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In reply to the discussion: Just a couple reasons Bernie can win the nomination IF he even runs [View all]Omaha Steve
(100,344 posts)168. I never said NAFTA was the driving force
My liberal links pointed to it being a margin that made the difference for a narrow win. Your links and opinion are on the weak side.
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Just a couple reasons Bernie can win the nomination IF he even runs [View all]
Omaha Steve
Apr 2018
OP
He'll need to win more than Iowans, 1.5 million union members and Trump voters
EffieBlack
Apr 2018
#3
Unfortunately for him I think he's turned off more voters in the last year than he's attracted....
George II
Apr 2018
#144
Bernie will also get a more indepth look from the press and political talking heads.
Blue_true
Apr 2018
#69
Wish you wouldn't post obviously inflamatory comments that are clearly against tos.
JCanete
Apr 2018
#116
what are you talking about? I'm trying to make a point about what is supposed to be accdeptable
JCanete
Apr 2018
#122
08 was way closer...and the primary was way less divisive...she worked her heart out for
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#53
She was great and put Pres. Obama's name in for' unanimous'. You know Sen. Sanders did not do
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#107
Her 2008 convention speech was so strong and unifying that even Keith Olbermann liked it.
LisaM
Apr 2018
#114
If he gets the nomination, Democrats will be viewed as so weak that they can't even find a
mia
Apr 2018
#18
A few weeks ago Elizabeth Warren was a speaker at a very important fundraiser/dinner....
George II
Apr 2018
#85
I don't think he can win. I think he is too old. He is not a Dem. So no, I don't think Democratic
OregonBlue
Apr 2018
#14
Agree...completely. Time to put 16 behind us it was an awful election and an awful year.
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#54
I suggest Twitter, and Facebook...and I can tell you even my kids won't vote for him again...you can
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#57
Sen Sanders has lost support and there have been polls that showed Joe Biden as more popular.
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#86
"Favorability" is very different than "If the election were held today, I would vote for him." nt
EffieBlack
Apr 2018
#219
I will be consistent. I think it's a distraction to talk about Bernie as a candidate now, pro or con
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2018
#30
It might help if he switched his party designation from I to D a little earlier next time.
stopbush
Apr 2018
#31
Bernie doesn't like the Democratic party, so no reason to think he'll be our nominee.
KitSileya
Apr 2018
#34
Yes, but he's not succeeding in driving out the true blue core of the Democratic Party. Indeed....
George II
Apr 2018
#36
My understanding is that the $27 "average" donation wasn't really borne out in the stats
ehrnst
Apr 2018
#96
That would be union leadership endorsements, and not individuals that would vote.
ehrnst
Apr 2018
#106
1.5 million is actually 1.25 million, but even so that's less than 4% of members of unions....
George II
Apr 2018
#140
I cyte the facts of the 2016 campaign. All of this was true then ... and true now.
earthshine
Apr 2018
#130
They are based in facts and articles that I have been reading here and elsewhere for years.
earthshine
Apr 2018
#159
Isnt that a rightwing talking point? Or wait, maybe not theirs, let's look at this
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#179
You used the word "hate" four times in your post. On what do you base this personal attack?
George II
Apr 2018
#156
I still don't understand why you are here pressing an "I" and while you are at it....
BoneyardDem
Apr 2018
#200
April 14, 2016, sitting with Andrea Mitchell with the East River and Brooklyn Bridge as a backdrop..
George II
Apr 2018
#199
I would not consider last time...whole different ball game this year. And Sen. Sanders has made
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#51
It is absolutely amazing to me that Bernies supporters continue insist that the Democratic Party
EffieBlack
Apr 2018
#118
I think Sen Sanders has die hard fans almost like a rock star...it is an emotional response...not
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#165
No one should run unless they produce 5 years of FULL returns before the first primary/caucus.
pnwmom
Apr 2018
#75
I am NOT a Bernie supporter, but I do think he can win the nomination in 2020
NewJeffCT
Apr 2018
#87
Anyone who wants to run should run, and the voters will decide. It's called Democracy.
vsrazdem
Apr 2018
#112
Everyone has the right to rn - but they dont have the right to use an organizations money and
EffieBlack
Apr 2018
#120
Why would we nominate a guy who says he doesn't consider himself a Democrat?
MrsCoffee
Apr 2018
#124
+1. Definitely needs to take that to heart. IMHO Weaver was his undoing in 2016
emulatorloo
Apr 2018
#135
No. He is a good Senator for Vermont. However, he is not presidential material
emulatorloo
Apr 2018
#131
Trump did not win Rust Belt voters based on trade. He won them based on the same lies
StevieM
Apr 2018
#138
People from all parts of the country voted for one of the two candidates for all sorts of reasons.
StevieM
Apr 2018
#143
Dozens of links have been posted over the last year that back up what I wrote.
Garrett78
Apr 2018
#169
I have. And the opinions expressed by a few individuals do nothing to disprove the actual data.
Garrett78
Apr 2018
#208
With the release of her 2015 income taxes, Clinton has now released 39 years' worth of tax returns
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#193
I know of no one who didn't vote for Bernie in 2016 who would vote for him in 2020. I DO know plenty
EffieBlack
Apr 2018
#220
In order for it to happen Sanders is going to have to run a more honest campaign.
NCTraveler
Apr 2018
#174
I can't think of any upside from another Sanders presidential campaign.
comradebillyboy
Apr 2018
#177
It looks like his highwater mark was February 2016, more than two years ago...
George II
Apr 2018
#216
They think if they just tell us AGAIN, only this time louder, how great Bernie is,
EffieBlack
Apr 2018
#215