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Showing Original Post only (View all)Bernie Sanders' Ugly Campaigning Is Bad for Democrats -- and Great for Trump [View all]
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Worth a reread:
https://medium.com/s/story/bernie-sanders-bad-attitude-is-bad-for-democrats-and-great-for-trump-bd0ac7376146
This was posted by TomCADem last month when it was published
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211627784
and got several dozen recommendations then. I tried to kick it with a K&R reply, but I guess threads that old can't be kicked back to the top.
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Bernie Sanders' Ugly Campaigning Is Bad for Democrats -- and Great for Trump [View all]
highplainsdem
Feb 2019
OP
We took the House with moderate voters. We will not get the Senate without moderate voters...
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#39
How about we stop fighting about Bernie and treat him like any other candidate?
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2019
#3
I agree with you, but I think the point is that Bernie isn't like other candidates
marylandblue
Feb 2019
#4
You mean like a Green party candidate though right? Because he is not a Repugnant and yet he is
cstanleytech
Feb 2019
#7
Best DU post I have seen today & couldn't have said it better myself, well done. nt
yaesu
Feb 2019
#11
John Lewis lost no resect with me or most Democrats. And I will not refight the last primary here.
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#63
I am glad they have rules in place. But he still doesn't get my vote...except of course
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#62
No it really wasn't. She won in a safe blue district. It was moderates elected in red or purple
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#40
Maybe she was inspired to run by having to live and function in a Retrumplican Economy
maxrandb
Feb 2019
#41
People say things like that but it is unture...OAC won in a district held by
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#65
What you just said...is my fear. When Bernie loses (not if)...he might play the victim and
Demsrule86
Feb 2019
#66
+1, I don't see his strategy changing from 2016 in who his message is aimed at on the left
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#74