Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: It's Easy to See Why Bernie is So Widely Attacked. [View all]dalton99a
(81,637 posts)"The Democratic Party ideologically bankrupt, they have no ideology. Their ideology is opportunism.
- Interview with Vermont Affairs magazine, 1986
"The Democratic and Republican parties are tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum, they both adhere to an ideology of greed and vulgarity."
- Op-ed in the New York Times, January 1989
"It would be hypocritical of me to run as a Democrat because of the things I have said about the party."
- Socialist Scholars Conference in New York City, April 1990
Why should we work within the Democratic Party if we dont agree with anything the Democratic Party says?
- Socialist Scholars Conference in New York City, April 1990
I am extremely proud to be an independent. The fact that I am not a Democrat gives me the freedom to speak out on the floor of the House, to vote against both the Democratic and Republican proposals.
- U.S. House of Representatives in 1990
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden