.@BernieSanders is back on TV in Iowa.

[Donkees]

Link to tweet

[YessirAtsaFact]

1. Sick of hearing about Bernie

He’s not a Democrat.

I hope he’s done running for president.

[Adrahil]

2. Is he endorsing another Independent? NT

[emulatorloo]

6. Pete is a Democrat. Tim Ryan D-Ohio has endorsed Pete too

Link to tweet

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I am proud to endorse my friend, @peteforiowa. He’ll be an important ally in the fight to improve the lives of hardworking families across Iowa, Ohio, and the United States.

[Me.]

9. Not A Fan Of Ryan Either

avowed corporatist

[comradebillyboy]

12. Ryan, the guy who has been attacking Nancy Pelosi?

That Ryan?

[emulatorloo]

16. Yeah that one :-(

[Demsrule86]

15. Well that's a change...what no independent running?

[RandySF]

3. I'm confused

He ran for president as a Democrat, endorsed an Independent candidate for Lt. Gov here in California, is meddling in Democratic congressional primaries, running as an Independent in Vermont and may run for president again as a Democrat. Is this a person we should trust?

[ProudLib72]

8. According to Nina Turner, we might eventually see him endorse a republican

IF IT FITS THE AGENDA

[comradebillyboy]

13. He's not a person I would trust...

[Amimnoch]

21. Nope. Never.

Nobern.

[Eliot Rosewater]

23. No but we cant discuss him in that frame around here as I understand it

[sheshe2]

27. No

[Cha]

29. It's not confusing to me.. I already

know the answer to that one.

[emulatorloo]

4. Pete looks like a great candidate. Bernie should ditch the comb-over, it isn't doing him any favors

Just go to the cost-cutters and ask them to use the number one guard all over. Works pretty well.

Thanks for posting!

[brooklynite]

5. IA-3 has a three way primary...

Cindy Axne (D) - Digital Design Firm Owner & Ex-State Employee
Pete D’Alessandro (D) - Political Consultant & Sanders Campaign Activist
Eddie Mauro (D) - Insurance Broker & Community Activist

D'Alessandro is on the bottom in terms of fundraising, but they're all competetive

R+1 district rated as "Leans R"

[George II]

7. Wow! I'm amazed. I almost forgot what he looks like.

[sheshe2]

28. :)

[Scurrilous]

10. The excitement is palatable!

[Demsrule86]

14. I don't care about Sen. Sanders...go away. I will vote for a Democrat not

you in a primary.

[Amimnoch]

22. Will vote for a Democrat only, even if it ended up being a write-in. Nt.

[Demsrule86]

25. I would too..did it in Georgia where often there was no Democrat running.

[NurseJackie]

17. Seems like he's spending more time in Iowa than in Vermont...

... I wonder how his constituents feel about being neglected. You know, since he's the Senator from Vermont and all, seems like he'd give them the lion's share of his time.

[sheshe2]

18. So much time in Iowa...

Gearing for a 2020 run.

If my Elizabeth Warren spent all her time out of State and out of Senate. I for one would be pissed. I worked and voted for her to first and foremost represent the people in Massachusetts.

Who campaigns so many years out? And now backing Independents over Democrats.

[George II]

19. Members of the House and Senate get time off to go back to their districts and meet....

....with their constituents so they know what the issues are back home and what he can do to support them.

I'd be pretty angry if I lived in a state where my Senator cared more about the residents of a state a thousand miles away.

[NurseJackie]

20. If my senator did that, I'd feel cheated. I'd feel like s/he was...

If my senator did that, I'd feel cheated.

I'd feel like s/he was putting his/her OWN interests ahead of the voters in my state. Especially THIS early in the process.

I've always felt that politicians who are PERPETUALLY "fund-raising" and CONTINUALLY smearing potential rivals and ENDLESSLY campaigning for their next position, really are not dong a good job of competently fulfilling the promises and obligations of their CURRENT position.

All I'm trying to say is that it seems like the honest thing to do would be to focus on one's constituents FIRST.

But that's just me. I guess I'm just old-fashioned.

[murielm99]

30. My senator, Dick Durbin was in the state last week,

meeting with constituents. I saw him at a Cubs game, too. Durbin is one of the most accessible Senators I have seen.

If Senator Duckworth is spending a bit less time on office hours right now, that is all right. She has a new baby.

Bernie needs to go home.

[Lil Missy]

24. Who?

[democratisphere]

26. Isn't he that Independent that pretends to be a Democrat when it serves

HIS needs.

[Uncle Joe]

31. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Donkees