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Related: About this forumThe Atlantic uses its third-ever presidential endorsement for Clinton (& to shred Donald)
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The other two in the last 159 years were Lincoln and LBJ.
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Of Trump they write:
...His affect is that of an infomercial huckster; he traffics in conspiracy theories and racist invective; he is appallingly sexist; he is erratic, secretive, and xenophobic; he expresses admiration for authoritarian rulers, and evinces authoritarian tendencies himself. He is easily goaded, a poor quality for someone seeking control of Americas nuclear arsenal. He is an enemy of fact-based discourse; he is ignorant of, and indifferent to, the Constitution; he appears not to read.
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In its founding statement, The Atlantic promised that it would be the organ of no party or clique, and our interest here is not to advance the prospects of the Democratic Party, nor to damage those of the Republican Party. If Hillary Clinton were facing Mitt Romney, or John McCain, or George W. Bush, or, for that matter, any of the leading candidates Trump vanquished in the Republican primaries, we would not have contemplated making this endorsement. We believe in American democracy, in which individuals from various parties of different ideological stripes can advance their ideas and compete for the affection of voters. But Trump is not a man of ideas. He is a demagogue, a xenophobe, a sexist, a know-nothing, and a liar. He is spectacularly unfit for office, and votersthe statesmen and thinkers of the ballot boxshould act in defense of American democracy and elect his opponent.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/11/the-case-for-hillary-clinton-and-against-donald-trump/501161/?utm_source=atltw
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In its founding statement, The Atlantic promised that it would be the organ of no party or clique, and our interest here is not to advance the prospects of the Democratic Party, nor to damage those of the Republican Party. If Hillary Clinton were facing Mitt Romney, or John McCain, or George W. Bush, or, for that matter, any of the leading candidates Trump vanquished in the Republican primaries, we would not have contemplated making this endorsement. We believe in American democracy, in which individuals from various parties of different ideological stripes can advance their ideas and compete for the affection of voters. But Trump is not a man of ideas. He is a demagogue, a xenophobe, a sexist, a know-nothing, and a liar. He is spectacularly unfit for office, and votersthe statesmen and thinkers of the ballot boxshould act in defense of American democracy and elect his opponent.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/11/the-case-for-hillary-clinton-and-against-donald-trump/501161/?utm_source=atltw
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The Atlantic uses its third-ever presidential endorsement for Clinton (& to shred Donald) (Original Post)
Rose Siding
Oct 2016
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Sunny05
(865 posts)1. K&R! nt
niyad
(113,216 posts)2. k and r
Persondem
(1,936 posts)3. This is awesome. Clinton is in good company. K & R nt