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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders endorses three women running for Congress, and helping to raise money for them too. [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)1. Cherry-picking three candidates. Authorizing use of his photo and a quote on flyers and emails ...
... is a far cry from helping the PARTY in its effort to make down-ticket Democratic candidates more competitive.
All three women have endorsed his presidential campaign.
Is this quid-pro-quo? (Is that the right term?) Is Bernie saying that he's ONLY interested in helping Democrats who explicitly endorse him? That doesn't seem to be a very good way to run a revolution.
Hmmm... interesting. And revealing too.
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Sanders endorses three women running for Congress, and helping to raise money for them too. [View all]
pantsonfire
Apr 2016
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Cherry-picking three candidates. Authorizing use of his photo and a quote on flyers and emails ...
NurseJackie
Apr 2016
#1
Well... they're all three Democrats, so it's safe to say that the party has helped them.
NurseJackie
Apr 2016
#4
Well ... you're trying to portray yourself as being a "victim" and me as being the "baddie" ...
NurseJackie
Apr 2016
#16
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NurseJackie
Apr 2016
#19