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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The Times' Attempt to Create a Bernie-Russia Scandal is an Embarassment [View all]Happy Hoosier
(7,559 posts)52. You may think that... but the truth is...
Bernie has said and done thing many will see as sympathetic to the Soviets, Cubans, et al. You can get mad about it, but the record is there, and it WILL be hyped, exaggerated, and IMO! Would crush him in the GE. If youre explaining, youre losing.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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sanders not naive with is invovlement with socialist worker party and the fact that organization
beachbumbob
Mar 2020
#13
it should be based on his accomplishments (lack of) while pursuing pie-in -sky policies
beachbumbob
Mar 2020
#23
Agree. It showed that way back then Russia was already looking for Useful Idiots
onetexan
Mar 2020
#16
We were essentially at war with the Soviet Union back then...not good. However,
Demsrule86
Mar 2020
#35
That Russia is helping his campaign and he knew and said nothing is an embarrassment.
MrsCoffee
Mar 2020
#39
I strongly disagree-this article explains why Russia and Putin have been supporting sanders
Gothmog
Mar 2020
#56
The Times made it look like they were exposing a Soviet plot from a spy novel.
Aaron Pereira
Mar 2020
#57