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Bernie: 'My Opponents' Want Black, White, Gay, Latino or Women Candidates 'Regardless... [View all]
DonViejo
Jan 2019
OP
Bernie, 2018: "I had no idea hundreds of thousands of Americans, particularly African-Americans,
betsuni
Jan 2019
#36
The implication that female candidates say, "I am a woman, that's enough to vote for me"
ehrnst
Jan 2019
#209
I do not understand how he would think this would be a good thing to say if he is attempting to gain
UniteFightBack
Jan 2019
#10
We're all so hopelessly stupid that we can't tell qualified from unqualified candidates.
betsuni
Jan 2019
#67
He still thinks we voted for Obama because he was the charismatic cool black guy and Hillary
betsuni
Jan 2019
#91
And THIS is supposed to encourage women and minorities to take another look at him?
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#15
Everything I ever said and/or thought of him has stood the test of truth and time.
boston bean
Jan 2019
#16
I'm starting to think Sanders doesn't ... REALLY ... value diversity, Am I way off? tia
uponit7771
Jan 2019
#23
NOT ... well said, no one has the position Sanders said they have. That's a key element of a strawma
uponit7771
Jan 2019
#157
Strawman noted, Sanders proffered a fallacious argument against his "opponents" seeing NO ONE
uponit7771
Jan 2019
#155
Bernie is such an awesome candidate that a poster on DU has to explain what he meant to say
CreekDog
Jan 2019
#219
more than that. railing against "identity politics" by engaging in "identity politics"
still_one
Jan 2019
#38
I get the feeling from some people that they are not looking for the best candidate
Renew Deal
Jan 2019
#33
and that is true, except based on the OP's implication he is insulting those who are supporting
still_one
Jan 2019
#39
Which is why when political leaders speak they need to be careful so there is no
still_one
Jan 2019
#224
Exactly right, Cha. Sen. Sanders should identify exactly who has made the claims
spooky3
Jan 2019
#279
This is false on its face, none of his opponents want that. Sanders is needlessly proffering fallacy
uponit7771
Jan 2019
#47
The gop are notorious for using a similar argument to justify that undocumented people are voting
still_one
Jan 2019
#55
Where he is incorrect is his implication that a significant # of progressives choose candidates
pnwmom
Jan 2019
#248
First of all. Just ONE big "identity politics": Fox telling white ppl to hate minorities.
sharedvalues
Jan 2019
#65
To give him maximum charity I do think positions and issues are important...
D23MIURG23
Jan 2019
#73
He didn't seem to mind when the preferred identity was what he is...a white male.
Honeycombe8
Jan 2019
#75
I may be reading this wrong, but to me this sounds like that long-standing complaint:
Chemisse
Jan 2019
#76
It is a one-size-fits-all classic Marxist procrustean bed of a policy. While a raise would be nice
Hekate
Jan 2019
#145
Oh no...Sanders takes a position that he's never hidden, that actual policies matter...that issues
JCanete
Jan 2019
#87
If you don't see how deeply insulting Bernie's assumption is, then you never will.
yardwork
Jan 2019
#92
I don't trust you on that. The numbers don't bear it out. I trust that you believe it. nt
JCanete
Jan 2019
#102
How can you possibly think that Sanders "is actually liked most by people of color and women?"
George II
Jan 2019
#122
https://www.vox.com/2018/12/19/18148681/joe-biden-bernie-sanders-approval-rating. That's one.
JCanete
Jan 2019
#124
From the article: "These early polling results are of limited ultimate relevance"
George II
Jan 2019
#127
oh fuck George...please review the context of my post and then reply about who's making what claims.
JCanete
Jan 2019
#135
You made a statement, I disputed it, showing a disclaimer in YOUR article, asking...
George II
Jan 2019
#173
Talk like this is what made his delegates feel OK booing John Lewis at our last convention
GulfCoast66
Jan 2019
#111
When he said that tonight they would be nominating a woman, they yelled "She stole it" at Lewis.
betsuni
Jan 2019
#134
er...yeah, that's a whole lot of lumping together you've got going on there. I bet I could
JCanete
Jan 2019
#139
Conspiracy theories about John Lewis lying and Hillary stealing elections are nutty.
betsuni
Jan 2019
#140
when you agree on shit like Hillary Stealing the election and booing John Lewis that pretty much
JI7
Jan 2019
#141
Senator Sanders, did it ever dawn on you that the VOTERS want "yadda yadda"....
George II
Jan 2019
#112
"People of color aren't voting for people based solely on their gender or racial background. That..
Cha
Jan 2019
#164
Actually I think I agree. If Bernie was female or a minority I think he would be more accepted.
Joe941
Jan 2019
#179
Your exact words: "If Bernie was female or a minority I think he would be more accepted."
ehrnst
Jan 2019
#205
I see three years later Bernie is still following the same bankrupt strategy
Blue_Tires
Jan 2019
#191
Common wisdom on DU states that Bernie does not appeal to minorities. We will see.
redgreenandblue
Jan 2019
#206
Not really. On DU we have seen, for sure. In the real world not so much.
redgreenandblue
Jan 2019
#214
Because of the Mueller investigation, we know things now that were were not known then
ehrnst
Jan 2019
#217
So, it's your "feeling," but you expect it to carry the weight of fact in this discussion.
ehrnst
Jan 2019
#222
Diversity in representation leads to better public policies. If Bernie can't see that it's time
TeamPooka
Jan 2019
#246
I just heard Kamala Harris on Rachel Show say that her mother told her that if you seen something
MaryMagdaline
Jan 2019
#252
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou
spooky3
Jan 2019
#277
Typical. Claim everything's about policy while making it about everything except policy.
betsuni
Jan 2019
#284