Anyone watch the debate?
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I'll be voting for Bernie tomorrow too. Never let it be said that leaningright voted for Hillary.
Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
Trust me. HC knows how to deal with Trump. It was she who came up with the idea and assembled their rapid response team to counter the GOP book of dirty tricks in 92 and is one of the reason why she is so virulently hated by the GOP right wing. By their lights women shouldn't play hard ball, let alone do it better than they do.
Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
yea...if you're like me you're between a rock and a hard spot
I don't irrationally hate HC cause she plays a big boy game the big boy way. By education and high level experience she's more qualified than all the remaining candidates. She's also not any more or less crooked than any of her peers despite what the GOP slime machine says.
Where I question HC is judgement. Her support of the Iraq war in inarguably the most disturbing action of public career. One thing I won't tolerate is any politician that would take this nation to war without justification. She is guilty of that and I swore I'd never vote for anyone responsible for our involvement in the immoral Iraq war.
The primaries aren't much of an issue. I can always vote for Trump for laughs or put my vote behind Bernie though I don't hold social welfare State liberals in high regard.
The general election is another critter. I may have no choice but to vote for HC due to no viable alternative. Particularly if that's Trump or worse Cruz.
cawacko
Well-known member
She wasn't the candidate in '92. Quite different when you're not on the receiving end
Hillary has been on the receiving end many times, and if anyone can handle Trump, it's her.
cawacko
Well-known member
Is she going to cry out its a vast right conspiracy again when much of the right wing establishment hates Trump?
christiefan915
Catalyst
Ultimately the RW establishment won't turn on one of its own.
cawacko
Well-known member
And who is one of their own? Trump?
christiefan915
Catalyst
Yes.
cawacko
Well-known member
Not sure how closely you are following the race but Trump is the opposite of the Republican establishment and the establishment is now doing everything it can to derail him. When you have a Senator as well as other big supporters saying they will not vote for Trump if he is the nominee that's hardly the establishment rallying around him.
christiefan915
Catalyst
I'm following pretty closely and not sure what the establishment is doing to derail him, obviously it isn't working. IMO Trump is a cruder, more ignorant version of Romney. Rich, entitled and spouting conservative talking points. Today I heard Paul Ryan say if push comes to shove he'll support Trump if he becomes the nominee. And look at Chris Christie also. Which repub has said openly that he won't support Trump as nominee? They all will and use the excuse about the Supreme Court for doing so.
cawacko
Well-known member
Trump is like Romney?????? WTF? They are opposites.
The Nebraska Senator wrote a letter than I posted stating why he won't support Trump. There's a #NoTrump group of conservatives on Twitter. Trump treated Christie like a b*tch. Used him and kicked him out. Christie has been taking all kinds of sh*t from Republicans for backing Trump. He made a naked self-interested playing in backing him and it backfired.
I don't know if you follow anyone right leaning on Twitter but it's all over the news about the 'establishment' doing what they can. Ultimately what is needed is everyone but Rubio to drop out.
christiefan915
Catalyst
Newsmax would disagree with you. http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Conservative-HQ-Trump-Mitt-Romney-Redux/2016/01/25/id/710760/
I don't follow any politics on Twitter, just my other interests like the Steelers, for example.
cawacko
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Newsmax would disagree with you. http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Conservative-HQ-Trump-Mitt-Romney-Redux/2016/01/25/id/710760/
I don't follow any politics on Twitter, just my other interests like the Steelers, for example.
They're comparing Trump to Romney in a very different way than you are. There are numerous right wing bloggers slamming Trump all over Twitter. If you didn't know you'd think Trump was the Democratic nominee the way they go after him.