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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Bernie actually LISTENED to the BLM/NetRoots disrupters, and within a few hours [View all]lovemydog
(11,833 posts)29. That's excellent.
I know that Sanders has been engaged in civil rights for many years.
I think Sanders and O'Malley were caught off-guard by the Netroots Nation incident. It doesn't seem to be a big story nationally or internationally.
I'm most interested in what a candidate proposes and how I think they will do as President.
I hope all the democratic candidates learn and grow from black lives matter. I think they will. Except for Webb, who I cannot stand.
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Bernie actually LISTENED to the BLM/NetRoots disrupters, and within a few hours [View all]
99th_Monkey
Jul 2015
OP
He has said things like that before. The strategy seems to be to pretend he didn't.
merrily
Jul 2015
#7
"Karl Roveian tactic ... that says 'turn your opponents actual strengths into a weakness'." Good
GoneFishin
Jul 2015
#23
I listened to Up with Steve Kornake and Joan Walsh thought Bernie blew it, and the rest of the panel
Larkspur
Jul 2015
#32
Lately I'm disappointed in what I've read of Joan Walsh if true. I didn't realize she's
appalachiablue
Jul 2015
#41
K & R. Thanks for the post. Bernie also made those points to the 8,000 in Dallas and earlier
appalachiablue
Jul 2015
#42