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And exactly how can anyone deliver that? Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #1
You begin by building support for them. QC Jun 2016 #4
And with the GOP having the Senate and House there is zero chance it will become law. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #12
There was enormous resistance to everything good at first. QC Jun 2016 #14
All those things became possible Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #68
You are missing the point Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #75
I'm frankly sometimes embarrassed to be on the same team as those who wail highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #28
The way to win is to change Congress and keep the presidency...it is the only way to win. nt Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #73
How about those Cavs? nt Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #74
That attitude epitomizes the problem Armstead Jun 2016 #65
You can not even bring up a bill in the House unless you are the majority Party Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #67
And that is exactly what we have done under Obama Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #72
You win the thread. n/t QC Jun 2016 #80
This is the refrain of the "No We Can't", do nothing, stand for nothing, excuse anything wing TheKentuckian Jun 2016 #70
It is reality Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #71
Do you honestly believe President Obama is taking his cues from Bernie Sanders? Lord Magus Jun 2016 #16
Yes. I do. Everybody is taking their cues from Sanders, right now. w4rma Jun 2016 #45
The Kingmakers lancer78 Jun 2016 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author w4rma Jun 2016 #61
Don't play these racist games. Hillary 'won' more delegates through voter suppression. w4rma Jun 2016 #62
Reporting a candidate has won when they've won is not voter suppression. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #77
Every time a Sanders supporter lancer78 Jun 2016 #82
Everytime a Clintonite defends voter suppression, it outs them as political hacks. w4rma Jun 2016 #88
Lol, read some of my other posts lancer78 Jun 2016 #89
Or maybe they were just already progressive and you couldn't (or wouldn't) see it. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #78
+10,000 nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #17
What a victory! Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #69
He knows Congress and works well on both sides of the aisle. senz Jun 2016 #23
+1 He attacks Republicans only on their stands on issues; Hillary often goes ad hom. merrily Jun 2016 #29
Maybe you should investigate the Constitution and history. Congress is not always Republican and merrily Jun 2016 #26
Talking points are incredibly boring. senz Jun 2016 #33
+1 False talking points are even more boring. merrily Jun 2016 #36
True, they're stupifying. We've had too much of that around here. senz Jun 2016 #39
Was woo me with science still posting when you started? merrily Jun 2016 #41
It took me a long time to get a mental map of this place. senz Jun 2016 #46
I'm sorry you're fatigued. Yes, I know for a fact that memes can start by posting. I've done it, merrily Jun 2016 #48
Historically you are correct lancer78 Jun 2016 #55
Google his Lou Dobbs interview MattP Jun 2016 #2
Why would any progressive ever google Lou Dobs? nt Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #13
To see Sanders and Dobbs maligning immigrants lunamagica Jun 2016 #58
Yes. In the segment in which he appears. Dobbs and Sanders are like two peas in a pod lunamagica Jun 2016 #57
Exactly.....he didn't run for President for shits and giggles.... virtualobserver Jun 2016 #3
I sure reached to point of no return. No return to the Democratic Party. n/t djean111 Jun 2016 #5
What's astounding--and not in the good way-- QC Jun 2016 #6
This ^ vintx Jun 2016 #7
No, it wasn't always like that around here. QC Jun 2016 #8
Yep, I quit recommending it a few years ago when it became downright embarrassing at times. nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #18
Same here. I don't tell me IRL friends about this place anymore. n/t QC Jun 2016 #20
the fact that some people have actually referred to Bernie as a con man..... virtualobserver Jun 2016 #9
Yep, it's a very ugly kind of moral nihilism, and while it's sad QC Jun 2016 #10
Righties like to pick on liberals b/c we're reasonable & nice. senz Jun 2016 #27
I think you're right. There's not much difference between the types QC Jun 2016 #31
Yep. This place has proven it over and over. senz Jun 2016 #40
Some people live in a bubble. senz Jun 2016 #22
Yes, and it's disgusting. senz Jun 2016 #24
It wasn't always that way here. n/t QC Jun 2016 #25
Maybe it was easier when there was a common enemy like Bush. senz Jun 2016 #32
That was a big part of it. QC Jun 2016 #34
I wasn't hanging out here in 2008. senz Jun 2016 #42
I think it's been nastier this time, with one exception, QC Jun 2016 #84
GGGOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLL nadinbrzezinski Jun 2016 #30
We all know what he wants, the question is what can he deliver? anigbrowl Jun 2016 #11
His ideas are not utopian and yes he can deliver. senz Jun 2016 #21
but Hillary wont get anything constructive through, she will "compromise" larkrake Jun 2016 #35
In one word: Democracy RobertEarl Jun 2016 #15
They're not used to candidates who say what they mean. senz Jun 2016 #19
it is terrifying to them larkrake Jun 2016 #38
People tend to respect straightforwardness. senz Jun 2016 #43
fingers are crossed, but DNC does not want him, period larkrake Jun 2016 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #37
It isn't official yet. Lunabell Jun 2016 #51
+1000 livetohike Jun 2016 #76
Bernie wants more Democrats in Congress. George Eliot Jun 2016 #44
Are you assuming Hillary wants the same things Bernie wants? senz Jun 2016 #47
I think Hillary is closer to Bernie's way of thinking Lunabell Jun 2016 #53
I can't make those assumptions. George Eliot Jun 2016 #85
They don't understand people who aren't in it for themselves and CAN'T be bought off. Skwmom Jun 2016 #49
Bernie or Busters, Lunabell Jun 2016 #52
It's hard to imagine Bernie wholeheartedly endorsing her senz Jun 2016 #56
Show any case where "Bernie was expected to win enough delegates to at least pull even" brooklynite Jun 2016 #64
A cataclysm was coming Hill's way. So the AP did what they did. senz Jun 2016 #86
I repeat: how was she going to win enough DELEGATES to pull even? brooklynite Jun 2016 #87
I'm undecided on this point right now Mike__M Jun 2016 #59
This is the hardest decision I have ever made. Lunabell Jun 2016 #60
I don't believe the party can be moved from the inside is the problem here. VulgarPoet Jun 2016 #66
Well, Bernie came in second place. riversedge Jun 2016 #63
That was going to be my point frazzled Jun 2016 #79
Imagine a candidate showing up to the Democratic convention... Orsino Jun 2016 #81
Okay, since a Convention doesn't write or pass legislation, what else does Bernie Sanders want? brooklynite Jun 2016 #83
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