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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:59 PM Mar 2015

I'm a Hillary supporter but I welcome Warren, Sanders, O'Malley etc. into the primary race,

with open arms. Hillary is far from "inevitable" and I don't want a "coronation". I want tough, vigorous debates. I want the candidates to ask each other the tough questions. I want the candidates' positions on the difficult issues to be fleshed out, not waffled and mumbled prior to changing the subject. I want to see Hillary squirm when asked to explain her IWR vote and Warren to squirm when asked about her Reaganite past. Addressing these things during the primaries is the best way to find the candidate most likely to best the Republican. And who knows, while I support Hillary now I have an open mind and it's perfectly possible that some other candidate will impress me more and end up getting my support.

Here's to a vigorous, hard-fought, sportsmanlike primary season.

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I'm a Hillary supporter but I welcome Warren, Sanders, O'Malley etc. into the primary race, (Original Post) Nye Bevan Mar 2015 OP
Thank you for this marym625 Mar 2015 #1
K & R Still Sensible Mar 2015 #2
Agree completely gwheezie Mar 2015 #3
I want to add gwheezie Mar 2015 #4
I'm a Warren, Sanders, O'Malley supporter, but I welcome Hillary into the primary race with open TheNutcracker Mar 2015 #5

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
3. Agree completely
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 11:24 PM
Mar 2015

I will probably vote for Hillary but my mind could be changed. I don't think it helps her or the dem party to have a coronation. Like anyone who gets the nomination, that person needs to earn that vote or it will be hard to mobilize dems to come out and vote in the ge. We are going to need fired up dems to keep the wh.

 

TheNutcracker

(2,104 posts)
5. I'm a Warren, Sanders, O'Malley supporter, but I welcome Hillary into the primary race with open
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 11:39 PM
Mar 2015

arms as well.

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