2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: 'Why do they hate Hillary Clinton so much?' [View all]EndElectoral
(4,213 posts)This has been evidenced by the abysmal foreign policy during her tenure during SOS and prior the destructive IWR vote.
Do I hate her? No.
Do I think her record as SOS is a poor one? No question.
Do I find her ties to Wall Street concerning? Very much so.
Do I find her continually evolving positions problematic? Yes.
Do I really know what Clinton would do while in office? In foreign policy I'm afraid I do, and fiscally I'm afraid I do. The rest I'm uncertain.
Can she beat Trump? I honestly don't know. It depends if Sanders voters turn out, the milennials, how much the a Trump nomination will fracture the Republican party, if a brokered GOP election puts up someone like Kasich, there are a lot of things.
I don't hate Hillary Clinton. She simply doesn't inspire me as a nominee. Her candidacy lacks vision, is a much more hawkish foreign policy than I can accept, is mired in controversy, and is one I loathe to vote for. Even though I've been a lifelong Democrat this is one I cannot campaign for or donate to in the GE. She may get my vote (haven't decided), but I can't really get behind supporting her via donation, local campaigning, or even discussion.
I don't consider this hate, I consider it struggling with my own beliefs and principles on what a Democratic candidate should stand for, versus voting the lesser of two evils.