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DeepModem Mom

(38,402 posts)
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 04:58 PM Aug 2015

Why I'm Voting for Hillary, and Not for Sanders (HILLARY GROUP)

First: The Presidency is more than a set of promises, it’s about the unpredictable, it’s about all the issues we don’t even know are issues yet. The Presidency is about foreign policy, and making decisions under pressure, and about commanding our military presence around the world. Hillary Clinton is by far the most qualified, experienced candidate for President in modern times. I think that experience counts for something, I think it has prepared her to confront one of the most complicated sets of foreign policy challenges any President has confronted in decades.

Second: The Presidency is about legislative action. Hillary Clinton has laboriously built alliances in Washington and across the 50 states. She is ACTUALLY building the infrastructure of a political revolution because she’s laying the groundwork necessary to actually get things done, to convince other democrats to join her in her policies. And those policies WILL be liberal. She is not a republican, and independent, non-partisan analysis’ of her records and rhetoric show that she’s a liberal on par with Elizabeth Warren.

Third: The Presidency is about the future of the party. Whether we like the two party system or not, the democratic party is the thing between us and the GOP. Talk about the billionaire class being in charge! The GOP makes no bones about being owned by their contributors. It takes money and party building to keep the GOP at bay. It will take a strong democratic party to actually achieve campaign finance reform, to successfuly bring about and defend policies that help rebuild the middle class. Has the party system done a great job so far? No. But destroying the one party that, at the very least accepts that we need to do something about it, as a response to not having done enough results in having nothing done at all....

A lengthy article, but an interesting read: http://wp.me/p8Vnj-2q via Breaking to Think

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Why I'm Voting for Hillary, and Not for Sanders (HILLARY GROUP) (Original Post) DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 OP
Thanks for posting Gothmog Aug 2015 #1
K & R Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #2
NOBODY is on par with Elizabeth Warren. n/t SusanaMontana41 Aug 2015 #3
Could not disagree more Tommy2Tone Aug 2015 #4
Well Warren is not a Rebupican anymore. I guess thats a start. William769 Aug 2015 #8
I really appreciate the Hillary Rapid Response Team... DURHAM D Aug 2015 #9
I am a big fan of Elizabeth but DURHAM D Aug 2015 #5
That's not true at all. Hillary has much better experience to be the United States of Cha Aug 2015 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author immoderate Aug 2015 #6
Sorry, you have no idea what you're talking about.. You need to keep up. Cha Aug 2015 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author sheshe2 Aug 2015 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author William769 Aug 2015 #7
K&R Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #10
Great post. Thanks for the article too! FloridaBlues Aug 2015 #11
K & R Iliyah Aug 2015 #12
"And those policies WILL be liberal." Kath1 Aug 2015 #15
Unfortunately, the people who most need to read this article, won't. okasha Aug 2015 #16
Re: alliances sonofspy777 Aug 2015 #18
Thanks, but I'm getting tired of DU divisions and snarkiness (not you, just the Bernie crowd) katmille Aug 2015 #19
I hear ya! DeepModem Mom Aug 2015 #20

Tommy2Tone

(1,307 posts)
4. Could not disagree more
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 05:14 PM
Aug 2015

What has Warren done? She would be as lost as Bernie running this country. Hillary has as much experience as any presidential candidate I can remember.

Again I will defend Hillary against all comers..Including Warren.

Cha

(297,909 posts)
13. That's not true at all. Hillary has much better experience to be the United States of
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 07:45 PM
Aug 2015

America than EW. She signed a letter asking Hillary to run.. she should know.

Response to DeepModem Mom (Original post)

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Kath1

(4,309 posts)
15. "And those policies WILL be liberal."
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 07:49 PM
Aug 2015

Yes,they will!

Hillary has the intelligence, the experience and the toughness to be a great President. Her liberal record speaks for itself. I think she has the best chance of winning and building on the foundation of Obama. That is why I support Hillary Clinton.

 

sonofspy777

(360 posts)
18. Re: alliances
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:59 PM
Aug 2015

"Hillary Clinton has laboriously built alliances in Washington and across the 50 states. She is ACTUALLY building the infrastructure of a political revolution because she’s laying the groundwork necessary to actually get things done, to convince other democrats to join her in her policies. "

These alliances are of no significance whatsoever anymore.

Haven't you been paying attention the past 15 years?

Definition of insanity: following the same course and expecting a different result.

katmille

(213 posts)
19. Thanks, but I'm getting tired of DU divisions and snarkiness (not you, just the Bernie crowd)
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 04:51 PM
Aug 2015

so I'm divorcing DU and moving to Blue Nation Review. It is truly a democratic site, not an excuse for the HHs (Hate Hillarys) to exercise childish and inappropriate rants.

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