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djean111

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62. I base my support on policy, not what everybody else is doing.

Sun Dec 21, 2014, 02:27 PM

Dec 2014

Looks like Hillary's big claims to the candidacy are polls, name recognition, wouldn't it be swell to have a woman president, Big Dog, possible SCOTUS nominations (I am not sure I would care for her nominations, either), and - she is better than having a GOP president.

I am interested in policy. The TPP - I cannot get past that.
Yes, we shall certainly see.

The whole point of this OP is that Warren supporters are not personality (or poll) driven.

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Don't mistake the Warren phenomenon for a personality cult. [View all] Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 OP

Thank you for this. djean111 Dec 2014 #1

+1 yep, well said djean111 nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #3

Well said. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #28

Agreed, djean111 JDPriestly Dec 2014 #45

I will not scurry to Hillary Land. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #49

+1 beerandjesus Dec 2014 #55

Nailed it! L0oniX Dec 2014 #59

Well to be fair she does have 11 percent support yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #61

I base my support on policy, not what everybody else is doing. djean111 Dec 2014 #62

Hillary has worked her fingers to the bones for yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #63

Well, whatever good she has done may be frittered away with the TPP. djean111 Dec 2014 #64

it's a lot like the support for Obama in 2008 Doctor_J Dec 2014 #2

Once again Andy823 Dec 2014 #6

I will try to stop personalizing it. He is just the face of the entire group of Doctor_J Dec 2014 #18

I know it's easier for you to be critical if you think it's personal, but it's not. Just as the OP rhett o rick Dec 2014 #29

so 2014-6 Warrenites are even *less* willing to hold off on criticism and less likely to declare MisterP Dec 2014 #9

It is only her policies that draw me to her. If she didn't have the actions behind her words, RiverLover Dec 2014 #33

precisely: the Loyalists always say "don't complain about 99% perfect" MisterP Dec 2014 #38

You nailed that. 99Forever Dec 2014 #35

PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #50

Of course we are still all free to call supporters of Obama a personality cult, right? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #4

Yes you are. SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #11

Only if they always push back on any criticisms surrounding poor policy choices. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #30

Absolutely when all they post are Obama adulation threads and posts and never discuss actual issues. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #44

Excellent Post, JP! Derek V Dec 2014 #5

Yup. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #19

No Problems Here! Derek V Dec 2014 #36

I wish she would run jalan48 Dec 2014 #7

I like her Andy823 Dec 2014 #8

Yes, Congress, especially the gerrymandered House, is a big problem that must be fixed. Maineman Dec 2014 #14

With Warren or Bernie though, we wouldn't have a president pushing TPP behind the scenes... cascadiance Dec 2014 #26

Yes. JDPriestly Dec 2014 #46

If Warren's presence does nothing more than shame Clinton into more progressive talk... Orsino Dec 2014 #10

We've already had someone who just talked progressive, and it didn't make them RiverLover Dec 2014 #34

K&R The people are looking for a real representative.. SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #12

I want her to run. That doesn't mean I endorse her. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #13

Right on! MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #15

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Huh? Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #20

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Here, fer Chrissake. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #41

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The term has a specific meaning in philosophy and science, and I was using that way. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #43

I think that people who minimally care about policy and are driven by personality and partisan Douglas Carpenter Dec 2014 #17

I like Warren's personality. I think it makes her a candidate who could win the election in JDPriestly Dec 2014 #48

Yeah, baby, that's what I'm talkin' about libodem Dec 2014 #21

And her best partner, should she run, would be Bernie. nt silvershadow Dec 2014 #22

I'd hate to lose both of them from the Senate. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #31

Presidency for Senate is a good swap, IMO eridani Dec 2014 #40

Yep! You feel like I do! cascadiance Dec 2014 #23

I prefer Bernie, but I could vote for Warren. Unlike some other candidates. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #24

Good perspective. There's a lot of 'personality cult' and 'purist' usage lately. appalachiablue Dec 2014 #25

Very well said, JR! n/t Kermitt Gribble Dec 2014 #27

K&R.... daleanime Dec 2014 #32

I will ask here what every candidate needs to be asked. woo me with science Dec 2014 #39

Nice insight and well said. riqster Dec 2014 #47

I disagree with your last paragraph JonLP24 Dec 2014 #51

First thought, reading this on this fine morning, and to paraphrase Bill Clinton, for those djean111 Dec 2014 #52

Announcements have not happened and tbe primaries have not begun, all Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #53

Well thought out post. PatrickforO Dec 2014 #54

Agree, not a personality cult. lark Dec 2014 #56

Yes. You friggin nailed it. Thank you, lark!! nt RiverLover Dec 2014 #57

Thanks lark Dec 2014 #58

Thanks for pointing that out "Jackpine." KoKo Dec 2014 #60