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In reply to the discussion: Sernie Banders: A Thought Experiment [View all]uponit7771
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New poll out strongly supports this. 57% favorability. Pence is next most popular.
JudyM
Apr 2017
#83
Not in the 2016 election (though I'm sure there were lots, there always are)
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#166
You're just playing games so you can "deny" the obvious. Most of us aren't buying it.
George II
Apr 2017
#78
Oh, I'm keeping up, probably more than you either wanted or expected anyone to do so.
George II
Apr 2017
#87
Other things you might theoretically do if you wanted to weaken the Democratic coalition
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#6
There are no "negative stories about Bernie Sanders". There are threads about his actual rhetoric.
KittyWampus
Apr 2017
#7
The childish "Sernie Banders" dodge notwithstanding, all one need do is watch this:
George II
Apr 2017
#107
So Bernie says that the Democratic party "is gonna have to open its doors to Independents". WTFDTM??
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#117
Who held the House against the Republicans health care bill? Sanders or Pelosi?
KittyWampus
Apr 2017
#11
Indeed minority leader Pelosi is a very effective and valued member of the Democratic
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#18
The DNC and Perez are parading Bernie around the country. Take a look at those charts again
yodermon
Apr 2017
#35
Something else one would do, if one theoretically wanted to drive a wedge between
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#10
Your OP and repeated attempts to insinuate that those of us who object to Sanders' rhetoric
KittyWampus
Apr 2017
#14
Head of outreach for the party you'd think would stop with saying negative things about the party
brush
Apr 2017
#22
and yet the head of the party thinks he's an excellent person for that position
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#34
Seemed like a good idea at the time but as in life, some hires work out, others don't.
brush
Apr 2017
#53
Sounds good but ditch the negativity about the party. It cancels out the good so you get no where.
brush
Apr 2017
#69
Posting on DU is not activism. I strengthen the Democratic coalition by helping out in local
FSogol
Apr 2017
#31
I see that you are very interested in strengthening the Democratic coalition
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#24
Exactly he is interested in the revolution he's beeen talking about for decades......
Historic NY
Apr 2017
#88
I wish that was true of all that claim that they alone have the corner on "progressive ideas" (nt)
ehrnst
Apr 2017
#72
ok so now sernie banders is on my trash list. BTW not a hater just sick of reading about him
kydo
Apr 2017
#27
And if you want to weaken the coalition by alienating women and minorities ...
frazzled
Apr 2017
#30
Another even more material method to destroy the democratic coalition would be
Fresh_Start
Apr 2017
#37
You fail to see that Sernie Banders constant negative statements about the Democrats
Fresh_Start
Apr 2017
#64
It's not true that some in the party would rather maintain the status quo?
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#163
Would that include saying ideas of more liberal members of your coalition are "fucking retarded"?
That Guy 888
Apr 2017
#144
ah, but you see, there are some who argue that he is supporting the wrong kinds of Democrats
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#162
Hmm... Ask someone who has mentally challanged relatives. I was alerted for quoting him once.
That Guy 888
Apr 2017
#168
That wasn't the context. It was addressed to a group who wanted to run a neg ad about a Senator
emulatorloo
Apr 2017
#169
Thanks for finding that. I wanted to correct Fresh Start's misremembering the context.
emulatorloo
Apr 2017
#172
No, the ads Rahm hated were against conservative Democrats not backing the Affordable Care Act. n/t
That Guy 888
Apr 2017
#173
When one insists on his way or the highway, how does that 'strengthen' a coalition? (nt)
ehrnst
Apr 2017
#70
There's a major flaw in your hypothesis, he is NOT "the most popular politician in the country"!
George II
Apr 2017
#73
Well, since you're now pointing out that your premise is based on fiction, no sense going on...
George II
Apr 2017
#86
Which is it? You seem to be losing track of your explanations of your own "thought experiment" sadly
George II
Apr 2017
#115
No no, according to the OP... pointing out that Bernie is constantly belittling the Democratic party
KittyWampus
Apr 2017
#84
"You are insisting that being a Democrat REQUIRES accepting without question Bernie"
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#170
Well, there was the poster on the board recently that claimed Sanders had said
ProfessorPlum
Apr 2017
#175
I am so glad that your hypothetical Sernie Banders so doesn't drive wedges between various Democrats
beastie boy
Apr 2017
#85
Got it. Sernie's capricious choices on who to support and who to bash in the coalition are a boon...
beastie boy
Apr 2017
#114