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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: I Could Beat Hillary Clinton [View all]cui bono
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Exactly. If Bernie ran a lot of people would sign back up as a Democrat in states where it is
cui bono
Apr 2015
#262
Yep. I think the party establishment will do all it can to prevent the two actually
Marr
Apr 2015
#22
How so? You think Bernie is the only one that can "tell the truth"....you think she won't
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#337
Bernie doesn't want another war. That makes him the man for the job right there.
Enthusiast
Apr 2015
#59
I think Bernie's foreign policy would be to lead by example. Respect for the USA would be restored
Enthusiast
Apr 2015
#61
I think you are confusing your lack of respect for the USA and that of the world ...
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2015
#69
The rest of the world does NOT view the USA favorably. Best case they think of us ....
Scuba
Apr 2015
#90
The vast majority of the world's population give less than a damn about ...
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2015
#117
Yeah, you keep telling yourself that.. that PBO is only admired more than bush bc the bar isn't very
Cha
Apr 2015
#204
I have zero respect for a Neo-Con foreign policy that looks at war as a first resort.
Enthusiast
Apr 2015
#207
I agree. Now, if we could only keep the knuckledraggers from doing something to undermine it.
Enthusiast
Apr 2015
#206
I hope we do get a chance to see. I know of no reason to think him stupid or uninformed.
merrily
Apr 2015
#116
Distinction without a difference possibly, but no reason to assume he does not have that answer.
merrily
Apr 2015
#123
Bernie's classy enough to attack the issues, and his opponents positions, not her personally.
Scuba
Apr 2015
#220
That's probably the most meaningless poll ever, since most people never heard of him.
arcane1
Apr 2015
#3
As you well know, he is not a self described Socialist, but a Democratic Socialist and he has been
merrily
Apr 2015
#108
Yes he has. He's said so on TV. No clue how you purport to know his motives for traveling better
merrily
Apr 2015
#130
Oh, believe me, once people meet Bernie Sanders, they'll dump Clinton like a hot potato
Ageless Democrat
Apr 2015
#193
This panoply of proposals sounds indistinguishable from Dennis Kucinich...
brooklynite
Apr 2015
#194
Regardless of how YOU feel, the average voters looks askance at Socialists...
brooklynite
Apr 2015
#308
Did I misread this post? It says Clinton leads Sanders 47% to 8%, just makes me wonder
Thinkingabout
Apr 2015
#7
You think a head-to-head primary match-up between HRC and Sanders would be
KingCharlemagne
Apr 2015
#10
Do you think that? I said I am looking forward to a good primary, I do not want to look like the
Thinkingabout
Apr 2015
#12
You didn't say it; you insinuated it and you know it. I called your comment out and now
KingCharlemagne
Apr 2015
#15
LOL. True. We all see him or her. No need to reach for the high blood pressure meds.
merrily
Apr 2015
#124
Do you think a good primary needs to be a clown show like the GOP has been having?
Thinkingabout
Apr 2015
#34
Even in the first race he won as mayor of Burlington VT, he was not given a chance
karynnj
Apr 2015
#50
Not at all clear what you are saying. AFAIK, the Party did not actively discourage primaries until
merrily
Apr 2015
#159
I understood that, but your reply to me had nothing to do with my Reply 129 to you.
merrily
Apr 2015
#185
He won so much that the Rs and Ds joined against him to back one candidate between them--and he won
merrily
Apr 2015
#126
I don't care for Hillary either but wouldn't go so far as to call her a clown.
A Simple Game
Apr 2015
#63
He's devoted his life to the right reasons. The only money he made in Congress was from book sales
merrily
Apr 2015
#112
He needs money first. He's been trying to raise it. Anyone who wants him to run should donate.
merrily
Apr 2015
#115
I know. My post replied to you, but was meant for anyone interested who was reading
merrily
Apr 2015
#184
BREAKING: Potential Candidate Refuses To Torpedo Candidacy Before It Begins. n/t
Orsino
Apr 2015
#13
ANY democrat can beat anyone of the nutters and morans currently in the gop clown car...
truebrit71
Apr 2015
#20
Proof? I was thinking about asking you the same for your claim in post #14. n/t
A Simple Game
Apr 2015
#72
You cite polls more than a year and a half out from the election and ask me if I know voters?
A Simple Game
Apr 2015
#92
And if you knew polling history you would know polls this far out are meaningless. n/t
A Simple Game
Apr 2015
#165
and you think if he just "announces" that will make him more popular than even Joe Biden?
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#111
No I look at it as an opportunity to prove you don't stand that much behind your words!
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#216
I AM a Democrat....who supports the winner of our Primary whomever that may be...
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#221
No gambling addiction here....I am just apparently more confident with my position than
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#228
I view the fact that it made you quiver a sign of your less than confident position...
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#231
No actually I don't.....its just that I am confident in my position...
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#235
Yeah nobody that isn't a "degenerate gambler" ever uses that phrase...
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#237
WTF? "Acts the way I do".....because I am willing to support my position?
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#239
Yes it is....its the most valuable thing you own in the United States....
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#254
and that vote has value....and you are placing it on candidates who have varying chances
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#259
Merry go round? Is that what you call getting schooled on statistics and probability?
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#296
and that is what happens when you jump into the tail end of a conversation....
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#323
You stated above that a vote is a bet. I'm just asking you to explain how that is.
cui bono
Apr 2015
#343
Oh that is right.....you called me an "gambling addict" not a degenerate...
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#282
then you wouldn't be risking your vote....you would go with the choice who has the best chance
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#303
No, that's not how voting works at all, it's not the same as betting. Sheesh.
cui bono
Apr 2015
#291
That is what you think huh? That name recognition has nothing to do with her record whatsoever huh?
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#251
Oh and I happen to be a happy Democrat (as by far most Democrats also agree with my choice)
VanillaRhapsody
Apr 2015
#274
HRC out of touch with mainstream apparently, wants to re-frame income inequality problem
on point
Apr 2015
#16
Old, new or whatever, we need ideas that are different from Third Way. And by we, I mean both
merrily
Apr 2015
#144
Unfortunately, uprisings may be coming if this is not addressed. I think your take is wrong.
on point
Apr 2015
#49
I do understand what they actually did and did not do, but we are not discussing
merrily
Apr 2015
#200
Is he dishonest or delusional, or just splitting hairs about the meaning of the word "could"?
Donald Ian Rankin
Apr 2015
#25
Here on DU, it's usually Christians who are accused of being "dishonest or delusional".
stone space
Apr 2015
#312
I didn't say anything about one party or the other nor am I in the mood for a posting game.
merrily
Apr 2015
#187
Perhaps you should not have started with the whole "Bernie is a gentleman" game.
Agnosticsherbet
Apr 2015
#195
Oh come on now ...we all know that kissing Wall Street's ass is what wins elections.
L0oniX
Apr 2015
#78
Hillary does? Her own political genius husband didn't think so--and that was almost 8 years ago.
merrily
Apr 2015
#201
Yup! These guys inspired a lot of passion too, just not enough for the highest office in the land.
Tarheel_Dem
Apr 2015
#85
Keep speaking, Bernie. Truth about the oligarchy trumps diversionary propaganda.
woo me with science
Apr 2015
#91
Yes, but not with many big donors, if any. People who want Bernie need to be donating as
merrily
Apr 2015
#153
He's not a socialist. He's a Democratic Socialist. They are not the same. Somehow, some people
merrily
Apr 2015
#205
Recent polling data says HRC is inevitable. Just like it did before Obama won the nom in 08
peacebird
Apr 2015
#322
Two years out. Yes, she has name recognition. That is all. Just like he reintroduction book tour
peacebird
Apr 2015
#347
I read in the tabloids Hillary was not going to be president, that means she will be president.
Thinkingabout
Apr 2015
#227