Why would a Democrat support Hillary Clinton?

Question

Doesn't her voting record trouble you at all?

You can't be an agent of change when you represent the status quo.

Jen.......Here’s the short course: On October 11th 2002, Hillary Clinton voted to authorize President Bush to use military force against Iraq. She later called that vote “probably the hardest decision I have ever had to make.”

The previous day, she had voted against the Levin amendment, which would have required UN approval for the use of force against Iraq; and, failing that, another Congressional vote authorizing the President to use American military force.

That same day, she had also voted for a Byrd amendment that would have set a time limit on the use of US forces in Iraq — but that also included procedures for extending the date.

Clinton’s other notable Senate action on that day was drawing a link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, saying Saddam had given “aid, comfort and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members.”

Jen...I only highlighted the most significant ones here, what this should say to you and all Democrats is that she is just like Bush....her complete voting record can be found at www.rollcall.com

Answer 1

i dont plan to vote for Hillary Clinton for a number of reasons. the first and foremost is that i dont trust her, it is a bias opinion but people should have some form of trust in the president. i also was not happy with how she has handled a situation in which someone tried to attack her that she is a weak person. she got defensive and basically played the your saying that because i am women. i know for a fact that margaret thatcher, among many others women, would never stoop to that level or be accused of being weak.

Her voting record is also disturbing and it plays to the trust issue i think.

Answer 2

Actually Hillary is going to get a lot of women to vote. However a democrat doesn't just HAVE to vote for a democrat. They can also vote republican. Its just how the person is coming about. The other candidates are attacking her personally and she is staying on the subject THE way a candidate should. Thats why a democrat would vote. Because she is attacking the issues and not the other people running. The reason the others attack her is because people voting like that. And its really none of are buiness when bill was having his affairs. It really isn't. He was the best president we had. Well the ones i got to live with any way XD.

How ever i will not be voting this year. I don't like either canindate. I do like that it will be nice not to see a white old man up there. Either way I am happy i guess.... They both still have to clean up bushes mess.

Answer 3

Before I answer this, I want to disclose that I am an undecided voter. In any case, although the war is a big part of my voting, there are many, many issues at hand besides that. It is foolish to make your vote based on just a few issues. That said, her voting for the war and giving Bush the blank check to do what he did is definitely a knock against her. As far as special interest groups are concerned, I don't believe you when you say that Obama and Edwards have not accepted donations from special interest groups. ALL candidates do it. I do not believe there is a viable candidate who has not done this. It is a matter of WHICH special interest groups they have taken donations from, rather than whether or not she did it. In any case, I would consider voting for Clinton if her overall record and stance on all the issue is stronger than those of her opponents. That she is a Clinton or a woman will have NO impact on my decision. That said, it is really way too early to really be thinking about this. All these candidates, Republican and Democrat alike, will evolve and change their stances as the election draws nearer and as they develop their campaigns. The primaries are months away, and the general election is more than a year off. So I could care less about any of the candidates right now.

Answer 4

No, her voting record does not trouble me. I understand exactly why she has voted the way she has and I agree with her. She is definitely status quo when it comes to working within the system and using the system to get things done. But, as she will have to work within that system as President, I appreciate her obvious iron grasp of how it works and her deftness in using that system. And I disagree about not being able to effect change using the status quo. It is harder to effect change when one tries to work from outside the system, instead of from within it.

I have no problem with her original vote on the resolution. You cite that she was against a measure to require UN approval. Perhaps that is because rather than making that a separate measure to be adhered to, it was included in the resolution that members of Congress signed as a part of the resolution package. I understand why anyone who voted "yea" on that resolution did so, most Americans would have done the same. We had yet to find out the underhanded way in which we, and Congress, were sold on this war. I'm more concerned about what will be done about it now and I appreciate her realistic plan for Iraq much more than those who either want to "stay the course" or "pull all troops out now." Neither solution is the right one in my view, but hers is.

Answer 5

So do you hold that vote against the Republicans as well and all the other democrats who voted for it? Few didn't vote for it. Remember the intelligence information that was provided said there was WMD and terror involvement. What were these people supposed to base their vote on? A crystal ball?

Hillary is pretty centrist except in her universal health care issue. I'm not too sure about that. I want them to investigate the costs of health care before they get into providing insurance for 300 million people.

Answer 6

If a vote for Hillary is the alternative to blocking Guliani or Romney or whatever godawful GOP candidate from the White House, so be it. On a sliding scale of having to make the best of a bad situation, Clinton would still better than any of them.

Answer 7

i cannot think of any more delicious revenge than seeing hilary elected. how will ken starr, henry hyde, newt gingrich, sean hanity, rush limbaugh, et al sleep on election night when its clear hilary has won?

i wouldnt ever wish any real harm on those fascist pigs, but i sure as heck wish them all the misery they can get -- and eight years of hilary will mean misery every night.

sleep well!

and besides, what better repudiation of GWB's collosal folly could there be than handing the whitehouse back to clintons?

Answer 8

She was a Republican in college.

She's a fake elitist opportunist, hungry for power, willing to do and say anything for it. She's a hypocrite, lacks conviction and any real substance.

Not to mention she is the most polarizing figure in American politics, and polls show that half of eligible voters will NOT vote for her in a national election... What are you hoping for by voting for Hillary?

All a Hillary nomination will do is make it easier for Republicans to win in '08.

Answer 9

I'm not voting for Hillary but, I will tell you this. That woman is a million times more intelligent than that dumb hick that hides in his daddy's pocket.

Answer 10

I am highly concerned because there is no one right now that I am comfortable voting for, NOT even Clinton or Obama. Ron Paul is the closest to anything I support. Are we doomed?