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DemonGoddess

(5,127 posts)
14. I started out the primaries in much the same way.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 10:02 PM
Mar 2016

Having equal respect for the candidates, all of whom had something to offer (before it was winnowed to just two). I supported Hillary from the time of her announcement, but was open to listening to everyone else.

As this primary season has dragged on, I have become more and more disenchanted with Sanders, to the point of active dislike. In recent weeks, the first thing that really actively made me angry that he is even running, was his open admission of running as a Dem for use of our party resources. Not because he wants to help this party. That's obvious with how much fund raising he doesn't do for down ballot. After all, why should he? He's not a real Dem.

Last night, his interview on Rachel Maddow's show simply sealed it for me. He made the appropriate noise of outrage about Trump's comments, and IMMEDIATELY went to his stump. Women's issues are not important to him. After all, they pale in comparison to his stump. Making women's issues, particularly the RIGHT TO CHOOSE, a distant second to his "wallstreetoligarchy1%freebie" bullshit. He made that ABUNDANTLY clear last night.

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It's turned off all the super delegates too. leftofcool Mar 2016 #1
I do not know what got into me today. I actually thought I might engage with a few riversedge Mar 2016 #2
I am not quite there yet. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #7
How strange franannjo Mar 2016 #3
You are a newbie and BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #5
I find it interesting how many accept the TOS Quayblue Mar 2016 #9
lol language GusBob Mar 2016 #10
I used to feel exactly as you do until so many started texting from cell phones and pads... Hekate Apr 2016 #18
That is interesting. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #11
Sorry, franannjo Mar 2016 #13
Franannjo, here's how. kstewart33 Mar 2016 #16
thank you Baobab Mar 2016 #6
You and Frannjo are in the Hillary Group. Please locate GDP and the BS Group. nt Hekate Apr 2016 #19
He is careful to just imply lies radical noodle Mar 2016 #8
Even with Bernie's freebie college plan 72DejaVu Mar 2016 #12
Sanders has gotten quite nasty in this campaign. kstewart33 Mar 2016 #15
Nah, you don't know BS well at all.. he disingenuously demonizes Hillary.. and, that's President Cha Apr 2016 #17
I used to really like Bernie too but not so much anymore. To know him is not to love him - lol! kerry-is-my-prez Mar 2016 #4
I started out the primaries in much the same way. DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #14
+1 Hekate Apr 2016 #20
I am so ready for this BSer bullshit to be over. liberal N proud Apr 2016 #21
Hillary is the adult in the room Stuckinthebush Apr 2016 #22
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