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In reply to the discussion: Focusing on Bernie Sanders as an individual is a harmful distraction [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)29. "If there is a Republican ... that believes in Medicare For All"
"If there's an elephant with wings, it will rule the skies."
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Focusing on Bernie Sanders as an individual is a harmful distraction [View all]
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Sep 2017
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Any self-identifed progressive who voted, but refused to vote for the Democratic nominee in 2016
still_one
Sep 2017
#2
Does assembling a circular firing squad help "elect more democrats"?
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Sep 2017
#5
Have you looked into what Our Revolution is doing? Or now Move On...there are others. They
Demsrule86
Sep 2017
#18
"Our Revolution" has stated openly, via their leader Nina Turner, that they could/would....
George II
Sep 2017
#20
Nina Turner said this in an interview with The Nation about a month or so ago:
George II
Sep 2017
#24
Some people like calling people racist and sexist more than they like winning.
redgreenandblue
Sep 2017
#4
Some folks are racist and sexist as demonstrated by Charlottesville....some people
Demsrule86
Sep 2017
#16
Yes, there are people like that, and all of us, whoever we supported in 2016, are against them.
Ken Burch
Sep 2017
#27
This was my view of the primary, coming from an Independent progressive...
chwaliszewski
Sep 2017
#7
Funny how the majority of MRA-ish DUers ended up over at JPR. No pattern there at all.
seaglass
Sep 2017
#10
Had Bernie won the primary 99% of HRC supporters would have voted for him in the general election.
haveahart
Sep 2017
#11
Have you forgotten Bernie is a white guy? Have you forgotten he would have been running against DT?
haveahart
Sep 2017
#23
There would have been centrist/moderate Clinton supporters who would not have supported
geek tragedy
Sep 2017
#30
There would have been centrist/moderate Clinton supporters who would not have supported
geek tragedy
Sep 2017
#31
I.m not seeing "sincere optimism," but instead pessimistic nativist-populism that...
Expecting Rain
Sep 2017
#17
