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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders stumps for Ben Jealous in Maryland [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)5. Who is "shirts" and who is "skins"?
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Real easy, someone like Pelosi could lead us until we remove ACTUAL NAZIS from the WH
Eliot Rosewater
May 2018
#43
BUT, they can't be TOO liberal or else Republicans won't like them and we'll need to get rid of them
EffieBlack
May 2018
#53
I fail to see why an independent is involving himself in Democratic primaries...I just don't
Demsrule86
May 2018
#85
I welcome independents to our party and to our primary process as long as they agree to support
pampango
May 2018
#88
I don't. I believe in closed primaries. And those who are not members should not endorse anyone.
Demsrule86
May 2018
#99
hahaha...This gives me hope that even if Sen. Sanders runs, it won't hurt us in 20.
Demsrule86
May 2018
#87
Not at all odd. If one is a liberal one does not need to say they are also
Eliot Rosewater
May 2018
#40
The label of "progressive" has morphed into something that it didn't use to mean.
ehrnst
May 2018
#44
It's kinda funny, I've received a ton of shit from a few here for merely observing that...
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2018
#77
not really...you only posted this to be snarky. You know it. The poster made a good point there. Are
JCanete
May 2018
#56
what are your intentions? And no, I actually said what I meant. I said I don't necessarily endorse
JCanete
May 2018
#65
"support or lack-thereof doesn't in itself indicate whether or not there should be support for a
ehrnst
May 2018
#72
totally agree...and? The point here was to what...draw attention to a candidate who needs more
JCanete
May 2018
#71
do you have an example of an avowed socialist ever getting big corporate funding?
JCanete
May 2018
#102
I see that your rant is about a specific candidate not getting the funding you think he should have.
ehrnst
May 2018
#107
how could it be about Sanders? Granted there aren't many socialists around, but
JCanete
May 2018
#110
You seem to think that I implied being a millionaire is "bad." Another strawman
ehrnst
May 2018
#111
well first, Sanders advocacy isn't one that removes capitalism from the picture, so whatever
JCanete
May 2018
#112
Again, you bestow anyone who disagrees with you on DU with the power to destroy Democrats, and
ehrnst
May 2018
#45
This wasn't a small event. This was a big venue and very few people showed up
lunamagica
May 2018
#57
I have aleays found him to be rather superficial and an aggressive self promoter, just my opinion.
grantcart
May 2018
#51
He wasn't president of the NAACP long enough to do much, but his role in pushing Shirley Sherrod out
EffieBlack
May 2018
#61
I was under the impression Bernie has the ability to have a much large draw with crowds.
sunRISEnow
May 2018
#49