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0 pointsatf1049y ago0 comments

Ok she sucks, but she's still the lesser of the two evils imho.

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Not sure I'd agree. Seems like her voting record aligns more with neocons than liberals (war, traditional marriage, super predators, etc)

chiaro9y ago

That's a bit of a myth that's come about when compared to Sanders. In reality, her voting record is around the 70th percentile most liberal out of Democrat senators (referring to her last year).

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/hillary-clinton-was-liber...

stillusingvb69y ago

This is a strange election. We have a Democrat who is pro-war, anti gay marriage, and backed by Saudis and wall Street.

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zzzeek9y ago

Bernie actually voted for the bill related to "super predators", Hillary did not.

How Hillary is blamed for that and not Bernie is unbelievable.

rat879y ago

He claimed to support it because it included the Violence Against Women Act, and criticized harsh on crime policies. That said high crime rate of the 90s made everyone a bit crazy. Now with dropping crime rates even conservatives talk of reform and jailing fewer people.

http://www.vox.com/2016/2/26/11116412/bernie-sanders-mass-in...

mentalpiracy9y ago

Likely because Hillary is the one who uttered the phrase.

peteretep9y ago

    > Seems

I'd love to hear a shred of fact on this, beause everything I've read that's researched it shows that's an absolute falsehood.

stillusingvb69y ago

Was hawk: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/magazine/how-hillary-cl...

Hates equality: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/hillary-clinton-doma_us_562e7...

Lies on top of lies: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/now-know-hillary-lied-multiple...

Hard to believe she is a Democrat.

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facetube9y ago

There are three options left. The democratic party has not nominated a candidate yet.

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stillusingvb69y ago

Not sure I'd agree. Seems like her voting record aligns more with neocons than liberals (war, traditional marriage, super predators, etc)

chiaro9y ago

That's a bit of a myth that's come about when compared to Sanders. In reality, her voting record is around the 70th percentile most liberal out of Democrat senators (referring to her last year).

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/hillary-clinton-was-liber...

stillusingvb69y ago

This is a strange election. We have a Democrat who is pro-war, anti gay marriage, and backed by Saudis and wall Street.

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zzzeek9y ago

Bernie actually voted for the bill related to "super predators", Hillary did not.

How Hillary is blamed for that and not Bernie is unbelievable.

rat879y ago

http://www.vox.com/2016/2/26/11116412/bernie-sanders-mass-in...

mentalpiracy9y ago

Likely because Hillary is the one who uttered the phrase.

peteretep9y ago

    > Seems

I'd love to hear a shred of fact on this, beause everything I've read that's researched it shows that's an absolute falsehood.

stillusingvb69y ago

Was hawk: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/magazine/how-hillary-cl...

Hates equality: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/hillary-clinton-doma_us_562e7...

Lies on top of lies: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/now-know-hillary-lied-multiple...

Hard to believe she is a Democrat.

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facetube9y ago

There are three options left. The democratic party has not nominated a candidate yet.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse