West Virginia D/R primaries, Nebraska R primary megathread May 10, 2016

Lets remember what voting for Hillary means.

On TPP:

"This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements" - 2012

She’s also taken a leading part in drafting the Trans-Pacific Partnership - 2013

But wait...

Hillary Clinton Opposes [...] Trans-Pacific Trade Deal - 2015

On North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Clinton [praised] corporations for mounting “a very effective business effort in the U.S. on behalf of NAFTA. - 1998

Another source

"I think everybody is in favor of free and fair trade. I think NAFTA is proving its worth" - 1996

However

"NAFTA was a mistake" - 2007

On Colombia Free Trade Agreement

Clinton reiterates opposition to Colombia trade pact - 2008

Until

as secretary of state, Clinton was personally lobbying Democratic members of Congress to support the deal - 2011

On Raising Payroll/Social security Taxes

"I'm certainly against [...] lift(ing) the cap on the payroll tax" - 2008

But wait...

[Clinton would] be open to a Social Security tax increase - 2015

On Assad

"Many of the members of Congress [...] have said they believe he's a reformer" - 2011

Until

"Assad was the principle threat, because his bombarding, and his ruthless behavior toward his own people, was going to create more terrorists - 2015

On lifting Cuba embargo

"I’m not ready to vote to lift the embargo." - 2000

Clinton said now is "not the time to consider wholesale or broad changes to our Cuba policy." - 2008

However

Cuba embargo is a "failed policy" - 2014

On the Keystone XL Pipeline

Clinton was seen as initially favoring construction of the pipeline - 2010

Until

"I oppose [the pipeline] because I don’t think, I don’t think it’s in the best interest of what we need to do to combat climate change." - 2015

On Deportation of Illegal Immigrants

Clinton is "adamantly against illegal immigrants." - 2003

But wait...

She has advocated an immigration policy that would go further [...] to shield some illegal immigrants from deportation - 2015

On Driver's Licenses for Illegal Immigrants

Clinton now Against Licenses for Illegal Immigrants - 2007

However

This time, Hillary Clinton supports giving driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants - 2015

On Federal Gun Control

Blanket rules set by the federal government on guns "doesn't make sense." - 2008

Another source - 2008

Until

Clinton proposes using executive action as president to expand background check requirements - 2015

On Gun Ownership and Culture

Gun ownership, hunting "part of culture. It’s part of a way of life." - 2008

But wait!

Clinton said Tuesday that gun culture in the U.S. has become "way out of balance." - 2014

On Gay Marriage

"Marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time, and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman" - 2000

Marriage is "a sacred bond between a man and a woman." - 2004

In response to a question about whether marriage should be made legally available to two committed adults of the same sex, Clinton marked that she was "opposed" - 2007

However

After leaving her position as secretary of state, she announced her support for same-sex marriage - 2013

On Mass Incarceration and Minimum Sentences

[Clinton] explicitly attacked then-competitor Senator Barack Obama for being soft on crime. After the Iowa primary, her campaign said Obama's opposition to mandatory minimum prison sentences was an example of his out-of-touch liberalism - 2008

Until

[Clinton wants to] End the era of mass incarceration, reform mandatory minimum sentences - 2015

On the Coal Industry

"...we're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business" - March, 2016

But wait...

"I’ve been talking about helping coal country for a very long time" - May, 2016

she says she wants to see coal "continued to be sold and continued to be mined." - May, 2016

On Her Political Leanings

"You know, I get accused of being kind of moderate and center," Clinton told the audience at a Women for Hillary event in Ohio. "I plead guilty." - September, 2015

However

"I’m A Progressive" - October, 2015

On No Child Left Behind

Votes for No Child Left Behind - 2001

Until

Hillary Clinton talks negatively about NCLB, wants to replace it - 2015

On Ethanol Mandates

Hillary Clinton against ethanol mandates, 'voted against ethanol 17 times' - 2000 - 2007

But wait!

Clinton stressed the importance of the corn-based energy product, saying the U.S. needed to work on "limiting our dependence on foreign oil. And we have a perfect example right here [...] with all of the ethanol that’s being produced here."

On Flip Flopping

Some people might say a person's opinion on topics changing throughout the years is understandable. Hindsight can allow for reflection and new knowledge or public opinion can help shape a new position on a topic.

Except that

"I have been very consistent," Clinton said, arguing her unyielding fealty to "the same values and principles" over her entire life. - 2015

Apparently it's possible to flip flop on many, many topics but yet also be consistent and stick to the same values and principles throughout one's life.

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