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Democratic Primaries

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts) Mon Sep 23, 2019, 05:43 PM Sep 2019

Let's hope the Ukraine smear on the Bidens finally puts to rest the bogus claim that Hillary [View all]

Clinton was a "flawed" candidate because she had too much "baggage" and if only another Democrat had been nominated, they wouldn't have been vulnerable to the same kind of attacks she was subjected to.

This should make clear that Trump and his henchmen play filthy and their willingness to slime an opponent - whoever that opponent may be -doesn't depend upon that opponent actually being "flawed" in any way.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Let's hope the Ukraine smear on the Bidens finally puts to rest the bogus claim that Hillary [View all] StarfishSaver Sep 2019 OP

The press has investigated this story and found that trumps claims are bogus Gothmog Sep 2019 #1

That's my point. It doesn't matter if the claim is false StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #2

Again, Hillary was not a weak candidate Gothmog Sep 2019 #6

She was an amazing candidate StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #7

As for Hillary being a weak candidate, it took Russia, Comey, and Wikileaks to not beat her Gothmog Sep 2019 #3

i find those who say that tend to downplay the Russian attacks JI7 Sep 2019 #4

Yes, if only Hillary had gone to Wisconsin once more or had turned around and told Trump to back off StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #5

And the voter suppression tactics used in swing states. blm Sep 2019 #8

Yeah, beacuse the 2016 Trump Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #9

Someone actually told me a few days ago that Bernie should have been the nominee StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #10

Amazing. There are a number of those types around - and they do damage. empedocles Sep 2019 #13

This +1000! mcar Sep 2019 #11

I don't think it will work that way. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #12

K&R betsuni Sep 2019 #14

Thank you Hekate Sep 2019 #15

Kicking StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #16

Clinton was called a "flawed" candidate because her favorability numbers dropped so low Tom Rinaldo Oct 2019 #17

You're missing my point StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #18

I don't think I missed your point Tom Rinaldo Oct 2019 #19

No matter who the candidate turns out to be, Trump will make shit up about them. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #20