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In reply to the discussion: Are there really people on DU who won't vote for the Democratic candidate if [View all]No Vested Interest
(5,296 posts)306. Many persons were angry/disgusted at Bill Clinton's behavior and could not get past that.
Nader voters bought into the purist idealism which has never won an election.
Our earliest founders all had weak spots, as we know, but together they brought forth a government which largely worked for the greater good over the long run - certainly not always perfect or even the best at any given moment.
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Are there really people on DU who won't vote for the Democratic candidate if [View all]
BigDemVoter
Nov 2015
OP
Personally - I Am Tired Of Being An Afterthought To The DNC DWS DLC Third-Way Party Establishment
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#1
You're tired of being an after-thought, so your response is to position yourself ...
1StrongBlackMan
Nov 2015
#92
If you promise to vote for the democratic nominee you deleverage yourself with the DNC n/t
JonLeibowitz
Nov 2015
#94
And when you proudly announce that you will not vote for the Democratic nominee ...
1StrongBlackMan
Nov 2015
#125
All of the Democratic candidates will move the needle to the left. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Nov 2015
#205
How does promising not to vote for the nominee leverage yourself with the DNC? n/t
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#301
I Will Vote My Conscience - If That Puts People At Risk - That Validates The Lesser Evil Argument
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#113
Or allowing a con president to nominate SC justice who allows killing Women in alleys
randys1
Nov 2015
#224
I will let you insult me all you want, but here is what you need to do after you insult me
randys1
Nov 2015
#234
And you think helping get Trump or Rubio elected (which is what you will be doing) will solve your
Squinch
Nov 2015
#226
Ugh. There is so much idiocy in this, and yet I feel certain that there is nothing to be gained
Squinch
Nov 2015
#325
Sorry about your troubles, but things will definitely become worse under a Republican.
Squinch
Nov 2015
#331
Lessig dropped out of the race before I even realized he was running
struggle4progress
Nov 2015
#225
With Thanks To The DNC DWS DLC Third-Way Adherents In The Party Establishment
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#293
Note Larry quit.....but perhaps you'll get a channe to vote for him as an independant.
Historic NY
Nov 2015
#269
The Democrats Did Not Have An Undercard So Ones Argument Is Flawed From Inception
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#289
Whomever wins the Primary--It's better a D gets in the White House than an R. nt
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2015
#179
Says the person voting for the person UNAFFILIATED to a party....yet NOT winning!
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#55
Disparaging the state of Oregon is a long way from whatever your point was.
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#216
You were not there on St. Crispin's Day, were you? This site, DU, was founded to elect DEMOCRATS
Hekate
Nov 2015
#248
If you are not committed to voting for whomever WE Democrats select in our Primary election
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#192
Do you really think that .gif of total arrogance really helps YOUR candidate? Really? I'm sure
Purveyor
Nov 2015
#128
No because there is no clause that says that they MUST be to be on the Democratic Primary
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2015
#194
In the General Election, I will vote for that candidate which best represents my views.
Maedhros
Nov 2015
#4
Well said. And none of the republican candidates comes anywhere near 'representing my views'.
pampango
Nov 2015
#20
I No Longer Vote Against - I Only Vote For - This Go Round There May Nothing To Vote For
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#299
I would like to see Bernie as the candidate, but will vote for Hillary if she ends up being the
smirkymonkey
Nov 2015
#8
When I hear the bs "The perfect is the enemy of the good", this comes to mind.
jtuck004
Nov 2015
#109
When I hear "the perfect is the enemy of the good" is b.s., this comes to mind...
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#256
it's a tired, bullshit cliche especially when there isn't anything/one "good" in the equation. nt
m-lekktor
Nov 2015
#319
So you're counting on Clinton... what? Watching TV in the oval office for four years?
Scootaloo
Nov 2015
#296
I asked a pertinent question. With what Congress will a President Sanders "bring about
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#298
Actually it is, since I addressed the bold claim of that poster who might actually believe
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2015
#308
You think our Democratic candidates are "evil"? Really? Please explain this. nt
Hekate
Nov 2015
#249
Are there people who are still going to claim America wants Conservatives to rule?
Spitfire of ATJ
Nov 2015
#13
People should vote for the candidate they think will do the best for the country.
Live and Learn
Nov 2015
#14
I believe that is only because the Hillary supporters cannot envision the nominee being anyone but
djean111
Nov 2015
#25
HRC Supporters Are Comfortable Voting For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#26
I think there is a lot of posturing that takes place daily on this board
liberal N proud
Nov 2015
#28
Probably not many. The Sanders supporters who will not vote for Clinton are mostly--
eridani
Nov 2015
#30
That is not only an incorrect statement, it's a ludicrous one. You can't run for the Democratic
merrily
Nov 2015
#209
"I'm not voting for that candidate" is complete bullshit by narcissists that want to be the prize
Township75
Nov 2015
#35
I might not be voting "for" the Democractic candidate. I could be voting "against" the Republican.
Vinca
Nov 2015
#36
you do understand that just because bernie's the nominee that doesnt mean he will win the
saturnsring
Nov 2015
#39
Republicans are the cartoonish distraction intended to keep our attention away
Maedhros
Nov 2015
#189
You could put me on your list, but that would get in the way of your email stalking. (nt)
jeff47
Nov 2015
#254
I put it here,as it's a general question--not "really" about the primaries.
BigDemVoter
Nov 2015
#110
Hillary will never sign a bill that allows health insurers to once again discriminate
Nye Bevan
Nov 2015
#65
Not to mention the SCOTUS. . . . Imagine the justices the Repukes would nominate. . . .
BigDemVoter
Nov 2015
#111
She was busting her ass back in 1994 trying to get universal health coverage,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2015
#145
Agreed. Voters in genuine swing states will hold their nose and vote their party.
Lizzie Poppet
Nov 2015
#75
Yep if I lived in a swing state I would proclaim my love for Hillary if she wins the nomination.
Kalidurga
Nov 2015
#77
I'm in a non-swing state but I'm still inclined to hold my nose and vote for Clinton
Jim Lane
Nov 2015
#168
I will vote for who ever is left on the Democratic ticket and I don't have a dog in this race...
Stellar
Nov 2015
#95
If Rubio is the nominee, and I think he will be, she will need every vote she can muster
Purveyor
Nov 2015
#133
I am a Hillary supporter, but I would definitely vote for Bernie if he is the nominee.
hamsterjill
Nov 2015
#126
I can't control the slimey liying bastards in the republican party. I can
willvotesdem
Nov 2015
#136
Recall how it was that Bush was elected President, and remained so for 8 years.
No Vested Interest
Nov 2015
#142
Many persons were angry/disgusted at Bill Clinton's behavior and could not get past that.
No Vested Interest
Nov 2015
#306
I'm sure you have a point there somewhere, but not sure what it is.
No Vested Interest
Nov 2015
#324
It's bullshit like this that prevents any change to the status quo. I don't care WHICH consonant is
AzDar
Nov 2015
#143
These kinds of threads should end. Really. It's been a year or more. Enough really is enough.
merrily
Nov 2015
#154
Not only in OPs but in reply after reply, to the point of hectoring at times. Also, in polls.
merrily
Nov 2015
#217
Thank you for that. Teddy Kennedy understood and did the right thing. nt
No Vested Interest
Nov 2015
#165
Wasn't racism Muhammed Ali's take on wars against people of color, or akin to it?
merrily
Nov 2015
#207
I know he said he didn't want to go 10,000 miles from home and kill innocent brown people. n/t
cpwm17
Nov 2015
#220
Went to jail for it. Still revered. Times change. We're "morally flexible gasbags" now, to quote
merrily
Nov 2015
#222
DanTex has completely convinced me that it won't matter to my life if a republican
aikoaiko
Nov 2015
#196
I guess I missed the fresh part? Hold your nose and vote Democratic, no matter what, regardless of
merrily
Nov 2015
#211
A number of brand new posters here who are advocating not voting for the Democratic nominee.
Squinch
Nov 2015
#228
And more than 5 of those people running around saying, "Don't vote for the Democrat!!!"
Squinch
Nov 2015
#329
I do not like Clinton, but will gladly hold my nose and vote for her over any GOP idiot. nt
Logical
Nov 2015
#235
Yes, and they keep calling the rest of us "Third Wayers" as a generic insult....
Hekate
Nov 2015
#241
Oh, I think she will. She is a realist and will see the handwriting on the wall and the
CTyankee
Nov 2015
#335
I'm in Clalifornia. The winner of the GE for president does not depend on California's voters or my
JDPriestly
Nov 2015
#303
It won't affect me, because in Indiana we usually don't have a choice. The idea that all
silvershadow
Nov 2015
#307