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merrily

(45,251 posts)
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 09:28 AM Jul 2015

Trump leads Jeb! Imagine this: The Donald versus The Bern.

Imagine this clash.

The billionaire who inflates his personal net worth by assigning a yooghe value to his name. The guy whose website says "Paid for by Bernie Sanders, not the billionaires."

The hair. A much mocked comb over versus a much mocked

Oh, sob. I can't discuss the hair. The campaign advisers ruined it. It's short and close to his head not straggly or wispy. It's Samson and Delilah all over again. Worse. I have a strong suspicion Bernie's using product now to keep his hair in place, rather than let it blow around every which way; and I'm pretty sure Samson didn't use product.

Anyway, back to the billionaire candidate vs. the "paid for by Bernie Sanders, not the billionaires" candidate.

Quick: who would most Americans choose?

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Trump leads Jeb! Imagine this: The Donald versus The Bern. (Original Post) merrily Jul 2015 OP
There isn't enough popcorn in the known universe. sarge43 Jul 2015 #1
I KNOW, right? merrily Jul 2015 #2
Might want to stock up on chianti and fava beans too, sarge43 Jul 2015 #3
Neither does Trump, so we're back to the popcorn. merrily Jul 2015 #4
People want to keep their Social Security/Medicare TBF Jul 2015 #5
+1! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #6
Sanders is running on EXPANDING Social Security and Medicare for all. Quite a contrast. merrily Jul 2015 #7
Bernie will be needing this... L0oniX Jul 2015 #8
Very possibly. His voice has been getting hoarse, trying to talk over the applause and cheers. merrily Jul 2015 #9
I don't think it will happen. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #10
"'Imagine' this:" merrily Jul 2015 #11

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
3. Might want to stock up on chianti and fava beans too,
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 09:52 AM
Jul 2015

because it's a possibility there're be liver shish kebab. The senator is a gentleman, but one does have the impression that when he's pissed, he doesn't take prisoners.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
4. Neither does Trump, so we're back to the popcorn.
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 10:17 AM
Jul 2015

Personal observation: Canned favas marketed in US supermarkets are tough and too large.

TBF

(32,029 posts)
5. People want to keep their Social Security/Medicare
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 10:30 AM
Jul 2015

at the very least. That will decide the contest right there (the one brilliant Jeb! already bungled). Who tells an aging baby boomer generation that he is going to phase out Medicare? An idiot, that's who.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
7. Sanders is running on EXPANDING Social Security and Medicare for all. Quite a contrast.
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 10:56 AM
Jul 2015

And when Clinton surrogate McCaskill wanted to explain why Bernie was allegedly not a serious candidate, she smirked, "He's talking about entitlements."

Notice how much McCaskill blinks

http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/mccaskill--bernie-is-too-liberal-to-win-471130691652

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
10. I don't think it will happen.
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 12:22 PM
Jul 2015

Yes, it's a dream matchup...I'd love to see Trump drag the GOP under. However, even though he's the leading candidate, I don't think Trump can gain 50% of the delegates. It will end up being a brokered convention, and there's not a chance in hell of the GOP bigwigs picking Trump. They'll most likely go with Bush.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
11. "'Imagine' this:"
Mon Jul 27, 2015, 12:40 PM
Jul 2015

Your answer is practical and probably quite correct. I'm having fun imagining, though.

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