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Related: About this forumClinton and Sanders and me... author John Scalzi
A couple months back you posted about the GOP presidential candidates but you havent said anything about the Democratic candidates. Any thoughts?
My thoughts are thus:
I suspect that despite people getting hopped up about Bernie Sanders that the nomination is still going to go to Clinton in the end, and Im fine with that. But if it goes to Sanders instead, Im fine with that too. And if both Sanders and Clinton are suddenly trampled to death in a freak spontaneous elk stampede and Martin OMalley is the only Democratic candidate left standing, Im fine with that, as well.
I recognize that there are material differences in the personalities and policies of each of the Democratic candidates, and that these differences are not insignificant. But at the end of the day, what matters is that each of them, any of them, is so drastically preferable to any member of the howling sampler box of Dunning-Kruger that is the current GOP field that, to me, and for the purposes of my presidential vote in November, the policy and personality differences between Clinton and Sanders and OMalley are immaterial. Whoever the Democratic candidate is, they will get my vote.
My thoughts are thus:
I suspect that despite people getting hopped up about Bernie Sanders that the nomination is still going to go to Clinton in the end, and Im fine with that. But if it goes to Sanders instead, Im fine with that too. And if both Sanders and Clinton are suddenly trampled to death in a freak spontaneous elk stampede and Martin OMalley is the only Democratic candidate left standing, Im fine with that, as well.
I recognize that there are material differences in the personalities and policies of each of the Democratic candidates, and that these differences are not insignificant. But at the end of the day, what matters is that each of them, any of them, is so drastically preferable to any member of the howling sampler box of Dunning-Kruger that is the current GOP field that, to me, and for the purposes of my presidential vote in November, the policy and personality differences between Clinton and Sanders and OMalley are immaterial. Whoever the Democratic candidate is, they will get my vote.
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http://whatever.scalzi.com/2016/01/20/clinton-and-sanders-and-me/
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Clinton and Sanders and me... author John Scalzi (Original Post)
GaYellowDawg
Jan 2016
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I think that will prove true, in the end, to most. I get tired of getting The Question asked
libdem4life
Jan 2016
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libdem4life
(13,877 posts)1. I think that will prove true, in the end, to most. I get tired of getting The Question asked
over and over. I have faith that 95% of Democrats will support the nominee. That's what Primaries are for...to give people the chance to listen, learn, decide, maybe re-decide.
I remember the days when we were called The Big Tent. There was a reason for that, and no reason to believe much has changed.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)2. I posted a Scalzi piece a while back
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026533671
To me the difference in the candidates is that Sanders would understand this Scalzi piece and it would fly right over Hillary's head, Sanders has lived it or come close while Clinton has not, despite the fact that she was dead broke upon leaving the White House.
Being poor is picking the 10 cent ramen instead of the 12 cent ramen because thats two extra packages for every dollar.
Being poor is a $200 paycheck advance from a company that takes $250 when the paycheck comes in.
Being poor is having to live with choices you didnt know you made when you were 14 years old.
Being poor is people who have never been poor wondering why you choose to be so.
Being poor is a $200 paycheck advance from a company that takes $250 when the paycheck comes in.
Being poor is having to live with choices you didnt know you made when you were 14 years old.
Being poor is people who have never been poor wondering why you choose to be so.
To me the difference in the candidates is that Sanders would understand this Scalzi piece and it would fly right over Hillary's head, Sanders has lived it or come close while Clinton has not, despite the fact that she was dead broke upon leaving the White House.