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18. I would expect Sen. Leahy to endorse the party's candidate, I like him a lot, but that is to be

Thu May 21, 2015, 11:58 AM

May 2015

expected. But the rush to endorse the party's choice makes them look worried.

Thanks for the info on Shumlin, imo, it doesn't make Hillary look too great to have such a back stabber on her team. People are not fools.

Big Money is going to be one of the most important issues in this campaign, and no matter what the established parties try to do, the public wants their government free of that corrosive influence.

In a way, it's good to get these endorsements out of the way before Bernie kicks off his campaign, they will have little impact now having come so early.

Very bad strategy imo.

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Why my Guv endorsing HRC AT THIS TIME, pisses me off. [View all] cali May 2015 OP

More to the point, SheilaT May 2015 #1

Why is it "too early"? brooklynite May 2015 #10

When we are almost a year out from the actual primaries and caucuses, SheilaT May 2015 #39

By the time it matters, people will have forgotton his endorsement! TheNutcracker May 2015 #51

indeed. I can understand cali's frustration but, a year from now things are going to look Hiraeth May 2015 #52

...and you are entitled to your opinion... brooklynite May 2015 #74

in the last primary hfojvt May 2015 #67

I'd forgotten that. SheilaT May 2015 #68

well it was a rather big deal hfojvt May 2015 #69

I never did visit her website back then, SheilaT May 2015 #71

In a way, he turned himself into a neoliberal eloydude May 2015 #2

I don't know that you could classify him as a neoliberal, he's just a really cali May 2015 #3

Well, if he's that sleazy, we should be glad he's not in Bernie's camp. Fawke Em May 2015 #40

I suspect.... quickesst May 2015 #62

another with reading comprehension difficulties cali May 2015 #63

I didn't come up quickesst May 2015 #70

so you're being deliberately obtuse. OK. I don't like Clinton cali May 2015 #73

This one must really sting with all of the effort to tear him down. NCTraveler May 2015 #4

No. It pisses me off. It would sting if I liked and admired Scummy, but as cali May 2015 #6

How did he get elected then? MoonRiver May 2015 #42

What part did you miss? In the bluest of states, running against a repub who cali May 2015 #45

Makes Hillary look bad too. Such a slimy character isn't someone you want endorsing you at this sabrina 1 May 2015 #7

I disagree. NCTraveler May 2015 #9

You're right. It's not hard to put lipstick on that pig, but please stop being dishonest cali May 2015 #46

You are wandering off the reservation with your posts. NCTraveler May 2015 #50

no. you're misrepresenting it. cali May 2015 #59

Bernie actually worked to get Shumlin elected cali May 2015 #15

I would expect Sen. Leahy to endorse the party's candidate, I like him a lot, but that is to be sabrina 1 May 2015 #18

give us some examples of his progressive accomplishments questionseverything May 2015 #54

Sure NCTraveler May 2015 #57

He joins ... OKNancy May 2015 #5

Party must be worried about Bernie. The Establishment coming out early to back their candidate. sabrina 1 May 2015 #8

Are you meaning Pat Leahy is a big money wall street senator boston bean May 2015 #12

Leahy is a loyal Dem and when the Party calls, he will respond, I'm sure Bernie expected that. sabrina 1 May 2015 #16

Of course members of a party... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #24

Well, as a NYer when Hillary came to NY to run for the Senate, she ran as a Dem so most of us sabrina 1 May 2015 #27

I do think those who accused her of being a carpetbagger had a point. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #33

It wasn't audacious at all. The Repub was so bad that just about anyone could have beaten him. Even sabrina 1 May 2015 #36

I have no problem with Pat supporting HRC. And he sure isn't a cali May 2015 #17

The establishment supports the labeling of GMO's? NCTraveler May 2015 #13

The VT establisment sure does. And Scummy bailed on single payer cali May 2015 #19

You are far out there. NCTraveler May 2015 #22

Talking about grade school Long Drive May 2015 #28

Neither. It was suppose to be "you". NCTraveler May 2015 #30

I'm sure you do Long Drive May 2015 #34

And cheers back to you. I like that. nt. NCTraveler May 2015 #37

I was wrong about that and I apologize again for it cali May 2015 #53

So no, you don't understand the politics of Vermont or my view on politics. NCTraveler May 2015 #55

Kick It Cali Long Drive May 2015 #25

I have no problem with that- though I'm not sure that cali May 2015 #11

Anyone who endorses any candidate this early is a fool. Autumn May 2015 #14

It's his deliberately stepping on Bernie's kickoff that I find so nasty cali May 2015 #20

A petty fool at that. Autumn May 2015 #21

I wish DU was as good at attacking Republicans as it is at attacking Democrats. FSogol May 2015 #23

Exactly. SoapBox May 2015 #26

So do I. sabrina 1 May 2015 #31

I've yet to see them attack a Democrat. n/t jtuck004 May 2015 #38

Hillary has never been attacked on DU? nt Cali_Democrat May 2015 #41

Did Shumlin win on a, "Well, it's him or the GOP'er" vote? Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #29

He barely won in a state that doesn't even have a functional repub party cali May 2015 #32

In other words: Ossification, insularity and a lack of a competititve field Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #35

no, not really accurate cali May 2015 #43

I do not understand the Hillary love?? Angry Dragon May 2015 #44

The nerve of someone having an opinion!!!! MyNameGoesHere May 2015 #47

you either didn't read my op or you have serious reading comprehension problems cali May 2015 #61

Oh hurt pain whaaaaaa MyNameGoesHere May 2015 #75

Shumlin`s giant SCREW YOU to Bernie democrank May 2015 #48

. stonecutter357 May 2015 #49

You should write and tell him. MineralMan May 2015 #56

I'm sure he's getting quite and earful from Vermonters for not cali May 2015 #64

Did you listen to Shumlin on "Vermont Edition" this afternoon? gregcrawford May 2015 #58

no, I forgot. Man, the posts in this thread denying the info in the OP are something else cali May 2015 #60

The timing of this endorsement is no coincidence; it's all coordinated by the Clinton campaign. AtomicKitten May 2015 #65

I can see why it upset you. hrmjustin May 2015 #66

That is irritating. HappyMe May 2015 #72

If he supports and votes for Hillary I will thank him for his support and vote. Thinkingabout May 2015 #76