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Bernie Sanders

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

21. Sometimes I feel that I'm

Reply to draa (Reply #16)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 07:14 PM

Apr 2016

enabling them and then hoping to change them, like some kind of co-dependent. They guilt us with ye olde BUT THE SUPREME COURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and blaming us in advance for a catastrophe, to keep us in line. Then some wonder why nothing ever gets better. Do what you always did and get what you always got.

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If Hillary Clinton is the standard bearer for being a democrat [View all] BigBearJohn Apr 2016 OP

What would be the sense of staying in a party.... daleanime Apr 2016 #1

Very good point. onecaliberal Apr 2016 #2

Boom! KPN Apr 2016 #3

I think it has been written somewhere that they don't need me anyhow ... Hiraeth Apr 2016 #4

they say Clinton can win on Republican votes, then screams Sanders is winning only with Republican MisterP Apr 2016 #12

IKR. Craziest election season in my adult memory with *maybe* exception of Hiraeth Apr 2016 #14

Nixon/Ford? Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #23

Sorry, inelegant wording on my part. The way Ford came to hold office and then run. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #24

Yeah, that was crazy Art_from_Ark Apr 2016 #25

exactly. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #27

Thjis post needs a 1000 recs! KPN Apr 2016 #5

Bernie proved you could be an Independent for 35+ years and Jarqui Apr 2016 #6

yup, giggle oldandhappy Apr 2016 #7

I disagree. I think its long past time that we take our party back! Kip Humphrey Apr 2016 #8

Republicans had controlled the White House 20 of 24 years before Bill Clinton BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #17

Very good points! I see that, too--the corrupt/revolving door of the Dem establishment... Peace Patriot Apr 2016 #26

If Bernie wins i will stay. If he doesn't then i will change back Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #9

Bingo! SoapBox Apr 2016 #10

K&R great line! Mbrow Apr 2016 #11

You have a spelling error (I hope it wasn't intentional). n/t demmiblue Apr 2016 #13

Thanks...fixed it BigBearJohn Apr 2016 #19

The perception used to be that Independents were in the middle BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #15

That's my plan. draa Apr 2016 #16

This is my mindset VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #18

Sometimes I feel that I'm LiberalElite Apr 2016 #21

By triangulating, they are abusing the fact that the US has a two party system Baobab Apr 2016 #20

If Hillary Clinton is the standard bearer for being a democrat SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #22