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In reply to the discussion: Slate: Liberal Amnesia - Obama supporters may have forgotten how much they once despised Hillary [View all]HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)8. Who has forgotten the P.U.M.A crowd?
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And no, I don't think HRC was responsible for the PUMAs.
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Slate: Liberal Amnesia - Obama supporters may have forgotten how much they once despised Hillary [View all]
RiverLover
Feb 2015
OP
There are a lot of people here who do not want US to have opinions. They seem to think only THEY c
sabrina 1
Feb 2015
#73
Actually, I was agreein w/ you Mary re where HC's loyalties lie & the premise of YOUR post that candidates shouldn't be forced on us...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#85
No problem & I appreciate your dilemma. I too am struggling w/ what to do if Hillary, by some miracle, hoodwinks primary voters & wins the nomination.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#87
retracted -- while i dont agree with you, the name calling was not called for
Romeo.lima333
Feb 2015
#69
I think it's a safe guess that you're much closer to Romney ideologically than the poster you're responding to.
Broward
Feb 2015
#66
So if we oppose Hillary's policies we "despise" her. Sounds like bullshit. I admire the woman ...
Scuba
Feb 2015
#7
Exactly, opposing much of what Hillary stands for does not equate with hating her personally. It's a false argument that exposes the weak position of those making it.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#79
LOL dontcha know, ur required 2 work 4 Hillary if she's the nominee lest u be labeled a "Hillary hater"! (/sarcasm)
InAbLuEsTaTe
Feb 2015
#88
It was a Primary between two virtually identical candidates, each a tad on the anti equality side of
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2015
#13
No thanks. I would rather stoke fights between republicans than between Democrats. n/t
pampango
Feb 2015
#15
+1. I never "hated" Hillary, and as long as she dumps her old campaign team, I'll support her. nt
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2015
#76
Could you really be "astounded" by a candidate who, as Charlie Pierce put it,
KingCharlemagne
Feb 2015
#60
This bs is so divisive, and to post it on a site called Democratic Underground...
JaneyVee
Feb 2015
#20
+1. The motive is clear, especially since HRC hasn't even announced she's running.
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2015
#78
Yeah, well, I was a strong Hillary supporter who had no problem with supporting Obama once
NYC Liberal
Feb 2015
#26
Obama supporters have proved to be far more pragmatic than media shitheads
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2015
#30
I was a Hillary supporter and I think that true to a certain extent. But there was no difference
Autumn
Feb 2015
#32
Like Dean supporters before them, many Obama supporters were new to the process
wyldwolf
Feb 2015
#40
Not until she was Secretary of State was she truly despicable. Previously, she was just an opport-
leveymg
Feb 2015
#53
Obama's 2008 theory of politics has been discredited and Clinton's vindicated
geek tragedy
Feb 2015
#63