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Wounded Bear

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1. An interesting read from the good doctor...

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 01:47 PM

Jun 2016

He's always been a strong Hillary supporter, and that shows, but his demonstration of how and why the two parties are far from being "just the same" are spot on.

I stand by my pledge to support the Democratic nominee for president, and to vote down ticket in ways that support the progressive agenda as well. I'm on board. The alternative is too nasty to even imagine. Trump is without a doubt the worst candidate the GOP has put forward since Nixon. Perhaps in modern history.

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A Tale of Two Parties | Krugman OpEd- NYT [View all] BootinUp Jun 2016 OP

An interesting read from the good doctor... Wounded Bear Jun 2016 #1

I agree and I will also vote down the ticket for Democrats....nt Stuart G Jun 2016 #2

That first paragraph says something. Igel Jun 2016 #3

Some had fat military govt contracts that would disappear along with Soviet Union Yavin4 Jun 2016 #6

The country has changed and the Republican Party failed to change with it. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #4

After the Shrub zipplewrath Jun 2016 #5

Much like the USSR Communist Party edhopper Jun 2016 #7