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Hillary Clinton

stopbush

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24. She figured she would get more exposure as one of the earlier Sanders

Reply to caquillo (Reply #23)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 03:46 PM

Jun 2016

supporters.

Hillary had a lot of big name supporters. Turner would have been a third- or fourth-tier Hillary surrogate, at best. By going with Sanders, she was an a-list supporter.

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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