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Seems like Hilary Clinton is the only Democrat running!! (Original Post) akbacchus_BC May 2015 OP
Please relax! It's early yet, and other Democrats are getting ready to run. CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #1
Seems like you ignored the answers to your prior "I'm just asking questions!" post Scootaloo May 2015 #2
Sorry, I was just asking a question, why you so upset? akbacchus_BC May 2015 #5
I'm not upset, just questioning your hobbies Scootaloo May 2015 #6
My hobbies, I have none. I only listen to music! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #13
Sounds bleak n/t Scootaloo May 2015 #16
I know, but you do not know me nor I you! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #26
What's a "Democrat"? kentuck May 2015 #3
A Democract is someone who looks out for the well being of the working class. akbacchus_BC May 2015 #8
So then you will be voting for Sanders TM99 May 2015 #18
I cannot vote in the US! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #23
That's too bad. TM99 May 2015 #31
You don't think Sanders and O'Malley do that? BainsBane May 2015 #19
I think Bernie Sanders will do well if he runs akbacchus_BC May 2015 #30
Do you read anything on this site? BainsBane May 2015 #37
OOps, thanks for educating me! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #40
Thanks for telling me who to vote for. Now I don't have to bother thinking for myself. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #4
No, I did not mean it that way, sorry! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #7
Can I ask a question? Why does it matter Bernie is an Independent? liberal_at_heart May 2015 #15
I agree with you. You all have to vote in someone who is for the working class, the poor. akbacchus_BC May 2015 #20
That is why so many of us like Bernie. He is rallying for the middle class and for the poor. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #24
Ok, I hear what you are saying but if Mr. Sanders is running akbacchus_BC May 2015 #42
Amen. kentuck May 2015 #21
Sorry, I did not mean that! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #10
I guess I'm just not understanding the meaning of your OP. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #17
Guess you are not and that is ok! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #22
I think I was very clear! If only Mrs. Clinton is running akbacchus_BC May 2015 #25
I'm not doing that anymore. I have voted for the Democratic nominee for almost 20 years and liberal_at_heart May 2015 #27
If Ms. Clinton is the nominee and if you are a true akbacchus_BC May 2015 #33
Sorry but that reasoning does not work with me. Corporate business leaders are destroying liberal_at_heart May 2015 #34
I know and I understand. But do you really think a akbacchus_BC May 2015 #38
no, sorry most Democrats have bought into supply side economics, the economic policy liberal_at_heart May 2015 #41
You seem so disenchanted and I understand. But do akbacchus_BC May 2015 #43
I will vote for Bernie. 840high May 2015 #28
me too. liberal_at_heart May 2015 #29
.... 840high May 2015 #46
Is Bernie viable against Mrs. Clinton? akbacchus_BC May 2015 #44
In my heart he is. I refuse 840high May 2015 #45
The thing is, you all have only two parties! How on earth akbacchus_BC May 2015 #47
Equinus Mortalis Beatus Stickus Ad Infinitus. A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #9
Is that Latin? akbacchus_BC May 2015 #11
Dead Horse Latin. A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #12
oh, ok! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #14
Same old, same old,nothng new here. Thinkingabout May 2015 #32
Thanks, this election is really important with all the crisis happening akbacchus_BC May 2015 #35
"The way you all want?" Doesn't sound like you think you're one of us. n/t winter is coming May 2015 #36
Maybe I phrased it wrongly, but I am one of you! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #39

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,499 posts)
1. Please relax! It's early yet, and other Democrats are getting ready to run.
Sat May 9, 2015, 12:42 AM
May 2015

Gov. O'Malley of Maryland will be declaring soon, and we already have Bernie Sanders.

So.

Relax.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
2. Seems like you ignored the answers to your prior "I'm just asking questions!" post
Sat May 9, 2015, 12:43 AM
May 2015

Surely you have better things to do with your time than agitate fecal matter.

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
26. I know, but you do not know me nor I you!
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:10 AM
May 2015

Music calms the soul when your work life is difficult and trying to comprehend why my son-in-law took his life at 33 years old.

Bleak you say!

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
8. A Democract is someone who looks out for the well being of the working class.
Sat May 9, 2015, 12:50 AM
May 2015

At least, that is what I think. Eventually the middle class will be ok!

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
30. I think Bernie Sanders will do well if he runs
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:15 AM
May 2015

as a Democrat. I have no idea who O'Malley is!

It just seems to me that Democrats will not run against Ms. Clinton as a lot of people feel it is her time! I am sure if she gets elected, she will do an excellent job as President, just the dynasty thing does not go well with me.

BainsBane

(53,010 posts)
37. Do you read anything on this site?
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:25 AM
May 2015

It doesn't seem like it. All of this was explained to you in the other thread, yet for some reason you claim not to know what is going on.

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
7. No, I did not mean it that way, sorry!
Sat May 9, 2015, 12:48 AM
May 2015

You have to vote for the person who represents you!

To my knowledge only Hillary Clinton is running, do not have any idea if any one else has thrown in to run! Apart from Bernie Sanders who is an Independent!

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
15. Can I ask a question? Why does it matter Bernie is an Independent?
Sat May 9, 2015, 12:57 AM
May 2015

If Bernie were running third party Democrats would be all over him calling him a Ralph Nader. Oddly enough they still are calling him a Nader even though he is not running third party. He is not running third party. He is running for the Democratic Party nomination. He did so as to not hurt the Democratic Party. What more does he have to do? Swear his undying loyalty to the party? Swear that he will fall in line with the DNC? Swear that he will be a centrist and pragmatist? I'm glad he is not beholden to the party. The American workers, the middle class, the working poor, and those living below the poverty line need a Democratic Socialist, someone who will fight for them and not for the super rich.

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
20. I agree with you. You all have to vote in someone who is for the working class, the poor.
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:02 AM
May 2015

Engage in electoral reform. Every four years it is the same old, who can raise more money to get elected. That has to stop, I have not seen anyone rallying for the poor, it is always the middle class. Who is advocating for the poor and social services?

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
24. That is why so many of us like Bernie. He is rallying for the middle class and for the poor.
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:07 AM
May 2015

He wants to increase funding for Social Security. Not many politicians from either party advocating for that. He is also truly advocating for the middle class. Most Democrats pay lip service to the middle class but Bernie actually does fight for the middle class.

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
42. Ok, I hear what you are saying but if Mr. Sanders is running
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:38 AM
May 2015

Won't he have to go through all the primaries and who will be funding his campaign? And when it comes to the Super Pac, will they endorse him or will they endorse Mrs. Clinton?

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
25. I think I was very clear! If only Mrs. Clinton is running
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:08 AM
May 2015

and no other Democrat is running, then she will be the one you have to vote for.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
27. I'm not doing that anymore. I have voted for the Democratic nominee for almost 20 years and
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:11 AM
May 2015

have seen a dramatic economic decline in the US for the past 20 years. I will only vote for candidates that truly do fight for the people. If Hillary is the nominee I will not vote for her.

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
33. If Ms. Clinton is the nominee and if you are a true
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:19 AM
May 2015

democrat, I hope you will vote for her. One less vote is a vote for the republicans. Am sure you do not want a Republican to be elected. With the tea party people gaining ground and those republicans who want you to pull yourself up by your boot straps, they are not electable.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
34. Sorry but that reasoning does not work with me. Corporate business leaders are destroying
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:22 AM
May 2015

wages in this country and most Democrats are doing nothing to stop it. I will not stand by and vote for yet another Democrat who sides with corporate business leaders over the average American worker who is struggling to feed their family.

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
38. I know and I understand. But do you really think a
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:29 AM
May 2015

Republican President will change course? No, republicans support big business and they were the ones who got American in the shit it is in. Any Democrat except for the few assholes who voted against medicare, should be trusted.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
41. no, sorry most Democrats have bought into supply side economics, the economic policy
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:35 AM
May 2015

championed by Republican President Ronald Reagan. There are very few Democrats I trust.

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
43. You seem so disenchanted and I understand. But do
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:42 AM
May 2015

remember that if you do not vote, it is a vote for the opposition. Exercise your civic rights and vote, do not stay away from the polls. I once did that I regreted it. Christy Clarke got in but it was not only my vote, people in BC were fed up and stayed home!

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
47. The thing is, you all have only two parties! How on earth
Sat May 9, 2015, 02:03 AM
May 2015

a country of over 440 million people have only two parties?

That is very surprising and then you elect people who are not good looking for instance Kuchinich. He would have been a great President, And then Edwards fell by the wayside. Republicans do the same shit but they are not accountable only Democrats. That is not fair!

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
35. Thanks, this election is really important with all the crisis happening
Sat May 9, 2015, 01:23 AM
May 2015

around the world. A republican being elected is not a viable recourse. Even if you have to hold your nose and vote for a Democrat, a Democrat in power is better than any republican. Republicans do not care about poor people, they want to reverse all the progress that President Obama has made.

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