Hillary because I think she is the most qualified for the job.
hrmjustin
May 2015
#126
I won"t vote for HRC in the primary and if she is the nominee I will refrain from voting for anyone
davidsilver
May 2015
#151
In a general election, I refuse to be forced to choose between a Republican and a Republican Lite
davidsilver
May 2015
#174
you're sittin in a factual lie. the only way to make your story even kinda right is sittin in your $
seabeyond
May 2015
#184