Who do you believe will be the Democratic Nominee?

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22. LOL - that loss you all keep referring to -

was to the most charismatic Democratic candidate since JFK. And I was around for JFK (and FDR and HST for that matter, even though I was still too young to vote in those days).

Hillary didn't lose by that much in 2008 and she has learned from her mistakes then. The overwhelming part of the support that she had in 2008 is still with her - that's what real dedication is - even though we also voted for President Obama in the GE and supported him staunchly in 2012. In 2016, Hillary has gained support from many in groups who supported President Obama in the primaries in 2008. She also has an excellent track record as an effective SoS since then.

Is she perfect? No. But she is my choice and that will not change unless the primary results dictate otherwise.

We may seem "strangely silent" on DU simply because the overwhelming majority of us are not trying either to smear Bernie or the Dem "establishment" that you seem to hate so much. We instead prefer to champion Hillary and the Dems down-ticket that she can bring in on her coattails. That is very important. I haven't heard it mentioned here by Bernie supporters generally.

To win in the primaries, Bernie will need all of us to desert Hillary en masse, not just a piecemeal few. Just wait and see if that happens. It's highly unlikely.

In fact, even with MO'M's current low standing in the polls, I would bet that if any en masse desertions from Hillary take place for whatever reason, committed Dems would more naturally gravitate to MO'M. He is saying the same things Bernie is, has executive experience as Governor of one of our more populous states where he was respected by his colleagues (Chair of the Dem Governors), is a lifelong Dem and a committed liberal, fully understands the importance of down-ticket races, is younger than either Bernie or Hillary, and would indeed get full-throated endorsements from lifelong Dems.