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2016 Postmortem

cosmicone

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16. Not if he wants the entire manifesto added to the platform

Reply to randome (Reply #14)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 11:26 AM

Jul 2016

That would hamstring Hillary and give ammo to the right wingers.

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Bernie Sanders gets compromise from HRC on college affordablity. [View all] Eric J in MN Jul 2016 OP

Is Bernie Sanders a member of the Democratic party? stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #1

Bernie Sanders serves in Congress as an Independent but caucuses with the Democrats. NT Eric J in MN Jul 2016 #3

In my opinion, Hillary should give him NOTHING cosmicone Jul 2016 #2

Too late. He got something. NT Eric J in MN Jul 2016 #4

Proves my point -- he keeps wanting more cosmicone Jul 2016 #5

The Democratic Platform Committee is meeting on Friday and Saturday. Eric J in MN Jul 2016 #6

At this point, Clinton shouldn't care cosmicone Jul 2016 #8

In which case he'd speak outside Kentonio Jul 2016 #23

OWS had protests beamed everywhere cosmicone Jul 2016 #28

We're talking about millions of votes. Kentonio Jul 2016 #33

Not really cosmicone Jul 2016 #34

It's not extortion for goodness sake Kentonio Jul 2016 #37

He's obnoxious and he's not as self-important as he imagines but... randome Jul 2016 #14

Not if he wants the entire manifesto added to the platform cosmicone Jul 2016 #16

Yeah, I know, there's a fine line between agreement and 'giving in'. randome Jul 2016 #18

Please check the new TOS Kentonio Jul 2016 #24

Right, no more hand outs Tom Rinaldo Jul 2016 #21

Thats childish. phleshdef Jul 2016 #25

Give HIM nothing? elleng Jul 2016 #26

Someone loses, someone wins - the majority won cosmicone Jul 2016 #27

If this attitude prevails, we will ALL have lost. elleng Jul 2016 #29

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #30

Is free college something you are in support of or not? HarmonyRockets Jul 2016 #38

An easy compromise to make frazzled Jul 2016 #7

The basis of Sanders' 'College for All Act' is two-to-one federal matching funds. Eric J in MN Jul 2016 #9

That answers none of my questions frazzled Jul 2016 #11

The source of the federal funds in Sanders' College for All Act is a tax on Wall St transactions. NT Eric J in MN Jul 2016 #13

Yes, and taxes are levied by Congress frazzled Jul 2016 #15

Bernie Sanders' statement praising the tuition compromise. Eric J in MN Jul 2016 #10

Good news letter from Sanders. "The free tuition proposal covers 83% of our families." Sunlei Jul 2016 #19

Thank you Bernie for not conceding! jalan48 Jul 2016 #12

Good, both campaigns continue to work together. Sunlei Jul 2016 #17

I suppose there might have been some value in Sanders My Good Babushka Jul 2016 #20

Well good ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #22

Hah! Good! Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2016 #31

It appears that many here are in no way interested in promoting the general welfare. elleng Jul 2016 #32

If she means "propose increasing Pell grants" great! Orangepeel Jul 2016 #35

Asked - Why doesn't Bernie just quit already? demwing Jul 2016 #36