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brooklynite

(93,878 posts)
5. Did Sanders plan to take campaign finance last time?
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 02:01 PM
Feb 2019

That would, to be blunt, be a reason not to support him. Trump definitely won't be, and we should be limited in our campaign spending.

When do you think he will publicly affirm that he is a Democrat? ehrnst Feb 2019 #1
Post removed Post removed Feb 2019 #3
It matters if he announces at the time of running per DNC rules and releases FULL taxes like others uponit7771 Feb 2019 #4
*ZERO INTEREST* in knowing how rich Bernie is. The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #9
This is false on its face, tax returns are ... not .... about seeing how rich someone is there are uponit7771 Feb 2019 #13
We already know that he's in the 1%, due to the book royalties ehrnst Feb 2019 #17
You are wrong. MrGrieves Feb 2019 #20
Yeah, that's not what it is about.... NT Adrahil Feb 2019 #25
It doesn't matter what you want.. Cha Feb 2019 #30
It's not a question of being rich, no one cares if he's rich or not. It's a question of.... George II Feb 2019 #37
LOL.. that's not at all what the rule says. honest.abe Feb 2019 #6
He already did. The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #10
Sorry, we need hard proof with this guy. honest.abe Feb 2019 #12
This is false uponit7771 Feb 2019 #14
Can you point to where he "publicly affirmed" he is now a Democrat? ehrnst Feb 2019 #19
Maybe you should try your own Cha Feb 2019 #34
Not necessarily true. He can announce even without complying with the new rules. George II Feb 2019 #35
Below is the complete rule. I saw his announcement video today. He did not comply. George II Feb 2019 #43
No, you don't seem to understand: ehrnst Feb 2019 #11
THIS !!!! uponit7771 Feb 2019 #15
Thank you! R B Garr Feb 2019 #31
Also, can you explain "I'd suggest go find some other avenue to do. Like airplane model-building ehrnst Feb 2019 #23
Boom. sheshe2 Feb 2019 #41
He will affirm it (and then deny it after) frazzled Feb 2019 #7
If Sanders makes it to the general election then, GWC58 Feb 2019 #27
bernie is NOT A DEMOCRAT!!! trueblue2007 Feb 2019 #28
This is a part of how Sanders promotes himself. WeekiWater Feb 2019 #2
Did Sanders plan to take campaign finance last time? brooklynite Feb 2019 #5
I wonder if Kamala Harris did as well? ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #8
Well, to be fair, running and winning as a Democrat, and voting as one ehrnst Feb 2019 #21
"take the values that all of us in Vermont are proud of" honest.abe Feb 2019 #16
All 623,657 of them. That's about 40,000 more than Wyoming... VOX Feb 2019 #22
+1, And only about 200,000 vote for him. That's all R B Garr Feb 2019 #38
When will he be required to explain the political realities R B Garr Feb 2019 #33
Surely, a sign from Gawd that Bernie should ride a golden chariot down Pennsylvania Avenue. VOX Feb 2019 #18
And yet, an hour after his announcement, he is still not a Democrat. PubliusEnigma Feb 2019 #24
And still...he will never win the primary or be president lunamagica Feb 2019 #26
Fool me once ... etc. nt Apollyonus Feb 2019 #29
Won't get fooled again. yardwork Feb 2019 #36
Won't get fooled again. nt R B Garr Feb 2019 #39
NOT EVEN ONCE. Cha Feb 2019 #40
I'm guessing a LOT of "it's his turn!!!" posts like this one over the next 72 hours. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #32
You'd think a self-styled "Socialist" Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #42
$1.2M in first 3 hrs Duppers Feb 2019 #44
If I was Putin, Cold War Spook Feb 2019 #45
Does that mean he's finally releasing his donation info to the FEC? KitSileya Feb 2019 #46
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