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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Idea that Bernie is a Democrat at heart is sort of laughable [View all]Response to Dragonfli (Reply #43)
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You must be an awfully young and uninformed person to think he is an extremist of any kind
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#44
The politics of personality is the problem, one should hold ideals and do so consistently
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#55
Eugenics now? I chang my mind, you go your way, I'll go my way but Eugenics gets you the ignore list
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#82
You do know that the Political Compass has a self-professed libertarian bias, right?
baldguy
Apr 2016
#50
I know you don't appear to know what you are talking about , other than that....
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#56
First of all she is neoliberal, not liberal, and he is basically on the center regarding neoliberal
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#101
It is listed on the graph you posted, so I don't really know what to tell you
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#108
Why? he's always caucused with the Democrats, he is more a Democrat than most in the party re issues
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#43
How convenient that he not only voted with them but the party promoted him to
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#85
I have been an avid reader for over fifty years, but your opinion pieces aren't very good.
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#92
So what? Very few voters give a sh*t. In fact, that is a huge selling point with millions!
imagine2015
Apr 2016
#158
I think he represents my Democratic values quite well. We can move the party back to where it should
uppityperson
Apr 2016
#2
From what you write, I'd say, as a Democrat for over 47 years, that you've become enraptured
highprincipleswork
Apr 2016
#10
Who cares? I voted for him when he was an I and I voted for him as a D.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#14
Bernie is absolutely our best choice to win the White House, gain in Congress, correspond with
highprincipleswork
Apr 2016
#25
Enthusiastic voters voting for a platform they really believe in behind leaders they can trust.
highprincipleswork
Apr 2016
#31
So you don't want to support the candidates currently running on the democratic ticket
kennetha
Apr 2016
#76
Trying to trap me or something? No, I support whom I like, which means Progressive Democrats.
highprincipleswork
Apr 2016
#171
Okay first senz didn't compare him to LBJ and second: the people's spew?
beam me up scottie
Apr 2016
#27
Right. Like when Sanders & his minions use RW fascist propaganda to attack Democrats.
baldguy
Apr 2016
#51
Yeah, right wing propaganda like "corporations have too much power" and "expand Social Security"
Armstead
Apr 2016
#72
RW propaganda like "Hillary is a corrupt liar" and "There's no difference between Dems & the GOP".
baldguy
Apr 2016
#88
Right. Real progressives & Democrats are smarter than average, and better at recognizing bullshit.
baldguy
Apr 2016
#106
Why? he's always caucused with the Democrats, he is more a Democrat than most in the party re issues
Dragonfli
Apr 2016
#42
It should be a clear and obvious set of vast differences not a matter of nuance and parsings....
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#139
I am living in a state suffering from the gutting of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#133
Since a lot of the Democrats drifted passed the center to Republican Lite
Sky Masterson
Apr 2016
#67
Sanders has admitted: Wanted media coverage -so signed into the Democratic Party. It is not
riversedge
Apr 2016
#102
Of course Bernie isn't a democrat. He's running as a democrat. I think at first it was just to pull
Autumn
Apr 2016
#130
You know who fails to criticize their own Party? Republicans. And look at that Party today.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#138
I suppose stuff like this is really important to people who need to feel a sense of belonging.
frylock
Apr 2016
#163
Better than any Democrat I've ever had the opportunity to vote for, Jerry Brown is a distant 2nd.
Umbral18
Apr 2016
#170
Not just Davis, the OP seems to support the 5 NC Democrats who voted for the anti trans, anti gay
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
#181
Disabuse yourself of the notion that "Democrat" is a check mark on an index card.
cherokeeprogressive
Apr 2016
#177
I heard he supports no payday lending predators, no private prisons, no trade races to the bottom
Betty Karlson
Apr 2016
#190
So when he caucused with us to give us a Senate majority by one vote
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2016
#192