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Bernie Sanders is a good man. (Original Post) Lunch Lady Mar 2020 OP
He Won't Me. Mar 2020 #1
His heart might be in the right place Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #2
And unfortunately PatSeg Mar 2020 #3
He appointed those surrogates. The buck stops with him. NYMinute Mar 2020 #13
Agreed. Bernie cares about people not profits. joost5 Mar 2020 #4
He made a profit from his books NYMinute Mar 2020 #11
Cares enough about profit to own three houses and quit complaining about millionaires. MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #19
You can have high ideals, want to feed the poor, boost the middle class and still be well off. joost5 Mar 2020 #29
So do I... But I expect a lot more in the way of actual accomplishments from a career politician. ehrnst Mar 2020 #25
You never answered the question that was asked the last time Squinch Mar 2020 #5
I disagree. I think evidence and behavior shows us otherwise. LizBeth Mar 2020 #6
classy! nt USALiberal Mar 2020 #27
I disagree. But, I have higher standards, too. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #7
But you're undecided amirite? NYMinute Mar 2020 #8
New poster it appears ibegurpard Mar 2020 #16
She is obviously fully supporting Bernie Sanders NYMinute Mar 2020 #20
What kind of family is yours? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #9
Actually, I think he's an egomaniac Lexblues Mar 2020 #10
So is Biden. He cares about working class Americans. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #12
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #14
I think he is a good man gollygee Mar 2020 #15
Yep ibegurpard Mar 2020 #17
Hope he considers spending more time with family after tonight. MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #18
I think they are both good men democrattotheend Mar 2020 #21
I believe he is a good man Codeine Mar 2020 #22
He's just too damn stubborn Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #23
This. Codeine Mar 2020 #24
being good has nothing to do with it, its about getting stuff done and sanders has never got beachbumbob Mar 2020 #26
+1000 emmaverybo Mar 2020 #28
I used to think so. Now I think he's a pretty selfish man. Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #30
 

Turin_C3PO

(13,977 posts)
2. His heart might be in the right place
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:17 PM
Mar 2020

but he desperately needs to get his surrogates under control. They and his subset of toxic fans are making him look terrible.

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

PatSeg

(47,419 posts)
3. And unfortunately
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:33 PM
Mar 2020

a candidate's campaign often reflects what his/her administration might look like.

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

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)
13. He appointed those surrogates. The buck stops with him.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:59 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

joost5

(421 posts)
4. Agreed. Bernie cares about people not profits.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:37 PM
Mar 2020

In a greedy GOP world of privileged haves and want-to-keeps, Bernie (and Warren) has moved the Overton window more toward progressive ideas and we owe his movement a note of gratitude. We need most of his policies to be enacted into law. For sure. We need to keep the House and flip the Senate to do it.

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

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)
11. He made a profit from his books
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:58 PM
Mar 2020

and so did Amazon and Walmart, the companies he loves to hate.

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

MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)
19. Cares enough about profit to own three houses and quit complaining about millionaires.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:32 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

joost5

(421 posts)
29. You can have high ideals, want to feed the poor, boost the middle class and still be well off.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 11:13 AM
Mar 2020

If you're a Senator, you should be rewarded based on merit for service to our nation. Better than taking lobbyist money or succumbing to corruption in other ways. Bernie is a good man that cares about people, and he has a comfortable life. I'm OK with that.

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

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
25. So do I... But I expect a lot more in the way of actual accomplishments from a career politician.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:41 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Squinch

(50,949 posts)
5. You never answered the question that was asked the last time
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:40 PM
Mar 2020

you posted this same thing:

What, exactly, has BS DONE that has helped families like yours?

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

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)
6. I disagree. I think evidence and behavior shows us otherwise.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:49 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
7. I disagree. But, I have higher standards, too.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:54 PM
Mar 2020

"Good men" don't need to demean the Democratic party and Democrats with lies and smears about the Democratic party being "corrupt" and "feeble" and "the same as the GOP". What good purpose does that serve? Why would a good man do that?

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

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)
8. But you're undecided amirite?
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:57 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
16. New poster it appears
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:24 PM
Mar 2020

And chose not to pick a candidate when posting... which is allowed. Your point?

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

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)
20. She is obviously fully supporting Bernie Sanders
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:22 PM
Mar 2020

Why be undecided?

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

zackymilly

(2,375 posts)
9. What kind of family is yours? n/t
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:57 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Lexblues

(180 posts)
10. Actually, I think he's an egomaniac
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:58 PM
Mar 2020

Somewhat like a left wing version of Trump. Not quite as narcissistic as Trump, but definitely has a huge ego that guides everything he does.

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

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)
12. So is Biden. He cares about working class Americans.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:58 PM
Mar 2020

He will be a great president and will make you proud.

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

Uncle Joe

(58,355 posts)
14. Kicked and recommended.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:21 PM
Mar 2020

Thanks for the thread Lunch Lady.

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

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
15. I think he is a good man
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:24 PM
Mar 2020

I don't think he is the right person to become president, though.

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

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
17. Yep
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:27 PM
Mar 2020

They both are. Don't let people here disillusion you.

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

MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)
18. Hope he considers spending more time with family after tonight.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 06:30 PM
Mar 2020

Probably for the best.

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

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)
21. I think they are both good men
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:44 PM
Mar 2020

I am ideologically closer to Bernie (though I'm somewhere in between the two of them), but I think they are both good people.

Neither was my first choice, but I'd be happy to vote for either of them in November.

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

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
22. I believe he is a good man
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:00 PM
Mar 2020

and he genuinely cares about working class people. I do NOT, however, believe he is anything like presidential material. His skillset does not support executive endeavors.

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

Turin_C3PO

(13,977 posts)
23. He's just too damn stubborn
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:02 PM
Mar 2020

in my opinion. I like his ideas and I believe he comes from a place of genuine caring but he can’t see past his ideology in order to compromise.

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

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
24. This.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:05 PM
Mar 2020

Combine that with his tendency to buy into his supporters’ somewhat messianic view of him and it’s a bit too much One True Way for my taste.

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

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
26. being good has nothing to do with it, its about getting stuff done and sanders has never got
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:45 AM
Mar 2020

anything done.

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

Happy Hoosier

(7,296 posts)
30. I used to think so. Now I think he's a pretty selfish man.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 11:14 AM
Mar 2020

Maybe he can change my mind by losing gracefully.

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