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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I know DU is Bernie Country, but in response to an earlier thread about Rachel's Interview of HRC [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)53. I can call my gop congressman every name in the book and he still won't vote for
Sanders bills.
Sorry but your plan is not going to work.
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I know DU is Bernie Country, but in response to an earlier thread about Rachel's Interview of HRC [View all]
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2016
OP
Please stop with the "free stuff". Nothing is free, and Bernie has a way to pay for
emulatorloo
Jan 2016
#1
I'm not a corporate democrat. I just happen to have a degree in Accounting and understand how
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2016
#22
Perhaps you're the one who needs to realize that one of our Chief Bankers, the Chinese
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2016
#41
The maybe you'll acknowledge that we've been removing our revenjue sources needlessly....
Armstead
Jan 2016
#94
It is the people's money. Amazing how there is always money for corporate welfare.
Skwmom
Jan 2016
#76
As of today he has only thrown out crumbs as to how he would pay for his health "plan"
riversedge
Jan 2016
#123
+1, other than you want have to pay preimiums which doesn't explain how Sanders plan will pay for...
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#133
Sorry but that is not realistic. Sanders can not switch the house and the gop
hrmjustin
Jan 2016
#32
'realistic' is settling for tenth place because the idea of change only belongs to the
roguevalley
Jan 2016
#68
Yes, I guess you have been asleep for a long time. There is no way the Dems retake the House
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2016
#35
Even if you got a Democratic congress what makes you think you can get it through?
hrmjustin
Jan 2016
#47
It may make you feel better to repeat that but it does not answer my question.
hrmjustin
Jan 2016
#34
I can call my gop congressman every name in the book and he still won't vote for
hrmjustin
Jan 2016
#53
according to you. Your vision is down. Ours is up. We know what we have to do
roguevalley
Jan 2016
#69
That is a ridiculous answer. My congressman is in no danger of losing his seat.
hrmjustin
Jan 2016
#93
They way you've participated in this thread is absolutely ridiculous, naysaying every worthwhile
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2016
#96
Sorry if I am raining on your parade but I don't buy the narrative Sanders supporters here
hrmjustin
Jan 2016
#97
Some people are still fairly comfortable in this society. Why rock the boat? -
Hiraeth
Jan 2016
#130
Yes, Hillary has been tested for decades, here and abroad and has learned along the way. I trust her
riversedge
Jan 2016
#124
But as we saw with the last one GOPERS use being in toilet as a reason to deny safety net,
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#79
And I want to avoid another George McGovern or Dukakis landslide loss with so much at stake.
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#115
Republicans HATE the Clinton with the intensity of ten thousand white hot Suns
onecaliberal
Jan 2016
#31
And hate Obama with the same number of super novas, so what ... republicans hate.. that's what they
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#134
It may surprise you that I actually know what a socialist is. It was Bernie who brandished himself
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2016
#45
you seem to think socialism is a problem. My grandpa was a socialist. he was as great a man
roguevalley
Jan 2016
#72
You mean 'branded himself'. Brandished is the past tense of 'brandish' a verb meaning to wave or
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2016
#120
Just because I'm a realist about what we can and cannot achieve at this time politically
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2016
#48
Our taxes go to pay for useless wars and to subsidize giant corporations.
Arugula Latte
Jan 2016
#40
No, you can thank the Governor for weaseling out of the Single Payer plan.
snoringvoter
Jan 2016
#46
It is the belief of many political pundits that the Dems have a chance at the Senate in 2016
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2016
#62
FDR had a good run, with a unified congress for something like 16 consecutive years.
cheapdate
Jan 2016
#137
Democratic Socialist is what it's called, call it what it is. Stop the B/S, and RIGHT WING scare!!
juxtaposed
Jan 2016
#56
What about all the polls showing that Bernie has crossover support amongst Republicans?
Maedhros
Jan 2016
#58
You are clueless. I live in a swing state and I know Republicans and Independents voting for Bernie
Skwmom
Jan 2016
#75
Never seen anything quite like this. They've cast off all pretense. They own the Republican lexicon.
Ed Suspicious
Jan 2016
#107
Or someone who's not taken in so easily with unicorn promises without a unicorn congress?
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#136
This is the second time within minutes I saw this Right Wing meme re Dems wanting 'free stuff'
sabrina 1
Jan 2016
#113
Please direct me to current Social Safety Net for free college tuition that Bernie is trying to
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2016
#140
Your word choices make it easy for me to believe you know how Republicans think.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2016
#119
Believe what you want. Someone in the Democratic Party has to talk like they have some fiscal
politicaljunkie41910
Jan 2016
#141