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16. Truth to power. I was her biggest supporter in '08, & realized she blew it

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 10:29 PM

Jun 2014

She was all inside-the-box, blew millions on the inside p.r. peeps, said nothing original, etc.

Obviously, I will vote for the nominee. Even Joe.

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Hillary is lousy at campaigining. she sucked in 2008 and ran a disaster of a campaign [View all] cali Jun 2014 OP

I hope so. bigwillq Jun 2014 #1

I'm glad you got that off your chest. nt Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #2

Wow, you sure want to ignite a bonfire! There are so many Hillary for Prez boosters here rustydog Jun 2014 #3

"There are so many Hillary for Prez boosters here" Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #5

I'm not a Warren supporter and DU polls seem to indicate that you are wrong cali Jun 2014 #7

... Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #8

DU polls have consisently shown that Hillary's support here is very small and very vocal. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #24

I also saw DU polls that consistently showed Warren was preferred over Hillary Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #34

No link, just going by memory of the comments in the couple of polls I've seen that, ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #35

No worries Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #36

She will get better. give her a chance. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #4

I agree. Lets nominate a nobody get crushed and lose absolutely everything Obama has worked for. bradla Jun 2014 #6

Agreed! Hillary is not perfect but she is a good person and I can support her. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #10

What? Lose the spying, the secrecy, the lying, the attacks on whistle blowers,... HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #18

No kidding! woo me with science Jun 2014 #29

As if some country hick lawyer from Hope wasn't a nobody at some point. Yea, nobodies ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #25

Georgetown and Yale, Rhodes scholar, youngest elected governor in the country... Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #45

Well, he sure as heck was a nobody in the scheme of national politics at the time. I know, I ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #46

Six years ago, OBAMA was the "nobody" who would get "crushed" because he "didn't have a chance" rocktivity Jun 2014 #30

That argument might make sense if she was a novice. jeff47 Jun 2014 #50

She has been out of practice. Give her time. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #61

Practice is entirely the problem. jeff47 Jun 2014 #62

Why do democrats want her to run then? hrmjustin Jun 2014 #63

Just curious, why don't you think she will be the nominee, or are you being sarcastic? lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #9

Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #11

It just wouldn't be a day without an anti-Hillary thread from you. eom MohRokTah Jun 2014 #12

Hillary wears Granny Panties!!!!!!! VanillaRhapsody Jun 2014 #13

No she did not Evergreen Emerald Jun 2014 #14

Is ths why yesterday... rsmith6621 Jun 2014 #15

huh? that makes no sense. cali Jun 2014 #40

Hey cali rsmith6621 Jun 2014 #69

Truth to power. I was her biggest supporter in '08, & realized she blew it UTUSN Jun 2014 #16

Yes, and that is why she is certainly an underdog. Nye Bevan Jun 2014 #17

Gee, I had no idea you felt this way about her Beaverhausen Jun 2014 #19

You're obsessed. It's borderline crazy. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #20

Why don't you discuss the topic, instead of throwing smears of mental instability at fellow DUers? woo me with science Jun 2014 #28

Why don't you stop telling me what to discuss. JaneyVee Jun 2014 #32

Why are you behaving this way? woo me with science Jun 2014 #33

LOL Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #37

And there's always convenient backup for the juvenile, nasty behavior. woo me with science Jun 2014 #39

The GOPers have no one who can beat her. She's 2016 leftstreet Jun 2014 #21

I think she is rusty. Keep in mind she has not been applegrove Jun 2014 #22

Curious BootinUp Jun 2014 #23

rather good, my dear. it looks like you're the chunk blower, hon. cali Jun 2014 #41

don't call me "dear" BootinUp Jun 2014 #42

LOL, I got a sweetums, pumpkin, honeypie and cupcake all in one thread. NM_Birder Jun 2014 #52

Sounds like someone has a sweet tooth, eh? MineralMan Jun 2014 #56

yeah,...... that's it ....... a "sweet tooth"....LOL NM_Birder Jun 2014 #58

Me too! betsuni Jun 2014 #65

;) The less you react the "sweeter" it gets, pretty transparrent and kinda desperate. NM_Birder Jun 2014 #70

Indeed betsuni Jun 2014 #71

'I feel your pain' didn't pan out like she hoped. Whisp Jun 2014 #26

Well, Cali has spoken. Pack it in, Hillary. Game over. Metric System Jun 2014 #27

Her 2008 primary campaign was a "disaster" only if today is opposite day. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #31

Yeah, that's why she won handily......oh wait. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #51

Just because you lose doesn't mean your campaign was a "disaster". NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #53

What made it a disaster was her inevitability strategy, and sticking with it after Iowa. jeff47 Jun 2014 #57

I don't understand what she's doing loyalsister Jun 2014 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author woo me with science Jun 2014 #55

SSDD FSogol Jun 2014 #43

Ah...your work here is done for the day, I see. MineralMan Jun 2014 #44

Holy fuck! Get some help, because this has veered into the realm of the pathological. 11 Bravo Jun 2014 #47

I've heard good things about Discussionist. KamaAina Jun 2014 #49

Glad it wasn't just me noticing this shit.. giftedgirl77 Jun 2014 #54

Your concern is duly noted. KamaAina Jun 2014 #48

what "concern"? I have been nothing if not straight forward about my opposition cali Jun 2014 #60

"Hello, my name is ______ and I'm here to collect my birthright" really doesn't resonate with people Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2014 #59

I've said it before and got struck down rock Jun 2014 #64

My conclusions BootinUp Jun 2014 #66

Sounds right to me rock Jun 2014 #68

Her campaign was better then every other candidate BootinUp Jun 2014 #67

Oh, she'll be the nominee if she wants. Orsino Jun 2014 #72