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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been very disappointed in Gloria Steinem, regarding this race. She actually said that young women were supporting Sanders because that is "where the boys are." I was stunned to see a comment like that from a feminist. [/quote]
With all due respect, I think Gloria Steinem and all the other women who have endorsed Hillary Clinton have a stronger record on knowing and promoting feminism than anyone on this thread, so I'll have to trust their opinions.

[u]You are entitled to your opinion that gun control is a make or break issue for a candidate. I just think there are some other issues which need to be addressed first and Sanders is a supporter of background checks and other gun regulations. The NRA gave him a D minus rating...[/u]
IIRC, the NRA's ranking has ranged from D- to C-, depending on the year.  It's undeniable that Sanders was helped into office by the NRA, and he's voted their way on several pieces of legislation. And for what it's worth, gun safety is not a "make or break" issue for me.  It's just one of many reasons why I think Bernie Sanders is not a valid option for President.

[quote]I think that you yourself are greatly minimizing Clinton's contribution and influence as first lady if you can state that she was "married to a man who..." Hillary Clinton worked hard for that policy and you should at least give her credit for her hard work.[/quote] 
I'm absolutely not minimizing her role and her contributions in many efforts to help women and girls around the world.  IIRC, other posters have cited some of those efforts for you several pages ago.  But you dismissed them all, and relentlessly focused this thread on TPP, NAFTA, CAFTA.  Well, Clinton wasn't the person elected President when that legislation arrived at the White House, and she did not have the Presidential pen.  We'll see what she does when she gets that pen in January 2017.  I hope Senator Sanders will join with the Democrats to pass some legislation that might reach her desk.[/quote]

I have not dismissed Clinton's contributions. I have said that she has done some good things but her record is a very mixed bag which does not add up to a consistently pro-woman candidate and she has also contributed to legislation that has been very harmful to women. If you want to follow Steinem go right ahead but there are a lot of feminists who are not very happy with her right now. [/quote]

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