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Thu May 5, 2016, 05:40 PM

May 2016

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Gene Debs, got any more jokes for us today? Thats a pretty good one, thanks.
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Donald Trump just convinced me to vote for Hillary if the nominee [View all] HockeyMom May 2016 OP

Indeed. I, similarly, would vote without hesitation for Sanders over Trump. Buzz Clik May 2016 #1

Then you are not a progressive and you were never a Dem like Sanders lewebley3 May 2016 #145

Sorry, but you don't get to make the determination. Now or ever. Buzz Clik May 2016 #147

NO, I get decide for myself that you are helping the GOP: That my choice lewebley3 May 2016 #149

If you insist, but this: Buzz Clik May 2016 #152

Its very progressive to fight the GOP: Sanders is not a Dem he is a socialist lewebley3 May 2016 #155

Dude/dudette, you're taking Buzz wrong. Sheesh, eom fleabiscuit May 2016 #158

Hi Buzz Clik. Welcome to our "normal" Scootaloo May 2016 #176

So you would vote for Trump over Sanders? Or stay home? (n/t) thesquanderer May 2016 #187

well said ... +1 ... nt salinsky May 2016 #2

Didn't you say last month that you were voting for her? Dawgs May 2016 #3

No, she said she voted for HRC as her Senator but voted for Bernie in the primary. leftofcool May 2016 #5

they're always Sanders supporters that have JUST "come around" MisterP May 2016 #8

Basic reading comprehension can indeed, be a difficult struggle. Good luck! LanternWaste May 2016 #40

Funny how few posts there were all year about Hillary supporters deciding merrily May 2016 #126

No, "they" aren't. crim son May 2016 #140

"the right thing" and "holding your nose" have never gone quite well together MisterP May 2016 #163

Well stated. Looks like only about 13% of Bernie supporters view him favorably. leftofcool May 2016 #4

That is ridiculous! bkkyosemite May 2016 #29

I don't think it's that high MynameisBlarney May 2016 #39

Dems who support Sanders are highly unlikely to vote for Trump. BUT... thesquanderer May 2016 #188

that dig was necessary because? retrowire May 2016 #132

Re-read the post lark May 2016 #164

thats better how? nt retrowire May 2016 #168

Bernie is far superior to Trump lark May 2016 #183

no, why is it any better that 13% of bernie supporters retrowire May 2016 #184

That's what it looked like you were promoting? lark May 2016 #185

this is a moment where written word cannot convey retrowire May 2016 #186

Link? AllyCat May 2016 #143

What do you see him getting done to harm us? Vincardog May 2016 #6

SCOTUS appointment. Chicago1980 May 2016 #10

They all have to be approved by the Senate. Vincardog May 2016 #75

What makes you think they wouldn't be? Chicago1980 May 2016 #108

A minority of Republicans have blocked Democratic nominees. If Democratic Senators want to be merrily May 2016 #127

LOL, the irony of your last sentence. nt. MH1 May 2016 #141

Thanks. Not so much irony as a poor sentence. I will fix it. merrily May 2016 #144

Kind of OT, but I'd just LOVE to see a President Clinton appoint Amimnoch May 2016 #85

That would be sublime Politicub May 2016 #93

OMG!!! That would be the best thing ever. Laser102 May 2016 #154

Are you serious? Andy823 May 2016 #23

I do not want to see him as president Bettie May 2016 #136

Think back to George W Bush FLPanhandle May 2016 #28

The had pResident Chenney and the GOP along with too many Democrats to help him Vincardog May 2016 #76

And if trump won he would have the house and the senate Egnever May 2016 #103

Seriously? leftofcool May 2016 #54

I don't know, i guess Bush was a fine enough president La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #98

The only reason all Republican pols aren't supporting him now is because he's too frank. herding cats May 2016 #109

Trump is lining up his campaign now for the General Election HockeyMom May 2016 #7

Given all that are you planning on staying home? apnu May 2016 #12

So essentially you're voting against Trump, not for Hillary. EndElectoral May 2016 #9

That's my plan . . . unless a miracle happens and Bernie is the nominee. Vinca May 2016 #16

If Sanders had won, I too would be voting against Trump, not for Sanders. That works, surely. seabeyond May 2016 #22

Sorry, Hil. I won't be guiltmongered into voting for you. I think a total Gene Debs May 2016 #11

Cool, I'm gonna get my spot in the soup line now. apnu May 2016 #13

You've got it backwards. RiverNoord May 2016 #37

I don't disagree with your conclusions. apnu May 2016 #42

Fair enough. RiverNoord May 2016 #67

Both of your replies, I will echo. That is where I stand as well. Bohunk68 May 2016 #129

Well, that should fix everything. world wide wally May 2016 #64

Making assumptions about people like 'self righteousness' RiverNoord May 2016 #77

First of all, Gore had more votes than Nader, but the Republicans stole the election through world wide wally May 2016 #83

Well, Mr. 'I know a whole lot about people,' RiverNoord May 2016 #90

Lets just say this. world wide wally May 2016 #105

I'm writing in Bernie if he doesn't get the nod. chwaliszewski May 2016 #119

It's your vote world wide wally May 2016 #120

I'm a full-on Bernie supporter, but... RiverNoord May 2016 #171

Well, aren't you just the little Welcome Wagon to voting Bohunk68 May 2016 #130

Yes, Al Gore did win the 2000 election by about a half million votes. maddiemom May 2016 #123

Exactly. phylny May 2016 #88

Exactly! I've done the same for Bernie... maddiemom May 2016 #125

Fucking Nader again. Ignore list for you. Gene Debs May 2016 #112

Thank you! world wide wally May 2016 #117

+1 Paka May 2016 #71

Nothing hard about throwing your hands up and quitting. Egnever May 2016 #104

Hm... RiverNoord May 2016 #166

As far as I'm concerned, voting for Hillary Clinton is giving up. We are now in a Gene Debs May 2016 #111

I actually agree with you re: a necessity for a systemic collapse. AgadorSparticus May 2016 #115

Yeah! Let the revolution begin! maddiemom May 2016 #128

Said collapse is not partisan. It is societal and the majority libdem4life May 2016 #150

Our current choices: SkyIsGrey May 2016 #124

sorry.. too many people will suffer big time nini May 2016 #14

Too many people are suffering now! TIME TO PANIC May 2016 #27

Well there are plenty who will have plenty to lose nini May 2016 #30

15-20 years of a full blown depression? TIME TO PANIC May 2016 #49

Wow! The arrogance! GulfCoast66 May 2016 #81

I am the non-working poor. n/t TIME TO PANIC May 2016 #91

Do you think we'd have the luxury of "soup lines" today" maddiemom May 2016 #131

Had not thought of that! GulfCoast66 May 2016 #135

"We must destroy the village in order to save it." n/t shrike May 2016 #15

The village is being destroyed now. zeemike May 2016 #21

If you want to complete the job, it's up to you. No one's stopping you. shrike May 2016 #31

Well I guess a slow death is better. zeemike May 2016 #41

Look at where we are now and in '07-'08 when Bush destroyed the economy brush May 2016 #38

And we are still losing jobs and still fighting those same wars. zeemike May 2016 #45

The "evil gop" is the key phrase. Obstructionism has gone on since Obama took office. brush May 2016 #118

Yes It is the key phrase zeemike May 2016 #137

Ahhh . . . pessimism. What would we do without it. brush May 2016 #146

Critical thinking is pessimism zeemike May 2016 #159

Try optimism . . . brush May 2016 #165

Optimism can be delusional too. zeemike May 2016 #167

Another Sanders supporter wishing for a repug win brush May 2016 #169

I wish for economic justice and an end to war. zeemike May 2016 #170

"For the party or Trump?" brush May 2016 #173

Yes I said that is what you are telling us. zeemike May 2016 #174

Maybe in your eyes the party is failing brush May 2016 #175

The GOP holds both houses of congress. zeemike May 2016 #179

Ahhh . . . it won the White House twice and has a very good chance of winning the Senate . . . brush May 2016 #180

Exactly! TIME TO PANIC May 2016 #53

Because if history tells us anything,it's that sufrommich May 2016 #18

This response. Better than mine up-thread. n/t shrike May 2016 #33

I have a hard time believing some of this is real. sufrommich May 2016 #34

Thanks. It seems surreal to me, too, that people would feel that way. shrike May 2016 #55

Follows like spring after winter...a truism of the ages. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #36

Gene Debs, got any more jokes for us today? Thats a pretty good one, thanks. winstars May 2016 #19

You're not gonna believe this, but...jury results auntpurl May 2016 #66

I reported it. SusanLarson May 2016 #74

I look forward to that too, but... auntpurl May 2016 #78

Rude SusanLarson May 2016 #80

You understand that you will be banned post-primary auntpurl May 2016 #82

You don't understand the rule. SusanLarson May 2016 #84

No, you have it wrong. auntpurl May 2016 #87

So have I SusanLarson May 2016 #100

Nowhere in my post did I advocate a Republican presidency. Read what it actually says instead of Gene Debs May 2016 #113

Results... Major Nikon May 2016 #68

Yeah, yeah Andy823 May 2016 #24

Ow, that stung. *yawn* Gene Debs May 2016 #114

Agree Katashi_itto May 2016 #25

You are spouting the right wingers dream FLPanhandle May 2016 #32

As if a post count has any bearing on the points made in any discussion. I'm sure your Gene Debs May 2016 #116

LOL Skittles May 2016 #79

NOT voting for her EVER! Hope that's clear enough. And won't apologize for not doing so either. SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #96

Well how nice GulfCoast66 May 2016 #99

Thanks for making sure we know who to blame. HuckleB May 2016 #157

The actual Gene Debs would have laughed in your face. Starry Messenger May 2016 #107

Agree with the guiltmongering, disagree with the collapse. chwaliszewski May 2016 #121

That's really funny and 50% of the time I'm not far from your thinking lostnfound May 2016 #153

Oh, FFS. HuckleB May 2016 #156

I face hardship every day. What the hell do you know about my life? Gene Debs May 2016 #181

Another lo poster who will be voting for Trump. Is that you Susan Sarandon? redstateblues May 2016 #177

I think a lot of GOP will unite against him, too obamanut2012 May 2016 #17

I can't congratulate you for this conclusion Cary May 2016 #20

I'd vote for a head of lettuce over Trump. zappaman May 2016 #26

That looks delicious. Do not disparage lettuce by comparing it to Trump! auntpurl May 2016 #69

Yes. Lettuce is delicious and has a positive influence on our world. roamer65 May 2016 #86

I've been sayin' that since day one. MynameisBlarney May 2016 #35

Same here. I've never said otherwise. And I've never bashed Clinton on this board. drm604 May 2016 #50

I've done a bit of Hillary bashing here and there, I hate to admit MynameisBlarney May 2016 #57

And I would have voted for Bernie obamanut2012 May 2016 #63

Great post. auntpurl May 2016 #70

Ain't that moving? Helen Borg May 2016 #43

Sorry, but the choice between Trump & Clinton is like choosing how you want to be hurt Bucky May 2016 #44

Amazingly brilliant! world wide wally May 2016 #65

It's Pontius Pilate. And, actually, it worked quite well for him. Bohunk68 May 2016 #133

Same here. ananda May 2016 #46

who voted for iraq war for political gain? captainarizona May 2016 #47

Bravo. Sanity reigns. CanonRay May 2016 #48

I agree with you...but can't help but wonder passiveporcupine May 2016 #51

That's a better question than you suspect SusanLarson May 2016 #61

These two statements seem to contradict each other. passiveporcupine May 2016 #73

As a Sanders supporter I agree Shankapotomus May 2016 #52

I'd Rather He Stay In The Senate ProfessorGAC May 2016 #134

Yeah, yeah. KPN May 2016 #56

Will always do zentrum May 2016 #58

Those who will not or cannot say NO will never have power or influence because those that TheKentuckian May 2016 #102

I agree, we've been gamed zentrum May 2016 #106

I didn't get here easily and do I expect horrible ramifications TheKentuckian May 2016 #182

This is like McCain thinking Hillary supporters thucythucy May 2016 #59

thank you for being intelligent MariaThinks May 2016 #60

Jury results... SidDithers May 2016 #62

thanks. I can't believe how much people use the jury system to bully other people MariaThinks May 2016 #101

I hope you alerted on that. herding cats May 2016 #110

I been saying for some time now that I would vote for a turnip if it had a "D" after its name. Beacool May 2016 #72

Right On! fred v May 2016 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author FreedomRain May 2016 #92

He already is worse than Bush. One cannot imagine the unimaginable, but worse wouldn't suffice. L. Coyote May 2016 #97

I support our candidates. L. Coyote May 2016 #94

+1 obamanut2012 May 2016 #138

I am inclined to vote for neither. LS_Editor May 2016 #95

k&r Liberal_in_LA May 2016 #122

Top Reason Americans Give for Voting for Trump HockeyMom May 2016 #139

I've got some true soul-searching ahead of me. But I'm leaning your way. AngryOldDem May 2016 #142

With Trump as GOP nominee I won't need convincing Zambero May 2016 #148

I agree rtracey May 2016 #151

Preach on, sister! lark May 2016 #160

Great post. Anyone who would switch from Sanders to Trump has no values. Anyone who lunamagica May 2016 #161

This message was self-deleted by its author carolinayellowdog May 2016 #162

Let's throw this out there for all you Berniacs that would vote Hillary... chwaliszewski May 2016 #172

Bernie will endorse Hillary at the convention. redstateblues May 2016 #178