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Merryland

(1,134 posts)
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 06:01 PM Feb 2016

Parallel Universes?


I swear I don't understand it. It's like the Hillary people are seeing one side & the Bernie people - are seeing a totally different set of facts. I swear I don't understand how Hillary Clinton could appeal to anyone. Is this primary an election where the Democratic party splits right down the middle?
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Parallel Universes? (Original Post) Merryland Feb 2016 OP
In fact, ACTUAL Democrats Will Vote for Clinton by at least 60% Stallion Feb 2016 #1
There is an abundance of evidence strongly indicating ladjf Feb 2016 #2
Some of it's natural....Some of it represents deep divisions Armstead Feb 2016 #3
... LexVegas Feb 2016 #4

Stallion

(6,474 posts)
1. In fact, ACTUAL Democrats Will Vote for Clinton by at least 60%
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 06:06 PM
Feb 2016

its a rout among true Democrats just like 98% of democratic officeholders support Clinton

ladjf

(17,320 posts)
2. There is an abundance of evidence strongly indicating
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 06:15 PM
Feb 2016

that the Secretary will to accept favors.

"According to public disclosures, by giving just 12 speeches to Wall Street banks, private equity firms, and other financial corporations, Clinton made $2,935,000 from 2013 to 2015:"

"Clinton’s most lucrative year was 2013, right after stepping down as secretary of state. That year, she made $2.3 million for three speeches to Goldman Sachs and individual speeches to Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Fidelity Investments, Apollo Management Holdings, UBS, Bank of America, and Golden Tree Asset Managers"



 

Armstead

(47,803 posts)
3. Some of it's natural....Some of it represents deep divisions
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 06:23 PM
Feb 2016

We all tend to look at things and interpret things through our own beliefs.

I like Bernie, so if he screws up I am willing to overlook it, unless he does something realllly bad. I don't like Clinton, so I don't give her as much benefit of the doubt.

Clinton supporters will have the opposite tendencies.

It's also situational. I want our candidates to behave in the primary. But I want whoever the nominee is to be a pitbull against the GOP.

However, there are also deeper divisions that both candidates represent that are on different planets. I thuink our system is corrupt, and I am all in with Bernie's fight against that corruption. I also have ideals that I think are important. I know they're tough to implement but I don't think "realism" should be an excuse for giving up and stifling those ideals.

I also think Bernie is expressing a long unspoken truth about power and money that the Democratic Party has ignored for too long.

Clinton supporters believe otehrwise.

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