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ismnotwasm

(42,652 posts)
14. Here's the thing
Sat Apr 19, 2014, 01:47 PM
Apr 2014

(kinda addressing a few things here)

Until George W. Bush, I was a Socialist voter. Never voted for Bill Clinton, for instance. I realized we had a system that didn't allow for support my political views, but I didn't care.

Know when I changed? When that disgusting, Rotting. piece. of. shit. Bush actually got the nomination Not when he stole the election or the wars I already knew he'd start-- I knew a thing or two about him see.

After that it was democrat in everything but local elections and it's still about 99%---we actually have a socialist on the city council now--

I'm going to vote for the Democratic nominee. As of now, if she choices to run, I prefer Clinton. I understand her voting record isn't stellar. I also understand she's done a lot of good, and has the experience and political connections to be a game changer in American politics. I'm not going to argue about her here.

I will never, ever stay home, or waste my vote by writing in "Micky Mouse" or any of that bullshit. The horror of realizing that a creature like Bush got even close to being considered as a presidential candidate will never leave me. I'm no nationalist, but America has the potential to stop exporting American values and try for finding human commonality and cooperative problem solving. That's part of what I'm looking for in a world leader.

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Let's hope yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #1
Same here. CFLDem Apr 2014 #2
I hope so ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #3
Marcia Dyson is correct - DURHAM D Apr 2014 #4
No. lululu Apr 2014 #5
Did you vote for Obama? DURHAM D Apr 2014 #6
+1 ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #9
yes, and was quite disappointed. lululu Apr 2014 #23
The Democratic women I know are too savvy to vote for someone just 'cause she's a woman. Policy ... Scuba Apr 2014 #7
So your savvy female friends will vote for Rand Paul? DURHAM D Apr 2014 #10
Not hardly. Scuba Apr 2014 #20
The article does (kind of) albeit indirectly that perception ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #11
she has the support of most dem women and men right now JI7 Apr 2014 #19
Ignorance is bliss. Scuba Apr 2014 #21
so most of the party is ignorant ? JI7 Apr 2014 #22
We're all ignorant in that there's much, much more that we don't know than we do. Scuba Apr 2014 #24
Has she announced/declared her candidacy? Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #8
Hillary Clinton SamKnause Apr 2014 #12
Nor I. PassingFair Apr 2014 #13
Here's the thing ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #14
Excellent points. redqueen Apr 2014 #15
I totally agree. charmay Apr 2014 #16
Only if she's the nominee eridani Apr 2014 #17
Indeed - I hated her Senate vote on all of those things. DURHAM D Apr 2014 #18
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