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StevieM

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75. Excellent post. And the writer of that article was deliberately trying to deceive people. (eom)
Wed Sep 13, 2017, 06:34 PM
Sep 2017

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The only line should be...are you a democrat, yes or no! Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #1
Ahh, my grasshopper, you learn well. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #2
Hopefully all of us will learn that lesson before it's too late! Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #8
Yes AMEN to that. ONLY vote for DEMOCRATS underthematrix Sep 2017 #6
Lmao.... Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #9
So there are no issues that you consider important enough? Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #16
How about retaining my right to vote underthematrix Sep 2017 #25
Yes, you could go on and on about this fictional democrat who does not exist Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #31
" The only line should be...are you a democrat, yes or no!" Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #41
I know, I really do. You would leave trump in power if the democratic candidate Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #42
No, I would not vote for a Democrat who checked a box I cannot tolerate. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #44
Ooh boy do I . Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #45
Please show me a single...just one...Democrat running for office Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #32
But that is not what you said. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #43
And I'm calling your argument ridiculous... Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #48
Joe Donnelly. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #53
Please reread my post... Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #68
Please re-read your own post. And then re-read my response. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #69
LOL! That's a scary Democrat... who is it? Who? Tell me... WHO? NurseJackie Sep 2017 #34
A categorical statement was made. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #40
LOL! "What-if" games are funny! NurseJackie Sep 2017 #47
Still waiting for my list NJ Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #49
I'm right there with you... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #52
So you agree that the list I posted are red lines for you as well? Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #54
LOL NurseJackie Sep 2017 #55
Oh so you've realized your mistake. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #58
LOL! Actually, the mistake is yours. (Word games are fun!) NurseJackie Sep 2017 #60
If there is a Democrat that is in favor of one or two of your five issues, and a republican who... George II Sep 2017 #89
I might. It would depend. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #90
Lieberman/Manchin 2020!! KTM Sep 2017 #19
But, but, but ... Cary Sep 2017 #33
She stated publically that she supports wasupaloopa Sep 2017 #3
We could debate which one of the two are technically more liberal Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #5
It begs the question of whether candidates are "more liberal" when... Expecting Rain Sep 2017 #39
The goal post will move by 2020. SaschaHM Sep 2017 #4
Thus why I am asking, if we know NOW which issues exactly, the stance Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #7
Just figure out what Sen. Harris isn't for and make a list of those things. SaschaHM Sep 2017 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #18
Since she already supports Bernie's single payer bill does that mean some of you wont support her? Autumn Sep 2017 #10
I dont know a single democrat or liberal who would EVER not support whoever the Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #13
People seem to be hung up on candidates, this is not about a candidate, it's about important issues Autumn Sep 2017 #22
Remarkable how you can twist what I am talking about and Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #24
A woman's right to choose is an absolute line in the sand for me personally... WoonTars Sep 2017 #11
Understandable, there is no chance in hell ever whoever our candidate is for prez Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #17
The kind of people who agree with a pol on 99 percent of the issues BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #12
I'll support her no matter what lunatica Sep 2017 #14
Do you mean HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #20
Hillary ran AGAINST single-payer? NanceGreggs Sep 2017 #46
Are you kidding? HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #50
Uh, nope. NanceGreggs Sep 2017 #57
So... HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #66
Uh, nope again. NanceGreggs Sep 2017 #72
What you originally said was that she ran against single payer. In my mind that is very different StevieM Sep 2017 #73
Sorry, that's an illogical conclusion. Just because she didn't support a particular single payer... George II Sep 2017 #87
Excellent post. And the writer of that article was deliberately trying to deceive people. (eom) StevieM Sep 2017 #75
Yes, they were. NanceGreggs Sep 2017 #76
She didn't run against "single payer", in fact she didn't run against Sanders' single payer.... George II Sep 2017 #88
wrong Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #63
Right HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #64
Wait, are you now saying any candidate who does not run on single payer you wont vote for? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #65
No HarmonyRockets Sep 2017 #67
Sen. Harris will stick to her word Maven Sep 2017 #21
Let's not pretend BainsBane Sep 2017 #23
You know what is funny about that? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #27
purity tests that are infinitely flexible BainsBane Sep 2017 #29
I can see her winning safeinOhio Sep 2017 #26
Not nuts about single-payer as proposed... Adrahil Sep 2017 #28
Oh hell no, for us to get this, sadly, we have so much work to do it is Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #30
Not me...I will vote for the Democrat...and I think it is stupid to go for Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #35
I, personally, am not a big believer in litmus or purity tests... Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #36
I do like to criticize them. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #37
Sen. Harris. Iggo Sep 2017 #38
I would prefer if she was not our candidate because of several factors Amishman Sep 2017 #51
... Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #56
I'm going to vote for the more liberal of the two major party candidates. dawg Sep 2017 #59
Keyboard commandos only know lines in the sand. JNelson6563 Sep 2017 #61
I want to see who else is running, keeping options open. It's Raine Sep 2017 #62
i will support any dem....funny how some ppl forget who is prez now. samnsara Sep 2017 #70
They didnt forget, many of them didnt care before, dont care now Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #71
Some actually embrace it BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #78
Just a reminder Trump was a Democrat a few years ago. Voltaire2 Sep 2017 #80
And? BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #81
So was Giuliani. Your point? That he's not Republican? Then pray tell us how WinkyDink Sep 2017 #83
If my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a golf cart! Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author stlsaxman Sep 2017 #77
Nope, you gotta draw a line somewhere Victor_c3 Sep 2017 #79
So you will not vote for a Democrat in the November elections if they dont check Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #84
Come November I'll vote for whoever is the the colum for the Dems Victor_c3 Sep 2017 #86
Did I sleep through the 2020 Primaries? WinkyDink Sep 2017 #82
Not in the Primaries... JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #85
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