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lol stonecutter357 Jun 2018 #1
Swoon! NurseJackie Jun 2018 #68
Kinda reminds me of this, too: George II Jun 2018 #83
Huge, cheering crowds... where have I seen that before? ehrnst Jun 2018 #91
Nailed it! NurseJackie Jun 2018 #94
Some campaigns pursue a strategy of planning large rallies. ehrnst Jun 2018 #95
Actually I think the reception was because he brought a box o' joe and two dozen munchkins. George II Jun 2018 #103
So any politician drawing cheering crowds is bad? mythology Jun 2018 #148
Strawman, much? ehrnst Jun 2018 #151
Sure AtomicKitten Jun 2018 #246
No, it doesn't equate to "mocking his popularity." ehrnst Jun 2018 #255
Only if it is Sanders.... pangaia Jun 2018 #254
Gee, I wonder if you have ever posted swooning OPs about Hillary Clinton. progressoid Jun 2018 #104
Gee, I doubt it. Besides... who TF cares? NurseJackie Jun 2018 #122
No surprise there... let me save some people here the trouble... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #2
LOL Power 2 the People Jun 2018 #9
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LMFAO!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #14
LOL, here we go again and I'm with Sam dae Jun 2018 #43
Epic! Sailor65x1 Jun 2018 #183
... Uncle Joe Jun 2018 #217
Maybe they'll take you up on that. KPN Jun 2018 #19
More trouble savings... LanternWaste Jun 2018 #63
. LWolf Jun 2018 #150
Blah, Blah, Blah njhoneybadger Jun 2018 #3
Elaborate, please. Wednesdays Jun 2018 #12
I love Bernie !!! SamKnause Jun 2018 #4
Me too! Not bad for someone who's not a Democrat... Bernie never fails to deliver the goods! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #16
I do too Raine Jun 2018 #33
But but but... CentralMass Jun 2018 #5
I can hear the teeth gnashing. CentralMass Jun 2018 #6
Yeah, you always say that. You're hearing things. Cha Jun 2018 #38
If only clapping, tweeting, etc...were how elections were decided.... Tarc Jun 2018 #7
Yes, being the most popular prospective 2020 presidentilal candidate is SOOO overrated!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #17
Post removed Post removed Jun 2018 #22
Skip voting?... Really?... Wow! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #23
Too much of the same old stuff Tarc Jun 2018 #60
The Hill? awesomerwb1 Jun 2018 #8
"Perhaps the most vigorous applause in the room was for the outgoing congressman Luis Gutirrez..." oberliner Jun 2018 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2018 #11
Somebody just lost their voice lol grantcart Jun 2018 #39
I love Luis Gutierrez! He is a reall warrior, who walks the walk! lunamagica Jun 2018 #85
I like Congressman Gutierrez Gothmog Jun 2018 #203
Bernie lost to Hillary despite higher enthusiasm in 2016 Schedule Jun 2018 #15
Too bad about that. KPN Jun 2018 #20
And it only appeared remotely close due to caucuses. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #25
Which is why delegates and not actual vote counts are always mentioned by Sanders ehrnst Jun 2018 #96
And the delegate numbers are warped by disenfranchising caucuses. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #97
Yep. (nt) ehrnst Jun 2018 #98
There seem to be people who honestly think the 2016 race was close. Either that or... Garrett78 Jun 2018 #108
That river in Egypt, I suspect. ehrnst Jun 2018 #112
Hopefully the Democrats will be getting rid of caucuses and open primaries Gothmog Jun 2018 #205
Cross-over voting has the potential to influence results, but... Garrett78 Jun 2018 #231
This is a key point. Orsino Jun 2018 #65
Would you define what you mean when you say "Democratic corporatism?" (nt) ehrnst Jun 2018 #114
Not enough space, but here's an example. Orsino Jun 2018 #129
Is that it? Really? ehrnst Jun 2018 #130
He's supporting the dismantling of Dodd-Frank in exchange for pork. Orsino Jun 2018 #131
So, if a majority of Democratic Reps oppose it, it's wrong? ehrnst Jun 2018 #133
If Kaine's excuse is that it'll be good for Virginians... Orsino Jun 2018 #136
You avoided answering my question... ehrnst Jun 2018 #140
It's not a relevant question. Orsino Jun 2018 #155
You asked why the Dems who opposed it were "wrong." ehrnst Jun 2018 #157
Oh, we all have our purity tests. Orsino Jun 2018 #195
But there is no politician who can pass all the purity tests ehrnst Jun 2018 #256
Some are made-up, some are second-tier, some have grave import. Orsino Jun 2018 #257
No "purity test" can apply fully to humans, let alone politicians. ehrnst Jun 2018 #258
How much of that "enthusiasm" was real, how much of it was Russians? tinrobot Jun 2018 #147
That says something LWolf Jun 2018 #152
Don't care how much applause he gets. leftofcool Jun 2018 #18
Which would just re-elect trump Bradshaw3 Jun 2018 #26
Yes it will and that will suck. Blue_true Jun 2018 #162
I hope others recognize the future you do and work to stop it Bradshaw3 Jun 2018 #202
Write in Hillary? What happened to unity behind the duly elected Democratic presidential nominee? InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #27
I'm rooting for Kamala, but I'll vote for the Dem nominee regardless. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #30
So much for unifying Raine Jun 2018 #34
What the serious fuck? Twisty Jun 2018 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #118
My first choice LWolf Jun 2018 #153
Yes. AtomicKitten Jun 2018 #241
No write in, please don't fall for the far left's BS mistake. Blue_true Jun 2018 #161
Another article meant to stir things up. KPN Jun 2018 #21
It's all about the stir grantcart Jun 2018 #40
It's pretty apparent ... and I have to wondet KPN Jun 2018 #75
So what will the Democratic Party do if Bernie becomes that popular with Dem voters? YOHABLO Jun 2018 #24
We will all unite in rallying behind Bernie in 2020, just as we did in supporting Hillary in 2016... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #29
Yes!! And he will get the same respect and unity that MrPool Jun 2018 #35
... NurseJackie Jun 2018 #71
You use that word "unite" to describe what happened in 2016 ehrnst Jun 2018 #92
Huh? InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #101
Were you on DU then? ehrnst Jun 2018 #115
Bernie created enormous ill will at the convention. Blue_true Jun 2018 #166
Some 2,000 internal DNC emails were released the day before the convention AtomicKitten Jun 2018 #245
Thing is, it will never happen. He is not going to get away wuth not showing his full tax returns lunamagica Jun 2018 #102
+1 BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #110
I wonder how the Bernie fans will react when reality sets it. Blue_true Jun 2018 #167
Thing is... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #113
"since when is it appropriate it to hold the sins of the spouse against the candidate?!" ehrnst Jun 2018 #117
Amazing, isn't it lunamagica Jun 2018 #120
Yes! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #186
LOL Ehrnst... I think it's YOU who has had the memory lapse... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #126
If you have ZERO doubt he will disclose his tax retrurns, why hasn't he done it already? lunamagica Jun 2018 #119
Not the actions of someone with nothing questionable in those returns. ehrnst Jun 2018 #121
IKR? releasing full tax returns goes a long way to show a candidates honesty and transparency lunamagica Jun 2018 #123
Bernie has shown AMAZING transparency when it comes to what he has had to say to Wall Street bankers InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #125
Transparency? The real transparecy would have been to show his tax retuns, not his empty words lunamagica Jun 2018 #189
Of course I've replied... just not for the 10th time... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #226
Sorry I missed your other explanations...will you please enlighten me lunamagica Jun 2018 #232
As I've said, repeatedIy, I don't know 4 sure why Bernie didn't release his tax returns. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #238
Thanks for you reply. If your guess is correct, why did he say that Jane was looking for them? lunamagica Jun 2018 #242
Bernie himself seemed to have had sketchy goings ons that no release of tax returns Blue_true Jun 2018 #169
States are making this mandatory to get on the POTUS ballot. ehrnst Jun 2018 #116
If Bernie becomes a Democrat.... SergeStorms Jun 2018 #41
No question Bernie SHOULD, and WILL, join the ranks of the Democratic Party IF he runs again... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #128
Bingo. nt Blue_true Jun 2018 #170
It is too late. He isn't going to become popular with Democrats. he had a shot last time Demsrule86 Jun 2018 #66
If he wins the nomination, me and most other democrats will back him 100%. Blue_true Jun 2018 #164
Right there with you! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #188
He'll make a great Senator from Vermont...nt SidDithers Jun 2018 #28
He's a good fit for Vermont's demographics... NurseJackie Jun 2018 #77
If I was there I would be standing in ovation for sanders lovemydogs Jun 2018 #31
As would I!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #228
I'll vote for ANY Democrat, but I like how Bernie, Harris, Booker and Warren are waking the nation DemocracyMouse Jun 2018 #32
Biden already knows Nevernose Jun 2018 #42
Thanks so much for the recollection Rhiannon12866 Jun 2018 #47
OK, I actually agree he's got good energy, but his policies? DemocracyMouse Jun 2018 #99
If Biden runs in 2020 and promise to serve only one term. Blue_true Jun 2018 #171
DURec leftstreet Jun 2018 #36
I can see a Bernie/Kamala ticket! kamalafan Jun 2018 #44
Nope. She's better than that. Don't sell her so short. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #72
Agreed BannonsLiver Jun 2018 #111
I can see her and Joe on a ticket. Blue_true Jun 2018 #173
Why would he do that? NurseJackie Jun 2018 #177
To save the country. Trump needs to go, I think Joe can take him out. Blue_true Jun 2018 #180
It tells me that he lacks commitment. I just don't see this as a "winning" message. NurseJackie Jun 2018 #182
Like many things in life, it all about how it is phrased. Blue_true Jun 2018 #233
That's a weak compromise... NurseJackie Jun 2018 #235
A good VP choice would provide 12 years for his policies to take root. Blue_true Jun 2018 #181
I think Joe has too much baggage kamalafan Jun 2018 #252
It would be an unstoppable ticket IMHO kamalafan Jun 2018 #249
She had to confront him on the Senate floor about how his ehrnst Jun 2018 #174
Not sure about his "loyalists," as you call 'em, but Bernie speaks the truth... InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #227
And a ticket of Bernie and Kamala would unite things kamalafan Jun 2018 #250
Senator Harris will be on the top of ticket Gothmog Jun 2018 #207
She'll have to defend her support of ICE which was part of the Patriot Act AtomicKitten Jun 2018 #247
Ah never mind kamalafan Jun 2018 #251
A walk down memory lane........ "Nader Supporters Fill Madison Square Garden still_one Jun 2018 #45
Aaargh. betsuni Jun 2018 #46
My point being that anecdotal observations are not a good criteria to judge things, still_one Jun 2018 #49
Yes, I know. betsuni Jun 2018 #50
Still with the NaderNaderNader BS. shanny Jun 2018 #52
Bullshit. The same lies and distortions were spewed how there was no difference between republicans still_one Jun 2018 #81
Thank you for making my point for me. shanny Jun 2018 #89
Nader was rove's puppet Gothmog Jun 2018 #87
'The lesser of two evils, you still end up with evil,'' bahrbearian Jun 2018 #59
Yes I am. Working and pushing ideas within the Democratic party is important. That appears to be still_one Jun 2018 #86
Realy? People clapped loudly for him? Wow. Squinch Jun 2018 #48
It was the best reception. Be Best! betsuni Jun 2018 #51
Well no. According to the guardian, Gutierrez got the Squinch Jun 2018 #62
Yes, I know. betsuni Jun 2018 #64
... sheshe2 Jun 2018 #69
I got it. brer cat Jun 2018 #100
Oh, I know. And it really does lend itself to "be best." Squinch Jun 2018 #105
Be Best never gets old mcar Jun 2018 #74
He entered the venue as an angel, borne aloft by the wings of ten thousand butterflies. VOX Jun 2018 #53
The devotees were smitten and behold a tax return descended to the masses . . . grantcart Jun 2018 #90
Bashers going bonkers RandiFan1290 Jun 2018 #54
Nothing would shock me when it comes to BDS. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2018 #55
Come on though - the OP invites it treestar Jun 2018 #82
*** sheshe2 Jun 2018 #93
Correct me if I am wrong here. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #58
No. And we wouldn't boo him at the convention, either. Because that would just be fucking stupid. Squinch Jun 2018 #107
Interesting article. sheshe2 Jun 2018 #56
I would really like to see a younger candidate. It seems like the old guard will be running from the Vinca Jun 2018 #57
You know this party is in fucking trouble when it wants to run an 80-year-old man for president. BlueStater Jun 2018 #61
You mean Biden? Tom Rinaldo Jun 2018 #70
Both of them are old. BlueStater Jun 2018 #109
If Bernie and Joe agreed to serve ONLY one term. Blue_true Jun 2018 #176
"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. " DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #67
This is why.. disillusioned73 Jun 2018 #73
Well actually sheshe2 Jun 2018 #78
Good for him.. disillusioned73 Jun 2018 #79
I'm very impressed that a relatively small group of activists NY_20th Jun 2018 #76
they should save the shit for after nov. mopinko Jun 2018 #80
Were the attendees holding up numbered cards when each appeared? George II Jun 2018 #84
I think the swimsuit competition clinched it. Squinch Jun 2018 #106
Good for him but hes not a dem samnsara Jun 2018 #88
This was already addressed in post #13 Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2018 #124
If the Democrats want to sideline Bernie -- LiberalBob_in_MA Jun 2018 #127
They have adopted universal health care for all.... ehrnst Jun 2018 #132
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Perhaps you are confused about the term "Universal Health Care" means ehrnst Jun 2018 #138
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It was a step towards it - and the furthest we have ever been towards it. ehrnst Jun 2018 #143
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The ACA is the step towards it - NO universal health care will be acheived in under 20 years. ehrnst Jun 2018 #154
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Let's unpack this: ehrnst Jun 2018 #160
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Where to start.... ehrnst Jun 2018 #187
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Let's unpack this: ehrnst Jun 2018 #191
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By "demanding a lot" you mean asking for backup for your claims? ehrnst Jun 2018 #197
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And now we go on the defensive when we can't back up our claims... ehrnst Jun 2018 #214
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And yeah, they started a long time ago, and didn't retrofit a baked-in system of insurance. ehrnst Jun 2018 #216
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Actually, it was a very long time ago, before health insurance was baked in to the economy ehrnst Jun 2018 #221
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A "hard-left progressive" has no chance of winning. What is your definition of... George II Jun 2018 #199
Don't be "so demanding!" ehrnst Jun 2018 #200
Great response. Voltaire2 Jun 2018 #206
"we're working towards it! (nevermind we take money from big pharma/insurance too)" George II Jun 2018 #222
"NO universal health care will be acheived in under 20 years." - if ever. George II Jun 2018 #209
Oh, Bob. betsuni Jun 2018 #139
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Actually, it is the closest we have ever come, and it was and is intended to expand to ehrnst Jun 2018 #144
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Even Bernie can't deliver universal health care for all. ehrnst Jun 2018 #149
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So why hasn't he delivered it? ehrnst Jun 2018 #168
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Interesting - Ted Kennedy got CHIP passed and wasn't president. ehrnst Jun 2018 #178
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Let's move the goalposts, shall we? ehrnst Jun 2018 #184
First explain how Bernie Sanders becomes President... brooklynite Jun 2018 #185
Yes, there is that. (nt) ehrnst Jun 2018 #192
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They did support it - the ACA. Congress, Senate and the WH. ehrnst Jun 2018 #194
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And they sure won't get it if politicians are dicking around ehrnst Jun 2018 #219
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What a moronic idea. The bully pulpit is working great right now, isn't it? KitSileya Jun 2018 #224
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Bob, I'm a lifelong liberal, 40-year Democrat, Hortensis Jun 2018 #234
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Yes, but I don't live in a one-issue world. My huge priority is saving Hortensis Jun 2018 #237
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Regarding the 2016 Democratic platform .. AtomicKitten Jun 2018 #248
Not happening ismnotwasm Jun 2018 #134
In a long time. nt NCTraveler Jun 2018 #135
The same sort of thing happened for President Ron Paul Renew Deal Jun 2018 #156
Voting is where it counts. Who gives a shit who a horde of elitists cheer? nt Blue_true Jun 2018 #159
Sorry it's because of bernie we have Twitler. kimbutgar Jun 2018 #163
Er...no. LWolf Jun 2018 #198
Twitler stole all of Bernie's talking points and Bernie never spoke out against him kimbutgar Jun 2018 #212
Wow. LWolf Jun 2018 #229
I supported Bernie and I am not crazy kimbutgar Jun 2018 #244
Again, just wow. LWolf Jun 2018 #259
Bernie, the Fairweather Democrat PubliusEnigma Jun 2018 #201
. LWolf Jun 2018 #208
The Democratic nominee will be a Democrat. Not an Independent. PubliusEnigma Jun 2018 #213
Okay. LWolf Jun 2018 #230
LOL, there are more people on stage than in the audience ucrdem Jun 2018 #240
When he announces top presidential contenders blake2012 Jun 2018 #211
THIS IS WAR konnie Jun 2018 #243
"Democratic hopefuls..."? SHRED Jun 2018 #253
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