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Raster

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36. She won't be president because a majority want her to be.
Mon May 23, 2016, 09:48 PM
May 2016

And that is the distinction. If Clinton does manage to eke out the POTUS win, it won't be because the majority of Americans want her to be POTUS, it will be because the majority of Americans DON'T WANT Trump to be POTUS.

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Could he be more specific? n/t Scootaloo May 2016 #1
Wondered how long that would take. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #3
Ouch! MissDeeds May 2016 #4
That's what I was thinking. Enthusiast May 2016 #21
Haha! Don't worry! Once you've endured Bosnian sniper fire... RufusTFirefly May 2016 #42
Actually, there are lots of folks around who dont think it is a concern. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #2
HOW MUCH is America's STUPID gonna cost us - and the World? Do we REALLY want to find out? Triana May 2016 #5
I think my candidate, Bernie, will need to be VERY LOUD and IN THE FACE Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #8
I was for Bernie now I am not katmondoo May 2016 #9
He will do a reverse on all that and be very vocally in support of her if he loses. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #11
shes doing it to herself retrowire May 2016 #13
Nice post! Enthusiast May 2016 #22
Yep Thespian2 May 2016 #24
Yeah Yeah Yeah LeFleur1 May 2016 #40
How is it Bernie's job to make Hillary look honest? Giggity May 2016 #51
Read his website Thespian2 May 2016 #53
+1 n/t Triana May 2016 #32
Thank You. Phlem May 2016 #35
Bernie is now helping Trump AlbertCat May 2016 #15
She won't be president because a majority want her to be. Raster May 2016 #36
If you actually, honestly believe that AtheistCrusader May 2016 #55
That's ridiculous arikara May 2016 #57
I was for Bernie, now I am not for fake Bernie supporters who are helping Trump. MH1 May 2016 #64
Where is Clinton in this discussion? tazkcmo May 2016 #43
Why does Clinton even matter in this discussion? If you dont instantly and without my help Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #60
Sanity! NastyRiffraff May 2016 #59
What I worry about wallyworld2 May 2016 #44
I was raised in the fifties and sixties WHEN CRABS ROAR May 2016 #17
Short, concise and to the point madokie May 2016 #6
The movie nt moonbabygo May 2016 #20
I don't want Trump or Hillary in charge of our military. liberal_at_heart May 2016 #7
I'm with you there. Enthusiast May 2016 #23
Same here n/t MissDeeds May 2016 #25
Me three! Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #37
+++++++++++++ NT pablo_marmol May 2016 #47
+1,000,001 dchill May 2016 #49
I was in Minot, in '73, during the Yom Kippur War when Nixon & Kissinger took us to DefCon 3 . . . Journeyman May 2016 #10
He was talking about Cruz ~ sheshe2 May 2016 #12
I don't believe the Pentagon would follow an illegal order. Octafish May 2016 #14
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That's what JFK found out. Octafish May 2016 #38
I think im gonna watch 13 days tonight. litlbilly May 2016 #39
Col. Burris was a professional. Octafish May 2016 #50
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Considering that he created the character of "Greg Stillson," I share his concern. nt MrScorpio May 2016 #16
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2016 #18
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That's the one! forest444 May 2016 #63
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Quit blaming Bernie. TrappedInUtah May 2016 #27
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who are you talking to? Skittles May 2016 #31
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Remember when Cheney had an exercise that moved six nuclear warheads across the country... peace13 May 2016 #28
love, love, LOVE Mr. King Skittles May 2016 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl May 2016 #33
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Oh, I see... Helen Borg May 2016 #48
More liberalnarb May 2016 #52
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Turning the mightiest military over 2 highest bidder chknltl May 2016 #56
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