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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: A Bernie Sanders Supporter And ‘Rockefeller Republican’ Call To Action [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)53. "a new sanders embracing blacks"...
..."and becoming inclusive".
That is a textbook example of swift-boating: attacking a candidate on his strength. Bernie has a 40+ year record on civil rights, which you attempt to twist into him not embracing blacks and not being inclusive until he was forced to do so.
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A Bernie Sanders Supporter And ‘Rockefeller Republican’ Call To Action [View all]
kenn3d
Aug 2015
OP
every one of my republican family that voted in jan brewer and allowed the racist shit
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#3
i dunno, while kicked off the board i read an OP about dancin' with the people that brung 'em.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#5
of course he has. hence an independent. and he did it well as an independent.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#11
He's doing it better now that he is getting his message out to Dems, Repubs, Independents,
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#18
What?? 'sanders needs open primaries to get his base in to vote in democratic primaries'?????
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#27
"closed primaries" means only registered Dems can vote in the Democratic Primary
emulatorloo
Aug 2015
#42
that would be the 87% blacks, and like 92% latinos and single women you speak of?
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#32
ridiculous. and should be a hide though it will not. poster was talking about getting AZ repugs.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#12
i stated facts. that would not be swiftboating. we cant look at the fact it is repugs, that voted
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#17
i am slandering my relative by saying they voted for jan brewer who implemented bigot law?
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#25
I was in Az when Obama was running in 2008. Many of those Repubs voted for Obama. Jan had a photo op
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#19
Hillary's talking about getting Az Repubs also. Did you know that no Dem can win without
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#29
we would be talking about the general election and not the democratic primary, correct?
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#33
i feel he is pandering to him when he states that we should applaud that blacks have accomplished
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#40
i really do not bother when someone starts out in this manner. i mean, why should i participate?
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#56
no it is not. we are talking his campaign. he exclusively spoke about economic equality.
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#57
yes. they are very clear so why are you adding imaginary sound ect.... he is running a campaign
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#61
You mention gay people? Let's take a look at Obama's outreach to the Right, 2008...
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#55
if that person is all that, then why in the world are they republicans or vote republican?
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#2
So you don't think Hillary should be trying to get the Republican Women's vote? And you think no
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#20
We already have Rockerfeller Republicans'. Their called Third Way and Centrist Dems. I don't care
Ed Suspicious
Aug 2015
#23
That's what bewilders me. The GOP platform has long been anti-feminist and anti-social programs.
4lbs
Aug 2015
#28
Unfortunately, that does seem to be the case many times. I've talked to Republicans throughout my
4lbs
Aug 2015
#51
Thanks - I'll try that now to offer some additional perspective to the theme of my OP
kenn3d
Aug 2015
#52
You can also edit your OP to include the "excerpt" tag, so future readers won't be confused. nt
tblue37
Aug 2015
#54
sounds to me the rockefeller repug has all these liberal social ustice stance, but $ trumps
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#63