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el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
Thu Apr 16, 2015, 09:01 AM Apr 2015

Agree/Disagree - there are valid reasons to support HRC, there are valid reasons to oppose her

OK - just to be clear I am talking about the primary elections to select the Democratic Nominee, not the general election. Just the primary.

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Agree/Disagree - there are valid reasons to support HRC, there are valid reasons to oppose her (Original Post) el_bryanto Apr 2015 OP
Yes, I think that's true cali Apr 2015 #1
Excellent post! leftofcool Apr 2015 #3
100% in agreement with your statement JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #2
No one should insist that we all come to the same conclusions... Orsino Apr 2015 #4
K&R! Sherman A1 Apr 2015 #5
I agree and plan on voting for hrc gwheezie Apr 2015 #6
 

cali

(114,904 posts)
1. Yes, I think that's true
Thu Apr 16, 2015, 09:12 AM
Apr 2015

In any case, I think respecting both supporters and critics is a good idea. I don't assume that her supporters are anything but sincere in their beliefs.

This morning alone, I have been called, by her supporters, a basher, a hypocrite, and insincere by multiple posters.

Are there posters on both sides who do this shit? Sure. And I won't say that one side is worse than the other, but since her announcement I have noticed that her supporters seem emboldened to lash out at virtually any criticism of her- particularly now that Skinner has endorsed her.

I am not a hater. Hillary supporters are not mindless adorers. That's the premise I'd like to see people start from.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
4. No one should insist that we all come to the same conclusions...
Thu Apr 16, 2015, 09:28 AM
Apr 2015

...and especially not on the same schedule. It's very early in what we should remember is supposed to be a political promary rather than an anointing.

I'll be gritting my teeth, but eventually I'll muster some enthusiasm for our nominee. Most of the rest of you will probably follow an analogous path according to your own priorities and principles.

Lock-stepping is for conservatives...and even they look like cat-herders right now.

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
6. I agree and plan on voting for hrc
Thu Apr 16, 2015, 10:24 AM
Apr 2015

But I will wait and see how things shape up. I live in Virginia so not an early primary state. I hope a few more people jump into the race.

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