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18. Hey we can make a game of it...you post the earliest you can find her calling for this,

Wed May 11, 2016, 05:02 PM

May 2016

and I will do the same. Let's meet back up...say, a few hours from now? We can compare notes. I can't do it right now, because tracking her many actual investigations and scandals takes precedence...

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Clinton calls for making DC the 51st state, blasts Trump for no position on issue of voting rights [View all] Kingofalldems May 2016 OP

Oh dear...this again? I support it, and all, but really? She's just pandering now. nt silvershadow May 2016 #1

Do you do this all day? Kingofalldems May 2016 #2

Sounds like it ronnykmarshall May 2016 #44

so you support it but when she supports it is pandering? nt msongs May 2016 #3

Yep. Exactly. Every time a politician needs to pull in a few more votes, here comes the issue. silvershadow May 2016 #4

So you are for it but if a politician even mentions it, Kingofalldems May 2016 #7

Well quiz me all you want. Not really sure that's the best use of your time, but hey- silvershadow May 2016 #9

Seems to me you would want 2 more Senators supporting Kingofalldems May 2016 #14

Mine is to oppose Sec. Clinton all the way to convention. nt silvershadow May 2016 #15

Odd you have nothing to say about racist Donald Trump. Kingofalldems May 2016 #31

I am completely ignoring general election candidates while we are in the midst of silvershadow May 2016 #33

It's only mentioned pmorlan1 May 2016 #29

You know, you might be right... beastie boy May 2016 #11

Thank you!! for pointing out that Bernie has been calling for this for years! Long before he silvershadow May 2016 #13

Oops. Kingofalldems May 2016 #16

Hey we can make a game of it...you post the earliest you can find her calling for this, silvershadow May 2016 #18

You said years. Link was from June 2015. Not even a year. Kingofalldems May 2016 #19

For year, not years. beastie boy May 2016 #20

For him it is a real issue. Also, he's been calling for this for literally years. nt silvershadow May 2016 #22

So was Bernie pandering? Kingofalldems May 2016 #21

No, he's been calling for this for literally years. nt silvershadow May 2016 #23

Years? Post the link where he called for it then? leftofcool May 2016 #42

New Columbia (DC) admission as 51st State... Raster May 2016 #52

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #25

This link will fix everything. TheCowsCameHome May 2016 #28

Aww shucks. ^ Kingofalldems May 2016 #38

No that's just sounds coming out of your ass. ronnykmarshall May 2016 #45

You really can't help yourself can you? hrmjustin May 2016 #24

No. I oppose her, strenuously, all the way to convention. Thanks. nt silvershadow May 2016 #26

Is it okay if we oppose you right out the door after she wins the nomination? leftofcool May 2016 #43

I'll help clean up after. ronnykmarshall May 2016 #46

Remember the DC "Taxation Without Representation" license plates that were created in 2000? LisaM May 2016 #30

You don't want a place with a larger population than two states to have a voice? onehandle May 2016 #35

That'll get her far. elleng May 2016 #5

And she and her fanatics accuse Bernie of unrealistic "promises". BillZBubb May 2016 #6

She didn;t promise anything other than being a champion for the cause. Adrahil May 2016 #62

That was my point, Advil. BillZBubb May 2016 #63

Is D.C. another of her 'home states'? left-of-center2012 May 2016 #8

Well, she lived there for 8 years and worked there Arkansas Granny May 2016 #37

Five minutes longer than however long she was there.... TwilightZone May 2016 #49

Two more Democratic Senators? Yes, please. tinrobot May 2016 #10

You are correct. Which is why, of course, this will never happen under a Republican congress. silvershadow May 2016 #27

The DLC will always take more Democrats TwilightZone May 2016 #47

Maybe I'd move back! elleng May 2016 #53

All Democrats must blast from now until Election Day houston16revival May 2016 #12

High priorities, eh? TheCowsCameHome May 2016 #17

Many priorities -- as in, more than three issues on the table. Buzz Clik May 2016 #32

Yeah, statehood is high on everyone's list these days. TheCowsCameHome May 2016 #34

It was four sentences at the end of an op-ed discussing voting rights and restrictions on them. NYC Liberal May 2016 #50

Instantly creating a Solid Blue State. onehandle May 2016 #36

So it's "unrealistic" when Sanders proposes to increase taxes on corporations and the ultra-wealthy Attorney in Texas May 2016 #39

No idea what you are talking about. Kingofalldems May 2016 #40

Promising to do something personally and calling for it to be done and acting as an advocate for it TwilightZone May 2016 #64

"Someone should do something about this." CanadaexPat May 2016 #41

If Bernie had proposed it .... ronnykmarshall May 2016 #48

The District of Columbia should be the State of Columbia. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #51

hmmm 8 years in the white house and now??? oldandhappy May 2016 #54

Would it be possible to separate the residential area from the seat of government. One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #55

That's been proposed before. Kingofalldems May 2016 #58

A version of that giving it back to Maryland has also been proposed. Xithras May 2016 #61

I wouldn't oppose this -nt Bradical79 May 2016 #56

Bernie Sanders is also for DC statehood and co-sponsored Eric J in MN May 2016 #57

I thought EdwardBernays May 2016 #59

Well one has to be first. Looks like a little nitpicking from here. Kingofalldems May 2016 #60