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Hillary Clinton

caquillo

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23. Why did she switch allegiances?

Reply to stopbush (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 03:09 PM

Jun 2016

Did she think that Sanders would be another Obama and come from behind in the polls to sweep the primaries, and she didn't want to back the losing horse again? Except Sanders ended up being the biggest loser.

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Nina Turner on MSNBC; first time she did not scream about "taking it to the convention" [View all] Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 OP

I am relieved bravenak Jun 2016 #1

Thank you Captain Pike. Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #3

+1! nt BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #18

Hahahaha! Love it! Raissa Jun 2016 #19

Thanks for the report from tv, Maru.. I hope it's done. Cha Jun 2016 #2

You bet :-) Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #9

It's done...and she's done. stopbush Jun 2016 #4

Why did she switch allegiances? caquillo Jun 2016 #23

She figured she would get more exposure as one of the earlier Sanders stopbush Jun 2016 #24

So, she didn't back Sanders because she believed in him caquillo Jun 2016 #26

Speculation, of course. stopbush Jun 2016 #27

No, she shares his values and wanted to support him SharonClark Jun 2016 #28

About damn time they read the writing on the wall. William769 Jun 2016 #5

That's the first time I've heard her talk without yelling. n/t Lil Missy Jun 2016 #6

me too! Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #12

You must have not... LenaBaby61 Jun 2016 #13

Make it so. sheshe2 Jun 2016 #7

I see what you did there! Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #11

I wonder if Bernie is going to go to bat for her and try to get her a speaking gig at the convention SaschaHM Jun 2016 #8

It is time to move on and work to defeat Trump, they wanted the primaries to go to the end, Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #10

I figure the BS campaign will form some kind of PAC, and Nina & Jane will take home fat paychecks... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #14

They've never given us any reason to think Cha Jun 2016 #15

Yep. As addicted as these types get to the notoriety and the stopbush Jun 2016 #16

I will not miss Nina Turner when her 15 minutes are over. BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #17

Tiresome. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #20

fucking exhausting Maru Kitteh Jun 2016 #25

Good. ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #21

I hope we don't have to see her again for a while. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #22