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oberliner

(58,724 posts)
12. Agreed
Fri Nov 23, 2018, 07:30 PM
Nov 2018

Bernie has argued in favor of these principles forever - and they pretty much overlap exactly with the foundations of the Democratic Party platform.

I'm not sure what we are disagreeing about, if anything.

tackle repub vote suppression nt msongs Nov 2018 #1
I agree. Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #2
K&R Jeffersons Ghost Nov 2018 #50
That was my first thought. blueinredohio Nov 2018 #43
Critical. n/t susanna Nov 2018 #51
Note: This is an op-ed piece by Bernie Sanders oberliner Nov 2018 #3
Oh noes. The op it berns! Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #4
Fair enough oberliner Nov 2018 #5
Really? Do you know what the Democratic Platform is? still_one Nov 2018 #9
Yes, I do oberliner Nov 2018 #10
Exactly. It is not something new still_one Nov 2018 #11
Agreed oberliner Nov 2018 #12
we aren't still_one Nov 2018 #17
Bernie hits another home run. No surprise though... there's a reason he's among the most popular InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #42
Indeed oberliner Nov 2018 #56
I have a good feeling Bernie is running. Why wouldn't he?... the guy is an all-star! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #59
Disagree. Strategically try and do too much, wind up doing too little. empedocles Nov 2018 #6
The idea is to promote a clear agenda Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #7
Never be votes in the senate, not a matter of obstruction. They still have beachbum bob Nov 2018 #14
Yes, it has been undeniably clear since at least 2016, and for some of those points.... George II Nov 2018 #20
Precisely! We need an aggressive progressive agenda... that's how we instill confidence InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2018 #44
This is the Democratic agenda. In fact President Obama starting the ball rolling on a lot of that still_one Nov 2018 #8
Exactly, most of those bullet points are in the Democratic platform, wonder where these came from? George II Nov 2018 #18
Just the Table of Contents: George II Nov 2018 #21
+1 betsuni Nov 2018 #31
Yeah, BS acts like it's all his idea. I know Cha Nov 2018 #22
And some other important bold agenda items - prevent gun violence (gun control) and... George II Nov 2018 #24
Yes, the Winning Democratic Party already has Cha Nov 2018 #34
You're correct! Nobody should take credit for the ideas... NurseJackie Nov 2018 #25
Nobody should, yet...cant say more... Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #27
Remember when in 1987 Joe Biden had to withdraw as a Presidential candidate due to plagiarism. George II Nov 2018 #32
Yes I do. NurseJackie Nov 2018 #38
BS is late to our BOLD BLUE WAVE DEMOCRATIC Cha Nov 2018 #35
Democrats have no power to pass legislation...unless McConnel and trump agrees beachbum bob Nov 2018 #13
But that will put the GOP in the position of being the party of NO. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #29
Yes. Make THEM reject our Democratic agenda rather than Pelosi and our Democrats avoiding it. George II Nov 2018 #33
The GOP will say there is no money for these programs. Trump spent it all on tax cuts, and politicaljunkie41910 Nov 2018 #15
That IS the Democrats' "bold agenda" already. George II Nov 2018 #16
The Democratic Blue Wave Party Cha Nov 2018 #19
Exactly... Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #28
Excellent ideas but first, overturn Citizens United. Duppers Nov 2018 #23
Finding the money for that is one issue. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #26
Military defense budget is bloated but just to provide some more context here.. JHan Nov 2018 #57
A really concise and excellent description. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #60
well there are several challenges as well.. JHan Nov 2018 #61
GM switched from making cars and buse to making tanks in WW II. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #62
FDR yes...but I also lean towards Truman JHan Nov 2018 #64
Indeed. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #65
++ And he was honest about that too, he knew what would happen. JHan Nov 2018 #66
He predicted that the Dermocrats would lose the South for a generation. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #67
"It is not good enough for Democrats to just be the anti-Trump party" betsuni Nov 2018 #30
Where was BS during the campaigning of 2018?! Cha Nov 2018 #36
North Hero? George II Nov 2018 #37
Sorry what? Cha Nov 2018 #39
Bernie Sanders Buys a Summer Home in North Hero Celerity Nov 2018 #47
Right? betsuni Nov 2018 #40
And decriminalize weed. aikoaiko Nov 2018 #41
Isn't Bernie Sanders a Senator ? JI7 Nov 2018 #45
AH-AH Affordable health care, affordable housing. allgood33 Nov 2018 #46
Don't go overboard. Progressive, but not wild. Looks like over-reaching. Here is the agenda: LBM20 Nov 2018 #48
Incrementalism in the face of massive problems shanny Nov 2018 #52
Proposing ideas without a well thought way to fund them is no solution either. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #54
Public universities should be free for everyone shanny Nov 2018 #55
Making public colleges and universities tuition-free would hurt economically disadvantaged students. Small-Axe Nov 2018 #49
agreed. And I'll add.. JHan Nov 2018 #58
I have a better idea... Joe941 Nov 2018 #53
Three words malaise Nov 2018 #63
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