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mountain grammy

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11. I will not bash Hillary for this email crap
Sun Mar 15, 2015, 07:55 AM
Mar 2015

when there are much better reasons I'd rather her not be our candidate. I've come to the conclusion, however, that the main reason I don't want a Hillary candidacy is because the whole race will be about her and I don't think she can win. We need to get serious and keep the conversation about global climate change, worker's rights, civil rights, peace, income inequality, poverty etc, etc. Hillary has been a strong voice for human rights, but will enough voters come out and vote for her? I fear not.

I know, she says she's not running, but I think Warren's our only hope.

I remember feeling this way in 1968 when, as a huge McGovern supporter, I began to realize that only RFK could win that election. He had the spark, he had the ability to reach people and inspire them to vote. I was making my decision after the California primary. I think Bobby would have won that election. McGovern was buried by American voters, who I began to realize weren't as smart as I thought they were. Funny thing, I didn't turn 21 until 3 weeks after that election, so I couldn't even vote, but I could campaign, and did. With my infant son on my back, I walked miles for McGovern. The draft, along with the Vietnam War was a great motivator.

Instead, we got Nixon, then ALEC, and the race to the bottom was on.

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I hope it matters. /nt RiverLover Mar 2015 #1
Attention, HRC fans flocking here to flame. Divernan Mar 2015 #2
Really great point. The writing is on the wall. RiverLover Mar 2015 #3
I don't support the email witch hunt. But it's a good point about the potential of emails GoneFishin Mar 2015 #9
Yep the timing is just about right. zeemike Mar 2015 #12
K&R DeSwiss Mar 2015 #4
In politics, Carroll Quigley trumps Jesus. merrily Mar 2015 #7
Sanders gets a good reception, too, but media will acknowledge that even less than it merrily Mar 2015 #5
Both of these women... Mike Nelson Mar 2015 #6
Did you post that in the Hillary Group, too? merrily Mar 2015 #8
Not sure. I read the "Latest Threads" and "Greatest Threads"... Mike Nelson Mar 2015 #15
Sure it matters Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2015 #10
News flash, HRC! Revenge is a two way street. Divernan Mar 2015 #13
I will not bash Hillary for this email crap mountain grammy Mar 2015 #11
I don't think Hillary can win, either. I also think it's near insane not to have a merrily Mar 2015 #16
I think we've come to a point in our history where we are going to have to make rhett o rick Mar 2015 #14
I am not so sure that is what happened in 2008, rhett. merrily Mar 2015 #17
I agree with you and believe that the Powers That Be wanted Obama. rhett o rick Mar 2015 #18
I don't know if that was the reason the powerful people in the Dem Party wanted Obama. merrily Mar 2015 #19
Uh Oh. Hillary never signed her SOS "separation papers"... News today. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #20
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