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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
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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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