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BainsBane

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34. I don't care who you voted for in the primary
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 03:05 PM
Dec 2016

That's been over for a long time now. The primary has long ceased to be relevant since she won it by 3.75 million votes. I think I made my point clearly enough in The OP, yet you continue to be more concerned with what you perceive as centrist Dems than thinking about how too many fed into the GOP's hands by repeating insults about Clinton instead of discussing policy. We are faced with the equivalent of the rise of Hitler in Weimar Germany, and you're still pissed off she refused to lie to primary voters about the feasibility of single payer and the like. You carry on with your war against "centrist Dems" as Trump raids the national treasury, creates a Muslim registry, and rolls back rights for the "centrists" you so resent. But at least you've been spared the horror of "centrist policies" like reforming Obamacare, expanding Medicare, reforming campaign finance, regulating Wall Street, moving the US off fossil fuels, and equalizing education.

The notion that Clinton alone bears responsibility for what in fact has been a 240 year relationship between the state and moneyed interests is absurd, but that argument helped the GOP gain control of congress and the presidency.

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If only we had trusted Clinton instead of looking at her history. el_bryanto Dec 2016 #1
I suppose next time we should pick the candidate that lost the primary? And disenfranchise millions? bravenak Dec 2016 #2
Exactly! BainsBane Dec 2016 #6
I looked at her history BainsBane Dec 2016 #3
Well I care what happens to America - thats why I supported another candidate in the primary el_bryanto Dec 2016 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #29
I don't care who you voted for in the primary BainsBane Dec 2016 #34
This!!! DemonGoddess Dec 2016 #39
the pres-elect CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #4
I voted for Hillary in the general election. So who exactly are you calling an idiot? nt el_bryanto Dec 2016 #13
Calling tRump supporters idiots CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #30
For most of his hayseed followers jambo101 Dec 2016 #21
Exactly! CountAllVotes Dec 2016 #28
Right, her voting record. The one that puts here squarely on the liberal side of Congress. TwilightZone Dec 2016 #7
Yep that's the one - She is a liberal; just not as liberal I would prefer, on a number of issues. el_bryanto Dec 2016 #14
That you even think that relevant now BainsBane Dec 2016 #35
well you cared enough to reply. el_bryanto Dec 2016 #36
if only we had believed Clint Eastwood and Empty Chair strawman Obama emulatorloo Dec 2016 #9
Well it seemed that people weren't interested in Russ Feingold's record or Cypher, Teachout, or still_one Dec 2016 #26
Trump is the *ultimate* elitist and the *ultimate* corporatist. He's a fricking BRAND, for heaven's TwilightZone Dec 2016 #5
But those Goldman Execs are being appointed BainsBane Dec 2016 #8
I think some of them just bought their own BS TwilightZone Dec 2016 #16
weapon-grade stupidity is right BainsBane Dec 2016 #20
You got played too if you think Hillary did everything she needed to do to win BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #11
I read that article BainsBane Dec 2016 #19
Sam Stein wrote a pretty definitive autopsy, if that one doesn't work for you BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #23
You might not have called her a corporatist. But a whole lot of people did. Constantly. kcr Dec 2016 #33
It was a silent coup, right before our eyes, with Russian help and assists from the FBI and Assange brush Dec 2016 #12
Yes it was nt Tumbulu Dec 2016 #25
This world wide wally Dec 2016 #27
It was a con by someone screaming from the rooftops with a megaphone Lucky Luciano Dec 2016 #15
Some people have to be in pain in order to learn. Yavin4 Dec 2016 #17
Sorry, think MUCH LONGER because the billionaires will never let us have flamingdem Dec 2016 #18
they are drunk on hate KT2000 Dec 2016 #22
addicted jambo101 Dec 2016 #31
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #24
Yeah, it's a billionaire lollapalooza now. A veritable billionaire shindig. R B Garr Dec 2016 #32
Most of people... JSup Dec 2016 #37
Many Will Soon Enough colsohlibgal Dec 2016 #38
+1000000 triron Dec 2016 #40
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