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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Of the remaining 22 contests in the Primary . . . [View all]thesquanderer
(11,982 posts)92. They are actually not that far apart on guns.
The NRA gives one of them an F and the other a D-. Hardly polar opposites. Sanders has voted against assault weapons bans, too. Sure you can find a couple of places they diverge, but overall, they're basically on the same side of the issue. As with everything else, Hillary morphs a bit depending on political expediency. Remember in 2008, when she went after Obama on guns, and he came back against her saying that suddenly she's Annie Oakley? Then she ran to someone's right on guns, now she's running to someone's left... and they're all more or less in the same place.
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Bernie may not win, I don't expect him to. The delegate math doesn't favor him.
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#1
I consider myself more of a progressive than you do, in that I actually want to get things done. nt
Chichiri
Mar 2016
#5
Every issue I described is to Hillary's (and Rove's) left. I don't see how Rove has any relevance.
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#48
So do they agree on guns? Or are you using guns to argue against your own claim about 90%?
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#77
Yes, Hillary wants companies which legally sell firearms to be held responsible.
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#81
Bernie is on the opposite side of each and every one of those in the list.
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#83
There are people here who believe gunz everywhere is a progressive cause. The term is
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#55
Supreme Court says gunz can be regulated. In fact, even racist gun supporter Scalia only supported
Hoyt
Mar 2016
#70
No, getting things done is getting things done. Bernie will accomplish zero. nt
Chichiri
Mar 2016
#84
Oh, so if Bernie wins New York, he'll sweep everything like he did after Michigan.
Chichiri
Mar 2016
#27
I spit beer out my nose from someone saying that the other night. I've met a few people who
bettyellen
Mar 2016
#11
He had the advantage of that Liquid Paper trust fund though. Wasn't it Dolenz who hung out
bettyellen
Mar 2016
#25
Yes, his mom Betty was a typist and cooked it up in her kitchen. I think he inherited way after he
bettyellen
Mar 2016
#50
Oh yeah! Gosh it has been years since I've seen that. Google Dolenz + Alice Cooper or
bettyellen
Mar 2016
#69
damn. All I can say is, anybody who partied with Keith Moon wasn't on the amateur circuit
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2016
#87
Claire is far more competent.....she would never make the mistakes Hillary has made.
virtualobserver
Mar 2016
#19
What is Not Being Taken Into Account On The Numbers Point Is The GROWING BERNIE MOMENTUM...
CorporatistNation
Mar 2016
#14
I think geography is far more of a factor than the things you mention.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2016
#17
Either they're white caucus states, or whatever Hillary-sucks reason you're thinking of.
Chichiri
Mar 2016
#30
Agreed, lots of pressure on the Super Delegates. I would have thought the time
Thinkingabout
Mar 2016
#66