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In reply to the discussion: At what point is a self-proclaimed "Democrat" not a Democrat? [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Look, Manny. You have a candidate you are promoting. Others here are doing the same service for Hillary Clinton. Both groups have a trait I dislike. They get very unhinged if their candidate is questioned about their actual actions and history. They respond to posts about actual issues with snarky bullshit.
Politics is for people who can deal with some questions. If they can't, they are not qualified for office. That goes for all of them. Hillary's boosters get unhinged if her 17 years of opposition to marriage equality is brought up. Warren's go nuts if you want to know why she was a Republican during the very peak of their social conservatism.
I have never voted for a Republican. I have opposed each and every one of them. Elizabeth Warren can't say that. I need to know why that is the case. She voted for an anti gay, anti choice right wing Party for years, and not just any years, for the years that were for many, the last they'd ever see due to Republican policy which she supported. Which she voted for.
If she is incapable of explaining that time in her life, she's not capable of being President. A primary involves vetting the candidates then making a selection. If you can't stand the heat, either get out of the kitchen or never be a Republican in the first place. If she had not supported horrible things, she'd not have to explain her support for horrible things.
In a Primary, I'm for the Primary. I treat the candidates like candidates. To do otherwise is a John McCain style dereliction of electoral duty.
Now makes some off topic, snarky comment which displays your actual views toward those issues so well. It makes your camp look very informed and ready for the game.