2016 Postmortem

Voice for Peace

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75. First of all, he's one of the best liked members of Congress.

Mon Feb 8, 2016, 10:36 PM

Feb 2016

On an interpersonal level and a teamwork level. People actually trust him. Known for being reasonable and consistent, if a bit eccentric.

But most there disagree with his politics.
And it scares many of them, for many reasons.

Do you believe that those who ARE corrupt need to go?
(To jail)
Bernie isn't trying to make friends.
How about the jolly.neocons and their gleeful torture fetish?

They all know he's an honest man. The rich & corrupt are the ones fighting him hardest, trying to brainwash and scare people.

You don't see this? It appears as an enormous elephant in the room. Even dressed in a donkey costume, it's hard to miss.

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Bernie Sander's problem with Democrats [View all] bravenak Feb 2016 OP

Democrats just don't like him. His colleagues in Congress don't like him. leftofcool Feb 2016 #1

I'm a Democrat and I like him. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #2

that worries me if he's the nominee. DesertFlower Feb 2016 #3

At worst... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #51

Very true. bravenak Feb 2016 #18

First of all, he's one of the best liked members of Congress. Voice for Peace Feb 2016 #75

If he is well liked the endorsements would bear this out. bravenak Feb 2016 #77

No idea what your source is Voice for Peace Feb 2016 #85

The internet, my eyes, his superdelegate totals... bravenak Feb 2016 #89

Don't have any way to visit links at present Voice for Peace Feb 2016 #90

Ok bravenak Feb 2016 #92

Yeah cause you gotta have friends Kentonio Feb 2016 #95

Ohhhh. Go on! bravenak Feb 2016 #96

Those are mightily misinformed claims Voice for Peace Feb 2016 #64

Really? Rocky the Leprechaun Feb 2016 #79

Of course, nobody likes him! sadoldgirl Feb 2016 #4

and nobody is going to like him alot more in NH. :) boomer55 Feb 2016 #5

The massive crowds gathering across the nation LWolf Feb 2016 #10

And mostly they won't like him wildeyed Feb 2016 #6

Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded. -- Yogi Berra n/t QC Feb 2016 #7

And he gets all those amendments through because nobody likes him! frylock Feb 2016 #12

Big time hit piece on Bernie NWProf Feb 2016 #8

Glad you loved it. bravenak Feb 2016 #15

Perhaps it's those Democrats with cosy inbred oil (Koch/BP) relationships, like Hillary's Podesta. TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #94

It's probably deeper than just the party. wildeyed Feb 2016 #9

Yep. bravenak Feb 2016 #14

If he's too far right, Hillary must be Stalin to them! Fawke Em Feb 2016 #23

Honestly? bravenak Feb 2016 #24

Are you serious? n/t JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #101

"And his personality." NurseJackie Feb 2016 #97

You should probably ask your actual socialist friends to explain jeff47 Feb 2016 #76

You should probably wildeyed Feb 2016 #78

Well, you just lumped together two different political philosophies jeff47 Feb 2016 #98

No. wildeyed Feb 2016 #100

So...incrementalism is now a terrible idea? jeff47 Feb 2016 #102

No. wildeyed Feb 2016 #106

Bernie called himself a Socialist redstateblues Feb 2016 #103

And I guess you'll just have to google the difference between jeff47 Feb 2016 #105

He denounced them EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #11

The ones who he needs to push his agenda don't seem to love him bravenak Feb 2016 #13

It doesn't matter anyway EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #17

He really doesn't bravenak Feb 2016 #19

lol EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #21

And other are even easier. bravenak Feb 2016 #22

How funny! For me it's the same but in Bernie's favor Arazi Feb 2016 #36

LOL! bravenak Feb 2016 #37

Ha, you know it Arazi Feb 2016 #40

Ahh! bravenak Feb 2016 #42

#we'remorefun Arazi Feb 2016 #48

No. They cook better. bravenak Feb 2016 #49

Revealed as never having been to a Sanders meet up ever Arazi Feb 2016 #52

Really? bravenak Feb 2016 #54

Sad. BS parties are happening all the time and LOVE unruly Arazi Feb 2016 #60

I'll come to the next Revolution!! bravenak Feb 2016 #67

K&R BooScout Feb 2016 #16

Hillyes! bravenak Feb 2016 #20

#HillNo Fawke Em Feb 2016 #27

... BooScout Feb 2016 #30

You crack me up sometimes bravenak Feb 2016 #31

#TooEarlyForHillPatrickDay.... Rocky the Leprechaun Feb 2016 #80

It's never to early to wear the green! BooScout Feb 2016 #82

It doesn't match her tone.. Rocky the Leprechaun Feb 2016 #84

The only problem is with the Coporatists Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #25

Of course not. bravenak Feb 2016 #32

I don't understand how the Dems allowed this problem to get this far. politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2016 #26

He didn't want to be a spoiler, which is more than I can say for some other politicians. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #28

Ha! bravenak Feb 2016 #29

And losing the General. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #33

Prolly won't lose the GE bravenak Feb 2016 #35

It will be damn near impossible to find any moderate Republicans. politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2016 #39

But you know who WILL come to the polls because of Hillary? Beartracks Feb 2016 #62

I'm a Berniecrat. Rocky the Leprechaun Feb 2016 #81

Problem, huh? Some of us view it as a rescue operation. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #34

Pitchforks and Torches? kstewart33 Feb 2016 #38

Me too. bravenak Feb 2016 #43

. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #50

Really good points! mcar Feb 2016 #41

I wonder what he would say. bravenak Feb 2016 #45

If my tax rates are raised to 77% it would be much cheaper to pay Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #44

None of it adds up. bravenak Feb 2016 #46

Bravenak, you could at least clear this person up... TCJ70 Feb 2016 #59

I would but it might help Bernie. bravenak Feb 2016 #66

I suppose I shouldn't expect honesty... TCJ70 Feb 2016 #68

I just was honest. bravenak Feb 2016 #70

For the status quo, I see. Rocky the Leprechaun Feb 2016 #83

Ha ha ha! bravenak Feb 2016 #87

Good grief, he's never said anything about removing progressive taxation... TCJ70 Feb 2016 #57

Bernie sure doesn't have a problem with me and I have been a Democrat wilsonbooks Feb 2016 #47

He has issues with the ones who he needs to fight for his agenda. bravenak Feb 2016 #53

They will play ball with hillary though? I don't think so. wilsonbooks Feb 2016 #58

The democrats in congress? bravenak Feb 2016 #65

That is what the 2020 Democratic primaries will be about. A through housecleaning. wilsonbooks Feb 2016 #71

What if the rest of us are not interested in getting rid of our reps? bravenak Feb 2016 #73

It will be up to the voters to decide if they want to reelect representatives who obstruct a wilsonbooks Feb 2016 #74

The corporate Democrats and the SheilaT Feb 2016 #55

So? Congress? bravenak Feb 2016 #72

It should worry the DNC what rosesaylavee Feb 2016 #56

Sanders is a Democrat... Mike Nelson Feb 2016 #61

I am unsure they would support him bravenak Feb 2016 #69

Exactly! Why isn't anybody else saying this more often? Turn CO Blue Feb 2016 #86

. bravenak Feb 2016 #93

This is a good article . Sanders has a POC problem Arazi Feb 2016 #63

This section in the article explains why Hillary Clinton has so many endorsement and super delegates Gothmog Feb 2016 #88

Yep. bravenak Feb 2016 #91

His sanctimonious pontificating is toxic to any Democrat running. His past insults KittyWampus Feb 2016 #99

Nailed it KittyWampus! redstateblues Feb 2016 #104

It's weird how he has the same problem with Democrats that I have with many Clinton supporters. mhatrw Feb 2016 #107