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Vinca

(50,172 posts)
227. Nervous.
Tue Feb 19, 2019, 02:50 PM
Feb 2019

If he is in the primary running as a Democrat and has no intention of an independent run it's fine by me. If his end game is a third party run if he loses the Democratic primary, then I'm scared to death. Anyone who runs as a third party candidate and is "leftish" will hand the White House to the orange slob for another 4 years (assuming he's not in prison). I doubt Bernie would do that, but we'll still have the Green Party and others to worry about. In any case, as for the Democratic primary, the more the merrier. It will shake out to a preferred candidate eventually and no one should be discouraged from running.

AGAIN???? samnsara Feb 2019 #1
Eclipsed. brush Feb 2019 #359
Yawn n/t tazkcmo Feb 2019 #2
You beat me to it. WillowTree Feb 2019 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2019 #3
Post one word that best describes how you feel about Bernie Sanders entering the 2020 race abqtommy Feb 2019 #4
Bored. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #5
Bozo trueblue2007 Feb 2019 #253
Hey! Them's fightin' words! DFW Feb 2019 #275
Divisive. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #6
That was definitely my #2 pick! True Dough Feb 2019 #15
Hey, that's my Cha Feb 2019 #250
Puke. honest.abe Feb 2019 #7
annoyed treestar Feb 2019 #8
Exactly! NastyRiffraff Feb 2019 #220
Depressed. Adrahil Feb 2019 #9
Happy. Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #10
+1000000. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2019 #219
+6,000,000 roody Feb 2019 #357
Bewildered..... ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2019 #11
Unhappy CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #12
Excellent janterry Feb 2019 #13
Happy Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #14
Yeah, cuz no other Dem candidates offer working people anything... MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #29
Only Bernie does. And he does it by SPEAKING OUT! Because his occasional conversations Squinch Feb 2019 #35
And birds landing on podiums is MAGICAL and A SIGN! Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #114
ANd the Pope ambush nt Apollyonus Feb 2019 #182
That it was. I was there. Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #305
lol Apollyonus Feb 2019 #181
Yeah, that worked out so well for us in 2016. allgood33 Feb 2019 #216
On healthcare alone he has transformed Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #37
He was talking that for a decade or more Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #49
Democrat John Conyers introduced his Medicare for All bill HR 676 for the first time in 2002. lapucelle Feb 2019 #62
Exactly. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #67
Every new generation of teenagers is convinced that they invented sex. And they are oh so wrong! lapucelle Feb 2019 #75
And almost no one was aware of that. because no candidate made it a centerpiece of their campaign irresistable Feb 2019 #123
Democrats and activists were aware of it. lapucelle Feb 2019 #135
Democrats in general were NOT aware of it. irresistable Feb 2019 #139
Democrats in general were certainly aware of it, although new voters, political neophytes, lapucelle Feb 2019 #141
No one was making an effective public case for it. irresistable Feb 2019 #150
Conyers made an effective public case for 15 years, and it was being broadly discussed lapucelle Feb 2019 #157
It was so "effective" that a public option was not included in Obamacare. irresistable Feb 2019 #160
Politicians who made glib promises caved in 2009. lapucelle Feb 2019 #170
Those two events in NYS happened after Bernie popularized those ideas nationwide. irresistable Feb 2019 #176
The legislation was well in the works long before BS was on the scene. lapucelle Feb 2019 #233
Bernie proposed the $ 15 minimum wage in the Senate July 2015 and was campaigning on it... irresistable Feb 2019 #234
How did BS do with his federal proposal? What was the bill number? Can you link to the legislation lapucelle Feb 2019 #242
15 bucks an hour is becoming the new standard thanks to Bernie... irresistable Feb 2019 #273
The Amazon workers lost benefits when their minimum wage was raised. lapucelle Feb 2019 #276
They still have good benefits..... irresistable Feb 2019 #282
It was a zero sum game. What they gained in salary, they lost in benefits. lapucelle Feb 2019 #285
Not for the part-timers....and not for all of the people who have higher wages at other companies... irresistable Feb 2019 #287
I'm sure you read that somewhere, but really, "the people who were complaining at Amazon did so lapucelle Feb 2019 #289
My information is first hand. irresistable Feb 2019 #299
Ah, so your "evidence" is anecdotal and based on "multiple people" lapucelle Feb 2019 #321
Are you as condescending in the real world as you are online? irresistable Feb 2019 #323
Many people find data and empirical evidence more reliable than personal anecdotes lapucelle Feb 2019 #324
So, actual human experiences are of no use to you. You dismiss those out of hand. irresistable Feb 2019 #325
Wait...what? Actual human experiences are of no use to me? lapucelle Feb 2019 #333
You dismissed my personal experience as irrelevant. irresistable Feb 2019 #334
I'll take your response to mean, "There was no successful federal proposal, and the governor of VT lapucelle Feb 2019 #283
Do you have the bill number? awesomerwb1 Feb 2019 #264
When did Conyers run a national campaign? Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #207
Why would that matter? The uninformed are the uninformed, whether it's about lapucelle Feb 2019 #231
Because what Sanders did changed the discussion. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #246
It wasn't the theme of his national campaign. BS didn't have a senate version of Medicare for All lapucelle Feb 2019 #272
Lulzd. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #295
I always ask myself, "Who does that?" lapucelle Feb 2019 #297
When a discussion becomes mindless Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #362
John Dingell Sr. introduced his version for the first time in 1943. George II Feb 2019 #364
Yes! He JUMPED on that bandwagon! He did it with CONVICTION! Squinch Feb 2019 #68
..... lapucelle Feb 2019 #143
Only ONE Democrat Apollyonus Feb 2019 #185
Look at that beautiful lineup Sugarcoated Feb 2019 #240
smile .. I love the lineup too Apollyonus Feb 2019 #245
Medicare for all will be used to demonize us...consider polling shows that Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #340
Not true. Democrats have been talking about it for more than 75 years. George II Feb 2019 #365
A bit late to the party. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #366
Meh NRaleighLiberal Feb 2019 #16
this one NatBurner Feb 2019 #151
Yep. GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #167
Auto-trash by keyword. Oh, on edit, ... and trash thread when one slips through the filters. DontBooVote Feb 2019 #17
Joe mainstreetonce Feb 2019 #18
That was my second choice after Beto Gothmog Feb 2019 #108
fine Kurt V. Feb 2019 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Tech Feb 2019 #20
Welcome backtoblue Feb 2019 #21
Chariness. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #22
Bemused malchickiwick Feb 2019 #23
Sexist cally Feb 2019 #24
Looks like some came out in the comments section of a WA PO article on the topice Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 #237
DU (if that's a word) gives him something no other candidate is rzemanfl Feb 2019 #25
Ugh. Squinch Feb 2019 #26
Here's 4 Happyhippychick Feb 2019 #27
Bollocks Soph0571 Feb 2019 #28
Yes indeed, he is the dog's bollocks!! WoonTars Feb 2019 #350
Lol Soph0571 Feb 2019 #358
Meh. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2019 #30
Gadfly. revmclaren Feb 2019 #31
rollseyes Demit Feb 2019 #32
Nausea crazytown Feb 2019 #33
+1 grantcart Feb 2019 #132
Excellent Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #34
NO! Rebl2 Feb 2019 #36
Yahoo shanny Feb 2019 #38
Trumpwins apcalc Feb 2019 #39
GAWD! True Dough Feb 2019 #53
Bernedout. 2naSalit Feb 2019 #40
Best answer. Me, too.. LakeArenal Feb 2019 #102
You got it. GoneOffShore Feb 2019 #317
Donuts! brooklynite Feb 2019 #41
Carbohydrates True Dough Feb 2019 #56
Sexism backabby-blue Feb 2019 #42
Don't samplegirl Feb 2019 #43
Afraid LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #44
Is "UGG" a word? Or an utterance? Either way that is my opinion titaniumsalute Feb 2019 #45
I believe it's True Dough Feb 2019 #58
Suspicious... ecstatic Feb 2019 #46
I am starting to feel that way as well exboyfil Feb 2019 #81
Is there any difference between the NRA and Russia anymore? Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #88
+1, The Russians officially help him in the primaries last time and he wont release uponit7771 Feb 2019 #218
******* still_one Feb 2019 #47
+1 oasis Feb 2019 #314
Welcomeing-all California_Republic Feb 2019 #48
It was a long read True Dough Feb 2019 #65
My apologies true It did drag on in a bit. 😀 California_Republic Feb 2019 #121
Trust. ( after more thought) California_Republic Feb 2019 #131
Disgusted /nt romana Feb 2019 #50
NOT! democratisphere Feb 2019 #51
Yes....! mikeysnot Feb 2019 #52
Disgusted Chemisse Feb 2019 #54
Whelp KansasKali Feb 2019 #55
Irritated LonePirate Feb 2019 #57
Awesome... disillusioned73 Feb 2019 #59
Ambivalent. Moostache Feb 2019 #60
+1 happybird Feb 2019 #76
Fantastic! jalan48 Feb 2019 #61
Ugh. nt ginnyinWI Feb 2019 #63
suspicious Evergreen Emerald Feb 2019 #64
Motivated Shrek Feb 2019 #66
Disappointed CaptainTruth Feb 2019 #69
Welcome! aikoaiko Feb 2019 #70
pathetic mulsh Feb 2019 #71
+1nt Phoenix61 Feb 2019 #77
Pass tammywammy Feb 2019 #72
Ambivalent. LAS14 Feb 2019 #74
Fine. n/t Tom Rinaldo Feb 2019 #78
Good The Blue Flower Feb 2019 #79
Barf redstateblues Feb 2019 #80
Okay zipplewrath Feb 2019 #82
Bored. OregonBlue Feb 2019 #83
Bring lapucelle Feb 2019 #84
it lapucelle Feb 2019 #85
on. lapucelle Feb 2019 #87
Creative end-run around the only rule in this thread! True Dough Feb 2019 #95
... lapucelle Feb 2019 #137
Punxsutawney underpants Feb 2019 #86
LOL! Squinch Feb 2019 #155
Fingerwag. riverine Feb 2019 #89
Flyinglipspittle? Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #112
Meh. (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Feb 2019 #90
Post removed Post removed Feb 2019 #91
Nauseous comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #92
Democracy G_j Feb 2019 #93
UGH!!!!!!!! jrthin Feb 2019 #94
F**k AirmensMom Feb 2019 #96
stinks Rene Feb 2019 #97
Apprehensive Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #98
case in point: Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #232
Counterproductive JHB Feb 2019 #99
Aggravated. missingthebigdog Feb 2019 #100
Why? dalton99a Feb 2019 #101
excited. Joe941 Feb 2019 #103
Disgusted Tribalceltic Feb 2019 #104
No. MontanaMama Feb 2019 #105
Approval. CentralMass Feb 2019 #106
Beto Gothmog Feb 2019 #107
I sure hope he runs dalton99a Feb 2019 #134
Revultion. gibraltar72 Feb 2019 #109
Distraction. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2019 #110
Feh Odoreida Feb 2019 #111
YAWN! cornball 24 Feb 2019 #113
Yawn and bored. Polly Hennessey Feb 2019 #115
over MrGrieves Feb 2019 #116
Laughable. cwydro Feb 2019 #117
bernie pamdb Feb 2019 #118
NoMoreBS honest.abe Feb 2019 #119
uninterested ebbie15644 Feb 2019 #120
Frightened. Hortensis Feb 2019 #122
used agingdem Feb 2019 #124
GREAT! rgbecker Feb 2019 #125
Good. David__77 Feb 2019 #126
Disgust YessirAtsaFact Feb 2019 #127
MEH! snowybirdie Feb 2019 #128
Depressed Shrike47 Feb 2019 #129
Enough windje Feb 2019 #130
Skeptical Stare Decisis Feb 2019 #133
Ugh. W_HAMILTON Feb 2019 #136
WHY??? SaveOurDemocracy Feb 2019 #138
disgusted lunamagica Feb 2019 #140
Meh. backscatter712 Feb 2019 #142
Delighted. milestogo Feb 2019 #144
Meh Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 #145
Ughhh!!! Thekaspervote Feb 2019 #146
NO!! aeromanKC Feb 2019 #147
Misguided. NT WeekiWater Feb 2019 #148
Narcissist. SCRUBDASHRUB Feb 2019 #149
Fatigued. VOX Feb 2019 #152
Whoopie... /s GemDigger Feb 2019 #153
Unhappy, now that the Bernie-bros will probably come back sakabatou Feb 2019 #154
Hey! Check this out! in this thread, there are really only 3 or 4 pro-BS posters, and ALMOST ALL Squinch Feb 2019 #156
sad LEW Feb 2019 #158
no n/t snpsmom Feb 2019 #159
Good Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #161
Do the primaries have an ignore button? n/t DFW Feb 2019 #162
yes Tiggeroshii Feb 2019 #163
Ohnonotagain!!!!!!!!!!!!! FakeNoose Feb 2019 #164
Nader (as in Ralph) Basic LA Feb 2019 #165
Yeeeech. GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #166
Sigh WheelWalker Feb 2019 #168
Anachronistic MurrayDelph Feb 2019 #169
Numb lilactime Feb 2019 #171
Opposed. nt intheozone Feb 2019 #172
Indifferent Desert grandma Feb 2019 #173
Ugh! sarcasmo Feb 2019 #174
This message was self-deleted by its author Apollyonus Feb 2019 #175
Inspired!! Power 2 the People Feb 2019 #177
Compromat OhZone Feb 2019 #178
Verklempt! Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2019 #179
Spoiler. Skidmore Feb 2019 #180
Pleased. lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #183
No. nt frogmarch Feb 2019 #184
non-democrat beachbum bob Feb 2019 #186
Delighted Kentonio Feb 2019 #187
Okay. KPN Feb 2019 #188
Delighted Devil Child Feb 2019 #189
Repelled. DavidDvorkin Feb 2019 #190
Sad theophilus Feb 2019 #191
Scrumtrulescent! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2019 #192
Trolled. Kingofalldems Feb 2019 #193
Happy ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #194
Cool Peachhead22 Feb 2019 #195
Philadelphia Gothmog Feb 2019 #196
Disgusted. AkFemDem Feb 2019 #197
Exasperated ProudLib72 Feb 2019 #198
Well, the spectrum of emotions is pretty well represented above True Dough Feb 2019 #199
If emotions ranging from "meh" to "disgusted" can be called a gamut frazzled Feb 2019 #223
I wasn't claiming that the majority are backing Bernie True Dough Feb 2019 #225
Done Bev54 Feb 2019 #200
Shitstorm java108 Feb 2019 #201
independent yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2019 #202
Meh Loki Liesmith Feb 2019 #203
Gross blackdove78 Feb 2019 #204
Pathetic Runningdawg Feb 2019 #205
Yes! Delmette2.0 Feb 2019 #206
Disgusted leftynyc Feb 2019 #208
Disgusted. nt CherokeeDem Feb 2019 #209
Whatever nt TJKay Feb 2019 #210
Doh! LuvLoogie Feb 2019 #211
unsurprised fishwax Feb 2019 #212
Disgusted! allgood33 Feb 2019 #213
Enuff! Lucid Dreamer Feb 2019 #214
Apathy Panich52 Feb 2019 #215
One photo that sums up how I feel about his announcement: CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #217
Woo hoo! nt Kahuna7 Feb 2019 #258
Cool SammyWinstonJack Feb 2019 #221
Excited! Puzzledtraveller Feb 2019 #222
PISSED.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2019 #224
EGO PubliusEnigma Feb 2019 #226
Nervous. Vinca Feb 2019 #227
Good. eom guillaumeb Feb 2019 #228
Just a money maker for him... wcmagumba Feb 2019 #229
Fine elleng Feb 2019 #230
Ambivalent MaryMagdaline Feb 2019 #235
Don't. BigDemVoter Feb 2019 #236
Fan mvd Feb 2019 #238
Loser Sugarcoated Feb 2019 #239
Expected Yosemito Feb 2019 #241
Didn't want to seem unoriginal, but... Different Drummer Feb 2019 #243
Running out of original options at this point True Dough Feb 2019 #244
Untruthful Books_Tea_Alone Feb 2019 #247
Fine. I will say I truly doubt he'll be successful this time around Arazi Feb 2019 #248
Establishment betsuni Feb 2019 #249
lol Cha Feb 2019 #252
You're opposed to negativity True Dough Feb 2019 #262
Hey man, I'm not the one going around calling everyone ideologically bankrupt elites. betsuni Feb 2019 #266
Fair enough True Dough Feb 2019 #281
No, what I receive are boring lies and personal attacks and what I gave back are betsuni Feb 2019 #322
Okay ProfessorGAC Feb 2019 #251
Well, True Dough Feb 2019 #263
And I Consider That Problematic ProfessorGAC Feb 2019 #315
Most definitely True Dough Feb 2019 #319
Predictable standingtall Feb 2019 #254
Elated!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #255
Ugh. Kahuna7 Feb 2019 #256
Noooooooooooooo! n/t wryter2000 Feb 2019 #257
Blah. Glimmer of Hope Feb 2019 #259
Vomit awesomerwb1 Feb 2019 #260
Disappointed Freethinker65 Feb 2019 #261
The more the merrier! Zen Democrat Feb 2019 #265
Putin Clash City Rocker Feb 2019 #267
LOSER Historic NY Feb 2019 #268
HOORAY Doremus Feb 2019 #269
Go ahead DeminPennswoods Feb 2019 #270
Disdainful blitzen Feb 2019 #271
Meh Metatron Feb 2019 #274
Annoyed DarthDem Feb 2019 #277
Nope. peacefreak2.0 Feb 2019 #278
Scram!! polmaven Feb 2019 #279
NTSA R B Garr Feb 2019 #280
I'm gonna take a crack at it True Dough Feb 2019 #284
Yes! R B Garr Feb 2019 #291
re-elected nt doc03 Feb 2019 #286
GoAway nt Apollyonus Feb 2019 #288
Aardvark lamp_shade Feb 2019 #290
Divider. tavernier Feb 2019 #292
Welcome pampango Feb 2019 #293
Fuck vercetti2021 Feb 2019 #294
lol Cha Feb 2019 #308
Bloviator ploppy Feb 2019 #296
Pfffft..nt SidDithers Feb 2019 #298
Disgusted. highplainsdem Feb 2019 #300
Below in Franglais: sprinkleeninow Feb 2019 #301
Dreadful RandySF Feb 2019 #302
Drama egduj Feb 2019 #303
Sad. akraven Feb 2019 #304
wasted Demonaut Feb 2019 #306
Withdraw. roamer65 Feb 2019 #307
scared Demovictory9 Feb 2019 #309
Pavlovian Celerity Feb 2019 #310
Happy garybeck Feb 2019 #311
How can he run as a Democrat if he isnt one??? n/t scardycat Feb 2019 #312
Fine workinclasszero Feb 2019 #313
President Trump MyNameGoesHere Feb 2019 #316
Fine ananda Feb 2019 #318
pleased scarytomcat Feb 2019 #320
Sad. Nt BootinUp Feb 2019 #326
Unconcerned lark Feb 2019 #327
Happy. Autumn Feb 2019 #328
Divisive. Cha Feb 2019 #329
fuck. librechik Feb 2019 #330
ugh GitRDun Feb 2019 #331
Concerned PBC_Democrat Feb 2019 #332
Notademocrat jiminvegas Feb 2019 #335
Further analysis True Dough Feb 2019 #341
Meh SKKY Feb 2019 #336
Barney the Dinosaur versus Trump would be quite a spectacle! True Dough Feb 2019 #342
Traitor Doodley Feb 2019 #337
Angry. Demsrule86 Feb 2019 #338
Democratic Sucha NastyWoman Feb 2019 #339
This message was self-deleted by its author lillypaddle Feb 2019 #343
Sick lillypaddle Feb 2019 #344
You felt so strongly about it True Dough Feb 2019 #345
OOPSIE! lillypaddle Feb 2019 #360
Loser TexasBlueDog Feb 2019 #346
How about Michelle AND Oprah True Dough Feb 2019 #347
Geez. Sparkly Feb 2019 #348
Elated! WoonTars Feb 2019 #349
I'll Play... sacto95834 Feb 2019 #351
Meh Politicub Feb 2019 #352
Hypervigilant. Anon-C Feb 2019 #353
Indifferent Midwestern Democrat Feb 2019 #354
Sigh Peacetrain Feb 2019 #355
Joyful roody Feb 2019 #356
Fine. AncientGeezer Feb 2019 #361
Annoyed. Ilsa Feb 2019 #363
Locking Skinner Feb 2019 #367
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