So it begins-"GOP Congressman Suggests He Could Vote For Hillary Clinton."

[DemocratSinceBirth]

WASHINGTON — Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo (Fla.) said Thursday he won’t ever support Donald Trump for president, and left the door open to voting for Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton instead.

“I think both Donald Trump and Mrs. Clinton are flawed candidates. If you look at the polls, the majority of Americans have negative views on both of them,” Curbelo told a CBS affiliate in Miami. “So I am going to wait and see what happens on our side. But I have already said I will not support Mr. Trump. That’s not a political decision; it is a moral decision.”

Asked point blank if that means he’d vote for Clinton over Trump if it came down to it, Curbelo kept it vague.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/carlos-curbelo-hillary-clinton_us_56f5357de4b0a3721819a641

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. Another "lesser of two evils", "not as bad", voter.

[Betty Karlson]

3. Given this "establishment cross-over appeal", why does she still need my vote in the GE?

And explain to me why in the primaries anyone would vote for someone endorsed by DC Republicans?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Considering that most people hold politicians in contempt, I wonder at the supposed value

of their endorsements.

“History has tried hard to teach us that we can’t have good government under politicians. Now, to go and stick one at the very head of the government couldn’t be wise.” Mark Twain

[Iliyah]

2. Really?

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. First termer, not a tea party

but business faction.. of course he will That is the faction the DLC wants to attract anyhow with the party realignment.

Sorry to bring an explanation here.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. Thank you for explaining it to me...

First termer, not a tea party but business faction.. of course he will That is the faction the DLC wants to attract anyhow with the party realignment.

Sorry to bring an explanation here.

Thank you for explaining things to us plebeians but please don't misinform us. The DLC is defunct, ergo:

On February 7, 2011, Politico reported that the DLC would dissolve, and would do so as early as the following week.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2011/02/democratic-leadership-council-will-fold-033157

Thank you in advance.

[DamnYankeeInHouston]

5. The Republican branch of the Democratic Party

[Attorney in Texas]

7. Republicans invested in the establishment status quo rigged economy know Hillary has their back more

than Trump or Cruz.

Likewise, the military-industrial complex and the for-profit-prison complex and the Wall-Street elite all know that Hillary has their back more reliably than Trump or Cruz.

Trump and Cruz are awful in every way, but - from the perspective of the establishment (both the Democratic establishment and the Republican establishment) - Hillary is a safe bet. She will not kill their golden goose, won't rock the boat, will not even upset their apple cart (or mix their metaphors).

Trump is a bigot and a demagogue, and - more important to the establishment - he is promising change and the establishment has no reason to doubt that a Trump presidency would definitely kill geese, rock boats, and spill apples.

Cruz is a corrosively ambitious, sneaky conniving, back-stabber, and the establishment knows that Cruz will throw anyone under the bus who gets in his way, and so Cruz cannot be trusted to protect the geese, boats, and apples.

Sanders - why even mention Sanders? - he's promised to nationalize the boat and serve apple-stuffed cooked goose to the poor.

If you look at the four candidates from the perspective of those who have a vested interest in protecting the status quo of the establishment's rigged economy, Hillary is an easy choice.

[Eleanors38]

9. Close 'nough for gubmint work. nt