Hillary Clinton
In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]madaboutharry
(40,210 posts)Unbearable to read, actually. I don't remember if it was this bad in 2008. Now, it seems that there is a faction of Bernie supporters who are doing their candidate more harm than good. Some of his supporters are ideologues and in truth are no different than the ideologues on the right who are intolerant of compromise. As for the Bernie supports on DU, it would serve them better to discuss the reasons they support Bernie rather than hurliing insults and dismissing Hillary as an incarnation of Darth Vader.
Hillary is far from the perfect candidate. If all was right with the world, Paul Wellstone wouldn't have died in a horrible plane crash and would be running for president now. It is what it is. Hillary has great intellect, truly does care about the lives of Americans, and is a good Democrat. Is she as left as I am? No. Is that necessarily a bad thing? I don't think so. Hillary has proven that she has the ability to deal with very difficult people, hard right republicans in the Congress and crazy foreign despots alike. I think that is a talent that is one of the most important qualities in a president. I am not sure that Bernie has the temperament, that is why I decided to support Hillary.