Many see Sanders as what Democrats are supposed to be (Reply #14)

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Fri Dec 6, 2019, 06:56 PM

booley (3,855 posts)

14. Many see Sanders as what Democrats are supposed to be

Funny thing is many see Sanders as what Democrats used to be and should be.

We can argue whether changes to the party over the last 40 years were good or bad. But dismissing Sanders as "Not a Democrat" without considering why he has so much support among Democrats would be a mistake.

I admit I am also a bit annoyed of the double standard.

If any other Democratic Candidate (And Sanders is running as a Democrat) was drawing support in deep-red states, it would be seen as a good thing.

But for some reason when Sanders does it, it is given a collective m'eh" by the party.

I understand there is going to be a certain amount of rancor among supporters of different candidates during a primary. But this seems to go beyond that. It is always targeted at Sanders. And it's destructive to the Democrats.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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104 replies	Author	Time	Post
CNN Surprised To Find Bernie Support In Kentucky [View all]	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	OP
CNN surprised to find own head up own butt.	A-Schwarzenegger	Dec 2019	#1
lol	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#2
LMFAO!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#26
Seriously!! Bernie has support everywhere!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#76
Bernie	Wawannabe	Dec 2019	#3
Why so excited?	LaurenOlimina	Dec 2019	#4
Why so sarcastic and rude?	Wawannabe	Dec 2019	#6
Oh my!	demmiblue	Dec 2019	#13
You emulate your candidate well.	LaurenOlimina	Dec 2019	#19
Lack of energy and enthusiasm for Biden (and from him) are much underestimated! I would	emmaverybo	Dec 2019	#32
As you do a disservice to yours.	LanternWaste	Dec 2019	#73
sigh	LaurenOlimina	Dec 2019	#75
!!!!!!!!!!!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#77
He can win, and he absolutely deserves it. He's paid his dues for longer than most.	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#7
Not! nt	Wawannabe	Dec 2019	#8
American people deserve a Sanders administration...	Wawannabe	Dec 2019	#9
I am getting close to a decision. I take it seriously	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#10
The poster that you are responding to	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#34
Thanks Texas Towelie for pointing that out.	Wawannabe	Dec 2019	#37
Yes TT is correct	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#47
The article specifically says it would be independents	treestar	Dec 2019	#59
Independents do not have their own party	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#62
The Senate will still be	treestar	Dec 2019	#69
"He would have to include a lot of those in the administration."	Voltaire2	Dec 2019	#68
So, it's "His Turn"? What does has he paid to the Democrats?	Ninsianna	Dec 2019	#84
He has to earn the votes for it to be His Turn. Give me a reason to vote for him.	betsuni	Dec 2019	#90
Many see Sanders as what Democrats are supposed to be	booley	Dec 2019	#14
+1000	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#16
it was spun derisively as "winning the confederacy..."	LanternWaste	Dec 2019	#74
Not really sure I understand that word salad.	booley	Dec 2019	#95
WELL SAID!! All Democrats would be smart to emulate Bernie...	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#80
what does that mean? he doesn't deserve it? Actually i know. It's inherent . no its not.	Kurt V.	Dec 2019	#27
By your logic, it's Biden who can't win the nomination, since he couldn't win it in 1988 AND 2008	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#28
Look at it this way	CozyMystery	Dec 2019	#44
Lucky indeed!! Why Bernie is a beloved Democratic icon.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#83
Kicked and recommended	Uncle Joe	Dec 2019	#5
so much for the victim status of bernie not getting any media coverage nt	msongs	Dec 2019	#11
"He's being ERASED!" :eyes:	NurseJackie	Dec 2019	#12
Well it sounds like Bernie burned a few nerves.	JoeOtterbein	Dec 2019	#17
I just can't abide by anyone claiming that the Democratic party is ideologically bankrupt...	NurseJackie	Dec 2019	#21
I feel like failure everyday.	JoeOtterbein	Dec 2019	#22
How do you feel about the attacks and smears on the Democratic party that I mentioned above?	NurseJackie	Dec 2019	#23
Not nearly as sorry as I feel for folks without insurance who lose everything...	JoeOtterbein	Dec 2019	#24
Right on Joe!! Bernie is a hero to those whose lives hang in the balance.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#30
The lies and smears only benefit the GOP. It weakens the Democratic party by creating division....	NurseJackie	Dec 2019	#33
And yet, in all these years, he hasn't legislatively helped any of those....	George II	Dec 2019	#38
Please don't include me in your sweeping generalization.	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#43
Those lies and smears generate negativity. Negativity...	NurseJackie	Dec 2019	#31
Why is this so hard to understand?	mcar	Dec 2019	#39
It's the trap of the cult of personality... and vanity.	NurseJackie	Dec 2019	#42
I feel terrible for those people too, all the discussion is about	Ninsianna	Dec 2019	#85
I think that Bernie burned some bridges along the way also.	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#35
There was also Matt Orfalea and Darius Khalil Gordon. I'll leave it at that.	George II	Dec 2019	#40
The video is from The Rationa National.	lapucelle	Dec 2019	#79
And how much time does he get compared to those other four stalwards?	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#18
...	sheshe2	Dec 2019	#54
The topic was Michael Moore's appearances. Not Sanders.	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#63
K n R ! Thanks for posting! nt	JoeOtterbein	Dec 2019	#15
Kentucky has the correct demographic...nt	SidDithers	Dec 2019	#20
Bernie has a D next to his name last I checked.	Joe941	Dec 2019	#25
Yep. And he is part of the Senate Democratic Leadership	Hassin Bin Sober	Dec 2019	#29
Do you know what the function of that "leadership" position is? It's essentially a do-nothing job.	George II	Dec 2019	#41
And for good reason!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#81
The last time I checked he still was the independent senator from Vermont	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#36
You haven't check lately then...	Joe941	Dec 2019	#45
Bernie also signed a pledge that he wouldn't attack other Democratic candidates	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#48
BS claimed he'd remain a Democrat forever the last time.	The Valley Below	Dec 2019	#49
Link please	Kentonio	Dec 2019	#71
"Sanders' campaign says he'll stay a Democrat after election" [2016]	The Valley Below	Dec 2019	#72
Bernie has to defend himself. He is constantly being attacked from all sides.	Joe941	Dec 2019	#55
It's one thing to play defense and I accept that all candidates will have to do that within the	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#56
DU has been telling be that Bernie has been in free fall for months.	Joe941	Dec 2019	#58
I don't expect to be voting for him	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#60
Interesting	Tiggeroshii	Dec 2019	#86
Oh well, my farce was discovered.	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#87
I also found the CNN poll for Texas extremely interesting today.	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#88
.	Tiggeroshii	Dec 2019	#89
This message was self-deleted by its author	MrsCoffee	Dec 2019	#70
Attacked how?	booley	Dec 2019	#64
I can't reply without giving you the opportunity to alert my post. nt	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#67
BOOOOOOOOM!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#82
Yes, Bernie is running as a Democrat and will serve as the next Democratic POTUS.	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#46
I wouldn't count on it.	The Valley Below	Dec 2019	#50
I am... there's no stoppin the unbeatable team of Bernie & Elizabeth!!	InAbLuEsTaTe	Dec 2019	#51
Sanders and Clinton	Wabbajack_	Dec 2019	#52
No surprise, he's the hero of the white left,	radius777	Dec 2019	#53
+10000000000000000000000	betsuni	Dec 2019	#57
Righteous truth right there.	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#61
Since when do only white people care about health care?	booley	Dec 2019	#65
Sanders is a social libertarian	radius777	Dec 2019	#66
The more I read the less I thought you had ever listened to Bernie Sanders	booley	Dec 2019	#92
The Rational National...	lapucelle	Dec 2019	#78
Another CNN Surprise	corbettkroehler	Dec 2019	#91
The Bernie Blackout is very real	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#93
Reminds me of the buildup to the Iraq War	booley	Dec 2019	#94
Good analogy boo	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#96
Already setting up the narrative for when Bernie isn't chosen to be the nominee?	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#97
Thanks for your support for Bernie!	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#98
Well,	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#99
Yourself and Nurse Jackie are the only two I've seen pull this stunt	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#101
You're welcome to do so.	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#102
OMG you"ve revealed the real culprits	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2019	#103
Well, what is this all abut?	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#104
BTW.	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#100

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