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Her opponent at the time of that quote was Bernie Sanders (I haven't checked, but I would assume that he does not mince his words in moral condemnation of tortu

• dragonwriter 10y ago
  > Her opponent at the time of that quote was Bernie Sanders The opposition on that issue was not. Candidates in a primary campaign making statements designed to counter positions of potential (or known) general election opponents (or positions associated with the opposing major party, even if not actually embraced by any particular candidate of that party for the particular office in question) isn't an uncommon thing. Politicians may, all too often, be shortsighted, but ones with even modest amounts of proficiency at campaigning aren't so much so that they can't think in terms of the broader campaign for an office (and even setting the ground for success in that office) when competing in a primary campaign.