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Eliot Rosewater

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171. What makes you think getting the nomination is the goal? I see a different agenda at play
Sun Mar 3, 2019, 09:21 PM
Mar 2019

been there, done that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Hillary had a lot more votes than trump, would've beat romney also. empedocles Mar 2019 #1
Bernie and Hiilary both are addressing global warming. So they are both just fine. DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #70
+1000 Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #158
THIS!!!! Is anybody listening?!?! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #176
I am still suspicious of where some of BS support is coming from. Infiltrated in 2016 by allgood33 Mar 2019 #139
+1 Anon-C Mar 2019 #152
We all should be. BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #161
Yep, all over the internet. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #170
Tag teaming? Divide and rule? DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #178
Do you mean you think she would have beaten Romney when he ran in 2012, or 2016? Polybius Mar 2019 #155
He is on Bernie's side that is the problem. redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #2
Is there anything to gain by dividing us with this non-issue? DemocracyMouse Mar 2019 #72
Yes.... it seems like an infinite number of meaningless issues being thrown at us right now groundloop Mar 2019 #84
Agree... sacto95834 Mar 2019 #138
Always ask WHY They say what they do. Hortensis Mar 2019 #140
Tell that to BS. He's the one who... Cha Mar 2019 #119
Bernie Sanders is a Democrat? Pachamama Mar 2019 #3
No, just wears the label when it's politically beneficial. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #71
Thank you. brandnewday2009 Mar 2019 #75
Except he campaigned more for HRC than any other legislator plus raised more onit2day Mar 2019 #88
Do you have links? lapucelle Mar 2019 #93
FAKE NEWS. BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #162
Thank you for pointing this out!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #177
Not liking... Mike Nelson Mar 2019 #4
GREAT point, cant even answer this without dissing her. GREAT point. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #6
It's almost like he needs her like Trump did. R B Garr Mar 2019 #11
Great point! Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #12
Exactly! redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #13
sanders needs #neverhillary voters Gothmog Mar 2019 #24
Agreed. Dammit, Bernie, you're talking about the woman I STILL love! calimary Mar 2019 #46
If it were me, I'd try to get as much advice from her as possible. Why would anyone not want... George II Mar 2019 #7
And I hope that Hillary will turn her back on him question everything Mar 2019 #69
Jane was quoted as saying on the morning of the election (or perhaps the day before, I forget).... George II Mar 2019 #73
Actually "how we voted" was important.. and she should Cha Mar 2019 #92
Thanks for the correct wording. "Head & heart at odds for many." Wonder who was included in "many"? George II Mar 2019 #99
Jane Blew IT. Cha Mar 2019 #112
I don't know if many people on DU ever saw that tweet. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #123
You're AbsoLutely Right, TexasT.. Mahalo for Cha Mar 2019 #124
Your last question there is something I wonder every day. Tipperary Mar 2019 #188
Without Clinton voters, one cannot get the nomination Gothmog Mar 2019 #9
+1 fleabiscuit Mar 2019 #107
... Cha Mar 2019 #128
Brush Off.. Cha Mar 2019 #127
What makes you think getting the nomination is the goal? I see a different agenda at play Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #171
Grace has never been an element in his utterances. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #14
He never seems to learn. brush Mar 2019 #45
Is That Rhetorical? Me. Mar 2019 #25
He has been going out of his way to diss and insult Hillary supporters lunamagica Mar 2019 #29
Yeah, Nina/Jill Stein Voter/ Turner for one thing.. Cha Mar 2019 #87
Brilliant move, eh, Cha? lunamagica Mar 2019 #97
Yes, simply "brilliant".. Cha Mar 2019 #98
Ha! As IF! But nice friendly sentiment on your part.. Cha Mar 2019 #63
Wow. Misogynists like to be served by women and use them as floor mats. I'm pissed. fleabiscuit Mar 2019 #108
He's shows us exactly Cha Mar 2019 #113
Because Hillary ran to him for advice right? LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #77
They were both primary candidates, why would they call each other? But then Hillary lunamagica Mar 2019 #94
Why would Hillary call BS? Cha Mar 2019 #114
BS does Not get it, either. Cha Mar 2019 #117
What exactly did he say that you find negative? Lazy Daisy Mar 2019 #83
Um, I don't think he will win !!! trueblue2007 Mar 2019 #110
But I'm sure he and his supporters will cry "RIGGED!" when/if she doesn't endorse him. W_HAMILTON Mar 2019 #5
K&R Gothmog Mar 2019 #8
That's not wise on his part, I think. MineralMan Mar 2019 #10
Why would he? Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #15
And there is no rational reason to, that I can think of. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #18
She wouldn't stand aside for him in 2016. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #56
Sometimes I have to read until they mention the first name. NT WeekiWater Mar 2019 #16
My bad, I do that too, Sarah sometimes could be the name. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #17
+1 NT WeekiWater Mar 2019 #19
No matter. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #20
The party knows we are in GRAVE danger and I can all but guarantee Barack and Hillary and Bill Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #21
Fine. murielm99 Mar 2019 #40
GRAVE and apparently unrecognized danger by some.. empedocles Mar 2019 #53
.. Cha Mar 2019 #49
I missed that. Oh my, the arrogance is unbelievable. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #61
No Kidding! Cha Mar 2019 #64
Oh, wow. sheshe2 Mar 2019 #78
Really? He said that? (That's not very nice.) NurseJackie Mar 2019 #22
That parts not in quotes so, technically, no he didn't say it. n/t TCJ70 Mar 2019 #26
His meaning, intent and sentiment was clear enough. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #28
It is rude.. Cha Mar 2019 #51
I'm not interested in advice from him..... Little Star Mar 2019 #23
Now we are getting it. Ticking...dividing etc. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #172
Have other candidates reached out to and received advice from her? n/t TCJ70 Mar 2019 #27
Yes... PunkinPi Mar 2019 #42
Great! n/t TCJ70 Mar 2019 #43
Thank you for the list, PunkinPi! nt sheshe2 Mar 2019 #79
You're welcome, sheshe! nt PunkinPi Mar 2019 #136
Mahalo, Punkin' Pi! How cool these Cha Mar 2019 #90
It would be awesome, Cha! PunkinPi Mar 2019 #137
I know I would, too.. it would only Cha Mar 2019 #166
Why would she want to advise him? NastyRiffraff Mar 2019 #30
I wasn't going to post comments here. But this is nuts. LiberalFighter Mar 2019 #31
Weird... MontanaMama Mar 2019 #32
It's one thing to not want it, but it's quite another to publicly snub Hillary... NurseJackie Mar 2019 #35
Agree 100% MontanaMama Mar 2019 #37
It's a Good Thing he's Cha Mar 2019 #33
I haven't heard comments from the candidates on the Cohen testimony yet. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #34
I don't consider Bernie "our" guy. lark Mar 2019 #36
Good analogy. nt OhZone Mar 2019 #151
Smart jalan48 Mar 2019 #38
+1 melman Mar 2019 #50
Not really. Cha Mar 2019 #57
Said haters everywhere. MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #101
I agree, they really do have fundamental differences. There are plenty of people he can get Autumn Mar 2019 #142
A couple weeks ago there was an article about her discussing the election with... Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2019 #147
It all depends on what makes Bernie look like "Bad Bernie!". Autumn Mar 2019 #148
Yeah melman Mar 2019 #157
Now that Sanders is running "as a Democrat," Eyeball_Kid Mar 2019 #39
It doesn't matter, according to DU's TOS yaesu Mar 2019 #44
Nope! That's not what it means at all! NurseJackie Mar 2019 #52
It's called Vetting. As usual they're Cha Mar 2019 #60
oooooooooh noooooooo yaesu Mar 2019 #41
Weirdest part of Bernie's Hillary answer was "she has not called me." Cha Mar 2019 #47
From 'his point of view', . . . empedocles Mar 2019 #55
It implies that there's some obligation on Hillary's part that she's not fulfilling. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #62
Exactly, Jackie! Not Cha Mar 2019 #67
+1000. ehrnst Mar 2019 #103
Bernie who? n/t geardaddy Mar 2019 #48
Why is that a problem? johnnyplankton Mar 2019 #54
What are his "stances?" Asking for a friend. nt fleabiscuit Mar 2019 #121
bernie dawn5651 Mar 2019 #58
He didn't Lazy Daisy Mar 2019 #118
Bernie is a grumpy man. LakeArenal Mar 2019 #59
The candidate I support has the temperament and demeanor to be the Leader of the Free World. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #65
I have not decided quite yet. Tipperary Mar 2019 #184
Exactly... they should have asked Cha Mar 2019 #95
Big mistake, IMO mcar Mar 2019 #66
Repeat again and again: Sanders is not a Democrat, never been a Democrat question everything Mar 2019 #68
I'm sure its mutual. non story Kurt V. Mar 2019 #74
Bernie's smart enough to formulate his own platform. Mr. Evil Mar 2019 #76
"Platform" has nothing to do with his Cha Mar 2019 #81
Bernie has a platform? What is it, and what do they fix or accomplish? nt fleabiscuit Mar 2019 #122
are you serious? garybeck Mar 2019 #134
Did you only read the title line of my post? Try reading the text portion too. Mr. Evil Mar 2019 #146
Who cares? BeyondGeography Mar 2019 #80
SQUIRREL Pisces Mar 2019 #82
I mean if you're going to pick a show to go on and diss Hillary Clinton, @TheView is a helluva bold Cha Mar 2019 #85
There is no reason for Bernie to look for advice from Hillary Lazy Daisy Mar 2019 #86
It's funny how a few of the regulars are up in arms about this Quixote1818 Mar 2019 #132
Post removed Post removed Mar 2019 #89
She won the nomination. He lost lunamagica Mar 2019 #96
+1000. ehrnst Mar 2019 #104
Some live in a fantasy world emulatorloo Mar 2019 #111
Really? I'm a wrong that she won the nomination and he lost? Is that a fantasy? lunamagica Mar 2019 #131
No, you're absolutely right. I'm referring to the post that got deleted emulatorloo Mar 2019 #141
Oh, OK lunamagica Mar 2019 #144
This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Mar 2019 #105
Just another way that BS is Too Divisive. Cha Mar 2019 #91
K&R brer cat Mar 2019 #100
Sanders' "fundamental differences" with Hillary are imaginary. betsuni Mar 2019 #102
True. ehrnst Mar 2019 #106
The first several debates, they were constantly saying they agreed w each other. emulatorloo Mar 2019 #109
Exactly, emulatorloo.. so they're still Cha Mar 2019 #116
I was just thinking the Cha Mar 2019 #115
As a Bernie supporter forklift Mar 2019 #120
Thank You! Cha Mar 2019 #125
Oh, a who gives a fuck post. Got it. n/t Liberal In Texas Mar 2019 #126
Here is the video Quixote1818 Mar 2019 #129
66M Hillary voters, my dude. That's kinda a lot to brush off Cha Mar 2019 #130
Bernie Sanders didn't bring her up. Eric J in MN Mar 2019 #133
That's right he was asked.. it was his gratuitous, Cha Mar 2019 #135
What an ego! lunamagica Mar 2019 #145
Obviously he thinks he doesn't need Hillary supporters to win the primaries. Let's see how that still_one Mar 2019 #143
Oh, Okay. I was going to say "anyone" nt Persondem Mar 2019 #149
That too for sure. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #150
... Scurrilous Mar 2019 #153
im not sure she would want to embarq on that task anyway samnsara Mar 2019 #154
I was a Hillary supporter and beyond Sanders' graceless reply SharonClark Mar 2019 #156
So it looks like they both haven't call each other. Big Whoop and who cares. nt UniteFightBack Mar 2019 #159
Well he wanted Obama out of office in 2012 BannonsLiver Mar 2019 #160
As long as people ignore the mountain of...and continue to ...never mind Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #165
That's a good thing. nt LWolf Mar 2019 #163
I was so excited and optimistic about 2020 riverwalker Mar 2019 #164
He changes all the dynamics - and not in a good way EffieBlack Mar 2019 #173
Yep. BooScout Mar 2019 #181
It was uncomfortable today Gothmog Mar 2019 #167
I'm shockedI tell ya. She no longer has to pretend to like or respect Sanders. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #168
Yep Gothmog Mar 2019 #169
She can be her authentic self EffieBlack Mar 2019 #174
Selma sets a stage for Democrats Gothmog Mar 2019 #175
Exactly, Effie! Cha Mar 2019 #186
Thank you Hillary Gothmog Mar 2019 #179
NPR-Bernie Sanders has filed to run for Senate in 2024 -- as an independent Gothmog Mar 2019 #180
lol.. pic of Hillary and BS at Selma Breakfast Honoring Hillary.. Cha Mar 2019 #182
She seems to be enjoying herself. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #183
I guess NOT.. LOL! Cha Mar 2019 #185
This message was self-deleted by its author m-lekktor Mar 2019 #187
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