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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: A not-that-political friend's take on Bernie Sanders [View all]marym625
(17,997 posts)14. K&R!
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Since we are getting into the hypothetical, what would the public's reaction be to such a circumstance?
leftupnorth
Oct 2015
#87
FYI: I'm a boomer, and my peers.. we aren't comfortable or economically secure..
2banon
Oct 2015
#73
+1 - You win! Unfortunately, the Empire may trump. After all, it's THEIR money!
erronis
Oct 2015
#20
That's right! A vote for anyone but the most conservative Democrat is.....
beerandjesus
Oct 2015
#11
Oh, What is it like getting old? I am 67 and feel like I am rooting for RFK.
LiberalArkie
Oct 2015
#23
In the context of this OP, I'm perplexed by the energetic support for Hillary on DU.
Maedhros
Oct 2015
#30
Some folks, even on the left, are doing very well under the 'status quo'.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Oct 2015
#32
They live in a denial bubble that ignores the 50 million Americans living in poverty. Goldman-Sachs
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#38
...and they have the gall to pretend that those of us supporting BERNIE are the "privileged" ones.
beerandjesus
Oct 2015
#40
We have to fight. Lives are on the line. It's a moral issue to ignore the millions living in poverty
rhett o rick
Oct 2015
#41
I ran into a bunch of those kind of people at a Joan Baez concert at Washington Park in Portland OR
Maedhros
Oct 2015
#44
+ 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
orpupilofnature57
Oct 2015
#52
I actually just addressed this in a different post addressed to someone else...
beerandjesus
Oct 2015
#60
C'mon, I thought that analogy about accepting Jesus on your death bed was hilarious!
beerandjesus
Oct 2015
#78
He's a sharp guy, and we've been close friends for the better part of 20 years.
beerandjesus
Oct 2015
#80
You buried the lede: "ANY DEMOCRAT WHO DOES NOT SUPPORT BERNIE SANDERS IS A COWARD"
leftupnorth
Oct 2015
#77
Wow look at all of you who recced this post calling all of us who don't support
hrmjustin
Oct 2015
#79