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In reply to the discussion: If you want to lose the Millennial vote completely, nominate Hillary Clinton. [View all]justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)Serious question, I don't know. When I was your age, I did (my first Presidential election was Bill Clinton's first term). I was politically astute enough to know that my actions as a voter affected not just myself but others as well. Now when I look at politicians, the first thing I consider is the Supreme Court and how they'll stack that court with their nominations. I look at that because long after Presidents have come and gone, we'll still likely have their Supreme Court nominees.
I can guarantee you the Republicans and Libertarians want Hillary to run because they believe she will alienate enough people that they'll win by default. Here's the problem of not considering Hillary Clinton as a President because she's DLC--if, say, Ted Cruz gets the nomination and is elected, who will he nominate to the Supreme Court? If Hillary gets the nomination and wins, who will she nominate for the Supreme Court?
For me it's as simple as that--because that nominee could be there for decades deciding the course of our laws for generations to come. Scalia was nominated by Reagan in 1986 and is coincidentally the longest sitting Justice at the moment...how many Presidents have come and gone since then? Who has had a more lasting effect on the American politic? The former President's or Scalia? Scalia has helped give us more pro-Corporate laws than any President ever can and will have the power to do.
Do you support a woman's right to choose? Do you support separation of Church and State? If you do, then looking at what kind of Justice a Presidential Candidate will nominate is just as important as looking at their current politics and the businesses they support (or don't).
I agree we need better candidates and I agree that Hillary isn't my first choice for a candidate (and I'm a middle-aged woman who would love to see the RIGHT first female President)--however if it comes down to Hillary versus some Republican science-denying asshat, I'm going to skip to the polls and happily vote for Hillary because she is NOT going to nominate a Supreme Court Justice who is going to damage this country further.