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In reply to the discussion: Meet Beto O'Rourke, the Berniecrat running against Ted Cruz! [View all]Vogon_Glory
(9,169 posts)60. The sad epilogue was that Hurd defeated Gallego and was re-elected.
We'll have to do better.
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Then how is it that one is not allowed to criticise the Independent Senator from VT?
synergie
Apr 2017
#58
some of his supporters sure did. There were plenty of them last year calling Hillary and President
still_one
Apr 2017
#28
Not even close. You can still view that venom over at JPR, where it is alive and well
still_one
Apr 2017
#70
Hillary was called the "c" word, and every other sexist vulgar term they could come up
still_one
Apr 2017
#74
Maybe you should put your bias away, because the characterizations used were far worse, and more
still_one
Apr 2017
#76
Beto endorsed Hillary in the primary. Labeling him a "Berniecrat" is a bit of Opportunism by the OP
SaschaHM
Apr 2017
#7
THat still doesn't make him a "Berniecrat". Bernie Sanders didn't just wise up and invent these
SaschaHM
Apr 2017
#24
To his credit, he doesn't USE it either, mostly cause it's a divisive and ridiculous
synergie
Apr 2017
#90
That district is one of the congressional district found void by the redistricting panel
Gothmog
Apr 2017
#89
He's a democrat. THe OP was just being opportunistic with the "Berniecrat" label.
SaschaHM
Apr 2017
#25
That label is a way to emphasize and encourage division. It's cynical and suggests bitterness...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#51
Do you have a problem with the word "Democrat"? It's also been around for a while
synergie
Apr 2017
#62
You mean after the GE he didn't switch to independent, like someone I am aware of?
still_one
Apr 2017
#29
Absolutely, it's divisive. It's a way of declaring "superiority" ... it divides and weakens us...
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#50
But he told all those people that he'd remain a Democrat, and run in the future
synergie
Apr 2017
#61
Could a Henry Cuellar type Democrat win a Texas US Senate Race if he decided to run?
nkpolitics1212
Apr 2017
#34
Me too, all of them. However, I want someone who can kick the Rebubs ass to kingdom come
Alice11111
Apr 2017
#36
"Please do not contribute to the breaking up of the Democratic Party." - Thank you so much for that!
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#55