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TexasTowelie

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36. The last time I checked he still was the independent senator from Vermont
Fri Dec 6, 2019, 08:21 PM
Dec 2019

and his FEC filing for his 2024 Senate campaign also indicates that he filed as an independent. I guess that is something that we are supposed to ignore though.

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