Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

Dems to Win

(2,161 posts)
76. For single-issue abortion rights voters, you've made the case.
Fri May 6, 2016, 04:48 PM
May 2016

I care about abortion rights, and I also care about the lives of women like Berta Caceres in Honduras. The list of issues important to me is as long as my arm. On some of them, Hillary comes up way short and Trump is the guy who makes sense. Trade and the Iraq War are two big ones.

The choice would be easier if it was Clinton vs. Cruz. That guy never said a single word I agreed with.

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
Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»2016 Postmortem»If I lived in a swing sta...»Reply #76