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rhett o rick

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59. It looks like we might. If Christie is the nominee, he will take a lot of the
Tue Dec 10, 2013, 11:48 PM
Dec 2013

Old Republican/New Democratic votes making it a close race for HRC. She might need the left to defeat him. I doubt she will make any concessions or even promises to the left. The Powers To Be are arrogant and they will see a Clinton vs. Christie contest as a win-win for conservatives.

If we dont want Christie to win in 2016, we must not nominate Clinton. Just sayin.

Proud to have voted for him! Agschmid Dec 2013 #1
Jealous that I have not been able to.... AZ Mike Dec 2013 #47
As long as he runs as a Dem KamaAina Dec 2013 #2
Long term, maybe third party Bernie will shock the DNC enough Lee-Lee Dec 2013 #3
Can we really stand even one more term of a repuke? KamaAina Dec 2013 #4
Ah, yes, the Supreme Court argument. merrily Dec 2013 #100
The repuke party has changed a lot since Warren and Stevens were appointed. KamaAina Dec 2013 #127
So has the Democratic Party. merrily Dec 2013 #164
Indeed. We've appointed such monsters as Scalia, Thomas, and Alito. KamaAina Dec 2013 #171
I would love to see him in the Dem primaries Coyotl Dec 2013 #40
Yes, at the very least! Independents can be ignored with ease by the media. arcane1 Dec 2013 #56
Plus, imagine how many people would register asDems to vote for him. Coyotl Dec 2013 #98
Oh hell yeah KamaAina Dec 2013 #72
This would provide national attention to his voice, position, and important issues he champions. Coyotl Dec 2013 #97
Which is why I might be against him running at all, TBH. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #62
LOL...more DLC garbage. dotymed Dec 2013 #105
+1. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2013 #111
I'll probably have to step off of DU after ten years here tavalon Dec 2013 #118
It would be a tough decision to make for some. Not me. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #128
Very well said. nt Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2013 #153
Exactly!!!! tavalon Dec 2013 #176
Run Bernie, run! democrank Dec 2013 #5
Well said MissDeeds Dec 2013 #7
... as a Democrat! n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #116
I wake up wth those same thoughts about our biggest issues... polichick Dec 2013 #6
Yeah, and where are you best suited to do just that, Senator Sanders? Cha Dec 2013 #8
Why not as a Democratic prez? polichick Dec 2013 #9
I say have Bernie run as a DEMOCRAT and he will have my vote. Vincardog Dec 2013 #25
Damn skippy. riqster Dec 2013 #30
That is why I want him in the Democratic Primary. Vincardog Dec 2013 #31
Yep. I supported Kucinich in 2008. riqster Dec 2013 #43
The solution to fight off a spoiler running as an Independent, is for the Democrats to nominate rhett o rick Dec 2013 #36
I heard that in 2000. It turned out badly. riqster Dec 2013 #44
It looks like we might. If Christie is the nominee, he will take a lot of the rhett o rick Dec 2013 #59
I'd prefer a more progressive Dem myself. riqster Dec 2013 #90
The attitude that we must vote the lesser of evils is what's got us where we are. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #158
The greater of two evils is really fucking evil. riqster Dec 2013 #167
I agree totally. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2013 #155
And if they choose Sanders the WH is a shoo-in? Beacool Dec 2013 #63
What an absurd statement. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #106
What's absurd is to think that this country would vote a Socialist for president. Beacool Dec 2013 #108
I agree, so why did you even bring it up? I certainly didnt make that statement. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #122
I live in NJ, Hillary is so far the only one who could beat Christie. Beacool Dec 2013 #130
Thanks for reportingon the polling numbers off in NJ. truedelphi Dec 2013 #139
Hillary has always had my support, but I'm sure that there'll be others running in the primaries. Beacool Dec 2013 #141
Well, to answer your remarks from my truedelphi Dec 2013 #149
Beautifully said. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2013 #156
It's my opinion that when push comes to shove many of the "New Democrats" that refused rhett o rick Dec 2013 #161
I see a Christie/Hillary race as a coin flip, no big difference between them. A Simple Game Dec 2013 #109
I appreciate your view, but as I see it, if you dont want Christie to win, we must run a rhett o rick Dec 2013 #123
That's as asinine as those who were saying that there was no difference between Obama and Romney. Beacool Dec 2013 #134
Too damned true Vincardog Dec 2013 #160
This message was self-deleted by its author RoccoR5955 Dec 2013 #51
He's got my vote newfie11 Dec 2013 #10
If He Runs... He's Got MY Vote !!! WillyT Dec 2013 #11
Thank you, Bernie! woo me with science Dec 2013 #12
Bernie does speak to blue14u Dec 2013 #13
He has my vote already! Nanjing to Seoul Dec 2013 #14
He has my vote and all of my support. n/t 99Forever Dec 2013 #15
go Bernie go! wildbilln864 Dec 2013 #16
We could do worse. We HAVE done worse. Demeter Dec 2013 #17
Yeah, but no albino65 Dec 2013 #18
Hedging our bets. Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #29
We want to see changes in our economic household. We want to see some openness and JDPriestly Dec 2013 #34
"What are all you people with Warren 2016 doing supporting Sanders?" Dawgs Dec 2013 #124
If he runs ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #19
Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Dec 2013 #20
The dems in Congress LittleGirl Dec 2013 #21
I think youngsters might go for him more than they would someone in their parents' generation. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #33
I think he's a true liberal LittleGirl Dec 2013 #45
Of course, he also calls himself a socialist--and I love *that* about him. nt tblue37 Dec 2013 #58
He calls himself a Democratic Socialist tavalon Dec 2013 #119
same here! eom LittleGirl Dec 2013 #129
Bernie 4 prez tardybar Dec 2013 #22
Welcome to DU, tardybar! calimary Dec 2013 #39
Yes A Big Welcome to DU! n/t truedelphi Dec 2013 #151
Go Bernie! Catkin Dec 2013 #23
Welcome to the Democratic Underground Catkin chknltl Dec 2013 #24
welcome to DU. niyad Dec 2013 #27
Welcome to DU, Catkin! calimary Dec 2013 #41
If people would only wake up .. I'm afraid the country has been brain washed at this point. YOHABLO Dec 2013 #26
Hillary will be vilified as a "socialist commie" by the right. That's what they do. Scuba Dec 2013 #88
He needs to run, badly - Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2013 #28
Good news! JDPriestly Dec 2013 #32
He's got my support. Run Bernie! sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #35
Oh I would love to have the chance to vote for Bernie Sanders! ananda Dec 2013 #37
He has my support, but the Powers To Be will not let him be the Democratic rhett o rick Dec 2013 #38
K&R cprise Dec 2013 #42
Either Bernie or Elizabeth Neon Gods Dec 2013 #46
Yes. I'm not enamored or excited by HRC, but refuse to be a Spoiler and do Nader 2.0. Not. libdem4life Dec 2013 #48
I'm pretty sure that Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #77
I see it as just another ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #96
DOB: September 8, 1941 BlueStater Dec 2013 #49
I would quit my job to work full time for Bernie. RoccoR5955 Dec 2013 #50
I'm retired and ready to work for Bernie. Where do I sign up? ladjf Dec 2013 #53
I believe that Bernie is the smartest and most well informed person in Washington. The U.S. would ladjf Dec 2013 #52
He has my vote dotymed Dec 2013 #115
You misunderstood my reasoning. I believe that he can only be ladjf Dec 2013 #165
He has my support dflprincess Dec 2013 #54
Bernie Sanders is a true American. ... JEFF9K Dec 2013 #55
Bring it Bernie! Scootaloo Dec 2013 #57
Bernie has my support. JEB Dec 2013 #60
Anyone have a Bernie for President graphic yet I can steal? :) nt silvershadow Dec 2013 #61
The photoshops programs are running at full speed somewhere. Left Coast2020 Dec 2013 #73
In what world is Sanders a viable candidate? Beacool Dec 2013 #64
Bernie's Brigade can do it! Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #65
I like Bernie just fine. Beacool Dec 2013 #68
This captures the past.... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #69
The future is a Socialist in his 70s????? Beacool Dec 2013 #71
Whats your alternative? quakerboy Dec 2013 #83
The alternative is obviously NorthCarolina Dec 2013 #101
Someone who at least has more than a snowball's chance in hell to get elected. Beacool Dec 2013 #107
I want a person who will govern well. quakerboy Dec 2013 #166
That's the same old lie that has handed this country to corporations... polichick Dec 2013 #120
What lie? Beacool Dec 2013 #131
That "viability" lie - the idea that anyone who is not an establishment Dem... polichick Dec 2013 #135
Thank you for saying what needs to be said! Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2013 #159
Oh God. Heard the same the same bullshit in 2007 about Obama. n/t Dawgs Dec 2013 #125
Obama was a special case and he is a moderate. Beacool Dec 2013 #132
Seems you like to make your argument thru Just Asking Questions. There is a name for that. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #126
Whatever, keep pushing Sanders. Beacool Dec 2013 #133
Well since you are aware of "the political realities on the ground" please enlighten us. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #146
He's a helluva lot more "viable" than Hillary when it comes to my vote. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #136
Your vote and that of some on the Left, but that's about it. Beacool Dec 2013 #138
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #140
I'm a pragmatist. Beacool Dec 2013 #142
John Quincy Adams won the presidency. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #143
Exactly why he has my vote... raindaddy Dec 2013 #66
Bernie have my support cuongtl Dec 2013 #67
DURec for Bernie! bvar22 Dec 2013 #70
If Bernie ran as an independent, he wouldn't get on TV on any of the debates, loudsue Dec 2013 #74
They do it to HRC and Obama, too. Nt riqster Dec 2013 #110
Bernie! Bernie! liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #75
Mixed feelings anti partisan Dec 2013 #76
Ted Cruz will not be the nominee. Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #102
I agree anti partisan Dec 2013 #173
After all the heat that Jamaal510 Dec 2013 #78
Is Bernie a socialist? Drunken Irishman Dec 2013 #80
Some people do agree with you anti partisan Dec 2013 #82
sorry MFM008 Dec 2013 #79
In this case we could make an exception. great white snark Dec 2013 #81
Ludicrous. sibelian Dec 2013 #86
HE'S A NARCISSIST! HE'S OLD! HE'S A LOONY! ONE OF PANTS LEGS IS SLIGHTLY TOO SHORT! sibelian Dec 2013 #87
he sounds like me, and my friends. truedelphi Dec 2013 #152
Yes, please run- and don't travel in small planes Alkene Dec 2013 #84
I hope he runs--we need to move the conversation to the actual Left truebluegreen Dec 2013 #85
"To Defeat Oligarchy..." KansDem Dec 2013 #89
I love Bernie! Rockyj Dec 2013 #91
That would be great. HappyMe Dec 2013 #92
How would that "defeat oligarchy?" treestar Dec 2013 #93
I believe he means that he intends to actually attempt focused, effective actions to restore Zorra Dec 2013 #163
But he's in the Senate, so he knows it does not go along with the President necessarily treestar Dec 2013 #170
Maybe he could, if he made a sincere effort as POTUS. Zorra Dec 2013 #172
Bernie, To Defeat Oligarchy, I would support you Autumn Dec 2013 #94
Bernie will run as a Democrat. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #95
Why would he run as a Democrat? You think the third-way crew would stand for that? NorthCarolina Dec 2013 #103
How much support will the Green/Socialist party throw his way? n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #117
Bernie will run. And he will run as a Democrat. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #157
I really don't see why it's important for him to run as a Democrat. NorthCarolina Dec 2013 #174
Well said. HappyMe Dec 2013 #175
K & R ctsnowman Dec 2013 #99
I like Sanders, but IMO it would take ten to fifteen years of constant grassroots organizing struggle4progress Dec 2013 #104
You might be right. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #114
I think that time has been greatly shortened with the use of... polichick Dec 2013 #121
He's got my support. LWolf Dec 2013 #112
We need his voice out there along with Warren and Grayson. K&R! KoKo Dec 2013 #113
I always vote for the most progressive, anti-war, candidate on the ballot. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #137
K&R! President Sanders has a nice ring to it! raouldukelives Dec 2013 #144
Post removed Post removed Dec 2013 #145
Any Librarians running for office that you know of? William769 Dec 2013 #147
cool otherone Dec 2013 #148
The next Eugene V. Debs Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2013 #150
+ 10,000 n/t truedelphi Dec 2013 #154
Woo-hoo! To defeat oligarchy, I would be overjoyed to vote for, and elect, Senator Sanders!!! Zorra Dec 2013 #162
Run Bernie run. hay rick Dec 2013 #168
It's 2000 all over again. name not needed Dec 2013 #169
kick woo me with science Dec 2013 #177
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