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In reply to the discussion: I want to thank the defenders of misogyny [View all]hifiguy
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would choose Maggie Thatcher over Bernie if she was running in the Dem primaries, instead of HRC, policy and all. The statement you quote, Bonobo, says one thing and one thing only: It's our turn. And it screams of sour grapes from '08.
This is sickening. Identity politics trumping even policy.
ETA: These are the reasons I support Bernie and oppose HRC:
"He wants to break up the "too big to fail" institutions that burned the economy down to the stumps. He is against the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Keystone XL pipeline. He is a blood enemy of the Patriot Act and the Citizens United Supreme Court decision. He wants Wall Street regulated far more deeply, and believes the wealthy should be taxed to the degree they actually deserve."
She is far too comfortable with the economic status quo and far too hawkish.
I would oppose any male Democratic candidate who held her positions just as strongly.