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LucysBeau
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« on: January 26, 2008, 12:05:19 PM »

My one great hope is that the Democratic Party can, and will, unite behind its eventual nominee going into November. And that is all I'm saying on the subject

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LucysBeau
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« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2008, 12:59:42 PM »


Before the primaries began, I would have agreed with you. However, since then the Clinton campaign has smeared and lied about Obama in ways that would Karl Rove blush, and there is no way on Earth I am going to root for such a candidate. But that's my prerogative.

Not that it matters from my side, seeing as can't vote, but I know plenty of US-based Obama supporters who share that view. A lot of them will be inclined to sit out the election if Hillary wins the nomination.

I might have withdrawn my personal endorsement of Hillary Clinton, partially, because I don't like how comments she made injected 'race' into the Democratic primaries but should she win the Democratic Party nomination then I'll support her from these shores

My approach would be to close ranks behind my party's presidential nominee; however, disdainful the road to the nomination may have been. [Well, more accurately, in my instance, the party with whom I identify most strongly]. Politics can be a rough, or dirty, game and if you can't stand the heat you get out of the kitchen

The bottom-line is that the next president will either be a Democrat or a Republican - and I know which camp I'm in Wink. I'm not for having another 1972 moment any time soon

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LucysBeau
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« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2008, 01:36:08 PM »

I won't be voting for a racist, status quo, center-right, pro-war candidate.

Same here.

Center-right or not, Clinton will be to the left of the Republican nominee on the issues that matter - bread and butter, that is

I've never seen any point in all this cutting one's nose off to spite one's face nonsense even if that has meant me having to support the proverbial lesser of the two evils. It's important not to lose sight of the bigger picture

I, of course, would be a very different Democrat to what you are

Dave
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