2016 Postmortem

basselope

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17. I think the problem is that the GENERAL position is that EXIM amounts to corporate welfare.

Fri Mar 11, 2016, 02:12 AM

Mar 2016

I doubt you are going to get Bernie to move off that issue just to save votes from a single employer... it just wouldn't be... well... Bernie.

I think the key is to explain how this fits into his overall philosophy and how their individual lives would be better under a Sanders Administration. Stronger Unions. Health Care as a right of all people. Free public colleges for their kids. Against the trade agreements that will send their jobs overseas!

You are not going to convert a single issue voter. "If someone is going to get rid of the EXIM, they are dead to me"

However, if they understand that Bernie doesn't believe in corporate welfare to ANY CORPORATION, they would have to understand that this includes the EXIM in its current form.

In the end, they are much more likely to keep their jobs under a Bernie administration than ANY other, b/c the EXIM isn't going to outpay what Boeing can outsource jobs for!

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NEED HELP: WA and Bernie's support for closing the Export-Import Bank (EXIM) [View all] pat_k Mar 2016 OP

Not sure if it is or not angrychair Mar 2016 #1

Well that's good. It may be more of a thing with Seattlites. pat_k Mar 2016 #7

Boeing use to have a workforce in Wichita. PyaarRevolution Mar 2016 #15

:-) I get it. I feel better equipped to handle the issue. pat_k Mar 2016 #20

I was hoping to see some responses to this... radical noodle Mar 2016 #2

Me too. pat_k Mar 2016 #5

Actually, this one is very helpful. Simple way to handle. Put it into perspective. pat_k Mar 2016 #21

I'd suggest you contact one of his campaign offices Armstead Mar 2016 #3

Yes. That's got to be the next move. pat_k Mar 2016 #6

You don't mention Boeing moving their corporate HQ out of Seattle about 15 years ago BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #4

Thank you for the seattletimes.com pro/con article! pat_k Mar 2016 #8

Yes. A lot of Washingtonians have soured on Boeing because of the way they blackmailed liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #10

That! artislife Mar 2016 #11

Thx! pat_k Mar 2016 #22

Because Boeing gets 40 percent of IMEX bank MONEY?? grasswire Mar 2016 #9

Export-Import bank is viewed as a safety net against bad times pat_k Mar 2016 #13

That was the 70's. Maybe that plays as an issue with older voters, but older voters liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #16

Thanks! I panicked a bit... pat_k Mar 2016 #23

ExIm doesn't get taxpayer money Recursion Mar 2016 #14

I'm just beginning to learn about it... pat_k Mar 2016 #24

Excellent propaganda. To have legitimacy, you should have rolled out more slowly. Luminous Animal Mar 2016 #12

I suggest... pat_k Mar 2016 #18

I think the problem is that the GENERAL position is that EXIM amounts to corporate welfare. basselope Mar 2016 #17

Thank You Thank You. That's what I need. Simple. Perspective. pat_k Mar 2016 #19