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Hillary Clinton

Ellen Forradalom

(16,181 posts) Tue Aug 9, 2016, 02:20 PM Aug 2016

The Clinton Imperative (Cross Post)

Posted to GD2016 by William Rivers Pitt. In case you missed it:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512353821

The TL;DR: Read this article:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/08/08/the-clinton-imperative/ewfZ4mdrNg0HEG1wP5jTeM/story.html

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The Clinton Imperative (Cross Post) (Original Post) Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 OP

Although a great rebuke of Trump, it fails to state why Clinton will be an excellent president. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #1

A vote's a vote Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 #2

Ok, but as a Hillary Group post, I would think it would want to say something positive about Hillary SunSeeker Aug 2016 #3

Well, it's sortuva positive that people that normally would not have considered her Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 #4

SunSeeker

(57,063 posts)

1. Although a great rebuke of Trump, it fails to state why Clinton will be an excellent president.

Reply to Ellen Forradalom (Original post)

Tue Aug 9, 2016, 02:35 PM

Aug 2016

I guess since Fried is a Republican, saying something positive about Hillary is a bridge too far for him.

But I certainly agree with his concluding statement: "I support and shall vote for Hillary Clinton. Any other course risks complicity in a national catastrophe."