Harry Reid endorses Hillary Clinton

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Washington (CNN) - Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced Wednesday in an exclusive interview with CNN that he is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, a sign that Democratic leaders are eager to put the party's contentious primary fight behind them.

The Nevada Democrat issued a plea for his party to consolidate behind Clinton, who has struggled to fend off an insurgent campaign from Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont.

"I think the middle class would be better served by Hillary," Reid said.

"I think that my work with her over the years has been something that I have looked upon with awe. She was the first lady. She started the trend toward looking to do something about health care. She understood the issue well, she was the front on the health care during that administration," he said.

Reid added, "I also think she's the woman to be the first president of the United states that's a female."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/24/politics/hillary-clinton-harry-reid-endorsement/

 

 

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

yassss, one more added to the list.

 

[JevyDuty 2,961]

Bernie looks like he's about to be Bernedout. He better work if he doesn't want to be left in Hillary's dust.

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Shocker. Establishment supporting establishment. 

[JbGaga 2,261]

I wouldent take an endorsement from him... Hes the definition on slime.

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21 minutes ago, Legalize Chris said:

Shocker. Establishment supporting establishment. 

I'm so tired of the word "establishment" this election from both parties  

[Hauser 1,262]

Yes, establishment meaning "experience and qualified" then yes establishment supporting establishment. #Hillary2016 💅

[Lion Heart 15,041]

inb4 "Establishment !!!11! ;((( "

 

 

too late

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14 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

I'm so tired of the word "establishment" this election from both parties  

I get that

but when you have somebody who's been a first lady, a senator, and Secretary of State, I'm not sure she can be described as anything but rooted in the political routine. 

5 minutes ago, Hauser said:

Yes, establishment meaning "experience and qualified" then yes establishment supporting establishment. 

Or corrupt and politically motivated in the case of Mrs. Clinton. 

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1 minute ago, Legalize Chris said:

I get that

but when you have somebody who's been a first lady, a senator, and Secretary of State, I'm not sure she can be described as anything but rooted in the political routine. 

Or corrupt and politically motivated in the case of Mrs. Clinton. 

Of course there are political motovations, she is after all running for the presidency and not student council like Bernie Sanders is doing. The only people who claim that Hillary Clinton is corrupt have drank the republican cool aid that is so dedocated to tear her down. 

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53 minutes ago, Hauser said:

Of course there are political motovations, she is after all running for the presidency and not student council like Bernie Sanders is doing. The only people who claim that Hillary Clinton is corrupt have drank the republican cool aid that is so dedocated to tear her down. 

In my eyes, Bernie Sanders cares more about being a good human being than his politics. Hillary Clinton cares more about politics than being a good human being. I like Hillary. If Bernie doesn't get the nom, I'll support her over any Republican... but no, I have not drank the Republican "Kool Aid." I just don't trust her in the least. She comes off as phony to me, and integrity matters more in my eyes than experience (of which Bernie has both). 

Bernie Sanders has mobilized the millennials and youth of this country in a way nobody else has in recent world history. He has received more individual campaign contributions than any other presidential campaign in U.S. history and he is the most genuine statesman in this race, and in most of the elections in the past decade.

He has crossover appeal. Hillary Clinton does not have that. To many, she is damaged goods. 

He rides public transit, flies coach. That sounds incredibly stupid, but when you juxtapose it with Trump and Clinton flying in private jets, it adds heavily to Sanders' ethos and the reality that he is exactly who he says he is.

He is the only candidate without a Super-PAC. His money comes from the people, not giant investors. Again, Clinton having a Super-PAC isn't a crime – it's just doesn't back of Clinton's message of "I care about you!" 

Hillary Clinton is a very able and competent politician. But the only difference I can find between her and the Republicans is her rhetoric – she uses it to advance policies I (generally) concur with. But that's the thing: her speeches are the same thing we've heard for years. They don't break outside the political box or add anything new to the table. I don't want a passive, mendacious woman who vacillates her opinion to advance herself politically whenever she feels the public's mood has changed. Bernie Sanders is the same man he was 40 years and he isn't willing to change on the core issues. Of course it is reasonable to evolve your position over time, but again, who's to say she wouldn't flip on other things once she's in office? She can't tout her "record" when her record is evolutionary and not concrete. At the end of the day, it comes down to rectitude and honor instead of wile and oscillation. 

As this is a predominantly gay forum, I'd just end with this: 

 

[Hauser 1,262]

8 hours ago, Legalize Chris said:

In my eyes, Bernie Sanders cares more about being a good human being than his politics. Hillary Clinton cares more about politics than being a good human being. I like Hillary. If Bernie doesn't get the nom, I'll support her over any Republican... but no, I have not drank the Republican "Kool Aid." I just don't trust her in the least. She comes off as phony to me, and integrity matters more in my eyes than experience (of which Bernie has both). 

Bernie Sanders has mobilized the millennials and youth of this country in a way nobody else has in recent world history. He has received more individual campaign contributions than any other presidential campaign in U.S. history and he is the most genuine statesman in this race, and in most of the elections in the past decade.

He has crossover appeal. Hillary Clinton does not have that. To many, she is damaged goods. 

He rides public transit, flies coach. That sounds incredibly stupid, but when you juxtapose it with Trump and Clinton flying in private jets, it adds heavily to Sanders' ethos and the reality that he is exactly who he says he is.

He is the only candidate without a Super-PAC. His money comes from the people, not giant investors. Again, Clinton having a Super-PAC isn't a crime – it's just doesn't back of Clinton's message of "I care about you!" 

Hillary Clinton is a very able and competent politician. But the only difference I can find between her and the Republicans is her rhetoric – she uses it to advance policies I (generally) concur with. But that's the thing: her speeches are the same thing we've heard for years. They don't break outside the political box or add anything new to the table. I don't want a passive, mendacious woman who vacillates her opinion to advance herself politically whenever she feels the public's mood has changed. Bernie Sanders is the same man he was 40 years and he isn't willing to change on the core issues. Of course it is reasonable to evolve your position over time, but again, who's to say she wouldn't flip on other things once she's in office? She can't tout her "record" when her record is evolutionary and not concrete. At the end of the day, it comes down to rectitude and honor instead of wile and oscillation. 

As this is a predominantly gay forum, I'd just end with this: 

 

I hear you, I also think Bernie Sanders is a nice guy and it's great that he is humble however being nice and humble does not trabslate to a qualified President of a nation. Imagine if on the first day the new president's term we are attacked by terrorists, I trust Clinton to get right in there becauae she has experience as a former first lady, senator, and secretary of state conpared to Bernie Sanders who in hos years in congress has very accomplishments. 

Yes Hillary was not for gay marriage at one point in her career but neither was President Obama back in 2008. His stance on the issue evolved as time went on and so has Clinton as well as many other's in the country, not everybody is born an activist. It's great that Bernie Sanders stood up for gays back in the day but did he help pass any bills or legislation that actually help the lgbt community? 

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10 hours ago, Hauser said:

Of course there are political motovations, she is after all running for the presidency and not student council like Bernie Sanders is doing. 

Comments like these are why young people don't even care to vote. They finally have a candidate many support and older adults and even some young people just mock them. It's unfair. 

Same could be said about old baby boomers voting for old, washed up politicians (if you wanna go there lol). 

Not directly calling you out but I've seen this on the Internet many times. Older adults dominate politics. The instant they see the the youth gravitating towards a candidate they pull out the ageist bs. 

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9 hours ago, Legalize Chris said:

In my eyes, Bernie Sanders cares more about being a good human being than his politics. Hillary Clinton cares more about politics than being a good human being. I like Hillary. If Bernie doesn't get the nom, I'll support her over any Republican... but no, I have not drank the Republican "Kool Aid." I just don't trust her in the least. She comes off as phony to me, and integrity matters more in my eyes than experience (of which Bernie has both). 

Bernie Sanders has mobilized the millennials and youth of this country in a way nobody else has in recent world history. He has received more individual campaign contributions than any other presidential campaign in U.S. history and he is the most genuine statesman in this race, and in most of the elections in the past decade.

He has crossover appeal. Hillary Clinton does not have that. To many, she is damaged goods. 

He rides public transit, flies coach. That sounds incredibly stupid, but when you juxtapose it with Trump and Clinton flying in private jets, it adds heavily to Sanders' ethos and the reality that he is exactly who he says he is.

He is the only candidate without a Super-PAC. His money comes from the people, not giant investors. Again, Clinton having a Super-PAC isn't a crime – it's just doesn't back of Clinton's message of "I care about you!" 

Hillary Clinton is a very able and competent politician. But the only difference I can find between her and the Republicans is her rhetoric – she uses it to advance policies I (generally) concur with. But that's the thing: her speeches are the same thing we've heard for years. They don't break outside the political box or add anything new to the table. I don't want a passive, mendacious woman who vacillates her opinion to advance herself politically whenever she feels the public's mood has changed. Bernie Sanders is the same man he was 40 years and he isn't willing to change on the core issues. Of course it is reasonable to evolve your position over time, but again, who's to say she wouldn't flip on other things once she's in office? She can't tout her "record" when her record is evolutionary and not concrete. At the end of the day, it comes down to rectitude and honor instead of wile and oscillation. 

As this is a predominantly gay forum, I'd just end with this: 

 

Cool, but you forget something. Hillary is a women. Thats why she couldnt be as brave on some issues, even if she clearly was in favor of them.

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21 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

Comments like these are why young people don't even care to vote. They finally have a candidate many support and older adults and even some young people just mock them. It's unfair. 

Same could be said about old baby boomers voting for old, washed up politicians (if you wanna go there lol). 

Not directly calling you out but I've seen this on the Internet many times. Older adults dominate politics. The instant they see the the youth gravitating towards a candidate they pull out the ageist bs. 

I think you've misunderstood the "student council" statement. We dont (at least I dont) mean it in a way that Bernie's campaign is targeting young people and somehow that is a bad thing. I think it's safe to say everybody likes and encourages young people to get involved and vote, however in this situation a lot of the young voters are seriously uninformed and only rooting for Sanders because of how they "feel he is a nuce trustworthy guy who promises a lot of nice things to millenials".

When we say "student council" we mean that Bernie is promising alot of  sweet nothings, like the way kids in high school and middle school would promise to "fight for better school lunch, earlier dismissal, more field trips, etc", those things sound nice to the students who vote and once they candidate is elected they find the person couldnt deliver on their promises because that is not the way a school government works.

Same here with Bernie, he promises free college, debt forgiveness which is appealing to the young voters but ultimately that is not the way democracy in the US works, he cant just make free things for everyone, it's silly to believe that, hence "student council" is associated with uninformed impressionable young voters.