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In reply to the discussion: Reminder: HRC lost the Electoral College by less than 100K votes spread over 3 states. [View all]pnwmom
(109,021 posts)vote for Bush to invade Iraq as he did. She voted for a law that allowed him to attack Iraq IF they found WMD's -- which they never did
As for gay marriage, Hillary supported civil unions in 1999, which put her to the left of most Democrats at the time.
In 2004, she spoke against a federal amendment to ban same sex marriage
In 2006, she said she would support same-sex marriage in NY if it were passed.
In 2007, none of the major Presidential candidates, including Bernie Sanders, were ready to support same-sex marriage.
Hillary finally announced her support in 2013 -- which still put her ahead of the curve for Democrats in general.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/jun/17/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-change-position-same-sex-marriage/
Bernie Sanders also had an evolving position on civil unions and same sex marriage.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/11/03/sanders-evolving-and-wishy-washy-stance-on-same-sex-marriage/
Indeed, a noted Vermont political writer, the late Peter Freyne, wrote in 2000 that Sanders deserved the Wishy-Washy Award hands down for his carefully crafted non-statement statement on whether the Vermont legislature should craft a law that permitted civil unions for homosexuals.
Obtaining Congressman Bernie Sanders position on the gay marriage issue was like pulling teeth
from a rhinoceros, Freyne said after the Vermont Supreme Court urged the Vermont legislature to draft a law. Sanders publicly tried walking the tightrope applauding the courts decision and the cause of equal rights without supporting civil marriage for same-sex couples. Freyne accused Sanders of not wanting to offend his conservative, rebel-loving rural following out in the hills.