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cui bono

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55. So then explain to me how he goes about registering as a Democrat in Vermont.
Fri Nov 6, 2015, 02:45 PM
Nov 2015

He can't. They don't have party affiliation/registration there. You run as the party you want to run as. That is just how it is.

He is running as a Democrat in the presidential election. That is as much as he can do to become a Democrat. He is a Democrat in the primary race.

When he ran for Senate he ran as an Independent. He was elected as an Independent.

If you want I'll try to find my post where I explained all this to someone else. Hopefully I added it to my journal. But it's all explained in full on the Vermont SOS website.

don't be ridiculous! marym625 Nov 2015 #1
Silly me UglyGreed Nov 2015 #45
haha! marym625 Nov 2015 #47
Aside from Bernie voting Democrat from one side Hortensis Nov 2015 #89
Apparently, only till the people put the "Big tent" to the big test demwing Nov 2015 #91
Sorry. Sounds like you're having a bad election season. Hortensis Nov 2015 #95
Why's that? My candidate kicks butt! demwing Nov 2015 #102
We are together in that. I'm very glad Bernie Hortensis Nov 2015 #103
So vote for the workers of the party demwing Nov 2015 #105
I've said before I will IF he becomes the best candidate Hortensis Nov 2015 #108
Which ever candidate we send to the GE is going to win demwing Nov 2015 #109
All our candidates believe in tacking our national problems in a big Hortensis Nov 2015 #113
Do you think Hillary will have an easier time working with the GOP demwing Nov 2015 #117
We see no signs that the GOP will not be as committed to Hortensis Nov 2015 #119
Lol..."tedious yada over Hillary" - I agree! demwing Nov 2015 #120
What qualifies someone to be a Democrat? sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #100
You register with the party. Same as being a Republican. Hortensis Nov 2015 #101
I hope it does become an issue in NH. I can't think of anything that would be more foolish sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #104
Frivolous imaginary battles, to my mind. If the attorneys Hortensis Nov 2015 #112
“I’m a Democrat and should be on the ballot, I don’t think I need to say too much more,” ... Kalidurga Nov 2015 #128
Oh, he did file. No surprise, of course. Thanks, Kalidurga. Hortensis Nov 2015 #139
This message was self-deleted by its author William769 Nov 2015 #75
Bernie is accepted everywhere as a Democrat, no problem...but on the issues, which is what Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #2
He is absolutely accepted by the majority of Americans. It's DU Hillary supporters that won't accept cui bono Nov 2015 #5
Running as a Democrat does not make him one. He'd be the first to tell you that. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #22
It does in this primary. cui bono Nov 2015 #29
He's running AS a Democrat. He's not one. That's pretty simple, too. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #49
I vote AS a Democrat every election. blackspade Nov 2015 #53
Are you registered as a Democrat? BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #65
What about Jessie Jackson? bobbobbins01 Nov 2015 #69
Is he running for president? BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #70
He was at the time. bobbobbins01 Nov 2015 #73
I noted DemocratS not "a Democrat". BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #86
Ah, I get it. Labels are what concern you. blackspade Nov 2015 #79
You *can* see it that way - OR - you can say that you have enough BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #83
That's a lie that BS has never stumped for anyone. Chuy Garcia riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #106
So then explain to me how he goes about registering as a Democrat in Vermont. cui bono Nov 2015 #55
It's not that he hasn't registered as a Democrat. It's that he's SAID, again and again, BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #66
“I am running as a Democrat, obviously,” Sanders told reporters. “I am a Democrat now.” Live and Learn Nov 2015 #71
Political expediency? That's how I see it. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #84
The post is still false. Live and Learn Nov 2015 #88
Opinion isn't fact. But thanks for opining. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #93
It wasn't an opinion. It is a fact. Live and Learn Nov 2015 #97
So you choose to ignore that he SAID he's running as a Democrat. Which makes it so. cui bono Nov 2015 #77
Browbeating a registered Democratic voter into believing that Sanders has become BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #85
So now presenting facts is browbeating. cui bono Nov 2015 #115
What, praytell, IS a Democrat? Armstead Nov 2015 #58
That's an amazing take and a great fucking question. Capn Sunshine Nov 2015 #68
When will be "the right time"? nt TBF Nov 2015 #90
The data do not support this conclusion Android3.14 Nov 2015 #130
W has one as well. trumad Nov 2015 #3
Such a flattering one to UglyGreed Nov 2015 #6
The point is--- trumad Nov 2015 #11
Then why do you have UglyGreed Nov 2015 #12
To fuck with the BS'ers. trumad Nov 2015 #13
LOL UglyGreed Nov 2015 #15
Good Idea bravenak Nov 2015 #51
Choosing a particular avatar and the site having the avatar are different things. cui bono Nov 2015 #32
Here's one for you since UglyGreed Nov 2015 #14
If avatars don't mean shit then why are you posting about them? leftofcool Nov 2015 #16
Follow the thread please UglyGreed Nov 2015 #18
I agree with you on this, the site has sports team avatars as well and that doesn't mean anything cui bono Nov 2015 #34
deep acceptance and meaning to avatars and icons? Sheepshank Nov 2015 #4
Well many people UglyGreed Nov 2015 #9
but because it's an avatar option on DU, it means something significant? Sheepshank Nov 2015 #25
don't get me started on whether you thunked demwing Nov 2015 #92
deep acceptance of labels over meanings? senz Nov 2015 #99
Please show me where you and I have not accepted him as a democrat. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #7
He wasn't until yesterday.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #8
Socialist and Democrat are not mutually exclusive. blackspade Nov 2015 #80
There are Socialist Democrats and Democratic Socialists VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #107
Again, you are mixing a political party with economic theory. blackspade Nov 2015 #123
No I am not VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #124
You can still be a Democratic Socialist and a Democrat. blackspade Nov 2015 #129
No you cannot VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #134
If Sanders had not run as a Democrat he would have run as an independent, and then what? Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #135
Now we dont have to worry about that VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #137
But then again Democrats would have struggled much more to win back the WH. Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #140
No sir..disagree.. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #145
What are you talking about? blackspade Nov 2015 #143
Did he or did he not have to SAY he is now a VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #144
This message was self-deleted by its author Kentonio Nov 2015 #133
Sanders is now a Democrat, having beocme a Democrat when decided to run for the Democratic Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #10
And just 6 yrs ago he called himself a flat out Socialist....no couching it with the word Democrat VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #19
Yes, you are right. But the rules of the Democratic Party are fine with it. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #59
NO they weren't UNTIL yesterday when he was FORCED to become one of us... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #61
It was New Hampshire state law that had the problem, not the Democratic Party. See the relevant link Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #63
I am right and now VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #74
The states have the constitutional power to manage elections. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #121
Exactly....that is what I said VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #122
And Hillary use to be a Republican. Which is worse? Live and Learn Nov 2015 #72
When was she a republican, before she was eligible to vote? Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #131
That is news to me...gonna have to back that up...or change the laughing emoticon. Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #136
Bernie announced **yesterday** while registering in NH that he was now a Democrat Sheepshank Nov 2015 #52
You are right, but the Democratic Party rules do not require him to be a Democrat. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #60
Yes, he could have joined any time. This recent capitulationis not genuine imho Sheepshank Nov 2015 #62
I agree. I suspect the will retun to indepedance if and when he looses. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 #64
Holy shit! Avatargate! leftofcool Nov 2015 #17
IMO it's better than UglyGreed Nov 2015 #33
Can Bernie Sanders Win the Love of a Party He Scorns? workinclasszero Nov 2015 #20
I don't feel scorned. blackspade Nov 2015 #81
"I am not now, nor have I ever been, a liberal Democrat". Bernie Sanders workinclasszero Nov 2015 #21
He is represented here UglyGreed Nov 2015 #24
That doesn't change the fact that Bernie has held the democratic party workinclasszero Nov 2015 #26
He is a better representative of UglyGreed Nov 2015 #31
As soon as Bernie loses the democratic party nomination workinclasszero Nov 2015 #36
If you were an informed Democrat you would be aware that Bernie is one of 5 co-founders of Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #41
Bernie Sanders quotes: workinclasszero Nov 2015 #44
How is that hate? I'm a second generation Democrat and I think the Party is ideologically bankrupt Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #46
No. The Democratic Party doesn't subscribe to straight socialism. Bernie does. That's why he calls BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #48
True. He's a democratic socialist. That should surprise no one. Avalux Nov 2015 #67
You can also get a Lincoln avatar... SidDithers Nov 2015 #23
Really stretching it UglyGreed Nov 2015 #27
Nelson Mandela?... SidDithers Nov 2015 #28
DU under 'Topics' has 'Democrats' and under 'Democrats' comes 'Bernie Sanders' and always Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #38
Incorrect Cali_Democrat Nov 2015 #50
The 'not a Democrat' routine is a handful of cranks who take issue with the opinion of the DNC Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #30
The DNC and the Democratic Party has accepted Sanders as a Dem. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #35
Post removed Post removed Nov 2015 #37
No response from BlueCaliDem and not a peep from her cohort which lends silent approval Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #40
In other words, Bernie thinks for himself and not as part of a herd. -none Nov 2015 #138
President Obama doesn't think for himself? Nancy Pelosi doesn't think for herself? BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #142
Bernie just wants to be a Democrat when it's convenient to him moobu2 Nov 2015 #39
And as soon as he is done using the party for his own ends workinclasszero Nov 2015 #42
OMG... you guys get more and more hilarious. cui bono Nov 2015 #78
That is some shit there... blackspade Nov 2015 #82
Party over policy! pinebox Nov 2015 #43
Truth, truth, truth and truth! senz Nov 2015 #96
I'd like to bookmark your comment here on DU senz Nov 2015 #110
Interesting, it seems to be gone pinebox Nov 2015 #111
And yet my bookmarks are intact. senz Nov 2015 #118
+ all. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #132
Because he is a small d democrat AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #54
I hope you are UglyGreed Nov 2015 #56
Which is why they want to shield the public from his message AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #57
This is why the "Third Way" is a new and different party. senz Nov 2015 #98
Bush's Icon has been here for years and he's not in the Democratic party. William769 Nov 2015 #76
1000 views UglyGreed Nov 2015 #87
How much is that worth? JTFrog Nov 2015 #141
Under Vermont law, Bernie is a Democrat. That is dispositive and all that is relevant. merrily Nov 2015 #94
... Skidmore Nov 2015 #114
It may be a bit peculiar to run for the nomination as an Independent Tarc Nov 2015 #116
It's one of the ugly bullshit lies that some Clinton supporters peddle on DU davidpdx Nov 2015 #125
Personally... 99Forever Nov 2015 #126
He has voted as a Democrat more than Hillary sellitman Nov 2015 #127
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