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2016 Postmortem

YouDig

(2,280 posts) Mon Jun 20, 2016, 12:25 PM Jun 2016

Question for the "I'll never vote for Hillary" people. [View all]

This discussion thread was locked by Skinner (a host of the 2016 Postmortem forum).

Have you voted Democratic for president anytime in the last 30+ years? Because if you did, then you voted for someone who was either similar to Hillary ideologically, or to her right.

And in those other elections, we weren't facing a Trump. Say what you will about Romney or McCain, neither of them is Trump.

So what's going on this time around? I get that some Bernie or Busters have been voting Green this whole time anyway, but what possible reason could there be to not vote Hillary over Trump, but yes vote Obama over Romney?

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Question for the "I'll never vote for Hillary" people. [View all] YouDig Jun 2016 OP

I voted for for president Obama twice Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #1

I've always voted Democratic. The environmental issues are too important this year riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #2

What are the differences between Obama and Hillary on the environment that make her unpalatable YouDig Jun 2016 #4

8 years later the crisis is snowballing. Obama screwed up too riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #13

OK. Thanks for the answer. YouDig Jun 2016 #17

Well, aren't you a little ray of sunshine? hobbit709 Jun 2016 #3

New rules in effect. Please don't bait people to get them banned. floriduck Jun 2016 #5

I'm not baiting anyone, and there haven't been any "new rules" announcements yet. YouDig Jun 2016 #6

And the moon is made of green cheese. hobbit709 Jun 2016 #9

That is exactly what you are doing AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #11

It's not. I'm asking a question. You don't need to answer if you don't want to. No bait. YouDig Jun 2016 #12

Flame bait AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #15

Flame bait AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #7

It's an honest question, actually. Why is this time different? YouDig Jun 2016 #10

In NY, sturnz0r Jun 2016 #8

Welcome to the new TOS... brooklynite Jun 2016 #21

To be fair... bonemachine Jun 2016 #25

Obama, because I wasn't cynical where corporate democrats were concerned yet. VulgarPoet Jun 2016 #14

Yes, I've held my nose 8 times when I voted for Democrats. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #16

It's not necessarily a binary choice. earthshine Jun 2016 #18

North Carolina is widely considered a swing state now. auntpurl Jun 2016 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeckind Jun 2016 #22

I don't think NC is a lost cause. Obama won it in 2008. YouDig Jun 2016 #20

Obama carried Indiana in 2008 also. seabeckind Jun 2016 #23

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