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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I like Sanders, really I do......BUT... [View all]R. P. McMurphy
(834 posts)65. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." W. Shakespeare
Don't worry about labels. We've lived in fear of those far too long.
Instead, embrace the truth. The sweet aroma of truth emanates from Bernie.
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That's a major mindset change and is not going to happen between now and election day.
DCBob
Jul 2015
#11
Everyone I talk to gets it and most the people I talk to are conservative family members.
Kalidurga
Jul 2015
#247
America is a socialist Democracy as it is today, when it comes right down to it
madokie
Jul 2015
#16
Since we are mincing words here I thought he calls himself a "Democratic Socialist"??
DCBob
Jul 2015
#37
I think they're asking people to react to the word--and Frank Luntz and his "Words that work" crew
MADem
Jul 2015
#269
Bernie doesn't have a few years to change internal thinking of thie US population.
Sheepshank
Jul 2015
#79
I am talking about this as an issue in the general should he somehow win the Dem nomination.
DCBob
Jul 2015
#67
Yes. Not sure what the laughing is all about... I guess you don't keep up with the polls.
DCBob
Jul 2015
#83
Oh thanks I was just going off the top of my head and didn't go back and listen to the last speech..
Kalidurga
Jul 2015
#222
A person I know who is a political illiterate brought up this age thing up with Bernie this evening
emsimon33
Jul 2015
#7
They're accusing you of being someone else since they can't handle what you're saying.
Cha
Jul 2015
#236
IOW the typical MO. Now you know. I've seen it so many times it's just boring.. sorry
Cha
Jul 2015
#243
So the question is do you want to go with a "number 13" liberal who will likely win the WH or..
DCBob
Jul 2015
#102
Hillary Clinton will hand this election to the worst of the worse if she is our nominee
madokie
Jul 2015
#275
Guns, can his stance... NOT LOSE votes in south side KC or Chi Town!? I doubt it dearly
uponit7771
Jul 2015
#268
Guns are NOT a worry in South Side KC? Chi Town, Fifth Ward?! You KIDDING?! These are predeomantly
uponit7771
Jul 2015
#288
More dismissiveness vs addressing the obvious that Bernies gun stance isn't going to play well were
uponit7771
Jul 2015
#290
More condescending ad homs,indicator of a weak position on the issue of Bernies stance on guns
uponit7771
Jul 2015
#292
The answer as to why Sanders is running as a Democrat, and is quite simple. He told us he will NOT
still_one
Jul 2015
#27
Sanders has been caucusing with Democrats sincehegot into office, he's voted with....
marble falls
Jul 2015
#35
If he is a Democrat why does he still have I behind is name as a congressional member?
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#170
Granted, this one has a little more honey with the vinegar, but your avatar was a dead giveaway
corkhead
Jul 2015
#59
I think he is the opposite of a DINO, a Democrat in everything but name. Howard Dean would agree,
seaglass
Jul 2015
#71
The Third Way and DLC total betrayal of Franklin Roosevelt ecomonic system?
Thinkingabout
Jul 2015
#152
The Repugs Will Pounce On Any Dem Candidate That Makes It To The Nomination.....
global1
Jul 2015
#94
Why waste all this time with concerns over someone you don't think will win in the first place?
arcane1
Jul 2015
#227
With the likes of Trump & Cruz Dems have a real opportunity to shave off Rep voters
Sheepshank
Jul 2015
#85
Thank you. I was going to ask the same thing but you put it better than I could.
historylovr
Jul 2015
#122
This makes me think you don't know much about Bernie's time in Congress nor about the Democratic
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2015
#125
A crashed economy and disastrous wars mean different things to different people, you suppose
Martin Eden
Jul 2015
#285
It's a shame your polite opinion has been met with personal insult and invective.
MADem
Jul 2015
#128
I pointedo out the gaping hole in the OP's knowledge of the Party and the person, offered a whole
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2015
#134
If the shoe does not fit you, I would encourage you to not try to cram your foot into it.
MADem
Jul 2015
#137
And look how your pal goes after me. Look at that. Does not respond in any way to all that I wrote
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2015
#192
Look, I was responding to the post that STARTED THIS THREAD--if you want a fight, I
MADem
Jul 2015
#196
in all fairness I respect Bluenorthwest opinion, to me he's one of the good guys.
William769
Jul 2015
#182
I know.. they feel so strongly about their candidate.. I would think they could be able
Cha
Jul 2015
#273
The poster has made an incorrect assertion, and won't provide proof because there isn't any.
MADem
Jul 2015
#162
Sanders has made clear his whole career he was never a member of the Democratic Party.
hrmjustin
Jul 2015
#217
Actually it doesn't because Schunlin, Leahy, ans Walsh identify as Democrats.
hrmjustin
Jul 2015
#221
Awwww - Anthony Weiner - AKA Carlos Danger!!!!! (that name begs for exclamation points) - beat ya to
djean111
Jul 2015
#173
Has Sanders actually said he entered the race to drive the Democratic Party left?
WorseBeforeBetter
Jul 2015
#188
No need to ask any more questions, Martin O'Malley has been a Democrat since birth,
elleng
Jul 2015
#191
Your "understanding" is false. He has been in this race to get elected, period.
arcane1
Jul 2015
#202
Youre a serious person with seriously serious concerns that seriously need to be addressed seriously
Scootaloo
Jul 2015
#232
That is what the primary race is for -- for him to prove he is the best candidate overall.
aikoaiko
Jul 2015
#237