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TheKentuckian

(25,026 posts)
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 11:00 PM Dec 2012

If Glen Greenwald is the Democratic nominee in 2016, will you vote for him?

If Glen registers Democrat, runs, and wins the primary will you vote for him or would you rather Santorum or whatever TeaPubliKlan emerges?


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If Glen Greenwald is the Democratic nominee in 2016, will you vote for him? (Original Post) TheKentuckian Dec 2012 OP
Glenn Greenwald is not a Democrat. End of story. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #1
You were advised that he registered and won the Democratic primary? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #13
Impossible. n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #18
Of course. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #2
Greenwald is a libertarian, with a long-term agenda to discredit Dems, so struggle4progress Dec 2012 #3
You started from a false premise to craft a tautology of your own devising. Bonobo Dec 2012 #6
Over say, Rick Santorum? banned from Kos Dec 2012 #4
How about say Saxby Chamblis? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #14
I don't vote for racists. Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #5
If there were any chance in Hell Sanders could win, I'd volunteer for his campaign and Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #8
It's more likely he'd finally admit he's been a Republican all along...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #7
+1 Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author dtom67 Dec 2012 #9
It isn't a push poll, it is a yes or no question. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #15
well played frylock Dec 2012 #10
No, he cheer-led Bush and was FOR the Iraq War. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #11
I'm sorry, but that is a ridiculous question Warren Religion Dec 2012 #16
you might as well ask if Noam Chomsky is the Democratic Party nominee in 2016,,,it is not going to Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #17
Who? JoePhilly Dec 2012 #19
Greenwald would be a great candidate. Octafish Dec 2012 #20
I'm very surprised at the number of people who voted "Yes". nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #21

TheKentuckian

(25,026 posts)
13. You were advised that he registered and won the Democratic primary?
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 12:30 AM
Dec 2012

Will you usher Newt Gingrich into the White House or not?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,735 posts)
2. Of course.
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 11:04 PM
Dec 2012

I'd vote for damn near anybody who called him/herself a Democrat rather than let Santorum or the like become president. Not that I'm much of a fan of Greenwald, but just about anybody's better than Santorum.

struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
3. Greenwald is a libertarian, with a long-term agenda to discredit Dems, so
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 11:11 PM
Dec 2012

the hypothesis "Glenn Greenwald is the Democratic nominee" will never be true, and therefore on the Chrysippian account of implication every statement

If Glenn Greenwald is the Democratic nominee then X


is true no matter what X is

Therefore, in particular, you may conclude that BOTH of the following statements are true:

If Glenn Greenwald is the Democratic nominee then struggle4progress will vote for him


If Glenn Greenwald is the Democratic nominee then struggle4progress will not vote for him


So this is a simple matter of logical tautologizing, though (of course) it is NOT very informative

Bonobo

(29,257 posts)
6. You started from a false premise to craft a tautology of your own devising.
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 11:19 PM
Dec 2012

Of course Greenwald could join the Democratic party tomorrow and then he would be a Democrat.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,235 posts)
12. +1
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 12:23 AM
Dec 2012


I wouldn't vote for GG under any label, and I would officially leave the Democratic Party if he were ever allowed to even get close to our primaries.

Response to TheKentuckian (Original post)

TheKentuckian

(25,026 posts)
15. It isn't a push poll, it is a yes or no question.
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 02:42 AM
Dec 2012

I asked if the hypothetical Democratic Nominee would get the vote or not in 2016.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
20. Greenwald would be a great candidate.
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 09:47 AM
Dec 2012

The guy tells the truth, which isn't very popular among those who enjoy whistling by the graveyard.

For example, compare Glenn Greenwald with Cass Sunstein, the guy who was on the short-list for the Supreme Court.

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