Democratic Primaries

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2. Mahalo for this from the WaPo, Goth..

Tue Feb 26, 2019, 08:03 PM

Feb 2019

Unfortunately, Sanders’s usual answer to such questions is unsatisfying, to say the least. He argues that we need a popular revolution so overwhelming that even Republican legislators will bow down before its power and vote for things they abhor with every fiber of their beings, such as single-payer health care.

That's Not all we learned..

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If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Washington Post-What we learned from Bernie Sanders's town hall [View all] Gothmog Feb 2019 OP

I am supporting someone I think will accomplish stuff. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #1

Me too. And my very close second so far is Warren. we can do it Feb 2019 #70

Me three Fresh_Start Feb 2019 #75

I'm with ya. SKKY Feb 2019 #121

Mahalo for this from the WaPo, Goth.. Cha Feb 2019 #2

Bernie looks a lot thinner than he did before. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #6

Dramatic weight loss you say? Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #97

I noticed that too. cwydro Feb 2019 #113

Maybe it's CrossFit or Zumba or P90X ... with all that weight loss, he must be RIPPED!! NurseJackie Feb 2019 #114

I'm on a train traveling in Ireland with a glass of wine, and I almost spewed it over my seat mates. cwydro Feb 2019 #116

His face looks smoother too NastyRiffraff Feb 2019 #118

You GO, Bernie! radical noodle Mar 2019 #126

Some further context. lapucelle Feb 2019 #57

Thank You for that additional context and information Cha Feb 2019 #58

I remember that editorial Gothmog Feb 2019 #73

That's a thoughtful tweet. PatrickforO Feb 2019 #64

I know what I learned, it's like 2016 all over again. LisaM Feb 2019 #3

Ugh.. another reason I appreciate Not Cha Feb 2019 #4

Actually Bernie got a lot less coverage than Hillary. Or Trump. scipan Feb 2019 #8

So true... but why let facts stand in the way of bashing Bernie?!?! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #17

Nobody is bashing Bernie. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #23

Speak for yourself ;) - nt. Amimnoch Feb 2019 #102

Ha! NurseJackie Feb 2019 #104

Are all Bernie supporters on a 24/7 pity pot? It seems that way. wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #46

Not on social media. Russia and the Kochs made Hortensis Feb 2019 #77

Nobody said otherwise. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #22

No, she ACTUALLY said two sentences. House of Roberts Feb 2019 #42

No she didn't. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #44

I meant that I felt like whenever I turned on those networks, I saw one or the other. LisaM Feb 2019 #88

I know exactly what you mean. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #91

I've even given up on Town Halls. They're so obnoxious. LisaM Feb 2019 #92

Again... we are in complete agreement there. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #94

Gwen Ifill WeekiWater Feb 2019 #107

I am glad that sanders will be vetted this cycle Gothmog Feb 2019 #30

Burlington College came up and was hammered here. Sanders has been vetted. Republicans/not vetted. The Wielding Truth Feb 2019 #36

So much for Senator Sanders' warning to supporters. Gothmog Feb 2019 #38

Oligarchs like Oleg Deripaska? namahage Feb 2019 #99

Senator Bernie Sanders did not vote, but would have voted for the sanctions. The Wielding Truth Feb 2019 #111

He attended one hour of an all-day meeting. KitSileya Feb 2019 #112

Okay. That's a point against him. I didn't know he also voted against sanctions on Russia before. The Wielding Truth Feb 2019 #117

Sanders will get no pass... NastyRiffraff Feb 2019 #119

I think that Bernie Sanders looms large at this time. David__77 Feb 2019 #33

Very large... that's why they fear him and must take Bernie down... InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #41

Nobody fears Bernie. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #61

My only fear is to try to understand why Putin preferred sanders Gothmog Feb 2019 #74

We don't fear Bernie. We fear those who will believe him Hortensis Feb 2019 #78

+1 betsuni Feb 2019 #79

Yeah, I think it was MSNBC that switched to an empty podium on Trump Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #35

Not from where I stood. His rallies were extensively covered. LisaM Feb 2019 #81

Don't come in here w/ facts... disillusioned73 Feb 2019 #85

Huh.... disillusioned73 Feb 2019 #83

... lapucelle Feb 2019 #103

That looks about right NastyRiffraff Feb 2019 #120

Nailed it. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #5

Exactly! Nice pie in the sky, BS.. Cha Feb 2019 #7

So has Kamala said how she would get her promises passed? scipan Feb 2019 #10

I haven't seen anything from Kamala Cha Feb 2019 #15

Harris., Klobuchar and the other senators have better records so far Gothmog Feb 2019 #16

Thanks, Goth! Cha Feb 2019 #20

Not counting on a voter revolution appears to be far more effective Gothmog Feb 2019 #28

Good to know! Cha Feb 2019 #34

Cue the crickets... chirp! chirp! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #19

How many new voters need to magically appear for this revolution to work? Gothmog Feb 2019 #27

You're about to see... don't worry, there's always room on the bandwagon for one more... InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #29

That response does not answer the question Gothmog Feb 2019 #39

It's the primaries-equivalent of the dismissive "I'll pray for you" response... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #43

I am really curious to find out how this voter revolution works Gothmog Mar 2019 #125

It's the selling of a fantasy... but if it won't work in the real world, I'm not buying. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #127

Has Kamala been making promises on Capitol Hill since 1991? ehrnst Feb 2019 #67

Scipan, this is a SERIOUS and enduring Sanders issue. Hortensis Feb 2019 #95

All talk about what we "oughta" do and what we "needa" do... but no realistic plans. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #12

Yes, Hillary and her amazingly intelligent Cha Feb 2019 #18

This is why I am still genuinely BlueMTexpat Mar 2019 #128

This message was self-deleted by its author Gothmog Feb 2019 #109

Thanks for sharing that link. It's VERY important, and VERY true. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #110

K&R brer cat Feb 2019 #9

The author's observations are a fairly accurate representation. Thanks! George II Feb 2019 #11

... Scurrilous Feb 2019 #13

Washington Post-Opinion: Are Democrats going to let Sanders get away with this? Gothmog Feb 2019 #14

What's he hiding? Why the delays and excuses? NurseJackie Feb 2019 #21

If he had just released them there wouldn't Cha Feb 2019 #24

Maybe he thinks we'd behave like his followers. Hortensis Feb 2019 #80

Karma! Cha Feb 2019 #93

"We have to do just a few more little things" Maven Feb 2019 #32

Perhaps he's being audited. tinrobot Feb 2019 #40

Imagine the conspiracy theories if a Democrat did that! betsuni Feb 2019 #60

That's the problem with all his grand ideas. comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #25

It has echos of his 2016 interview with the Daily News still_one Feb 2019 #26

yeah. It's almost like voters don't matter when it concerns legislation Kurt V. Feb 2019 #31

From your link. sheshe2 Feb 2019 #37

"Democrats will need to be above reproach." Cha Feb 2019 #50

Yep. sheshe2 Feb 2019 #51

Still Punishing Sanders for Running in 2016 McKim Feb 2019 #45

Amen to that ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #48

How does this voter revolution work? Gothmog Mar 2019 #122

You have to get as many progressive Democrats in office as possible ZeroSomeBrains Mar 2019 #123

That is not how sanders describe this voter revolution Gothmog Mar 2019 #124

I hope we have as many Democrats in Congress as well ZeroSomeBrains Mar 2019 #129

".. punishing.. "? The WaPo is calling him OUT Cha Feb 2019 #49

Nobody is doing that. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #65

Always good to hear opposing viewpoints ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #47

Yes srobertss Feb 2019 #52

Another listener to MR. A smart one I see. ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #55

MR keeps me sane srobertss Feb 2019 #63

I, too, have been concerned that when the only plan is a "popular revolution", nothing will be Nitram Feb 2019 #53

He's asking for citizens to get involved billpolonsky Feb 2019 #54

It's pie on the sky. What matters is who controls the House and the Senate. pnwmom Feb 2019 #101

So says the mouthpiece for the richest man in America-Jeff Bezos. jalan48 Feb 2019 #56

Well, it's starting again. Mr. Evil Feb 2019 #59

The nominee needs to be the candidate who can beat trump Gothmog Feb 2019 #72

No, he isn't more of a Democrat than Joe Manchin, and here's why. pnwmom Feb 2019 #100

"I hope that my Republican colleagues do the right thing." betsuni Feb 2019 #62

Yes, it most certainly was, betsuni.. Cha Feb 2019 #66

I am glad that sanders will be vetted this cycle Gothmog Mar 2019 #130

Cheers to That.. he's Cha Mar 2019 #131

Marty Barron is continuing the good work that he started at The Boston Globe, ehrnst Feb 2019 #68

Magical thinking. yardwork Feb 2019 #69

I still want to know how this voter revolution works Gothmog Feb 2019 #71

He wasn't asked the hard questions the last time, this time he will be. redstatebluegirl Feb 2019 #76

He doesn't like dealing with people who don't trust him unconditionally. honest.abe Feb 2019 #87

If he gets angry about obvious questions from Democrats just think comradebillyboy Feb 2019 #89

"I did not watch this town hall" disillusioned73 Feb 2019 #82

According the ratings most people did not watch this show Gothmog Feb 2019 #84

I trust the wash post.. disillusioned73 Feb 2019 #86

Then why hasn't there been this "Revolution" in Vermont? R B Garr Feb 2019 #90

...and then a miracle happens.... Adrahil Feb 2019 #96

Anyone can read things from a wish-list. I guess I just have higher standards... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #98

me too! Adrahil Feb 2019 #105

I like living in the real world and I am not comfortable relying on magical voter revolutions Gothmog Feb 2019 #108

Same. NT Adrahil Feb 2019 #115

The revolution needs to undergo an evolution. NT WeekiWater Feb 2019 #106