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arcane1

(38,613 posts)
38. It's those of us in blue states who are NEEDED to break the 2-party gridlock.
Fri May 6, 2016, 12:56 PM
May 2016

It won't happen in swing states. It's up to us.

I don't. She knows what the risks are. The Charade has gone on long enough. nt silvershadow May 2016 #1
What charade exactly? cali May 2016 #2
Of being the presumptuous front runner. nt silvershadow May 2016 #4
Hillary to Bush donors:"I share your values". HooptieWagon May 2016 #5
Then you are blind ... nt salinsky May 2016 #28
Her words. HooptieWagon May 2016 #34
We are talking about Trump here ... salinsky May 2016 #36
So what? We are talking about her, not him. There's no question that a person in their right mind Kittycat May 2016 #58
Pretty miuch agreed. I'm in a deep blue non-swing state, myself villager May 2016 #3
Same here. Although... Arugula Latte May 2016 #11
"I'll see what the polls are saying in late October" villager May 2016 #25
It's those of us in blue states who are NEEDED to break the 2-party gridlock. arcane1 May 2016 #38
Also true. "Shock levels" of support for alternatives... nt villager May 2016 #41
yup, same for me. nt m-lekktor May 2016 #54
Hillary has made it quite clear she doesn't want my vote. HooptieWagon May 2016 #6
Not everyone will suffer in a Trump presidency hack89 May 2016 #45
People worried about Trump should have voted for Sanders. HooptieWagon May 2016 #47
So, other should not vote their conscience- just you? That's funny. bettyellen May 2016 #48
Vote your conscience, and we'll vote ours. HooptieWagon May 2016 #52
No where equal to Clintons on social issues. Cosigning others work instead of doing the work? No. bettyellen May 2016 #55
That's laughably delusional. HooptieWagon May 2016 #56
You negate 25 years of hard work because of her teenage years? DADT improved the lives of bettyellen May 2016 #64
Sorry. Incrementalism isn't leadership. HooptieWagon May 2016 #66
It is actually how civil rights have come to be extended in this nation. It has taken a generation bettyellen May 2016 #73
You can expect a Hillary presidency to be essentially a continuation of the Obama presidency. Nye Bevan May 2016 #7
No, I really can't. Not on foreign policy, not on tone cali May 2016 #9
What if there are fewer drone strikes and fewer US troops in the Middle East, Nye Bevan May 2016 #15
I'd be shocked. Not so much by the latter cali May 2016 #19
I'd be waiting to wake up and for the other shoe to drop. VulgarPoet May 2016 #42
I agree democrattotheend May 2016 #86
No. It'll be worse. HooptieWagon May 2016 #12
Obama did no such thing emulatorloo May 2016 #27
Hillary Clinton is not POTUS Obama in skill nor character. PufPuf23 May 2016 #75
I REALLY do NOT Trust Clinton on Foreign Policy. Smarmie Doofus May 2016 #8
He isn't mentally stable. cali May 2016 #10
There's currently several countries between Afganistan and Libya were not at war with. HooptieWagon May 2016 #18
Of course you would. So what? snowy owl May 2016 #13
Don't feel that way! Hillary has ALREADY voted for Border Wall; She is a war hawk, NeoCons love her amborin May 2016 #14
She's sane. He is not. cali May 2016 #20
She has terrible judgment that has harmed millions amborin May 2016 #22
He is an insane. She is not. emulatorloo May 2016 #29
Yes. And she's still sane, and he's still not cali May 2016 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author LaurenG May 2016 #68
Swing stater jeepers May 2016 #16
I do, and I won't. kiva May 2016 #17
You dont think SheenaR May 2016 #21
He encourages violence at his rallies. He was a key promoter of Birtherism and calls for Obama's emulatorloo May 2016 #31
Very valid points. As are the ones below... Thanks.. n/t SheenaR May 2016 #37
As someone who HAS spent time in Trump's circle, he really IS dangerously narcissistic. blm May 2016 #32
Having only talked to Trump for about 20 minutes as a young woman HockeyMom May 2016 #71
I don't think he's mentally stable. cali May 2016 #33
You are quite possibly correct yourpaljoey May 2016 #60
Im in a very red state; I would still feel a responsibility to vote Sanders. I have no expectation seabeyond May 2016 #23
Kudos to you! amborin May 2016 #24
The Dem primary is continuing. Sanders has NOT conceded, delrem May 2016 #26
From someone who has butted heads with cali for over a decade, it's simple…. blm May 2016 #35
Well, I don't understand it. What do you mean by "realist" and "loyalist"? delrem May 2016 #96
Suit yourself - I was just offering insight into cali. blm May 2016 #104
Thank the Goddess I'm not. nt VulgarPoet May 2016 #39
I am not sure that overweening ambition has not crept in and overlaid a little sanity for Hillary. djean111 May 2016 #40
"Both candidates are frightening to me. " Dems to Win May 2016 #67
Thanks for not telling us what we should do with our votes BernieforPres2016 May 2016 #43
You are very.welcome! cali May 2016 #46
as for sanity, she's racking up the microstrokes as we speak: her speeches are gibberish MisterP May 2016 #44
Yet..., Clinton kicked Sanders ass. Lol. seabeyond May 2016 #89
Over 3 million popular votes and 300 delegates ahead. Enough said! leftofcool May 2016 #97
I'm not making any firm decision unti I see a final delegate count, a running mate, a platform, Vote2016 May 2016 #49
I'll echo you. I live in Vermont. cali May 2016 #53
I'm in a swing state Bettie May 2016 #50
Michigan here. No comment at this time. eom Purveyor May 2016 #51
Michigan as well. She's not getting my vote unless I see those transcripts. Barack_America May 2016 #59
Colorado here... Buddyblazon May 2016 #57
This is sensible. nolawarlock May 2016 #61
Luckily if Bernie was the nominee I live in MA so I would be safe not voting for him. Of course seaglass May 2016 #62
As an Ohioan, I agree. I sometimes wish I lived in a non-'swing' state so pampango May 2016 #63
Arkansas's not expected to be in play, but... moriah May 2016 #70
I'll trade you - I want to live in a swing state! democrattotheend May 2016 #87
Well said. CincyDem May 2016 #101
If Trump's so evil, why were the Clintons at his wedding? Dems to Win May 2016 #65
One regime proposes criminal penalties for women who abort... moriah May 2016 #69
For single-issue abortion rights voters, you've made the case. Dems to Win May 2016 #76
Even for thinking people who shouldn't want a government small enough... moriah May 2016 #78
I can and do think about more than one issue. Dems to Win May 2016 #80
It's not just an abortion issue, is what I was getting at. moriah May 2016 #81
I'm so glad you're back, cali. MineralMan May 2016 #72
You're slipping. cali May 2016 #74
Democrats in Ohio and Florida need to pinch their noses so the rest of us can vote our conscience! Attorney in Texas May 2016 #77
I live in florida and SwampG8r May 2016 #102
Free Trade sucks Rass May 2016 #79
Glad to live in a non swing state. Cobalt Violet May 2016 #82
Trump can't function without the senate... I get to vote for Feingold, and thereby claim privilege HereSince1628 May 2016 #83
I feel the exact same way democrattotheend May 2016 #84
No, I don't think we feel the same way. cali May 2016 #85
I don't consider Trump insane at all. sadoldgirl May 2016 #88
Sorry, I meant about the swing state/non-swing state thing democrattotheend May 2016 #90
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #91
Not me. PowerToThePeople May 2016 #92
She is the cleanest soiled shirt in the Hamper.... JPnoodleman May 2016 #93
Sanity? She claimed she was under sniper fire, among other wierd statements. Live and Learn May 2016 #94
Cali, you've been one of my favorite posters over the years. frustrated_lefty May 2016 #95
I live in a swing state. If Clinton is the nominee, I'll hold my nose and vote "D". nt JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #98
If I lived in a swing state, the DEM would get my vote, even Hillary. bigwillq May 2016 #99
My home state does not determine my presidential vote. CobaltBlue May 2016 #100
I do and I don't on the "duty" thing. nt Purveyor May 2016 #103
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