More Important: Beating Trump or Stopping Bernie?

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  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    EarlWelsh said:
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    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet? Bernie needs to drop out yesterday.
    Why?


    Because he's a useless ineffective politician


    That’s ridiculous. 
    Citation needed


    Why is he ineffective? I understand your angle, assuming that it is “he’s only passed 3 pieces of legislation in his career” but his effectiveness reaches far beyond that. His stubbornness, in my eyes, is to be commended. Is his “ineffectiveness” a product of itself or is it a product of a broken, corrupt system. Depends on how you view it and what you want out of government. More of the same? Or something that truly works for all people?. Being an outsider in Washington only strengthens why he’s needed inside the White House. We need change, desperately, and Biden just isn’t it. If Biden wins, which I really don’t think he can, expect something worse than Trump to follow.
    wait. you link an article whos title says in 29 years Sanders......

    then YOU claim he is an outsider to Washington?
    Ideologically, yes, and by his refusal to be bought by special interests (the aforementioned corruption in Washington) he’s an outsider to a system that DOES NOT stand for or work for the working, middle-class of this country. 
    and hes become a millionaire from being there and writing books that wouldnt if he werent a sitting Senator. 
    Yes, he’s become a millionaire just a few years ago while in his mid-seventies. Somewhere between 2-2.5 million, 1.75 of which is from book sales, not from taking money of special interests. 
    Agribusiness$930,479
    Communications/Electronics$6,828,573
    Construction$1,410,372
    Defense$409,027
    Energy & Natural Resources$468,791
    Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$2,785,151
    Health$4,771,353
    Lawyers & Lobbyists$1,549,019
    Transportation$1,354,239

    stop lying
    I believe this is the total number of all the individual donations based on donor occupation. Does a worker that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because he supports the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests.  Kind of distorting your facts with those numbers isn’t it?

    Does an employer that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because they support the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests? 

    stated another way:
    I work in insurance.  So I give to the candidate that is going to protect the insurance industry.
    My employer is in the insurance industry.  So they give to the candidate that is going to protect their employees.  

    so what does 'special interest' really mean? 
    is it just another buzz word that Bernie uses to shift blame from his own failures?
    Or someone works in any given field and gives to Bernie because they care about the overall betterment of society, regardless of how it benefits the particular sector they work in.

    So when someone donates to Bernie, it's for the overall betterment of society.

    But when someone donates to Biden, it's representing special interests.

    Well that's a convenient of looking at things.
  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    edited March 2020
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
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    static111 said:
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    EarlWelsh said:
    mickeyrat said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    mickeyrat said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet? Bernie needs to drop out yesterday.
    Why?


    Because he's a useless ineffective politician


    That’s ridiculous. 
    Citation needed


    Why is he ineffective? I understand your angle, assuming that it is “he’s only passed 3 pieces of legislation in his career” but his effectiveness reaches far beyond that. His stubbornness, in my eyes, is to be commended. Is his “ineffectiveness” a product of itself or is it a product of a broken, corrupt system. Depends on how you view it and what you want out of government. More of the same? Or something that truly works for all people?. Being an outsider in Washington only strengthens why he’s needed inside the White House. We need change, desperately, and Biden just isn’t it. If Biden wins, which I really don’t think he can, expect something worse than Trump to follow.
    wait. you link an article whos title says in 29 years Sanders......

    then YOU claim he is an outsider to Washington?
    Ideologically, yes, and by his refusal to be bought by special interests (the aforementioned corruption in Washington) he’s an outsider to a system that DOES NOT stand for or work for the working, middle-class of this country. 
    and hes become a millionaire from being there and writing books that wouldnt if he werent a sitting Senator. 
    Yes, he’s become a millionaire just a few years ago while in his mid-seventies. Somewhere between 2-2.5 million, 1.75 of which is from book sales, not from taking money of special interests. 
    Agribusiness$930,479
    Communications/Electronics$6,828,573
    Construction$1,410,372
    Defense$409,027
    Energy & Natural Resources$468,791
    Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$2,785,151
    Health$4,771,353
    Lawyers & Lobbyists$1,549,019
    Transportation$1,354,239

    stop lying
    I believe this is the total number of all the individual donations based on donor occupation. Does a worker that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because he supports the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests.  Kind of distorting your facts with those numbers isn’t it?

    Does an employer that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because they support the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests? 

    stated another way:
    I work in insurance.  So I give to the candidate that is going to protect the insurance industry.
    My employer is in the insurance industry.  So they give to the candidate that is going to protect their employees.  

    so what does 'special interest' really mean? 
    is it just another buzz word that Bernie uses to shift blame from his own failures?
    Or someone works in any given field and gives to Bernie because they care about the overall betterment of society, regardless of how it benefits the particular sector they work in.

    So when someone donates to Bernie, it's for the overall betterment of society.

    But when someone donates to Biden, it's representing special interests.

    Well that's a convenient of looking at things.
    You don't have to be for or against Sanders to see that he has been morally, ethically, and positionally consistent for decades in ways Biden hasn't. When looking at their histories, Sanders has been an ideologue first, and Biden a politician first. If they can converge and define a messaging strategy that unifies these two branches, maybe they can define this as a partnership.

    Edit: I also think if there were ever a time that the USA might change its relationship with M4A, it would be right now in the middle of a pandemic. I'm guessing that's not lost on Sanders.
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  • benjs
    benjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,367
    dignin said:
    benjs said:
    I think it's permission structures. It was theorized on Pod Save America, it's a technique used by the former Obama administration it varies from Sanders' usual debate approach, and it coincides with massive confidence around Biden: Sanders is trying to create a permission structure for his voters to feel comfortable with Biden before he drops out. If he doesn't handle it methodically, they won't swing when he leaves.
    I agree. Hello fellow pod listener.
    One of my favourite places to learn these days. Love those guys.
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    EV
    Toronto Film Festival 9/11/2007, '08 - Toronto 1 & 2, '09 - Albany 1, '11 - Chicago 1
  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    benjs said:
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    EarlWelsh said:
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    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet? Bernie needs to drop out yesterday.
    Why?


    Because he's a useless ineffective politician


    That’s ridiculous. 
    Citation needed


    Why is he ineffective? I understand your angle, assuming that it is “he’s only passed 3 pieces of legislation in his career” but his effectiveness reaches far beyond that. His stubbornness, in my eyes, is to be commended. Is his “ineffectiveness” a product of itself or is it a product of a broken, corrupt system. Depends on how you view it and what you want out of government. More of the same? Or something that truly works for all people?. Being an outsider in Washington only strengthens why he’s needed inside the White House. We need change, desperately, and Biden just isn’t it. If Biden wins, which I really don’t think he can, expect something worse than Trump to follow.
    wait. you link an article whos title says in 29 years Sanders......

    then YOU claim he is an outsider to Washington?
    Ideologically, yes, and by his refusal to be bought by special interests (the aforementioned corruption in Washington) he’s an outsider to a system that DOES NOT stand for or work for the working, middle-class of this country. 
    and hes become a millionaire from being there and writing books that wouldnt if he werent a sitting Senator. 
    Yes, he’s become a millionaire just a few years ago while in his mid-seventies. Somewhere between 2-2.5 million, 1.75 of which is from book sales, not from taking money of special interests. 
    Agribusiness$930,479
    Communications/Electronics$6,828,573
    Construction$1,410,372
    Defense$409,027
    Energy & Natural Resources$468,791
    Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$2,785,151
    Health$4,771,353
    Lawyers & Lobbyists$1,549,019
    Transportation$1,354,239

    stop lying
    I believe this is the total number of all the individual donations based on donor occupation. Does a worker that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because he supports the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests.  Kind of distorting your facts with those numbers isn’t it?

    Does an employer that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because they support the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests? 

    stated another way:
    I work in insurance.  So I give to the candidate that is going to protect the insurance industry.
    My employer is in the insurance industry.  So they give to the candidate that is going to protect their employees.  

    so what does 'special interest' really mean? 
    is it just another buzz word that Bernie uses to shift blame from his own failures?
    Or someone works in any given field and gives to Bernie because they care about the overall betterment of society, regardless of how it benefits the particular sector they work in.

    So when someone donates to Bernie, it's for the overall betterment of society.

    But when someone donates to Biden, it's representing special interests.

    Well that's a convenient of looking at things.
    You don't have to be for or against Sanders to see that he has been morally, ethically, and positionally consistent for decades in ways Biden hasn't. When looking at their histories, Sanders has been an ideologue first, and Biden a politician first. If they can converge and define a messaging strategy that unifies these two branches, maybe they can define this as a partnership.

    Edit: I also think if there were ever a time that the USA might change its relationship with M4A, it would be right now in the middle of a pandemic. I'm guessing that's not lost on Sanders.
    Which brings us right back to where we started.  Bernie needs to drop out and never should have ran in the first place.  He's a useless, ineffective politician.

    The inability to be flexible over the course of time is not an asset.  The inability to change your position as the world around you changes is not an asset.  The inability to cope with reality is not an asset.  

    If Bernie wants to be an ideologue, go teach at university somewhere. Quit wasting everyone's time with promises you can't keep.  

  • EarlWelsh
    EarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,127
    CM189191 said:
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    static111 said:
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    mickeyrat said:
    EarlWelsh said:
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    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet? Bernie needs to drop out yesterday.
    Why?


    Because he's a useless ineffective politician


    That’s ridiculous. 
    Citation needed


    Why is he ineffective? I understand your angle, assuming that it is “he’s only passed 3 pieces of legislation in his career” but his effectiveness reaches far beyond that. His stubbornness, in my eyes, is to be commended. Is his “ineffectiveness” a product of itself or is it a product of a broken, corrupt system. Depends on how you view it and what you want out of government. More of the same? Or something that truly works for all people?. Being an outsider in Washington only strengthens why he’s needed inside the White House. We need change, desperately, and Biden just isn’t it. If Biden wins, which I really don’t think he can, expect something worse than Trump to follow.
    wait. you link an article whos title says in 29 years Sanders......

    then YOU claim he is an outsider to Washington?
    Ideologically, yes, and by his refusal to be bought by special interests (the aforementioned corruption in Washington) he’s an outsider to a system that DOES NOT stand for or work for the working, middle-class of this country. 
    and hes become a millionaire from being there and writing books that wouldnt if he werent a sitting Senator. 
    Yes, he’s become a millionaire just a few years ago while in his mid-seventies. Somewhere between 2-2.5 million, 1.75 of which is from book sales, not from taking money of special interests. 
    Agribusiness$930,479
    Communications/Electronics$6,828,573
    Construction$1,410,372
    Defense$409,027
    Energy & Natural Resources$468,791
    Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$2,785,151
    Health$4,771,353
    Lawyers & Lobbyists$1,549,019
    Transportation$1,354,239

    stop lying
    I believe this is the total number of all the individual donations based on donor occupation. Does a worker that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because he supports the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests.  Kind of distorting your facts with those numbers isn’t it?

    Does an employer that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because they support the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests? 

    stated another way:
    I work in insurance.  So I give to the candidate that is going to protect the insurance industry.
    My employer is in the insurance industry.  So they give to the candidate that is going to protect their employees.  

    so what does 'special interest' really mean? 
    is it just another buzz word that Bernie uses to shift blame from his own failures?
    Or someone works in any given field and gives to Bernie because they care about the overall betterment of society, regardless of how it benefits the particular sector they work in.

    So when someone donates to Bernie, it's for the overall betterment of society.

    But when someone donates to Biden, it's representing special interests.

    Well that's a convenient of looking at things.
    You don't have to be for or against Sanders to see that he has been morally, ethically, and positionally consistent for decades in ways Biden hasn't. When looking at their histories, Sanders has been an ideologue first, and Biden a politician first. If they can converge and define a messaging strategy that unifies these two branches, maybe they can define this as a partnership.

    Edit: I also think if there were ever a time that the USA might change its relationship with M4A, it would be right now in the middle of a pandemic. I'm guessing that's not lost on Sanders.
    Which brings us right back to where we started.  Bernie needs to drop out and never should have ran in the first place.  He's a useless, ineffective politician.

    The inability to be flexible over the course of time is not an asset.  The inability to change your position as the world around you changes is not an asset.  The inability to cope with reality is not an asset.  

    If Bernie wants to be an ideologue, go teach at university somewhere. Quit wasting everyone's time with promises you can't keep.  

    But his platform aligns perfectly with the changes that the world has made and needs to make. Don’t you see that? The old way does not work anymore. Biden represents the old way that got us Trump in the first place. 
  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    EarlWelsh said:
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    static111 said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    mickeyrat said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    mickeyrat said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet? Bernie needs to drop out yesterday.
    Why?


    Because he's a useless ineffective politician


    That’s ridiculous. 
    Citation needed


    Why is he ineffective? I understand your angle, assuming that it is “he’s only passed 3 pieces of legislation in his career” but his effectiveness reaches far beyond that. His stubbornness, in my eyes, is to be commended. Is his “ineffectiveness” a product of itself or is it a product of a broken, corrupt system. Depends on how you view it and what you want out of government. More of the same? Or something that truly works for all people?. Being an outsider in Washington only strengthens why he’s needed inside the White House. We need change, desperately, and Biden just isn’t it. If Biden wins, which I really don’t think he can, expect something worse than Trump to follow.
    wait. you link an article whos title says in 29 years Sanders......

    then YOU claim he is an outsider to Washington?
    Ideologically, yes, and by his refusal to be bought by special interests (the aforementioned corruption in Washington) he’s an outsider to a system that DOES NOT stand for or work for the working, middle-class of this country. 
    and hes become a millionaire from being there and writing books that wouldnt if he werent a sitting Senator. 
    Yes, he’s become a millionaire just a few years ago while in his mid-seventies. Somewhere between 2-2.5 million, 1.75 of which is from book sales, not from taking money of special interests. 
    Agribusiness$930,479
    Communications/Electronics$6,828,573
    Construction$1,410,372
    Defense$409,027
    Energy & Natural Resources$468,791
    Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$2,785,151
    Health$4,771,353
    Lawyers & Lobbyists$1,549,019
    Transportation$1,354,239

    stop lying
    I believe this is the total number of all the individual donations based on donor occupation. Does a worker that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because he supports the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests.  Kind of distorting your facts with those numbers isn’t it?

    Does an employer that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because they support the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests? 

    stated another way:
    I work in insurance.  So I give to the candidate that is going to protect the insurance industry.
    My employer is in the insurance industry.  So they give to the candidate that is going to protect their employees.  

    so what does 'special interest' really mean? 
    is it just another buzz word that Bernie uses to shift blame from his own failures?
    Or someone works in any given field and gives to Bernie because they care about the overall betterment of society, regardless of how it benefits the particular sector they work in.

    So when someone donates to Bernie, it's for the overall betterment of society.

    But when someone donates to Biden, it's representing special interests.

    Well that's a convenient of looking at things.
    You don't have to be for or against Sanders to see that he has been morally, ethically, and positionally consistent for decades in ways Biden hasn't. When looking at their histories, Sanders has been an ideologue first, and Biden a politician first. If they can converge and define a messaging strategy that unifies these two branches, maybe they can define this as a partnership.

    Edit: I also think if there were ever a time that the USA might change its relationship with M4A, it would be right now in the middle of a pandemic. I'm guessing that's not lost on Sanders.
    Which brings us right back to where we started.  Bernie needs to drop out and never should have ran in the first place.  He's a useless, ineffective politician.

    The inability to be flexible over the course of time is not an asset.  The inability to change your position as the world around you changes is not an asset.  The inability to cope with reality is not an asset.  

    If Bernie wants to be an ideologue, go teach at university somewhere. Quit wasting everyone's time with promises you can't keep.  

    But his platform aligns perfectly with the changes that the world has made and needs to make. Don’t you see that? The old way does not work anymore. Biden represents the old way that got us Trump in the first place. 

    clip clop
    Nice horseshoes


    Were you not paying attention during debates?

    Everytime Bernie brought up a litany of complaints, Biden responded with "yes I agree with you, furthermore here are the exact steps I've taken, and what I plan to do going forward"

    Meanwhile Bernie is doing his best veruca salt impression ' but I want it noooooow'

    Best thing Bernie can do to effectuate change right now with this instant is drop out of the race and back Biden. That's it. Full stop.
  • JimmyV
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  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    benjs said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    static111 said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    mickeyrat said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    mickeyrat said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet? Bernie needs to drop out yesterday.
    Why?


    Because he's a useless ineffective politician


    That’s ridiculous. 
    Citation needed


    Why is he ineffective? I understand your angle, assuming that it is “he’s only passed 3 pieces of legislation in his career” but his effectiveness reaches far beyond that. His stubbornness, in my eyes, is to be commended. Is his “ineffectiveness” a product of itself or is it a product of a broken, corrupt system. Depends on how you view it and what you want out of government. More of the same? Or something that truly works for all people?. Being an outsider in Washington only strengthens why he’s needed inside the White House. We need change, desperately, and Biden just isn’t it. If Biden wins, which I really don’t think he can, expect something worse than Trump to follow.
    wait. you link an article whos title says in 29 years Sanders......

    then YOU claim he is an outsider to Washington?
    Ideologically, yes, and by his refusal to be bought by special interests (the aforementioned corruption in Washington) he’s an outsider to a system that DOES NOT stand for or work for the working, middle-class of this country. 
    and hes become a millionaire from being there and writing books that wouldnt if he werent a sitting Senator. 
    Yes, he’s become a millionaire just a few years ago while in his mid-seventies. Somewhere between 2-2.5 million, 1.75 of which is from book sales, not from taking money of special interests. 
    Agribusiness$930,479
    Communications/Electronics$6,828,573
    Construction$1,410,372
    Defense$409,027
    Energy & Natural Resources$468,791
    Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$2,785,151
    Health$4,771,353
    Lawyers & Lobbyists$1,549,019
    Transportation$1,354,239

    stop lying
    I believe this is the total number of all the individual donations based on donor occupation. Does a worker that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because he supports the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests.  Kind of distorting your facts with those numbers isn’t it?

    Does an employer that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because they support the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests? 

    stated another way:
    I work in insurance.  So I give to the candidate that is going to protect the insurance industry.
    My employer is in the insurance industry.  So they give to the candidate that is going to protect their employees.  

    so what does 'special interest' really mean? 
    is it just another buzz word that Bernie uses to shift blame from his own failures?
    Or someone works in any given field and gives to Bernie because they care about the overall betterment of society, regardless of how it benefits the particular sector they work in.

    So when someone donates to Bernie, it's for the overall betterment of society.

    But when someone donates to Biden, it's representing special interests.

    Well that's a convenient of looking at things.
    You don't have to be for or against Sanders to see that he has been morally, ethically, and positionally consistent for decades in ways Biden hasn't. When looking at their histories, Sanders has been an ideologue first, and Biden a politician first. If they can converge and define a messaging strategy that unifies these two branches, maybe they can define this as a partnership.

    Edit: I also think if there were ever a time that the USA might change its relationship with M4A, it would be right now in the middle of a pandemic. I'm guessing that's not lost on Sanders.
    Which brings us right back to where we started.  Bernie needs to drop out and never should have ran in the first place.  He's a useless, ineffective politician.

    The inability to be flexible over the course of time is not an asset.  The inability to change your position as the world around you changes is not an asset.  The inability to cope with reality is not an asset.  

    If Bernie wants to be an ideologue, go teach at university somewhere. Quit wasting everyone's time with promises you can't keep.  

    But his platform aligns perfectly with the changes that the world has made and needs to make. Don’t you see that? The old way does not work anymore. Biden represents the old way that got us Trump in the first place. 

    clip clop
    Nice horseshoes


    Were you not paying attention during debates?

    Everytime Bernie brought up a litany of complaints, Biden responded with "yes I agree with you, furthermore here are the exact steps I've taken, and what I plan to do going forward"

    Meanwhile Bernie is doing his best veruca salt impression ' but I want it noooooow'

    Best thing Bernie can do to effectuate change right now with this instant is drop out of the race and back Biden. That's it. Full stop.


    Meanwhile Bernie is bragging about voting against anything that resembled progress, because it didn't go far enough. Completely counterproductive.
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,408
    benjs said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    static111 said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    mickeyrat said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    mickeyrat said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet? Bernie needs to drop out yesterday.
    Why?


    Because he's a useless ineffective politician


    That’s ridiculous. 
    Citation needed


    Why is he ineffective? I understand your angle, assuming that it is “he’s only passed 3 pieces of legislation in his career” but his effectiveness reaches far beyond that. His stubbornness, in my eyes, is to be commended. Is his “ineffectiveness” a product of itself or is it a product of a broken, corrupt system. Depends on how you view it and what you want out of government. More of the same? Or something that truly works for all people?. Being an outsider in Washington only strengthens why he’s needed inside the White House. We need change, desperately, and Biden just isn’t it. If Biden wins, which I really don’t think he can, expect something worse than Trump to follow.
    wait. you link an article whos title says in 29 years Sanders......

    then YOU claim he is an outsider to Washington?
    Ideologically, yes, and by his refusal to be bought by special interests (the aforementioned corruption in Washington) he’s an outsider to a system that DOES NOT stand for or work for the working, middle-class of this country. 
    and hes become a millionaire from being there and writing books that wouldnt if he werent a sitting Senator. 
    Yes, he’s become a millionaire just a few years ago while in his mid-seventies. Somewhere between 2-2.5 million, 1.75 of which is from book sales, not from taking money of special interests. 
    Agribusiness$930,479
    Communications/Electronics$6,828,573
    Construction$1,410,372
    Defense$409,027
    Energy & Natural Resources$468,791
    Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$2,785,151
    Health$4,771,353
    Lawyers & Lobbyists$1,549,019
    Transportation$1,354,239

    stop lying
    I believe this is the total number of all the individual donations based on donor occupation. Does a worker that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because he supports the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests.  Kind of distorting your facts with those numbers isn’t it?

    Does an employer that happens to work in defense and donate to Bernie because they support the agenda somehow represent defense industry special interests? 

    stated another way:
    I work in insurance.  So I give to the candidate that is going to protect the insurance industry.
    My employer is in the insurance industry.  So they give to the candidate that is going to protect their employees.  

    so what does 'special interest' really mean? 
    is it just another buzz word that Bernie uses to shift blame from his own failures?
    Or someone works in any given field and gives to Bernie because they care about the overall betterment of society, regardless of how it benefits the particular sector they work in.

    So when someone donates to Bernie, it's for the overall betterment of society.

    But when someone donates to Biden, it's representing special interests.

    Well that's a convenient of looking at things.
    You don't have to be for or against Sanders to see that he has been morally, ethically, and positionally consistent for decades in ways Biden hasn't. When looking at their histories, Sanders has been an ideologue first, and Biden a politician first. If they can converge and define a messaging strategy that unifies these two branches, maybe they can define this as a partnership.

    Edit: I also think if there were ever a time that the USA might change its relationship with M4A, it would be right now in the middle of a pandemic. I'm guessing that's not lost on Sanders.

    and to capitalize on it makes him a politician........
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  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    I cannot reiterate this enough. Our system of government is designed around two major parties. The checks and balances lie in the three branches of government. 

    McConnell Has a Request for Veteran Federal Judges: Please Quit
    The Senate majority leader has encouraged judges thinking about stepping down to do so soon to ensure that Republicans confirm their replacements this year.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/us/politics/mcconnell-judges-republicans.html
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,836
    Please don;t be fooled.  Those voting for Bernie are voting their pocketbooks.
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,408
    Please don;t be fooled.  Those voting for Bernie are voting their pocketbooks.
    same can be said for those voting for Biden too ....
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,836
    mickeyrat said:
    Please don;t be fooled.  Those voting for Bernie are voting their pocketbooks.
    same can be said for those voting for Biden too ....
    Same can be said for any vote in the history of votes! Only kinda kidding.  It's not literally ever vote...but to get elected at a national level, people are voting their pocketbooks for you.
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Beating Trump in the fall
    It's all the rage to hate on Bernie when times are good, but crisis comes and Republicans take steps that even Democrats would deride under Sanders and all you here is crickets...
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • static111
    static111 Posts: 5,078
    Beating Trump in the fall
    rgambs said:
    It's all the rage to hate on Bernie when times are good, but crisis comes and Republicans take steps that even Democrats would deride under Sanders and all you here is crickets...
    Shh don’t make them think. Next thing you know you’ll have all the anti Bernie gremlins out in full force.
    Scio me nihil scire

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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,604
    Beating Trump in the fall
    Fuck I just want 2020 to be over I’ve already had enough of it! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out and support Biden.
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    Fuck I just want 2020 to be over I’ve already had enough of it! 
    Yep. Right there with you.
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  • EarlWelsh
    EarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,127
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out and support Biden.
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out and support Biden.
    Yes, we need to get to 2016 pt. 2 as quickly as possible.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,604
    Beating Trump in the fall
    JimmyV said:
    Fuck I just want 2020 to be over I’ve already had enough of it! 
    Yep. Right there with you.
    Funny it will be my 60th birth yr and I already want it to go away , be safe I hope we get to see the band this yr 🤘
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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