James Brown
Veteran Member
Instead of yet another thread explaining why Trump should not win, here's a case for voting for Hillary Clinton, written by Kevin Drum for Mother Jones:
79 others at the link.
Whenever I go out in public here in Texas, I hear no end of reasons why I shouldn't vote for Clinton--most of which boils down to "She's dishonest." These people suspect her of hiding something sinister when she locks the front door of her house when leaving for the day.
What I don't hear from these folks is why I should vote for Donald Trump. ("Because his last name is not Clinton" isn't very compelling.) About the best argument I hear is that he's not Politics-as-Usual. But change-for-change's-sake is too risky, in my opinion, especially in a nuclear age.
Anyway, here are some reasons why I should vote for Hillary Clinton.
no successful politician is ever perfect. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed on to lots of compromises that liberals detested. Ronald Reagan did the same with conservatives. Clinton will too. There are just too many competing interests in a pluralistic country like America to expect anything else. But all that said, the liberal case for Clinton remains pretty overwhelming. The following list is by no means exhaustive, but here it is:
- In 1995, despite strong pressure from diplomats and White House aides to remain low-key, she went to China and said, "Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights."
- She worked her heart out for health care reform in 1993.
- She now supports Obamacare, and supports expanding it.
- She supports increasing the federal minimum wage to $12 per hour. This is good for workers, but less likely to have downsides than a national level of $15.
- She supported comprehensive immigration reform in 2007 and continues to support it.
79 others at the link.
Whenever I go out in public here in Texas, I hear no end of reasons why I shouldn't vote for Clinton--most of which boils down to "She's dishonest." These people suspect her of hiding something sinister when she locks the front door of her house when leaving for the day.
What I don't hear from these folks is why I should vote for Donald Trump. ("Because his last name is not Clinton" isn't very compelling.) About the best argument I hear is that he's not Politics-as-Usual. But change-for-change's-sake is too risky, in my opinion, especially in a nuclear age.
Anyway, here are some reasons why I should vote for Hillary Clinton.