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Clinton and Sanders are the onlt 2 people running and were tied in the polls

Who do you prefer, if they both had an equaly chance at winning the White House?

  • Clinton

    Votes: 2 9.5%
  • Sanders

    Votes: 17 81.0%
  • Neither, not an American citizen or a convicted fellon and barred from voting.

    Votes: 2 9.5%

  • Total voters
    21

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If Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were the only 2 candidates and both had a equal chance at winning, who would you rather see become President?

Sanders is saying some appealing things but I think a lot of people who might want him to win think they'd be throwing their vote away, seeing him as an impossible long-shot candidate. So, for the sake of argument suppose the polls indicated Sanders was just as likely to win as Clinton.
 
I Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were the only 2 candidates and both had a enqual chance at winner, who would you rather see become President?

Sanders is saying some appealing things but I think a lot of people who might want him to win think they'd be throwing their vote away, seeing him as an impossible long shot candidate. So, for the sake of argument suppose the polls indicated Sanders was just as likely to win as Clinton.

The thought of the head of the Clinton crime family or the antique commie being president makes me nauseous.
 
The thought of the head of the Clinton crime family or the antique commie being president makes me nauseous.

Perfect combo right. A conspiracy theorists and someone who doesnt understand basic political philosophy. The jack of all trades.
 
Sanders, by a mile.
 
Perfect combo right. A conspiracy theorists and someone who doesnt understand basic political philosophy. The jack of all trades.


What's to understand. Hillary is corrupt. Sanders wishes he was Swedish. Sanders should go to Sweden and Clinton should go to prison.
 
only if they horsewhip her first and every day that she's alive.
 
What's to understand. Hillary is corrupt. Sanders wishes he was Swedish. Sanders should go to Sweden and Clinton should go to prison.

So since Hillary is corrupt that equates a conspiracy to kill people?
So since Bernie wants to move us towards a social democracy that means he is a communist?
 
I would be more than happy to give Sen. Sanders a shot!
 
#GoTeamBernie
 
If Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were the only 2 candidates and both had a equal chance at winning, who would you rather see become President?

Sanders is saying some appealing things but I think a lot of people who might want him to win think they'd be throwing their vote away, seeing him as an impossible long-shot candidate. So, for the sake of argument suppose the polls indicated Sanders was just as likely to win as Clinton.

Well I really am not interested in seeing either one win, but if I were forced to decide between them I'd have to go with Sanders. He at least seems sincere in his liberal convictions on education, healthcare, taxation, trade, and the role of the US on the world stage. Hillary seems to be pretending all the while being nothing more than an oligarchical and aristocratic money maker with ties to Wall Street and other big business.
 
So since Hillary is corrupt that equates a conspiracy to kill people?
So since Bernie wants to move us towards a social democracy that means he is a communist?

Who said anything about killing people? Vince Foster?

Bernie is an unlikeable old fool with communist tendencies. There are no communists left in the world except perhaps in Cuba. I don't think Bernie is Cuban but I'm sure I could find quotes from Bernie extolling parts of Cuban government.
 
He may be a democrat now (well, running as one), but his history as a democratic socialist is a bit of a deal breaker for me. Still, he's currently better than Hillary and I'm sure he wouldn't try any of that socialist bullsh*t in office.

He says some good stuff and it's good stuff of substance, not just cheap pomp.

I'm not huge on either though.

There are no communists left in the world except perhaps in Cuba.

You'd be surprised by how many people still hold onto stupid ideas. It's dead, but there's still some groups out there pushing that crap.
 
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I would definitely vote for Sanders. The problem is....Sanders would never win in the GE where Hillary will. For me...the fact that the next President will likely put at least 2 people on the Supreme Court, we can't take a chance that a Republican gets into the whitehouse. Voting for Hillary virtually assures that.
 
What's to understand. Hillary is corrupt. Sanders wishes he was Swedish. Sanders should go to Sweden and Clinton should go to prison.

Americans agree with Sanders, including a majority of republicans on many issues.
 
Americans agree with Sanders, including a majority of republicans on many issues.

There is a big difference between issues and policy. Everyone should have access to education is an issue. Paying for it is policy and that's when Sanders leaves earths orbit.
 
Sanders, without question. There are so many reasons to not support Hillary. I like Bernie, even though I'll never vote for him.
 
There is a big difference between issues and policy. Everyone should have access to education is an issue. Paying for it is policy and that's when Sanders leaves earths orbit.

The CBS/NYT poll found that:

– 80% of Republicans believe that money has too much influence in our politics.

– 54% believed that most of the time candidates directly help those who gave money to them.

– 81% of Republicans felt that the campaign finance system needed fundamental changes (45%) or a complete rebuild (36%).

– 64% are pessimistic that changes will be made to reform the campaign finance system.

– 71% want to limit the amount that individuals can give to campaigns.

– 73% felt that super PAC spending should be limited by law.

– 76% thought that superPACs should be required to disclose their donors.

All of these positions are held by Sanders, and the opinion of the majority on each question is the exact opposite of the reasoning used by the majority of the Supreme Court in the Citizens United decision.

Poll Finds: 80% Of REPUBLICANS Agree With Bernie Sanders On Citizens United
 
Clinton, easily.
 
The CBS/NYT poll found that:

– 80% of Republicans believe that money has too much influence in our politics.

– 54% believed that most of the time candidates directly help those who gave money to them.

– 81% of Republicans felt that the campaign finance system needed fundamental changes (45%) or a complete rebuild (36%).

– 64% are pessimistic that changes will be made to reform the campaign finance system.

– 71% want to limit the amount that individuals can give to campaigns.

– 73% felt that super PAC spending should be limited by law.

– 76% thought that superPACs should be required to disclose their donors.

All of these positions are held by Sanders, and the opinion of the majority on each question is the exact opposite of the reasoning used by the majority of the Supreme Court in the Citizens United decision.

Poll Finds: 80% Of REPUBLICANS Agree With Bernie Sanders On Citizens United

Many Republican candidates would agree on many of these issues. Again, they are issues. Policy is quite different and that's where Bernie fails. Bernie would tax the living daylights out of us so the government could give things away. We are taxed enough and we can't afford Bernie's ideas.
 
Many Republican candidates would agree on many of these issues. Again, they are issues. Policy is quite different and that's where Bernie fails. Bernie would tax the living daylights out of us so the government could give things away. We are taxed enough and we can't afford Bernie's ideas.

Semantics. Bernie has suggested Wall Street and the 1% to pay for policies on these issues. Which the people polled above would support.

Contrary to Republican dogma, polls show that the American people strongly support higher taxes to reduce the deficit and improve income inequality. Following are 19 different polls since the first of the year that say so.

http://capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/bruce-bartlett/2292/americans-support-higher-taxes-really
 
If Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were the only 2 candidates and both had a equal chance at winning, who would you rather see become President?

Sanders is saying some appealing things but I think a lot of people who might want him to win think they'd be throwing their vote away, seeing him as an impossible long-shot candidate. So, for the sake of argument suppose the polls indicated Sanders was just as likely to win as Clinton.

Option c): Nuke the whole place from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
 
Semantics. Bernie has suggested Wall Street and the 1% to pay for policies on these issues. Which the people polled above would support.

Contrary to Republican dogma, polls show that the American people strongly support higher taxes to reduce the deficit and improve income inequality. Following are 19 different polls since the first of the year that say so.

Americans Support Higher Taxes. Really. | Stan Collender's Capital Gains and Games

The difference between issues and policies isn't semantics. Your link says that lots of people support higher taxes on someone else, those making over 250k. I support raising taxes on you, not me. That invalidates the polling. You can spin this any way you want. Socialism only works until you run out of someone else money.
 
If Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were the only 2 candidates and both had a equal chance at winning, who would you rather see become President?

Sanders is saying some appealing things but I think a lot of people who might want him to win think they'd be throwing their vote away, seeing him as an impossible long-shot candidate. So, for the sake of argument suppose the polls indicated Sanders was just as likely to win as Clinton.

I would pick neither, and be glad I didn't have a vote. These are two of the most unappealing personalities, up there with Ted Cruz, in American politics today. Each is so full of their own personal righteousness that four years of either one would make Obama's egomaniacal run seem mild in comparison.
 
The difference between issues and policies isn't semantics. Your link says that lots of people support higher taxes on someone else, those making over 250k. I support raising taxes on you, not me. That invalidates the polling. You can spin this any way you want. Socialism only works until you run out of someone else money.

Socialist program's have been working very well in America for a very long time. And we all benefit from them, and they're not going away.
 
It would be fantastic to have an actual liberal in the white house instead of pro-corporate, pro-military industrial complex centrists.
 
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