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Jefferson23

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33. I think right now its hard to know definitively why he does not have the majority support.
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 01:36 PM
Mar 2016

So as we speculate, & I do stand by what I said earlier. There is a percentage of Democrats
that are part of the investment class and they benefit from bad trade deals like NAFTA.
They'll benefit from TPP deals too, which she said she will not support IF they do not have
have the protections she believes are necessary...lol. It always comes down to trust too,
and in many cases her record is clear on that score as well.

You have practical beneficiaries stemming from the lack of WS regulations too, and so they're
ok with that vulnerability in place. On edit: the Frank Dodd legislation does not have the
safe guards Clinton claims they do, she was flat out misrepresenting last night and Sanders should
have called her out on it. It does not have what is necessary b/c WS still has its
strength in DC.

There are a percentage of voters who don't know Sanders and she is well known and
in their eyes less risky to vote for her, so it is not so much they prefer her..I think that
is still debatable. Also, there are millions of people not voting and unfortunately this disaffected
group still remains elusive to Sanders. If he had launched a campaign sooner, probably could
have seen much stronger numbers right now..yet he was not suppose to be doing this well
and doing so without corporate money. Kind of blew her bullshit they have to take that money
in order to run an effective campaign. Obama was clearly concerned about her chances, as
he reneged on his promise to stay neutral, twice they propped her up..TWICE. Told me all
I needed to know about their intentions. Warren, the threat, agreed not to run...and even
with that advantage Bernie has given her a chase they did not expect.


Then you have her devotees, I can't speak to why they like her as they do..she is impossible
to appreciate due to her and her husbands legacy of trade deals and enabling WS's collapse.
No one forced them to think the way they do, they've brought a great deal of harm to
Americans and millions abroad. Clinton foreign policies are a nightmare unless you're a
corporate beneficiary..then it makes sense to vote for her.

Millennials, across all demographics.. how they mock millennials..I say keep it up, see where it
leaves you.

... dana_b Mar 2016 #1
Do you think Hillary supported the Citizens United decision? Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #14
Ha! earthside Mar 2016 #29
Pretty Damn Easy-We Don't want Our Candidate's Hands Tied Behind HER Back Stallion Mar 2016 #2
Exactly. Unilaterial disarmament is a losing strategy. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #9
The thing is, there will always be another election artislife Mar 2016 #15
Wonderful point. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #27
Yeah like Bernie's are..... oh wait. gcomeau Mar 2016 #34
He Has Already Lost this Election Stallion Mar 2016 #35
So... NO excuse then? gcomeau Mar 2016 #36
Well, I support repealing the 2A and I still support Bernie even though he is NRA friendly. LonePirate Mar 2016 #3
Bernie has a D- rating from the NRA, seriously, spare me. onecaliberal Mar 2016 #5
History doesn't lie. Sanders won his first election through the influence of the NRA. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #10
Are you going to tell us Hillary is a real liberal? BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #16
We like links on this site...but surely you know this. nt artislife Mar 2016 #17
REAL liberals??? PatrickforO Mar 2016 #32
He's to the right of Hillary on guns. It's a fair comparison given the OP. LonePirate Mar 2016 #21
Probably for the same reason that someone could vote for President Obama Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #4
Can you explain the history of Citisens United? ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #6
You know Citizen United was about her...against her? They wanted to run a crappy all american girl Mar 2016 #7
That is so far beside the point of the OP. Orsino Mar 2016 #22
You have to turn off your conscience... kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #8
Because Clinton opposes CU... brooklynite Mar 2016 #11
Hillary gives politicians a bad name. earthside Mar 2016 #31
People can rationalize anything and this election they have a viable alternative but still Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #12
+1,000 at least farleftlib Mar 2016 #24
I think right now its hard to know definitively why he does not have the majority support. Jefferson23 Mar 2016 #33
Her platform includes making SCOTUS appointments BainsBane Mar 2016 #13
Not logically mmonk Mar 2016 #18
You'd have to ask a Hillary supporter ibegurpard Mar 2016 #19
Kinda like a drunk ordering another drink while decrying hangovers. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #20
I can see this gollygee Mar 2016 #23
CU said MONEY = SPEECH and WEALTH = POLITICAL POWER. senz Mar 2016 #25
Wait a minute! gwheezie Mar 2016 #26
Pro-Bernie, Against Citizens United. Also against bringing a butter knife to a gunfight emulatorloo Mar 2016 #28
Holy crap ... salinsky Mar 2016 #30
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