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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: A Sanders administration wouldn't be full of corporate cronies. He's a REAL progressive. [View all]uponit7771
(90,335 posts)26. Like math, those are facts
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A Sanders administration wouldn't be full of corporate cronies. He's a REAL progressive. [View all]
think
Apr 2016
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Well at you least you are admitting Hillary isn't a true progressive. That's a big step....
think
Apr 2016
#2
What corporate types would establishment Democrats expect to see in a Sanders administration?
think
Apr 2016
#7
I believe Bernie would use the bully pulpit better than anyone we've seen in decades.
think
Apr 2016
#11
It would be very refreshing to have Bernie speaking about real change to a corrupt system
think
Apr 2016
#20
Hillary will get lots of Wall Street types appointed. She'll have no problem giving the GOP what
think
Apr 2016
#10
In case you don't read the news Wall Street banks have admitted to shit loads of crimes &
think
Apr 2016
#18
I'd like to see the GOP try and make a case for not having William K Black is AG. They'd be showing
think
Apr 2016
#8
This is false, a real progressive doesn't vote for corporate immunity and against the Brady Bill 5
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#14
Keep trying. Hillary already admitted she is open to Wall Street getting the Sec. Treasury position
think
Apr 2016
#25
Maybe you'd like to comment on who Hillary would appoint to her cabinet. Can you spare a thought on
think
Apr 2016
#28
+1, Sanders and Nader have soured my perspective of socialism and progressiveness
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#27
Single payer, breaking up Wall Street banks, ending the death penalty, ending the war on drugs
think
Apr 2016
#29
Funny you leave off gun views and the CFMA, what sours me is they're not the standard of progressive
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#40
The CFMA was written by Hillary's chief economic adviser and snuck into an omnibus spending bill
think
Apr 2016
#42
Excuses, Sanders gives no grace to Hillary he gets none either. The CFMA took the beat cops off
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#43
Bill Clinton and the Republicans snuck the CFMA in at the last minute. Only 4 people voted against
think
Apr 2016
#44
Again, he voted wrong... he gives no grace he gets none... no nuance for him and none for Clinton
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#56
You just posted another thread about the cost of shutting the government down. Bernie voted to
think
Apr 2016
#57
I'm promoting the idea Bernie will promote people that will do something. Screw the purity crap.
think
Apr 2016
#32
People who don't fight and explain what they are trying to do will never get anything accomplished.
think
Apr 2016
#37
Hillary uses the Victory Fund like it's her own personal campaign fund. Maybe some day those states
think
Apr 2016
#49
if Bernie was so "popular with the people" he'd be winning right now, but he's not.
procon
Apr 2016
#52
You're the one who made the claim that Hillary was supporting down ticket Dems and Bernie wasn't
think
Apr 2016
#53
Exactly. Bernie might not get every person he wanted appointed but he'd make the GOP look like dirt
think
Apr 2016
#34
William K Black, Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Reich & others of that caliber are who Sanders has
think
Apr 2016
#38
Well at least you named one of the most progressive Senators we have. But that's one and it's
think
Apr 2016
#41
Let's hope not. Corporate dominance of even the Democratic presidencies has been a a huge problem
think
Apr 2016
#47