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TwilightZone

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5. Agreed. The insistence that he's the only true progressive is part of the problem.

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 01:49 PM

Mar 2020

The assertion that he's the "true" progressive, some kind of unique figure with a unique perspective who proposes ideas that no one has ever come up with before, is a significant part of the problem. It gives others the impression that the person making the assertion has no knowledge of the current political environment or political history.

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

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Bernie doesn't own the term "progressive". Biden is a progressive. Obama is a progressive. [View all] LexVegas Mar 2020 OP

But most of us don't pass the damn purity test. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #1

I disagree. CentralMass Mar 2020 #2

Your disagreement is predicated on precisely what? LanternWaste Mar 2020 #4

I think an insurance company owns the name Progressive. zackymilly Mar 2020 #3

Agreed. The insistence that he's the only true progressive is part of the problem. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #5

Every one of Sanders' "ideas" came from policy proposals NCProgressive Mar 2020 #8

So true Cha Mar 2020 #6

Damn Straight. 👌👍 Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #7