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Cal33

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96. A year ago Bernie wasn't even known. I, too, knew very little about him. I
Thu May 12, 2016, 04:09 PM
May 2016

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was rooting for Elizabeth. When I became sure that she wasn't running, I started
reading up on Bernie, and became impressed. His political views were very similar
to mine -- his and those of Elizabeth. For me, he was a natural to switch to.

Well, within a short time after entering the presidential race, Bernie began to make
rapid progress, very rapid indeed, for an almost total unknown. The main stream
media rarely ever mentioned a word about him. They avoided him like the
plague. And the Republicans didn't attack him either. Their reason is simple
to see. Why should they give him publicity? Making him known to more people
was the last thing on their minds. He was already dangerous enough. In fact,
they did the opposite, they tried to suppress him wherever possible. The DNC
did the same thing. Example: Just look at DWS's scheduling of the Dem. Primary
Presidential Debates.

Does this give you another point of view to really think about re why they attack
only Hillary, and not Bernie? Hillary became a known entity when she became
First Lady in 1993. Whether or not the Republicans liked it, there was nothing they
could do about it -- she has been a worldwide known figure since then. She also has
extremely heavy political baggage to tote around. Bernie does not. It would have
been quite stupid of the Republicans to give him more publicity, since his political
views are more different from theirs than Hillary's. To them he is more dangerous
than Hillary - should he win. So they kept quiet about him, and still do.

And they are right. If the Republicans had given him all the publicity by attacking
him, Bernie would have been way ahead of Hillary months ago. Just look at the
massive turnout of people whichever town he visits to make speeches. Can you
imagine what would have happened, if Bernie had been frequently seen on TV
over the past year?

And by "shoved down our throats", you mean a majority of Democrats voted for her. Right? 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #1
A Picture Of Cattle Going To A Feed Lot Yallow May 2016 #9
Of course it does. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #12
We're just dumb animals Codeine May 2016 #33
All animals are equal, annavictorious May 2016 #53
We Paid Off All The Umpires So "We Win" scottie55 May 2016 #73
+1 for the George Orwell reference. apnu May 2016 #90
First response here sums it up SCantiGOP May 2016 #117
I get you, but I was loving the Animal Farm reference. apnu May 2016 #120
What's really funny puffy socks May 2016 #52
So basically only your opinion counts and those who don't share it are mindless cattle anigbrowl May 2016 #94
Thank you jehop61 May 2016 #11
Yes - In The States That She Won..... global1 May 2016 #14
Well ... That's pretty much hopw it works ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #15
The Entire Establishment Was Shilling For Her - Along With The Media Yallow May 2016 #19
^^^ This ^^^ mindwalker_i May 2016 #23
Okay. I pledged this morning to watch for the signs ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #25
You Mean You Intend To Ignore Reality? Yallow May 2016 #28
No ... Just you as you do not represent reality ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #31
I Recognize Bernie Stomps Trump In Every Poll Yallow May 2016 #41
But Bernie is not winning the Democratic Primaries, i.e., the vote of the Democrats that have voted 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #74
How about the election irregularities that occurred in Arizona and Ny? In Cal33 May 2016 #84
It is a part of reality ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #85
The Republicans prefer Hillary over Trump to win. After all, she is all for Wall Street. Cal33 May 2016 #93
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #95
A year ago Bernie wasn't even known. I, too, knew very little about him. I Cal33 May 2016 #96
No ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #98
This message was self-deleted by its author Cal33 May 2016 #97
Do loyalty and long term commitments mean anything to you? LonePirate May 2016 #103
US Pop 318M * Dems 43% = 137M. Hillary has ~12.5M votes. hellofromreddit May 2016 #17
Okay ... A Majority of those that voted in Democratic primaries. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #22
Only The Primaries That She Won.....nt global1 May 2016 #72
Which is a majority of the contests had. No? 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #78
The primaries haven't ended yet, so your claim is baseless. hellofromreddit May 2016 #110
Yeah ... Okay. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #114
..and how many votes does Bernie have? nt Cali_Democrat May 2016 #26
Don't forget to multiply those votes by how much they really want him to win. JTFrog May 2016 #44
Yep. I see what's wrong - he didn't apply Bernie Math. COLGATE4 May 2016 #59
The OP is NOT about Hillary vs Bernie. pangaia May 2016 #55
Nice deflection! Don't care. hellofromreddit May 2016 #99
It's the primaries, why would you bring up a non primary#? Are you that confused? themaguffin May 2016 #43
I think she means that "those people" didn't vote the way they were told. yardwork May 2016 #24
Sorry, that's not how primaries work. There is no popular vote. TalkingDog May 2016 #67
horseshit. franannjo May 2016 #70
Okay. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #75
in a super sketchy "election" where the referee was rabidly partisan on her behalf AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #82
Ahem, I'm a Californian and this. primary. is. not. over! Peace Patriot May 2016 #107
I didn't say the primary was over ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #108
K&R fleur-de-lisa May 2016 #2
What do you think would change a Trump presidency? A Trump presidency depends on Thinkingabout May 2016 #3
Landslide is coming for Hillary over conservatives...hate to break it to all beachbumbob May 2016 #4
Wrong, here's reality. She has no memomentum pinebox May 2016 #5
i think we've been shown mooseprime May 2016 #20
Pretty much. pinebox May 2016 #21
Yea, kind of like this: JTFrog May 2016 #45
Romney surged now in the last cycle. Are you new to politics?? themaguffin May 2016 #39
Oh yes, we always forget that under #berniemath, candidates get +10 momentum points Tarc May 2016 #77
Hillary over conservatives? Ha Ha she is a neo-conservative. Vincardog May 2016 #86
How did the 1% fare in Hitler's Germany? While Trump is far more of a dullard than the Fuhrer, he's GreenPartyVoter May 2016 #6
The Former First Lady is a horrible choice. The worst Dem candidate in decades... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #7
YEP. We're SCREWED. Triana May 2016 #8
Shoved down our throats??? Beacool May 2016 #10
They Said The Same Thing About Bush Yallow May 2016 #16
+3,5496,603,06 pangaia May 2016 #58
Credentials? Rubbish. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #30
Yes, shoved down our throats. pangaia May 2016 #57
That's nonsensical. Beacool May 2016 #105
"hopefully people are smart enough...." vi5 May 2016 #68
Uh, relax. it is early May. Lay off those polls under about Labor Day. tonyt53 May 2016 #13
Absolutely Right Tony - Where Do The Billions Come From? Yallow May 2016 #18
Grow up. When you mature, Return. themaguffin May 2016 #27
You Need An Extra Shovel? Yallow May 2016 #29
Huh? Shovel for what? Pretend what? All you are doing is proving my point. You're immature. themaguffin May 2016 #34
Ah, more vacuous condescension from Camp Weathervane. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #32
...and your continue to prove my point. Go ahead, please proceed. themaguffin May 2016 #35
You had a point? Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #36
You are extemely immature and provide no substance. themaguffin May 2016 #38
She accused people of being condescending while being condescending. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #50
At least I'm not completely ignorant whilst calling everyone else immature. Phlem May 2016 #87
From a YUUUUGE Hillary fan. Is he immature? Phlem May 2016 #91
"The root of ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS"? CrowCityDem May 2016 #37
Face It Yallow May 2016 #40
Face what? That comment is ridiculous. CrowCityDem May 2016 #42
It is ridiculous. I don't understand some here & the hyperbole & absolutes... themaguffin May 2016 #47
"Entitlement".....are you sure you're on the right site? pinebox May 2016 #69
Um, no. You are stuck on a script & didn't read what I wrote. themaguffin May 2016 #115
Ever Heard Of "Follow The Money" ???? Yallow May 2016 #48
From Tax Free Corporations To Tax Havens For The Wealthy Yallow May 2016 #54
yes, a slow motion train wreck GreatGazoo May 2016 #46
The GE is not the GOP primary. It's not a hard concept to grasp. themaguffin May 2016 #49
You need to stop assuming...... Amaril May 2016 #62
I made NO assumption. My response was based on actual comments. and BTW... themaguffin May 2016 #76
And what, exactly, are "our" policy goals? Art_from_Ark May 2016 #111
Want proof that Hill supporters lose their shit over the "smallest amount of criticism" ? GreatGazoo May 2016 #80
If she wins the primary would be the single worst Dem. candidate I've ever been faced with in the GE EndElectoral May 2016 #51
Hillary or Trump -- worst choice ever. Arugula Latte May 2016 #56
I remember in 2008 I thought we were doomed too. nt BootinUp May 2016 #60
All that's needed is for people to turn out and vote for Hillary. MineralMan May 2016 #61
It may not be the root of all problems trudyco May 2016 #63
Your pet issues GulfCoast66 May 2016 #88
I hate it... JSup May 2016 #64
So you'll 'accept' Trump but won't lift a finger for Clinton. You let the mask slip a little there. randome May 2016 #65
You don't sound like any "Regular American" I know. procon May 2016 #66
baloney dana_b May 2016 #71
There you have it, the toxic attitude of doom and gloom if you don't get your way. procon May 2016 #83
wow - I never insulted you or said ANY "inflammatory taunts" dana_b May 2016 #89
This is like DU 2008 all over again. apnu May 2016 #92
Regular Americans have us. Eventually the tide will turn. mmonk May 2016 #79
No kidding! KPN May 2016 #81
Well there's a nice gracious way of saying that your candidate won millions fewer votes, Nye Bevan May 2016 #100
Some here take exception to your choice of words. guillaumeb May 2016 #101
I will be voting for Hillary in the California primary. Millions of people have already voted for still_one May 2016 #102
Me too!!!!! Can't wait to vote for Hillary!!!!!! beaglelover May 2016 #109
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ still_one May 2016 #112
Even Hillary herself says it's true - this, from an email: Triana May 2016 #104
the GNEWZ Media will make it so, for RATINGS. GWB part too. pansypoo53219 May 2016 #106
Clinton kicked Sanders ass. The people spoke. You don't like it. Tough shit. Deal! seabeyond May 2016 #113
The recent polls: muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #116
Actually it Bernie being shoved down our collective throats Sheepshank May 2016 #118
What an unfortunate metaphor... MineralMan May 2016 #119
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