2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWho do you want me to support?
Do you want me to support Bernie Sanders? Fine. Tell me about his qualifications. You will only push me away if you try to make him look good by vilifying Hillary Clinton.
Do you want me to support Hillary Clinton? Fine. Tell me about her qualifications. You will only push me away if you try to make her look good by vilifying Bernie Sanders.
WE GAIN NOTHING BY USING EACH OTHER FOR TARGET PRACTICE.
Sorry about the caps, but come on, people! Lets not forget that we need each other, okay?
metroins
(2,550 posts)I am quite happy with the way life is going. Crime down, Life expectancy up, Lowish taxes, More Equality, Less troops dying, Solar is getting cheaper.
Personally, I don't want a "revolution" as we're the #1 country to live in and nor do I want to go backwards (Republicans).
Hillary has always fought for reasonable change, that's why she is my candidate. I would also feel comfortable with her leading our troops if a real war somehow started.
My biggest issue is Healthcare and cancer treatment. Private insurance funds research.
Vote for whomever resonates with you.
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Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)Frances
(8,545 posts)I am really scared at the thought of either Trump or Cruz
I am also worried that the Dems may not come together after the nominee is chosen. We desperately need both Hillary and Bernie supporters to work hard for whoever the nominee is.
I see Bernie's supporters as super enthusiastic and super hard working. They remind me of Obama's supporters. I stayed neutral until the nominee was chosen in 2008, but then I did a lot of phone banking for Obama. I can't believe how well someone/s got the national phone banking organized.
I see so many POC loyally supporting Hillary.
If we are going to defeat Trump or Cruz, we are going to need the enthusiasm and organizational ability of Bernie's supporters. We are going to need POC to get excited and go to the polls.
That right hand pledge Trump requests from his supporters scares me so much; it is too reminscent of Hitler. So is the way Trump's audience behaves toward POC as well as reporter.
Whichever Dem you support, PLEASE do everything you can to defeat the Repubs.
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)She is running just as nasty a campaign as she did in 2008. We will call her out on it. You can base your vote anyway you like but we will continue to call out her lies. Here's a link you can look at if you want to know his voting record.
http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/bernie_sanders.htm
Aerows
(39,961 posts)Bernie Sanders is a person with integrity second to none.
When I look for a quality that determines who I will do business with, who I want to be friends with, and who I would wish to represent me in politics, the quality that I hold in the most esteem is integrity.
Bern2WinUSA
(44 posts)For me, two recent events that have occurred have caused a seismic shift in US Politics:
1) the financial meltdown and the Huuuuuuugggggeeeee taxpayer bailout of the irresponsible financial institutions that caused this. This caused most Americans to lose their life savings, homes, cars and made many retirees have to return to work. The resulting outrage and anger sparked the Tea Party forming.
2) Our terrible trade policies that have led to the closure of around 60,000+ factories in the USA, and the resulting lost jobs and the reliance on importing our everyday products from abroad....
These two issues/events are the key reasons why I am supporting Bernie---He was the single Senator who filibustered the Bank Bailout for 8 1/2 hours without stopping. He has also been against these terrible trade deals from the beginning of his career. Check out Bernie as a Congressman speaking out against the proposed NAFTA trade deal that Mr. Clinton pushed. It is on youtube.
As a side note, my feeling is that Bernie will be able to mobilize the youth and millennial voters that we will need. They simply may not show up for Hillary.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)You're right on with this post, ignore the snark from those who would toss bombs for a living.