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In reply to the discussion: New data shows Hillary has tremendous support among liberals, less support among conservative Dems [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)13. The 'Liberal' brand isn't pure enough, so it will have to be discarded by some now:
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New data shows Hillary has tremendous support among liberals, less support among conservative Dems [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Jun 2014
OP
Haven't always been a supporter, but her main selling point for me is the folks who are against her.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2014
#1
Yes, because those of us a bit further left are Repubicans. Yeah, that's the ticket!
Scuba
Jun 2014
#54
I suspect you've confused DU Liberals, who may or may not be, with real world liberals. That's.....
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2014
#75
How many? There's no Barack Obama waiting in the wings this time around. Charisma & energy....
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2014
#86
The liberals I know think she is far too hawkish & pro-corp, & not liberal enough.
peacebird
Jun 2014
#2
Romneys polls showed he was going to be President, HRC's polls showed she would be Dem nom '07
peacebird
Jun 2014
#23
I am 57 and have voted in every election except 1 since I was 18 & have never been called for a poll
peacebird
Jun 2014
#119
LOL, I knew TWO, that is til my dad finally called it quits w/ Hillary after she gave a boost to the fracking industry.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2014
#88
Hillary had a 40 point lead over Obama at one point! And managed to lose it.....
Logical
Jun 2014
#8
you keep reminding yourself of that......whatever gets you through the night
VanillaRhapsody
Jun 2014
#20
True.. and that's why the m$m pushed that he couldn't connect to people.. they went
Cha
Jun 2014
#93
Obama was not an uknown, from the time of the 2004 speech he was getting worldwide attention
JI7
Jun 2014
#92
i'm talking about a specific type of talent that can appeal to large numbers of people
JI7
Jun 2014
#104
The liberals I know will mostly vote for her, but they'll probably campaign for someone...
truebrit71
Jun 2014
#43
So MSM has redifined the word liberal to include right leaning centrists. What a surprise. nt
Zorra
Jun 2014
#12
can you prove that is in play here.....or is this off the top of your head?
VanillaRhapsody
Jun 2014
#24
Yeah, I will vote for her in the GE if she's nominated, in the hope she turns on her bankster
Zorra
Jun 2014
#136
The 'Liberal' brand isn't pure enough, so it will have to be discarded by some now:
freshwest
Jun 2014
#13
Did I say that? I said I don't put much faith in opinion polls; Full Stop. I referenced a poll
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#56
She may well find greater support among self described left leaning liberals, vs an unknown
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2014
#63
If you read the article, it's actually the centrists who have been checkmated
Cali_Democrat
Jun 2014
#70
Well, then, why so relentlessly panties-twisted and rude about those of us who do not
djean111
Jun 2014
#62
WHERE ARE LINKS? to claim Warren "has said repeatedly that she won't run for pres.in 2016?"
Divernan
Jun 2014
#87
Why, thank you so very much! (channeling Brenda Lee Johnson for southern accent)
Divernan
Jun 2014
#121