2016 Postmortem

Betty Karlson

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33. Actual conservatives would not have a problem with that.

Thu Nov 26, 2015, 10:19 AM

Nov 2015

Reactionaries certainly would, but common-sense conservatives would let a skake-up of the status-quo override financial reservations.

Sanders has cross-over appeal, because he is NOT status quo.

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Why Bernie will win the GE: Meet The Lifelong Republicans Who Love Bernie Sanders [View all] 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 OP

So conservative Republicans, are ok having their taxes raised ... JoePhilly Nov 2015 #1

Apparently so. Because their are, believe it or not, many Republicans who still have a conscience. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #2

Republcians who welcome higher taxes ... ok. JoePhilly Nov 2015 #4

Evidently some republicans do welcome higher taxes. As pointed out above, JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #6

Look, I'm no Reagan fan, but his SS support was about like Obama's 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #8

No, WRONG. JoePhilly Nov 2015 #12

Tell that to Bernie's 25% GOP cross-over voters in Vermont. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #14

Do you honestly think that VERMONT ... JoePhilly Nov 2015 #17

Yes, Vermont is not Texas. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #18

Why are you babbling about Texas? JoePhilly Nov 2015 #19

Texas: the home of the Bush Crime Family, Where JFK was murdered, The Fossil Fuel Capital, etc. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #21

so rich Robbins Nov 2015 #38

I have not called anyone either of those names. JoePhilly Nov 2015 #43

The taxes will be higher mostly just for the wealthy. cui bono Nov 2015 #30

Have you noticed who conservative Republicans have been voting for in recent years? JoePhilly Nov 2015 #34

So now you're making it "Conservative Republicans". We were talking about Republicans that would cui bono Nov 2015 #40

Isn't that what today's Republicans are, conservative? JoePhilly Nov 2015 #41

The whole idea is lunacy treestar Nov 2015 #45

I've started to ask them questions about ... JoePhilly Nov 2015 #47

Actual conservatives would not have a problem with that. Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #33

Those no longer exist. JoePhilly Nov 2015 #35

According to the OP, they do. Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #36

Which Republican policies do you support? JoePhilly Nov 2015 #42

None anymore. I went over to the left ahead of the imminent stampede. n/t Betty Karlson Nov 2015 #49

Funny that. NanceGreggs Nov 2015 #3

Actually it DOES mean something entirely different. No more politics-as-usual .. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #5

Bernie pulls voters to the left while the conservadems chase them right. Broward Nov 2015 #9

Of course it means something different with Bernie because he stands for something different cui bono Nov 2015 #31

no standards or rules of any kind apply to Bernie treestar Nov 2015 #46

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Nov 2015 #7

Putting the cart before the horse.... Historic NY Nov 2015 #10

Hint: delegates to the Democratic Convention are ELECTED in Primaries 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #11

Extrapolating that to the American electorate redstateblues Nov 2015 #13

Time will indeed tell, about Bernie's support in the South. It's a work in progress, admittedly. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #16

This person doesn't have a fig what they are politically ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #15

I have a good friend who is rabid GOP sellitman Nov 2015 #20

Can you get him to change his registration, just for the Primary? 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #22

Good idea sellitman Nov 2015 #23

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This map gives the deadlines for each state, the NY deadline already passed for changing ... slipslidingaway Nov 2015 #27

If we can nominate Bernie, he can win. kenn3d Nov 2015 #25

Yes. nt 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #28

Some family members are changing their party affiliation so they can vote for Sanders ... slipslidingaway Nov 2015 #26

All I can say is, yes. Bernie is fast becoming 'a thing' .. across the board. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #29

The plural of anecdote is not data. n.T. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2015 #32

21-24% of Republican voters in Vermont is data. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #39

Except Vermont's electorate doesn't resemble the national electorate mythology Nov 2015 #44

That's what I said, so we agree. Vermont is not Texas, et. al. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #48

lol moobu2 Nov 2015 #37

Bernie -IS- a Game Changer. I -SO- hope that we are NOT here 25 yrs from now saying: IF ONLY ... Hiraeth Nov 2015 #50

Bernie has attracted large crowds in Iowa Republican strongholds CoffeeCat Nov 2015 #51

Yep. 'crazy like a fox' 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #52