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sofa king

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19. We are blessed with excellent choices.

Sun Jun 14, 2015, 08:22 AM

Jun 2015

Same as we were in 2008, in precisely the same way that the Republican Party is never blessed with such choices because none of them, voters or candidates, have enough empathy.

I've been around here long enough to know that some of us will back their primary candidate forever and only grudgingly surrender to the inevitable.

I swear the President's appointment of Hillary Clinton as SoS was just so that he could read the General Discussion forum here again.

We need to recognize and listen to and politically reward those people who endorse other candidates at this stage and help to inform and enrich the debate, as President Obama did for the Clinton team.

And I'm not just saying that because I am a cynical old Scandinavian-socialist-admiring tea leaf reader. I don't know that Bernie Sanders is going to handily lose to Mrs. Clinton, who in turn will easily defeat any Republican opponent (in a fair fight, which we won't have). But I do feel that Sanders is a wonderful counterbalance to America's Other Right Wing Party, which is where I feel we are today.

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All the icky comments I just have something to say - [View all] Mother Of Four Jun 2015 OP

The problem is DonCoquixote Jun 2015 #1

"people would rather have someone strong and wrong than light and right." snagglepuss Jun 2015 #6

KnR. It's gone nuts at DU. Thanks for trying to bring some reason into the discussion.... Hekate Jun 2015 #2

Most of the Bernie supporters I've met in this forum Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #3

+1 Scuba Jun 2015 #7

+1. and to the LP, I would say silvershadow Jun 2015 #11

Right there is a MAJOR problem with the DU: Indydem Jun 2015 #20

Kennedy had entered the primary in March 1968 Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #24

I recall 1968 quite well myself, SheilaT Jun 2015 #27

Did Humphrey or McCarthy ever give a straight-from-the-heart speech like this? Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #43

What's that got to do with SheilaT Jun 2015 #49

It's got to do with the post I replied to Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #50

RFK had just won the California primary. Octafish Jun 2015 #32

My friends and I worked for Eugene McCarthy, who entered the race FIRST. Hekate Jun 2015 #33

You are right that not everybody loved RFK, but Damansarajaya Jun 2015 #37

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Jun 2015 #38

Disagree. They are mostly anti-Hillary treestar Jun 2015 #53

That's what you want to think Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #54

Congress would be your best chance to effect it treestar Jun 2015 #56

Mother of Four, I truly believe that you are a mother of four. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #4

why did you ban me from the bernie group ? stonecutter357 Jun 2015 #5

I totally believe in supporting one's one BlueMTexpat Jun 2015 #8

I used to post against anyone who would not vote D in the general election. I got slammed jwirr Jun 2015 #35

They have their heads BlueMTexpat Jun 2015 #41

Back then the arguement was that to vote for less than a perfect candidate is wrong. But to me jwirr Jun 2015 #47

Too true. Good guideline! BlueMTexpat Jun 2015 #51

Many of the Hillary supporters from 2008 madokie Jun 2015 #9

You haven't seen the ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #14

NO I haven't madokie Jun 2015 #15

Okay ... But that is a direct quote ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #16

Again NO madokie Jun 2015 #17

Okay. I guess we see, and don't see, what we want/don't want to see. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #21

What. ever. madokie Jun 2015 #22

And get sent to the corner for calling out a DUer? No thanky. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #23

That was easy madokie Jun 2015 #25

Bunk? ... How about entering ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #26

Interestingly enough, there was a poll to this effect BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #28

I voted in that madokie Jun 2015 #30

However unless some dark horse GOP candidate comes to the fore BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #31

Go ahead andut your head in the sand.... Adrahil Jun 2015 #52

It happens very often treestar Jun 2015 #57

See #46 treestar Jun 2015 #58

It's (the lesser of 2 evils meme) been trickling on in GD relentlessly for ages. Unfortunately... Hekate Jun 2015 #34

I will likely vote Bernie in primary, and I will note vote for Hillary. bigwillq Jun 2015 #46

I"m kinda in that boat too madokie Jun 2015 #48

I agree and appreciate your efforts to gain some civility here. brer cat Jun 2015 #10

Can I steal those words of yours madokie Jun 2015 #18

Yep. nt brer cat Jun 2015 #29

Thanks, MoF... MrMickeysMom Jun 2015 #12

When Hillary lost I was upset. But not enough to turn my back on the Democratic nominee. Laser102 Jun 2015 #13

We are blessed with excellent choices. sofa king Jun 2015 #19

it doesn't really take me that much fanaticism to just vote hfojvt Jun 2015 #36

Great post and I have a proposal... goldent Jun 2015 #39

Thank you for all the responses - Mother Of Four Jun 2015 #40

I don't mind the fighting back and forth, it's when one side uses Right-Wing propaganda B Calm Jun 2015 #42

I agree...debating issues is one thing, bashing is another to me. Sancho Jun 2015 #44

I'm wishy-washy when it comes politicians JonLP24 Jun 2015 #45

This is what democracy is supposed to look like... Orsino Jun 2015 #55