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https://news.yahoo.com/bernie-sanders-feel-bern-2020-202851088.htmlGo Bernie! I'm feeling the Bern!
handmade34
(22,756 posts)janterry
(4,429 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 18, 2018, 04:22 PM - Edit history (1)
I still have his sticker on my Prius, which I drive with my VT plates.
But I'm not feeling it. I'm hoping that Beto steps up .
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)The Wielding Truth
(11,411 posts)us all on track.
He will concede to a stronger Democratic candidate.
MrsCoffee
(5,801 posts)We have plenty of actual Democrats to choose from.
machoneman
(3,994 posts)Geez!
trueblue2007
(17,186 posts)We will have actual Democrats to choose from and not someone who hurt Hillary who was our nominee.
No more should we abide Bernie's bashing.
I agree with the posts here who say..... no more to bernie. he is a senator and is doing a great job in the Senate
brush
(53,724 posts)Freedomofspeech
(4,221 posts)No!!
trueblue2007
(17,186 posts)once more ..... why intersect this now??? What is your point. This is old news. He is an independent and according to DEMOCRAT PARTY POLICY, he can not run.
DNC panel adopts rule requiring candidates to run, serve as a Democrat
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/391459-dnc-panel-adopts-rule-requiring-candidates-to-run-serve-as-a-democrat
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) adopted a new rule on Friday aimed at keeping outsider candidates like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) from trying to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
The new rule, adopted by the DNCs Rules and Bylaws Committee, requires all Democratic presidential candidates to be a member of the Democratic Party, Yahoo News reported.
A presidential candidate running for the Democratic nomination must be a member of the party, accept the Democratic nomination and run and serve as a member.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,104 posts)I dont want him to, mind you, but he will run.
count on it
Gothmog
(144,848 posts)I do not believe that sanders will run. If sanders runs, he will have to release all of his tax returns.
mwooldri
(10,299 posts)Mr. O'Rourke is as progressive as Bernie IMO. He has that charisma and way to connect with the voters in a way that Bernie can't.
Though Bernie vs any Republican... Easy choice. But Bernie vs Beto? For me, Beto.
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Hekate
(90,510 posts)DFW
(54,267 posts)Never, never, EVER take seriously a post using the word "corporatist," ESPECIALLY when used to describe a Democrat.
It's one of those code words that seems to mean, "if you can afford to both eat and pay your rent on time, you're a bad person, and can't be my friend."
betsuni
(25,357 posts)It's a code word to bash Democrats without any proof, ever.
susanna
(5,231 posts)betsuni
(25,357 posts)DFW
(54,267 posts)jcgoldie
(11,608 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,104 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Ron Dellums (D-CA)
Lane Evans (D-IL)
Thomas Andrews (D-ME)
Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
DFW
(54,267 posts)....such as Dellums, DeFazio and Waters, I nevertheless think that using the nebulous term to bash Democrats is the tactic of the ridiculist.
FrankBooth
(1,599 posts)Actually, just saying hard pass isn't emphatically "no thanks" enough -- but it'll have to do.
awesomerwb1
(4,264 posts)Wake up.
trueblue2007
(17,186 posts)Yep, I agree with you awesomerwb1
Codeine
(25,586 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,282 posts)Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)enthusiasm in one of most important constituencies...people of color. Not after some very of things that have been said. It is my opinion that we will lose in 2020 should he run. I would of course vote anyone who is not Trump in the General...but we lost the general in 16. I don't want a repeat.
DFW
(54,267 posts)I hadn't been down there in a few months, and it's still the beautiful sleepy picturesque capital of Switzerland it's always been ever since I was there for the first time over 40 years ago.
That's the only Bern I'm ever going to be feeling. Grüezi miteinand!
OnDoutside
(19,945 posts)DFW
(54,267 posts)Usually once or twice, I have to run down (or, up, if I'm in Geneva) to Bern. Always a pleasure.
OnDoutside
(19,945 posts)Rugby Cup game between Bourgoin and Munster. Some years ago we had a holiday just outside Freiburg in a small town called Kirchzarten, and that was fantastic being at the foot of the mountains.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Just NO.
George II
(67,782 posts)....he's the oldest of them all.
machoneman
(3,994 posts)Give it up!
Apollyonus
(812 posts)since November 2016 already. Isn't that enough?
herding cats
(19,558 posts)I've been burned and learned my lesson. We have better choices who are not as controversial for 2020.
I wish Bernie the all the best as a US Senator in Vermont, but I will not entertain the idea of him as a presidential candidate this cycle.
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)Noooooooo!
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
Hav
(5,969 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,677 posts)but you beat me to the punch.
trueblue2007
(17,186 posts)stop re-doing the 2016 election.
Tavarious Jackson
(1,595 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,104 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Gothmog
(144,848 posts)I look forward to sanders signing the agreement required by the new DNC rules where sanders formally joins the Democratic Party, agrees to run as a Democrat and agrees to govern as a Democrat. I also look forward to sanders tax returns which he will need to file to get onto the ballot in some key states
Eliot Rosewater
(31,104 posts)Gothmog
(144,848 posts)Maryland has a ballot access laws that would block sanders from being on the ballot without releasing tax returns. Several other blue states will also be adopting similar laws.
If sanders wants to be on the ballot in these states, he has to release his tax returns
George II
(67,782 posts)Gothmog
(144,848 posts)Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)Woo hoo!!!
jrthin
(4,831 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Translated: Hell no!
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Plus all democratic candidates should be required to be a member of the party for 1 year prior to running under our banner. Plus, they should be required to release tax returns. Both would make this candidate ineligible for running for our party's nomination.
jmowreader
(50,522 posts)All Democratic candidates should be required to have won at least one election as a Democrat before they run for president.
Would Trump be a better president if he'd done a hitch as a dogcatcher or something before he decided to be president?
Fullduplexxx
(7,839 posts)Progressive dog
(6,898 posts)Absolutely not.
violetpastille
(1,483 posts)My party is not an outfit I can put on and take off.
And that's all I'm going to say about that.
peggysue2
(10,819 posts)x1000. We've been down this unpaved, twisty road before.
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)OhZone
(3,212 posts)WhiteTara
(29,692 posts)wryter2000
(46,023 posts)And here I thought I DU would be safe for at least another year.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,104 posts)candidate who is certain to run no MATTER who else does.
wryter2000
(46,023 posts)Let's hope we learned something from the last time.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,104 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Joe941
(2,848 posts)Joe941
(2,848 posts)DFW
(54,267 posts)The verb "to breathe" has an "e" on the end of it (in English, anyway).
Well done.
vsrazdem
(2,177 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)WhiteTara
(29,692 posts)I can't go through this again.
MrsMatt
(1,660 posts)Fool me you can't get fooled again.
Not going to fall for it.
musette_sf
(10,198 posts)lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)jrthin
(4,831 posts)Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)all american girl
(1,788 posts)Hekate
(90,510 posts)helpisontheway
(5,004 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,104 posts)Gee...I wonder...
sigh
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snowybirdie
(5,219 posts)Been there, done that
wryter2000
(46,023 posts)wryter2000
(46,023 posts)Been there. Done that.
dameatball
(7,391 posts)pnwmom
(108,951 posts)The only time he wants to be a Democrat is when he wants a larger platform.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,104 posts)TEXTBOOK
wryter2000
(46,023 posts)I'd be too embarrassed to reply.
pnwmom
(108,951 posts)has been used, I have to wonder . . .
George II
(67,782 posts)...the Senate released two reports about how social media was used by the Russians?
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)It worked in 2016.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,104 posts)MuseRider
(34,095 posts)I do not know him but he likely got exactly what he wanted. It is just too easy to stir up the nest.
Joe941
(2,848 posts)Had a nice evening with the family - not glued to the internet.
MuseRider
(34,095 posts)you just got a really good start on it.
Enjoy your family AND enjoy DU. It is entirely possible to support Bernie and be here if you can deal with this stuff. At this point I support Bernie but would choose someone younger, female and not white over Bernie if they supported much of what he does. I think right now he is doing really important and good work. While running for president would maybe give him a larger platform for a while I think he is doing really well right now.
Have a great day! Bernie is really awesome and important in our national conversation.
Joe941
(2,848 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,727 posts)DFW
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BlueJac
(7,838 posts)Please
riversedge
(70,018 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,552 posts)I supported him in the 2016 primaries for reasons that are irrelevant now (and of course I voted for Clinton), but I don't think he's the right candidate for 2020.
Takket
(21,524 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,818 posts)I am hoping to see Kamala Harris run.
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)still_one
(92,057 posts)through the recent gathering welcomed some of those folks at that gathering who refused to vote for the Democratic nominee in 2016, and actively encouraged others to do likewise
The sure way to divide Democrats is to nominate one of those in 2016 election
We need a new candidate that was not involved in 2016 to unite the party.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
I want someone younger than me (I"m 67) I like Biden but would still
like someone younger. I have read that Democrats do better with younger candidates. I'm tired of old white men (and I'm an old white woman).
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)LiberalFighter
(50,751 posts)And not feeling it now. Ever!
On Edit... He is overdone.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,677 posts)roody
(10,849 posts)LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)Last edited Wed Dec 19, 2018, 12:40 AM - Edit history (1)
Andy823
(11,495 posts)And not one was from the original poster. I call that post and run. I see lots of these same kind of posts meant for stirring things up these days!
Persondem
(1,936 posts)Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)highplainsdem
(48,886 posts)tavernier
(12,364 posts)Not going through this again this year.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)dem4decades
(11,265 posts)orangecrush
(19,369 posts)Thanks for playing, though.
Devil Child
(2,728 posts)Pope George Ringo II
(1,896 posts)I'm not entirely certain Bernie Sanders should be counted among their numbers.
RandySF
(58,395 posts)Renew Deal
(81,841 posts)LuvLoogie
(6,905 posts)Now he's a heckler.
The country has moved on.
LakeArenal
(28,787 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)No Bernie mania, please. Am seeking a full-time Democrat who could actually win.
There will be other genuine Democratic candidates far more viable than Bernie.
And please, no Bern-splaining replies that tell me how Im off-base, or how the greatness of Bernie will sweep the nation and overwhelm the Electoral College. Ive been there, and the novelty has long since worn thin. On this matter Im adamant.
NBachers
(17,067 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)If theres somebody else who appears who can, for whatever reason, do a better job than me, Ill work my ass off to elect him or her,
Yeah. This is Bernie Sanders here. He sees a parade, jumps in front and claims to be the leader. He has an enormous ego. No way he would ever acknowledge someone is better than him.
DavidDvorkin
(19,465 posts)betsuni
(25,357 posts)JCanete
(5,272 posts)Not that you're being serious here, but by virtue of your jokey argument, anybody who is not status quo who suddenly gets elected is automatically status quo and establishment. You could not elect the same non-establishment candidate a second time because you've made up a ridiculous criterion for judging what establishment means. You are welcome to that kind of definition, but it is rather semantic.
katmondoo
(6,454 posts)Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)other than that...No
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Just no.
aikoaiko
(34,155 posts)I think we'll have even better alternatives who have excellent rhetoric on both social and economic inequality, but I won't underestimate Bernie again.
The more he talked, the more people (overall) liked what he had to say. I know there were some who didn't like what they heard or didn't hear from Bernie.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,387 posts)but I won't support Bernie in the primary and I seriously hope he doesn't decide to go Third Party