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HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
8. Oh ffs.
Mon Nov 25, 2013, 11:17 AM
Nov 2013


There are plenty of people that are on one side or the other regarding Warren and Clinton, not just here.

It's gotten to the point where I resent this calling for women to fling themselves at Clinton's feet just because she is a woman. I find it very insulting. The very idea kind of borders on the 'vote like I do, honey' that women accused men of doing. I vote, my uterus does not. Gender doesn't enter into who gets my vote. I have voted for women and I have also voted against women.

I happen to be in the Warren camp, because her political ideas are aligned more closely with mine. I don't feel at all that it's women being pitted against one another. I know Warren has said that she isn't running. That's too bad. But that still does not guarantee Clinton my vote in the primary. If more women start to run for office, then it's likely that two women may be running against one another. If it's a D and an R woman, then it's an easy choice. If it's two D women in a primary situation...
What I am most curious about is if some women expect others to cross party lines simply to vote for a woman. I would never do that. I would bet that there are R women that feel the same way.

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Only on DU do you see this Major Nikon Nov 2013 #1
I expect that from people who don't care about Democratic Party politics. nt ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #2
It's the mens group's fault Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #3
If I didn't know better... Bonobo Nov 2013 #4
Of course they're upset.. Upton Nov 2013 #5
Less? There is never LESS. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #20
Results of your Jury Service LittleBlue Nov 2013 #6
Thanks for the info Major Nikon Nov 2013 #7
Oh ffs. HappyMe Nov 2013 #8
I think it's coming from people who don't much care about party politics ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #9
I think it's as you said. HappyMe Nov 2013 #10
And mind you, I'm not pushing for Warren to run ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #11
As far as I'm concerned, Clinton isn't all that electable. HappyMe Nov 2013 #12
For better or for worse, running is encoded into the Clinton DNA. I would be shocked if she didn't. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #13
I don't know. To me, the ability to fling an insult, HappyMe Nov 2013 #14
If Bill's recent potshot at the ACA and Obama is the sort of "triangulation" we can expect from Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #15
Yeah, that really pissed me off too. nt RiffRandell Nov 2013 #19
I honestly wish she wouldn't. RiffRandell Nov 2013 #16
But Bill Clinton would have easily been re-elected if he could have run again ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #17
Living here is a different story, and has made me extremely pessimistic RiffRandell Nov 2013 #18
Look, I don't want to hijack the thread but a couple things. RiffRandell Nov 2013 #21
No worries ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2013 #22
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