It took a while, but I am all in for Clinton

[onecaliberal]

How anyone could watch a nano second of that convention and vote for any of those people defies all logic and reason. They are inciting hate and divisiveness. They have nothing to offer people but hate and pain. It's difficult to believe we are in America right now. I bet a lot of us Bernie supporters are going to come to the same realization. Trump is dangerous and cannot be allowed anywhere near 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

[tonyt53]

1. I've been with Hillary all along and the crap in Cleveland is even worse than I thought it would be

White hate on full display. Remember the 2008 campaign when McCain was in WI (I think) and the guy was foaming at the mouth screaming about taking "our" country back? Multiply that by 100 and that is what we are seeing in Cleveland. no substance, just pure hatred. Bu we ain't seen nothing yet, to borrow a line from an old song. As the election gets closer, what we see now will be multiplied by 1000.

[blm]

34. I voted Sanders in primary and I'd cut off my arm before I pulled a lever for a fascist Republican

.

[smith_70]

73. it ain't over

The democratic convention has not happened yet.

[blm]

80. Is that supposed to mean something ominous? I don't play BS games.

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Your mileage may vary.

[tallahasseedem]

2. GOTV!

Talk to everyone you can...anything that will help to win the election!

[Squinch]

3. So glad you are here!

[geek tragedy]

8. not cool, imo. If someone is on board, they're on board and no need to use their

past statements against them.

we've all said stupid shit

[bettyellen]

15. Truth. Like many this poster judged despite not being "able to listen" - and I've heard that from so

Many people who listened to the hateful narratives put out by both RWers and rabid Lefties.
Must be a half dozen people I've met who admitted that know nothing about her record, and just didn't want to "listen". People seem to be brainwashed into thinking that their ears will bleed, or it will feel like Mommy is yelling at them.

[onecaliberal]

25. I definitely said in the past that I would NEVER vote for Hillary.

I was completely wrong. I forced myself to watch the republican convention for the last two days and I came to the realization that trump and his ilk are an actual danger to America.
Take it for what it's worth, I don't care about the Hillary supporters who still want to divide us because we didn't see the light earlier.

[geek tragedy]

46. what's in the past is in the past.

glad to have you on our side.

[smith_70]

74. what??

ok I am confused.

[Cha]

70. Ain't that the truth!

[etherealtruth]

12. I hope you will consider self deleting this ... there is no reason for this.

The poster is supporting the Democratic candidate for president NOW, which is all that really matters.

[bonemachine]

13. Is that something that was posted here?

Or are you linking things posted on other sites to take a swipe at someone who is trying to be your ally?

[NCTraveler]

5. K&R

I am a big Clinton supporter who also understands the serious concerns people bing to the table about her as President. At the same time, this election really is different than past elections. McCain and Romney were no Trump. Trump is truly filled with hate and wants those he hates to pay a price.

[onecaliberal]

14. Yes. We've never seen the likes of this guy. It's so far beyond the pale.

[1StrongBlackMan]

52. Ya know ... I really don't know that he is filled with hate ...

so much as indifferent to the effects of the product he is selling because he wants to get elected.

[NCTraveler]

54. I do think hate is the wrong word.

Sometimes it feels that way as a target. I agree he is not motivated by hate.

[1StrongBlackMan]

58. Oh believe me, I know what being a target feels like ...

He is not motivated by hate ... that would require human emotion. He is all about greed and attaining that which will give him more power to get more.

[fleabiscuit]

59. I think you are describing a psychopath. nt

[1StrongBlackMan]

60. Or, at best ... a sociopath. ...

But my vote goes for "Just plain damned evil."

[fleabiscuit]

64. From what I understand his mother up and shipped him out to military academy at age 13.

Who knows what issues he is operating with.

[1StrongBlackMan]

65. The more I hear about trump, the more I recall ...

the Damien character of the movie, The Omen.

[cyberpunk]

76. I feel more of a Patrick Bateman-esque character, just

minus the physical rigor and intelligence.

[eastwestdem]

6. Heck, I had dinner last night with my life-long repub sister-in-law...who has decided

to vote for Hillary. The GOP hate-fest was not their best move.

[geek tragedy]

7. glad to have you on board with us, we don't have a vote to spare. nt

[Hortensis]

9. Amazing, isn't it, Onecaliberal? And shocking.

We're going to protect our nation from them. It's just such a damned shame that it is not the less ugly conservatives who are doing that. This could not have happened if they lived up to the values they say they have instead of caving to and joining the lock-her-upers.

[onecaliberal]

26. It honestly scares me.

[Hortensis]

28. Me too, and no doubt many others.

That's going to work against them. They're scary, but if we had half their negatives I'd be sick with worry.

[1StrongBlackMan]

56. I know the HRC campaign won't do it, but some social media type ...

should go full Godwin ... showing the lock her uppers, next to the z-heilers, trumps calls for violently ejecting protesters from his rallies, next to bull conners' stuff, and shots of Jewish people and Gypsies being herded toward the trains and in concentration camps every other screen with pictures of trump and voice overs of him talking.

Tag line: "Is this what making America great looks like? He seems to think so. Tell him he is wrong, vote HRC."

[Hortensis]

66. "Full Godwin." :) Yes. Perhaps for some markets

restrained enough so people feel they can discuss instead of condemning, and full Godwin for others. Those revelatory scenes in the convention should be an effective launch pad.

[Terra Alta]

10. I voted for Bernie in the primary

But I am 100% for Hillary now. Anything to keep Trump out of the White House.

[onecaliberal]

11. Same here. I am mortified by what we're seeing.

[fun n serious]

16. Thank you.

Please help GOTV. this shit show of Trump's is scary.

[BlueMTexpat]

17. That's the spirit!

Welcome aboard!

[onecaliberal]

22. Thanks:

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

18. Good for you! Good for all of us!

"I bet a lot of us Bernie supporters are going to come to the same realization".

I sure hope so. Our youngest daughter and her fiance, of the millennial age group, are still saying since it isn't Bernie, they won't vote. I can't make them understand that staying home amounts to a drumpf vote.

[onecaliberal]

19. Ask them to watch the convention.

When they were chanting "lock her up" last night with that asshole from NJ, I knew I had to do everything humanly possible to keep trump out.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

20. Yeah... No

I couldn't ask them to do something I wouldn't do myself.

[onecaliberal]

21. It convinced me that's all I'm saying...

[cwydro]

29. Wow.

You might be on the wrong board.

[Fla Dem]

45. I believe what she is saying is she has no stomach to watch the hate fest that's the RNC convention.

Not that she couldn't vote for HRC.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

49. Yes that's exactly right.

First, I am a he.

Second I was a Sanders supporter from early on and voted for him in the primary, and when it became obvious that HRC was going to be the nominee, I had no problem whatever changing my support to her. I don't buy into any of the HRC=criminal bullshit and never have.

Third, I don't need to subject myself to the RNC shit-show to understand how horrible any and all of them are. I'm surrounded by these Neanderthals, where I live.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

50. Reading comprehension

Really can be your friend...

[MichiganVote]

44. No vote is a vote for Trump. Simple.

[LynneSin]

23. For me to vote for Jill Stein I would have to ignore everyone in the USA but myself

I would have to be so fricking selfish that it wouldn't matter how women, minorities and LGBTQ citizens will suffer with Trump as President. I would have to be a selfish prick and say that the only thing matters is ME. It matters that I have this set of issues that I support and if someone doesn't match it 100% then fuck it, I'll go vote 3rd party to find someone who comes closer to that match.

I won't care that under a Trump Presidency it won't make much of a difference with my life. I have a decent job, some savings and a fixed-rate mortgage. I'm past child-bearing years and done with my education so won't matter about that either. I would essentially have to say 'Fuck all of you it's about me'.

Well I can't think about my vote that way.

I think of everyone. And I realize that things won't be perfect under Hillary Clinton and I would suspect a few times she might even piss me off with what she does as President. But statically speaking I agree with Hillary Clinton anywhere from 85%-90% of the issues where she stands. It will be a far cry easier protesting that 10-15% where we don't agree then fighting ANYTHING and EVERYTHING, which would be a Trump Presidency.

And those Supreme Court Nominations are LIFETIME appointments. God forbid another Thomas or Scalia gets on the bench, one that is 50 years old. Your children and grandchildren will have to live with the decisions passed by that Supreme Court. Are my sensitive feelings about the few issues I disagree with Hillary Clinton that much more important that the civil rights of future generations? Hell no.

Hillary Clinton would not run the country by herself. So we can fight to get a better congress to help shape that future.

[one_voice]

53. I agree ..

especially this:

And those Supreme Court Nominations are LIFETIME appointments. God forbid another Thomas or Scalia gets on the bench, one that is 50 years old. Your children and grandchildren will have to live with the decisions passed by that Supreme Court. Are my sensitive feelings about the few issues I disagree with Hillary Clinton that much more important that the civil rights of future generations? Hell no.

Who knows how long RBG will be around. 2 lifetime appts by Pence (that's who will do it) take a look at his record/views on LGBT, women, etc. I counldn't even imagine...

While Clinton/Dems may not be perfect on the environment, that shithead Trump took a helicopter like 1300 feet today (not sure exactly but it was walking distance) AFTER arriving on his giant plane. This is who he is. Anyone concerned about the environment who thinks Trump might not be as bad as Clinton...loses their credibility & the right to complain. Period.

^^^isn't fear mongering. It's facts.^^^

[LynneSin]

69. When someone says 'You are fear mongering' about voting for Hillary....

I realize it is someone just defecting their selfishness. They know absolutely no way Jill Stein can win and their vote (depending on state they live) could help Yrump win.

Fuck that. We barely survived Bush and we are still paying for those 8 years.

[pnwmom]

24. Thank you. I think Hillary had more support among older voters because we've been watching

this hate for 30 years.

But this year is worse. Hearing all those calls to "lock her up" and Carson linking her to Lucifer? This goes beyond anything in the past.

[Fla Dem]

48. I agree. It's been 16 years since the Clintons have been out of the WH and what press they

have gotten has been mostly positive. Bill's work with his foundation, HRC as NY Senator and SOS. It was only when the talk began about her running for president did all the hateful stuff start being yelled from the mountain tops. Then there were the Benghazi hearings, then the email investigations, which of course dredged up all the propaganda crap from the nineties.

So any one born say since the mid 80's are really hearing this stuff for the first time. When you don't know the back stories, and you hear Hillary is a crook, Hillary lied, etc over and over again, you begin to think it's true.

Those of us around then to see what they did to both Bill and HRC in the 90's know this is just the RW crap machine cranked up to 1000.

[Her Sister]

67. I agree with you!

Those of us around then to see what they did to both Bill and HRC in the 90's know this is just the RW crap machine cranked up to 1000.

This is me! Saw it all begin in disbelief in the 90's! My 1st vote as a college student was for Bill Clinton! and the rest happened...

[IrishEyes]

27. Originally, I was a Martin O'Malley supporter.

but I liked both Sanders and Clinton. I knew both of them were 1,000,000 times better than any of the 17 republicans that ran. If Sanders had won, I would have worked very hard for him to win. I will work until November to get Clinton elected. I want this to be a landslide that humiliates both Trump. He is truly a despicable creature.

[63splitwindow]

30. K & R

[world wide wally]

31. If you still don't think that Hillary is progressive enough to vote for...

Why do Republicans hate her that much?

I guess she scares them for some reason.

[onecaliberal]

39. They hate all women, or haven't you noticed.

They don't like her because in their minds, she doesn't know her place. And she is definitely a million times smarter than all of them collectively and that pisses them off.

[world wide wally]

57. They seem to like Melania

[fleabiscuit]

61. It's the fantasy of her that they like. nt

[bluedye33139]

32. Influence policy and remember that working together creates change

I was somewhat of a non-Sanders person during the primary, but now that it's all over, I'm putting away my negativity and looking at the next 6 months with eager anticipation. My hope is that Democrats can work together to create progressive policy that addresses our nation's problems and suffering.

[onecaliberal]

36. I'm NOT an outsider. I'm a lifelong dem, straight ticket voter.

[Squinch]

42. Your choice is Hillary or Trump. Which do you choose?

[geek tragedy]

47. You're voting for the person, not marrying them.

Save the "one true love" thinking for romance novels.

[Fla Dem]

63. Some advice. You agreed to the TOS as a new member. One of the Terms is:

Don't keep fighting the last Democratic presidential primary

Regardless of whether you supported a winning candidate or a losing candidate, do not prolong the agony of the last Democratic presidential primary by continuing to pick fights, place blame, tear down former primary candidates, bait former supporters, or do anything else to pour salt on old wounds.
Why we have this rule: Most of our members want this to be forward-looking, friendly community that is focused on creating a better future for our country. Continuing to rehash old fights that have already been resolved is divisive and counter-productive.

Just a heads up. We have moved on from the primaries. Bernie accomplished a lot and yes he did move the party platform more to the left. But we have a bigger fight to focus on now.

[nadine_mn]

35. As conceited as this sounds, our vote will also impact the rest of the world

We are a major player on the international stage - militarily, economically, culturally, etc. Just because many Americans don't pay attention to global affairs doesn't mean the rest of the world is as oblivious.

I seriously believe Trump being elected (no way he would actually serve his full term - he doesn't have the attention span) would have major impacts on the world financial markets, our credit rating, hell even our credibility is going to take a nose dive.

How the hell would we be able to negotiate trade deals after all the xenophobic rhetoric? Even if Trump stepped down the next day, the damage would be done. It's one thing to be a narcissistic egomaniac, its another thing to have a country full of people that vote for him.

I understand that there are people who hate Clinton and are tearing their hair out, comparing her to Trump and vowing to vote for anyone but her "to send a message". Well that message isn't really going to be seen to be about Clinton. If Trump wins (shudder) - the rest of the world won't be saying "See the American people have voted and they reject Clinton and her policies" - nope they are going to be saying "WTF, the American people support and approve of Trump and all he stands for"

[fleabiscuit]

62. +1

[Lady_Chat]

37. onecaliberal Thank you so much! The RNC Convention is making me sick, angry and scared

Cannot imagine these people gaining more power, such a hateful, vicious group. Your support for our Democratic nominee is greatly appreciated!

[nolabear]

38. Thank you from the bottom of my terrified little heart.

This week has been a shocking example of who would be running (or attempting to) run the country. Mad dogs propped up by incompetent politicians willing to see your grandmother for power.

[Scruffy1]

40. We have no option.

It's not enough to defeat the GOP, they must be destroyed. The latest crop of crazies like Cotton, Ernst, and King should scare the crap out of anyone.

[onecaliberal]

41. Yes, nothing else will suffice. They literally want to destroy this country.

[auntpurl]

43. Welcome aboard. You are completely right.

Trump cannot be allowed to be president - it could well destroy the entire world (not speaking in hyperbole).

I have been a Hillary supporter throughout, but I deeply appreciate those who've come over from Bernie.

[Fla Dem]

51. Welcome aboard! We are in this together! Together we will win!

[Her Sister]

68. Yes the RNC show is crazy scary! They're just letting all out.

Welcome aboard! We have make sure sanity prevails and the adults keep the reins in November!

[Cha]

71. Mahalo, onecaliberal!

[UCmeNdc]

72. Yes, Me Too!

The statements coming out of Trump's mouth convinced me.
Now Trump is talking about destroying NATO.

[VulgarPoet]

75. The first night, I was able to laugh the RNC off. Hey, let's play a drinking game with it,

et cetera, et cetera. But what I've seen thus far? These people-- if they can be called that-- don't deserve to be within spitting distance of a camera, let alone positions of power.

[Orsino]

77. We kind of have to be.

And if enough of us engage actively, maybe we can get her all on for us. Every inch of progressive change is worth working for.

[Trajan]

78. I'm voting for the lesser of two evils, one last time

I am NOT 'all in' for Clinton ...

I won't let fear of bad men force my hands to pull a lever I am loathe to pull ...

I will vote for her this once ...

Afterwards, I will be ACTIVELY seeking to toss out the Third Way assholes who have stolen my party ...

Or? ...if the party doesn't rediscover it's roots, I will leave it ...

I'm not all in for a bunch of fucking conservatives ... No fucking way ...

[moonscape]

79. Stamp! to ...

"difficult to believe we are in America right now"

This convention has left me shaken to my core - for my country and our future. Trump is defeated, then what? All this hatred won't get put back into a box, it will find another outlet. He has so lowered the bar ....

I actually didn't sleep last night.