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2016 Postmortem

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

2. As long as we're doing this again, I'll repeat myself.

Reply to BlueStateLib (Original post)

Sun Feb 7, 2016, 03:02 PM

Feb 2016

Sanders' claim is somewhere between true and somewhat exaggerated, not "mostly false" as Politifact has it. He said "help." He didn't claim to be a major author, a driving force, an inside player, an important architect, etc. He was pointing out that he was involved, so he had some authority to comment, and that's correct. Politifact's analysis is mostly wrong.

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Bernie Sanders claim that he helped write Obamacare [View all] BlueStateLib Feb 2016 OP

Oh darn. ucrdem Feb 2016 #1

Many more to go ... but people are PAYING ATTENTION NOW!! NurseJackie Feb 2016 #3

+1000 n/t livetohike Feb 2016 #11

+1,000,000 asuhornets Feb 2016 #20

As long as we're doing this again, I'll repeat myself. HassleCat Feb 2016 #2

Yeah, I don't know... TCJ70 Feb 2016 #4

If he put pen to paper and wrote a single paragraph, he helped. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #6

It really began as "Hillary-care" left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 #5

I still see inconsistency that he is not thrown under the bus treestar Feb 2016 #7

Definitely inconsistent. But were you expecting anything different? NurseJackie Feb 2016 #13

truth versus impression = falsehood? interesting conclusion but not one I would make. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #8

A slightly different view from the very pro Hillary TPM cali Feb 2016 #9

Hillary supporters hate facts. JRLeft Feb 2016 #18

Sanders supporters hate Obamacare. Pick a lane. KittyWampus Feb 2016 #21

I don't like it, it's better than what we had. We need single payer or price caps. JRLeft Feb 2016 #22

Some things don't change. dogman Feb 2016 #10

"Mostly True" at the very least demwing Feb 2016 #12

Recycling day again? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #14

The absolute truth is even better... Ino Feb 2016 #15

Welcome to my Forever Ignored club. nt valerief Feb 2016 #16

Here is the record from another senator on the committee....Politifact should be mostly true. ViseGrip Feb 2016 #17

Political is the one lying cali Feb 2016 #19

OH NO!! Bernie tried to get it closer to Single Payer - Medicare for all!! The HORROR! jillan Feb 2016 #23