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Showing Original Post only (View all)Paul Ryan attacked Bernie Sanders. It backfired spectacularly [View all]
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/10/21/13358274/paul-ryan-bernie-sandersSpeaking at an event with College Republicans in Wisconsin earlier this week, Ryan warned that letting the Senate slip back into Democratic hands might give Vermonts democratic socialist one of the most powerful positions for shaping the federal budget.
If we lose the Senate, do you know who becomes chairman of the Senate budget committee?, Ryan said, according to the Nation. A guy named Bernie Sanders. Ever heard of him? Thats what were dealing with here if we lose control of the Senate.
Ryans hit on Sanders backfired, badly. Citing Ryans comments in a fundraising blast, Sanders was able to raise just under $2 million in two days for about a dozen Democratic Senate and House candidates furthering his chances of actually becoming budget committee chair.
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I'd heard somewhere that he was only in it for himself and what a giant ego he had!
Glamrock
Oct 2016
#19
why are you rehashing the primary? the comments were made specific to fundraising during the primary
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2016
#24
Of course Ryan knows how appropriations begin; he's the Speaker, after all. But
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2016
#26
and that is good, and I really hope that traslates into getting out the votes, not only for
still_one
Oct 2016
#7
Like warning us Clinton is four more years of Obama or that taco trucks will be on every corner.
Iggo
Oct 2016
#45
My buddies at work hope this is some real clairvoyance, they love the hell out them some tacos
nolabels
Oct 2016
#57
Yeah it is way past time to get some goddamn hard pipe hitting libs in Congress.
47of74
Oct 2016
#54