2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumGreat to see you all again! I’m here to support Hillary Clinton for President!
Hey guys, its me, Rob is a Ding Dong! Nice to be back in the old Democratic U and glad to have a great candidate like Hillary Clinton to support this Election Season!
More than 33,000 Americans are killed by guns each year. Its time to act. As President, HRC will take on the gun lobby and fight for commonsense reforms to keep guns away from terrorists, domestic abusers, and other violent criminalsincluding comprehensive background checks and closing loopholes that allow guns to fall into the wrong hands. Unfortunately, the Sanders camp are once again perpetuating blatant lies. As a former Bernie supporter I feel as though we all need to move away from the character assaults on HRC and focus our attention onto real issues.
Foreign policy is one of the main reasons I support Hillary. Nobody running in either party has anywhere near her level of expertise.
She worked to restore America's leadership in the world, after it was eroded by eight years of the Bush administration's terrible foreign policy. Her tenure is marked by significant accomplishments, from building a global coalition to imposing crippling sanctions against Iran, to brokering a ceasefire in Gaza and protecting Israel, to supporting President Obama's decision to bring Osama bin Laden to justice.
I'm really proud of Bernie and what he has accomplished with his campaign. That being said, it is time to unify the party and rally around Hillary Clinton for a better America. Together we can make America more prosperous and accepting of all people, regardless of race or gender.
There is so much craziness and animosity surrounding both the Sanders and Trump campaigns. In such volatile times we need a tested leader with a proven track record, which is why I'm voting for Hillary Clinton.
Hillary Clinton has made stopping gun violence a central component of her campaign. Common sense gun reforms are well past due. Her courageous stance to hold gun manufacturers accountable is one of many reasons she will get my vote.
Hillary Clinton understands that many young voters in America feel disenfranchised. I respect Bernie very much and what he has done for the progressive movement, but I recognize that it is now impossible for him to be the nominee. Hillary knows how to work within the current political climate to get things done, and she is currently our best bet for real positive change in America.
The resilience and enthusiasm of Sanders and his supporters is admirable, but unfortunately at this point it has become Detrimental to the democratic party. If this enthusiasm was put towards coming together as a party, Trump and the republicans wouldn't stand a chance.
To be clear, I am most certainly Rob, and have no affiliation with any pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC. In fact Im not even sure those things matter! And they could never afford an account this old, not since most of Hillarys donations are small!
#Go Hillary! #Imwithher
merrily
(45,251 posts)Welcome back.
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)SFnomad
(3,473 posts)Do you people want to tear the Democratic Party apart and give the election to the Republicans? Sounds like it to me.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Which is it?
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)Secretary Clinton will be the nominee. To try to overthrow and subvert the will of the voters would be to destroy the Democratic Party and give the election to the Republicans. If you decide you want to take your purity ball, pout and go home, that's your decision ... and your irrelevance will be assured.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)that she does not need the "indy" voters to win the GE?
More than I can count, and that's just today...............
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)What she doesn't need is you people that are saying you can't vote for her because (fill in the blank). Back in 2008 the PUMAs thought they were all that and that they were going to stay home and Obama was going to lose the election. Those PUMAs found out just how irrelevant they were ... those that are holding onto their purity ball today, pouting and promising to stay home with it will find out that they're just as irrelevant.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)I get it constantly - "indies mean nothing, we don't need them, she can go it alone" - go to the HRC group and you'll get a years worth in 15 minutes.
My God, where have you been?
She needs EVERY indie vote she can muster. Period.
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)I don't go to the HRC group ... I'm mostly just here in GD-P.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Not. Even. Close.
And what exactly is a PUMA?
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)Obama for "fill in the blank" reasons. They felt that he was the weaker candidate, that him being African American would motivate the racist vote in the GOP .... blah blah blah.
They sound then just like the BS cheerleaders do today that say they can't vote for Secretary Clinton. I didn't buy that then ... I don't buy it today.
insta8er
(960 posts)insta8er
(960 posts)for a change!
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)insta8er
(960 posts)a good part of our demographics have not caught on to that yet. Much like the Republicans have perfected the art of screwing over their demographics and have them come back for more.
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)Yes, it's all the electorate's fault that they didn't see that your candidate was superior.
It never occurs to people like you that the electorate looked at the candidates and made an informed decision.
insta8er
(960 posts)One does not have to be a rocket scientist to see that with that much information out there that clearly the information does not reach the majority of the people who vote for her. Look at yourself for instance, you clearly show that you mastered the use of a PC..otherwise you would not have been here..yet your choice of candidate reflects a disregard for the information that is out there..(sticking your head in the ground) or you have not mastered the use of google and other tools that will show you the relevant data behind your candidate. But to each his own, please be so bold to support her when she hands over your Social Security check to her friends on wall street!
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)What a load of crap.
insta8er
(960 posts)spoons you through the main stream media.
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)Another load of crap. And you wonder why Clinton supporters couldn't much care less what BS cheerleaders think.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)SFnomad
(3,473 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)Renew Deal
(81,866 posts)bunnies
(15,859 posts)Just sayin. welcome back.
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)Robb
(39,665 posts)I'll have to Correct that Record.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)I picked it always. good times.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)insta8er
(960 posts)Sorry to break up this Hillaries Love Fest....
Clinton Tops List of Arms Company Donations
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was also a favorite of the arms producing giants during her 2006 Senate campaign.
Hillary Clinton has received more money from arms and military service companies than any other candidate during the 2016 presidential campaign, data from Open Secrets shows.
All but one of the worlds 10 biggest arms producers have contributed to Clintons previous campaigns, giving her along with the top Republican receiver Ted Cruz a significant margin over the other candidates.
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Clinton-Tops-List-of-Arms-Company-Donations-20151214-0002.html
snowy owl
(2,145 posts)But it's politically expedient to omit the truth about Bernie in favor of Hillary. So we're back to loyalty, emotion and celebrity.
insta8er
(960 posts)have we reached the same point here with Hillary?
livetohike
(22,147 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)like, waaaaaay over some heads, high.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)To the jury......Robb is not offended, in the least.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)Robb says his notes say ding dong... But I remember the poll option. Robb is a dingbat. It was right above "I like to vote". Hmmm
SecularMotion
(7,981 posts)TM99
(8,352 posts)Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)snowy owl
(2,145 posts)Your comments on guns are incomplete and inaccurate by omission.
Me, I'm tired of cold war politics and want to get back to domestic issues that include getting Americans their democracy, jobs and dignity back.
Bobbie Jo
(14,341 posts)Good to see you!
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Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)athena
(4,187 posts)If it gets too depressing in here, you're always welcome to join us in the Hillary forum.
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cwydro
(51,308 posts)Glad you're back.
One of the longtime members of DU!
But it was Dingbat, wasn't it? I still miss those polls...
sheshe2
(83,815 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)And the rest of her disastrous environmental proposals.
Our planet is in its 11th hour.
You sir are a ding dong (he self identified, DU jury), and a dingbat (Robbs historical DU signature fyi DU newbies).
Nothing else is more important than climate change. Nothing.
You own the oncoming climate change disasters.
Glad I have a clear conscience.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)zappaman
(20,606 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)The shit that we ate.
Squinch
(50,957 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)oasis
(49,393 posts)Armstead
(47,803 posts)Eat it raw!
Rah Rah Rah.
THats the spirit
(With apologies to Firesign Theater)
SwampG8r
(10,287 posts)Where you going to graduate from?
utopia_basin
(23 posts)Go Hillary
Logical
(22,457 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,629 posts)We've missed you! You may be sorry since it's rougher here just now, even more than it was in 2004, IMO, but it's still great to see you again!
Kip Humphrey
(4,753 posts)bvf
(6,604 posts)JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS......YOU HAVEN'T LOST YOUR TOUCH!!!!
greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)bvf
(6,604 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]
SwampG8r
(10,287 posts)Well done satire.
Wecome back "Robb".
Skinner
(63,645 posts)Welcome back.
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)welcome back.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Just have to say, I think Hillary is going to get something done, too. And it's going to be the TPP. And then we are going to be screwed six ways from Sunday.