Bernie will be on Rachel tonight; my man Bernie,

[babylonsister]

keep on keeping on!!


It's 9:04pm EST now; view times may differ.

[malaise]

1. Nice discussion on the Resistance re Obamacare

led by Bernie

[babylonsister]

2. Yes. #resist, and he is! I think he's gaining traction if

Rachel is bringing it up.

[democrank]

3. K & R

He just keeps on going......

[Tom the Mechanic]

4. Love Bernie!

12 million Bernie voters can totally take back Congress!

The first seat is Kansas

www.votejamesthompson.com/phonebank

[bullwinkle428]

5. K&R...counting down now!

[Heather MC]

6. Watch Here if you don't have cable

Www.livenewschat.eu/politics/

[SticksnStones]

7. He just called the Democratic Party feeble

How does that help ANYTHING?

It's not his message...it's his delivery.

[elleng]

8. His delivery is strong,

and his message is sound. Democrats need to heed it, and as they've given him a role, I hope it happens.

[babylonsister]

10. Judging from the threads, his message is being heeded!

[elleng]

11. Thank GOODNESS!

I tend not to read such, for obvious reasons.

[Cha]

19. BS insults Dems Who are out there on the Front Lines Fighting for

our Very Lives..

BS on Rachel's"the Democratic Party is feeble" and "cannot fight back"..

He's Wrong and Divisive.. only helping trump, the gop, and the m$m.

Dems have our BACKs and I have theirs.

Truth.. Our Dems ARE Fighting for us and this is just today's headlines..

Democratic Congressman Calls for 'Total and Complete Shutdown' of Trump Agenda in Congress

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028837680

Maxine Waters? Tweets: Meet Donald Trump's Kremlin Klan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028839413

Top Dem calls for investigation into House Intelligence chairman

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736108

Schumer: Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch nomination

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736192

Al Franken: What was Merrick Garland about?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028836324

Woah. Rep Schiff: New evidence of Trump/Russia collusion "would merit a grand jury investigation"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028840444

Thanks to Franken and Klobuchar for helping Dems understand why Gorsuch must be filibustered

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028838216

[mcar]

60. Well said and well sourced, Cha

We need to be fighting Trump and the Republicans.

[Cha]

88. Exactly, mcar and everyone is coming together except..

you know who.

[bdamomma]

128. very good Cha

you are doing your homework!!! the dems are behind the scenes doing their job!

[Cha]

143. when he's Wrong he's Wrong..

Thank you, bdamomma!

[NurseJackie]

63. If only he had his facts straight. He missed the boat on this one...

... and a golden opportunity to do some GOOD for the Democratic Party rather than to continue on down this detrimental path.

I wish he was more like Keith Ellison.

[Dream Girl]

72. His delivery is obnoxious

[babylonsister]

9. He calls 'em like he sees 'em. Might not be

your style or mine, but we know where he stands.

I like that.

[Cha]

18. BS on Rachel's"the Democratic Party is feeble" and "cannot fight back" .. that only helps trump and

the gop.. and the m$m

He's Wrong and Divisive.

Dems have our BACKs and I have theirs.

Truth.. Our Dems ARE Fighting for our Very LIVES.. and this is just today's headlines..

Democratic Congressman Calls for 'Total and Complete Shutdown' of Trump Agenda in Congress

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028837680

Maxine Waters? Tweets: Meet Donald Trump's Kremlin Klan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028839413

Top Dem calls for investigation into House Intelligence chairman

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736108

Schumer: Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch nomination

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736192

Al Franken: What was Merrick Garland about?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028836324

Woah. Rep Schiff: New evidence of Trump/Russia collusion "would merit a grand jury investigation"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028840444

Thanks to Franken and Klobuchar for helping Dems understand why Gorsuch must be filibustered

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028838216

[WiffenPoof]

130. Didn't you just post the same thing earlier in this thread?

Why don't you just repeat over and over that Bernie Sanders is a horrible person worthy of our ridicule. He should be kicked out of the Senate, right? He has contributed nothing to the Democratic cause!

Just tell us how you really feel.

[Whiskeytide]

134. You noticed that too, huh?

Posts 20, 39 and 40 in this thread are further examples, and I've noticed it previously on several occasions. It's like a prepared anti-Sanders response.

Interesting.

[QC]

140. Amen!

[Cha]

142. Oh good you noticed.. I'm sure you all can handle BS' own words

words are important.. he's wrong and he owns them.

[NurseJackie]

61. Even when it's not accurate? You like that? Wow.

[Cha]

87. ..

you're so logical

[Justice]

99. Honestly, I am shocked by this - isn't that what people say about Trump?

That Trump calls 'em like he sees 'em.

Might not be your style or mine, but we know where he stands.

Seriously? Just think it is sort of a weird copying things to say.

[Nevernose]

12. Hillary is so shrill!

I can't stand her! She may have the same message, but is so unlikeable.

/sarcasm

Just pointing out potential (inevitable) hypocrisy. Bernie has spent most of his life trying to make the world a better place. He's an ally, not a divider. Not unless you want division.

[murielm99]

13. If so,

he needs to stop calling the Democratic Party feeble.

[Gore1FL]

15. The Democrats could stop being feeble as a starting point.

We haven't had a presidential nominee since Mondale who didn't buy into Reaganomics. We've spent the better part of the last 40 years cowering in a corner begging the GOP not to hurt us.

That's pretty feeble.

[murielm99]

16. I see us fighting back very strongly right now.

Calling us feeble does not help anything. We don't need divisiveness.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

21. Yeah, right now. That's the problem.

[ProfessorGAC]

94. The Operative Word Is "Now"

So my word is "finally"

[JudyM]

17. We have to be much tougher to take back our election system, and more.

[bekkilyn]

31. +1

The overall wishy-washiness of this party over the years has been incredibly frustrating. We can't just depend on GOP incompetence to finally win some elections...we have to actually *be* competent ourselves.

[HughBeaumont]

75. + 1,000.

"We haven't had a presidential nominee since Mondale who didn't buy into Reaganomics."

Completely sick of this fucking shit right here. How many times do you try and kick the goddamned ball before you realize Lucy ain't ever going to stop pulling it away?

[WiffenPoof]

131. Well stated.....NT

[SticksnStones]

22. He used the actual word "feeble" to describe the Democratic Party

Whereas you quoted a descriptive referencing the pitch of her voice.

While you may believe you've laid out a valid comparison, I would have to disagree.

Not a Bernie fan. But it's a big world with plenty of room for fans and non-fans alike.

Peace.

[George II]

70. "Shrill, as in "woman"?

[Cha]

20. BS is only helping trump, the gop, and the m$m that.. And, he's

dead wrong and Divisive..

Dems have our BACKs and I have theirs.

Truth.. Our Dems ARE Fighting for our Very Lives.. and this is just today's headlines..

Democratic Congressman Calls for 'Total and Complete Shutdown' of Trump Agenda in Congress

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028837680

Maxine Waters? Tweets: Meet Donald Trump's Kremlin Klan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028839413

Top Dem calls for investigation into House Intelligence chairman

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736108

Schumer: Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch nomination

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736192

Al Franken: What was Merrick Garland about?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028836324

Woah. Rep Schiff: New evidence of Trump/Russia collusion "would merit a grand jury investigation"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028840444

Thanks to Franken and Klobuchar for helping Dems understand why Gorsuch must be filibustered

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028838216

[SticksnStones]

23. Exactly Cha!

Dems are in fighting mode and pushing back! Not at all like Sanders description of our party ~

[FDRsGhost]

30. Bernie is doing anything but helping Trump

He is 100% correct in what he says and some refuse to accept that, sadly and THAT is a huge problem.
Take for example some who have voted for many of Trump's appointees, not once, not twice, but many times.

You have a very small minority who are loud and rattling the cage and that is good and Bernie is among those but 99% aren't. We NEED loud and we need to raise absolute hell about what is happening. Right now Bernie is completely leading that charge and he is all over the place in front of cameras, doing town halls, appearing on talk shows & doing it more than anybody else.

He's honest and some dislike that, a lot. He calls it like it is but he also knows that Dems are now just 26% of the electorate which is historic lows and have lost over 1,000 seats and that MUST change otherwise we are really screwed.

I like what Bernie's doing and I believe we need more Bernie's, more Warrens and more Schiffs. If we could multiple them by 1000, we'd be owning every office across the land!

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[Cha]

32. Yes he is helping them when he Misrepresents the Democractic Party

with such ugly insults.

[FDRsGhost]

34. I disagree Cha

He's being honest. Things have to change. Things MUST change. He is shooting straight and many dislike that. You call it insults, I call it legit criticism. Looking introspectively and coming to grips with what needs to be changed is a sign of leadership. Critiquing is a learning tool and it involves a lot of reality checking at times.

I suppose we have 2 very different views on the matter. I personally like his tough love honest approach. It's one of the reasons he's the most popular politician in America, that enables people trusting him.

[Cha]

39. No he isn't.. the Dems are on the Front Lines fighting for our very LIVES..

and BS is calling them "feeble". BS is all about the insults.

BS on Rachel's"the Democratic Party is feeble" and "cannot fight back"..

He's Wrong and Divisive.. only helping trump, the gop, and the m$m.

Dems have our BACKs and I have theirs.

Truth.. Our Dems ARE Fighting for us and this is just today's headlines..

Democratic Congressman Calls for 'Total and Complete Shutdown' of Trump Agenda in Congress

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028837680

Maxine Waters? Tweets: Meet Donald Trump's Kremlin Klan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028839413

Top Dem calls for investigation into House Intelligence chairman

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736108

Schumer: Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch nomination

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736192

Al Franken: What was Merrick Garland about?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028836324

Woah. Rep Schiff: New evidence of Trump/Russia collusion "would merit a grand jury investigation"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028840444

Thanks to Franken and Klobuchar for helping Dems understand why Gorsuch must be filibustered

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028838216

[FDRsGhost]

42. I see your point Cha

but the very definition of feeble from the dictionary is "lacking in force, strength, or effectiveness".

He is correct and I think context matters here. Dems literally hold no power at all, they don't have any majority in any federal government position and I think that's what he's talking about here.

Yes some are talking loudly and doing everything they can but over all, until midterms come, Dems power is marginal at best and I pray to the Lord above we see a damn landslide in 2018 so we can impeach this SOB because I don't see it happening until then due to GOP protecting Frito Fingers.

Bernie is "only helping Trump" I very much disagree with. He wasn't helping Trump when he was doing a town hall opposite of Ted Cruz on the national stage fighting for all of us and calling Cruz out on the GOP's hypocrisy.

I don't understand the Bernie hate. I don't get it. He is the most valuable thing we have right now and we NEED him. Look at some of these highlights from the last 48 hours. Notice anything? He and Warren are way out on fromt on Cohn who nobody has even started talking about yet.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivered a fiery joint rally on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The object of their scorn? Trump's new National Economic Council director, Gary Cohn.

http://www.alternet.org/activism/bernie-sanders-has-rousing-message-resistance-movement-and-trump-votersbernie-sanders-has

Bernie Sanders Drops A Reality Bomb And Brings Down Trump With One Simple Question

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/03/23/bernie-sanders-drops-reality-bomb-brings-trump-simple-question.html

Democrats appear to be struggling to cope with their election loss in November, but Bernie continues to resonate

http://www.salon.com/2017/03/23/bernie-sanders-has-become-the-most-popular-politician-in-america-with-no-help-from-the-inside/

Poll: Voters prefer 'someone new,' Bernie Sanders, to Elizabeth Warren in 2020

http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/03/poll_voters_prefer_someone_new.html

Bernie Sanders thinks this $89,000-a-year drug should be $1,000 a year

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bernie-sanders-thinks-this-89000-a-year-drug-should-be-1000-a-year-2017-03-22

[redstatebluegirl]

43. I agree Cha.

BS doesn't care about our party. No matter how you spin it, he is NOT a Democrat. I supported him early on, but now he is just annoying me. Going on Rachel and badmouthing the party is not how we win in 2018.

[FDRsGhost]

44. "He isn't a Democrat" but

he's in a leadership roll within the party. Obviously Schumer sees him as a huge asset.

Doing the same thing over and over again isn't how we win in 2018 either.

[redstatebluegirl]

46. How did dividing our party work for you last time?

Bernie is partially responsible for what happened to us in the last election. I have had people I didn't agree with who ran as a democrat and I voted for them, mainly because they were lifelong democrats and didn't badmouth the party.

[FDRsGhost]

47. Sorry but I disagree with you

Primaries aren't a pretty thing nor have they ever been. Bernie said something bad about Hillary and? It's a primary, she was his opponent. Obama was a LOT harsher on Hillary than Bernie ever was and people seem to forget that.

As far as division goes, there's always been a divide within the party; we're a big tent and there's huge differencesin ideology from say Joe Manchin and Warren.

You call it "badmouthing the party", I call it "legit criticism". Therein lies our differences. I think we can both agree that what Bernie is fighting for is a GOOD thing.

[redstatebluegirl]

49. He needs to do what he is doing without alienating a large chunk of the party.

He can say what he needs to say without going after the party he ran with. I did support him early on, I'm sorry, now he just seems like an angry old white guy. I agree with a lot of what he says but I disagree with his methods.

[FDRsGhost]

52. I agree whole heartedly with him

and what he says. Criticism is warranted at this point and it's also needed. Ya he's angry and rightfully so! Many of us are because the middle class and poor have been getting the screws put to them for a long time and he, like myself, is fed up with everything.

His methods may not be for everybody, I'll give you that but damn he is out there kicking major ass for us!

[redstatebluegirl]

53. Good for you, not for me. I am ready for him to stop trying to destroy a party I love

and have worked for for over 40 years. Do we need to change and evolve yes, but after seeing how his supporters behaved at the convention I lost all respect.

[FDRsGhost]

54. He's not doing that at all

and you say "but after seeing how his supporters behaved at the convention I lost all respect" as opposed to fake chair throwing incidents? The primaries are long over. Time to move on.

[redstatebluegirl]

56. I'm sure I'll get reported on but...this is not about the primaries, this is about our party.

It started during the primaries but it continues on as we try to recoup and recharge to fight 45.

[FDRsGhost]

102. And in that we have the most popular politician on our side

That's valuable. The guy who brought out more young voters to the primary process and to be politically engaged in history. Bernie is leading that fight and he is at the front of it

[Demsrule86]

135. If he was so popular...he would be in the White House.

[FDRsGhost]

137. You're denying the reality Bernie is the most popular politician

We all know this. #Alternativefacts be damned.
He is so popular he's the most popular politician!
Haters gonna hate

Bernie Sanders has become the most popular politician in America — with no help from the inside
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/23/bernie-sanders-has-become-the-most-popular-politician-in-america-with-no-help-from-the-inside/

Bernie Sanders Is the Most Popular Politician in America
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/bernie-sanders-popular

Why Bernie Is the Most Popular Politician in America
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/bernie-sanders-popular

Why is Bernie Sanders the most popular politician in America?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/20/1612972/-Why-is-Bernie-Sanders-the-most-popular-politician-in-America

[Demsrule86]

138. I really don't care one way or the other...I doubt he will retain his popularity if

continues to call the Democratic Party week...he can do some good to help defeat Trump...I hope he joins with Democrats and fights Republicans.

[samnsara]

51. i agree

[Cha]

48. Thanks, redstatebluegirl.. it doesn't even matter to me that he's

not a Dem.. but, when he accuses the Democratic Party of being "feeble and can't fight back" then we have a big problem.

He's not helping our Planet with false insults.. he's feeding right into trump's fake news about our Party.

he needs to stop acting like he's the only one out there.. there are plenty of STRONG Dems on the front Lines FIGHTING BACK.

[redstatebluegirl]

50. Yep...

[R B Garr]

121. Absolutely right, Cha. His accusations that Democrats

are feeble implies that only he can fix it. Where have heard that before.

[MADem]

141. LBJ had a view on this that holds true to this day.

Better to have 'em inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in. Usually, that kind of inclusion works to blunt divisive attacks.

Occasionally, though, it doesn't.

It's a rare event when the person safe and warm inside the tent pisses inside the tent....but, unfortunately, sometimes it happens.

[Fla Dem]

73. If he has criticisms, take it to the Dem leadership; work with them to change.

I applaud his comments about the Republicans and his criticisms of the system, but he's out of bounds when he goes public and makes it all about him and his attacks on the Dem party. I see him as nothing but a 75 yo man who's been in congress since 1990, has not really accomplished anything meaningful, has gotten a taste of the spotlight and doesn't want to give it up in the waning years of his career.

His criticizing the Dem Party in public does nothing to make us want to work with him or listen to him. It's the same old shtick he push during the primary.

Work for change with the Dems behind the scenes, don't throw rocks at us and then expect us to embrace you.

[FDRsGhost]

103. A few things here

Bernie is known as the amendment king and has accomplished a lot but I suspect you know this and are just twisting words to fit your narrative. Look what he did for vets working with McCain and Sanders’ authored energy efficiency and conservation grant program passes into law. On and on and I would urge you to take a look here at some of his accomplishments http://occasionalplanet.org/2016/03/04/a-list-of-bernie-sanders-accomplishments/

I do disagree with you on how he should make it private. I want to know what's happening in our party and deserve to know as we all do. It's OUR party after all. You see Bernie as nothing but a 75 year old man (why call in age and the fact he's male is concerning....pejorative use??) but that guy brought more young people into the political process through the primaries than anybody else in history.

That's valuable and we need that

[WiffenPoof]

132. Well stated........NT

[bekkilyn]

33. +1(nt)

[still_one]

122. It undermines and divides that is for sure. It is not unlike in 2012 when it was suggested

that President Obama should be primaried

Who is that helping?

[Orsino]

68. Of course the Democratic Party is feeble.

Just not as feeble as the corporate- and dogma-owned Republican Party.

Politically, right now, we're overmatched--partly our fault for helping Big Money to buy goverment--but we are still stronger than the GOP. More of our representatives should act likey they know that.

[zentrum]

14. Bernie!

[Cha]

40. Sounds like BS is bitter calling the Democratic Party "feeble" and "can't fight back"

Our Dems are on the Front Lines Fighting for our Very LIves..

BS on Rachel's"the Democratic Party is feeble" and "cannot fight back"..

He's Wrong and Divisive.. only helping trump, the gop, and the m$m.

Dems have our BACKs and I have theirs.

Truth.. Our Dems ARE Fighting for us and this is just today's headlines..

Democratic Congressman Calls for 'Total and Complete Shutdown' of Trump Agenda in Congress

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028837680

Maxine Waters? Tweets: Meet Donald Trump's Kremlin Klan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028839413

Top Dem calls for investigation into House Intelligence chairman

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736108

Schumer: Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch nomination

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141736192

Al Franken: What was Merrick Garland about?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028836324

Woah. Rep Schiff: New evidence of Trump/Russia collusion "would merit a grand jury investigation"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028840444

Thanks to Franken and Klobuchar for helping Dems understand why Gorsuch must be filibustered

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028838216

[Doremus]

59. Spamming the thread with this post is tiresome to say the least.

Repetition doesn't make your point more or less valid.

We can read; we aren't repukes.

[NurseJackie]

65. "Repetition doesn't make your point more or less valid."

That made me laugh.

[Cha]

86. I am making my point to different people.. No one is making you

read it.

[WiffenPoof]

133. WOW.... You posted it again!

Cha you must really hate this guy. It's like you are on a personal campaign to teach all of us how wrong we are about Bernie.

I'll make a deal with you. Post it three more times and you will win me over.

[Cha]

144. BS is Wrong., "Dems are feeble" and "can't fight" back. It's ridiculous what

he said on Rachel's show.

[JTFrog]

25. How has that bashing of the Democratic Party been working out?

For fuck's sake, I can't understand the fawning over this guy.

By the way, anyone remember Tad Devine?

[FloridaBlues]

26. Perhaps he's still dreaming of 2020. He isn't helpful with his remarks

[cwydro]

27. I'm so over him.

I have been since before the convention.

I think Bernie is all about Bernie.

[Cha]

41. Exactly.

[Doremus]

62. Who are the silent Dems for? The ones who keep voting for Orangeman's appointees?

If Bernie, who is one of the few voices fighting against the orange fascist, is "all about Bernie," who are the vast majority of Dems "all about"? Voting records and inaction tell me they aren't "all about" me or you or most of us.

Are you satisfied with their performance? Do you think they should be more vocal? More proactive in fighting the very real danger we're confronting?

I was always taught if you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem. Denigrating one of the only people fighting against our foes is not part of the solution.

[George II]

123. "Bernie, who is one of the few voices fighting against the orange fascist"....

...and is "one of the only people fighting against our foes"?

Really? You might want to tune in to CNN, MSNBC, even Fox. You'd find out that there are not only a "few voices" fighting trump.

How about Schumer, Pelosi, Schiff, Himes, Waters, Cummings, Swallwell, and the dozens of other Democrats who have spoken out? As a matter of fact the Democrats are about as unified as I've seen them in a long time in their opposition to trump.

[truebluegreen]

28. After all the electoral losses of the last 8 years,

what word would YOU use to describe the Democratic Party?

We went from having the White House, 60 votes in the Senate and a huge majority in the House to none of those things. We also lost 900 state legislative seats and double-digit governorships. We dropped from almost 40% of registered voters to 25%. And the cherry on top of the sundae was losing to the tangerine shitgibbon in an election we should have won in a walk.

There's a problem here, and it ain't Bernie FFS.

[Kentonio]

29. Amen

[bekkilyn]

35. Oh but the party is perfect exactly the way it is, so stop being so mean!

Wish there were thousands more like you, Bernie!

[JTFrog]

36. Yeah, he is part of the problem.

He is a divisive spoiler. Bashed the shit out of Obama. Said we should primary him. Bashed the shit out of Clinton. Said she wasn't qualified to be president for fuck's sake.

Again, has everyone forgotten about Tad Devine?

I'll take let's connect some fucking dots for $200 Alex.

[truebluegreen]

38. Take your own advice, Alex.

Bye.

[George II]

124. He supported Clinton nominally during the general election campaign, and all but abandoned...

...her a week or so before Election Day.

[beam me up scottie]

127. Abandoned her the week before? He crisscrossed the country in October and November:

Bernie Sanders to Campaign for Hillary Clinton in Iowa on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5, 2016


UPDATED: Bernie Sanders to Campaign for Hillary Clinton in Iowa

On Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will campaign in Iowa for Hillary Clinton. At public events in Davenport, Iowa City, Cedar Falls, and Ames, Sanders will discuss Clinton's plans to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top, and Donald Trump's plans, which would benefit himself and other millionaires and billionaires like him.

Sanders will make stops in 12 states from Maine to California to discuss the Democratic agenda which includes overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, pay equity for women, expanding Social Security, a new approach toward trade, breaking up “too-big-to-fail banks,” making public colleges and universities tuition free for the middle class, rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, aggressively combating climate change, raising taxes on the wealthy and large corporations, lowering prescription drug prices, a movement toward universal health care and major reforms in our criminal justice and immigration systems.

On Tuesday in New Hampshire, Sanders will campaign for Clinton and Gov. Maggie Hassan, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. The first of two get-out-the-vote rallies is at Plymouth State University. The event will be in the Courtroom in the Hartman Union, Building 117 High St. in Plymouth. The second stop is at 2:30 p.m. at Dartmouth College’s Alumni Hall, 4 E. Wheelock St., Hanover.

Capping the day will be a third rally in Portland, Maine, where Sanders will speak at a 6:30 p.m. gathering in the gym at Deering High School, 370 Stevens Ave, Portland.

On Wednesday, Sanders goes to Michigan and Wisconsin.

In Michigan, he’ll headline a noon rally at in the Miller Auditorium at Western Michigan University, 2200 Auditorium Drive, Kalamazoo, Mich. Then he speaks at a 3:15 p.m. rally at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, 700 Cottageview Drive, Suite 200, Traverse City.

In Wisconsin, Sanders will campaign for Clinton and former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold at a 5:30 p.m. rally at Turner Hall, 1034 N 4th St., Milwaukee.

Leading up to Election Day next Tuesday, Sanders also plans campaign stops in Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and California.

Bernie Sanders to Campaign for Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin on Wednesday November 2, 2016

http://blog.4president.org/2016/bernie-sanders/

Sanders 'All In' for Clinton With Eye on Post-Election Goals
By MARYALICE PARKS
Nov 4, 2016, 10:36 AM ET

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton stood side-by-side again Thursday at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina. They reminded the crowd of the long journey they’ve had -- sometime as competitors, sometimes as allies -- over this campaign.

“I’ve got to say,” Clinton said, turning to address Sanders. “This election’s been a lot more fun now that we’re on the same side.”

The independent Vermont senator smiled and bobbed his head. “I want to thank Bernie for everything he’s done,” she continued.

Sanders will campaign today for her in Iowa, the state that in many ways put him on the map during the primary race, where he came within a fraction of a point of beating her in their first-in-the-nation caucuses.

The stop is one of more than a dozen he has scheduled across the country this final week before the general election, from New Hampshire to Arizona, as he continues to rally support behind his former rival.

https://www.google.com/amp/abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-eye-post-election-goals/story%3Fid%3D43300037

Bernie Sanders to campaign in Colorado Springs, Trump hits Denver
By: Alex Nedd
Posted: Nov 05, 2016 06:50 AM MDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo - Colorado remains a key battleground state in the race for the White House, and both major political parties are hoping to put the region in their corner on election day.

Bernie Sanders is expected to make a campaign stop in Colorado Springs on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Saturday.

The Vermont Senator is holding a "Get Out and Vote" rally at Colorado College near downtown.

http://www.krdo.com/news/colorado-springs/bernie-sanders-to-campaign-in-colorado-springs-trump-hits-denver/143589691

Bernie Sanders to Campaign for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix on Sunday
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2016 AT 10:20 A.M.
BY MIRIAM WASSER

Days after Hillary Clinton held a huge rally in Tempe, her campaign has announced that Senator Bernie Sanders will be making a stop in Phoenix Sunday afternoon.

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/bernie-sanders-to-campaign-for-hillary-clinton-in-phoenix-on-sunday-8801549

Former Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Bernie Sanders, will campaign in Ohio this week for nominee Hillary Clinton -- including a stop in Cincinnati on Thursday, Nov. 3, the Clinton campaign announced Monday.

http://www.wcpo.com/news/government/elections-national/former-hopeful-bernie-sanders-to-campaign-for-clinton-in-cincinnati

Do you have a link to prove he 'abandoned' Clinton in the week before the election? The search I did indicated the exact opposite occurred - that he had over a dozen stops in swing states.

[demmiblue]

37. +1

[FDRsGhost]

45. Exactly.

I'm honestly scared shitless because some want to continue the same thing and that spells disaster.

[truebluegreen]

57. +1

Welcome to DU! We can use your help.

[randome]

58. So all we have to do is everything Dearest Bernie says, right?

Funny how his decades of 'advice' have failed to catch on but it's not his fault, is it? It's everyone else's.
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[truebluegreen]

71. No, let's keep doing what we've been doing

and expect different results.

[randome]

74. So let's start by ignoring Sanders' diatribes against our party, then.

Since his constant Debbie Downer-ism has failed to turn things around.

I feel safe in saying there is no one on this board who has a problem with constructive criticism. All Sanders seems to know is deconstructive criticism.

It hasn't helped in past decades and it won't help now. So I agree with you: why keep doing the same thing?
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So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]

[truebluegreen]

77. Whoosh

Bye

[Eyeball_Kid]

82. Someone has a memory problem here, and it's not me.

Sanders has tirelessly offered constructive criticism to the Democratic Party. He's spearheaded a political movement that rebuilds the Democratic Party, and it does look like hundreds of thousands have taken his words seriously.

The latest information that's been released that discloses Russia's manipulation of our body politic suggests that criticisms such as randome offers are similar to those posted by Russian infiltrators: ad hominum attacks with no references. You'll have to do better to make your point.

[randome]

84. Right. You've unmasked me as a Russian infiltrator.

I've been undercover for 16 years so I guess it was only a matter of time.

I'm not attacking anyone. Sanders is doing the attacking. That's all he knows how to do. Decades of this stuff and it hasn't helped. You say 'hundreds of thousands' have been 'converted'. Well, that hasn't helped us in the past, has it?

Go on supporting someone who trashes the Democratic Party if you like. Fortunately, we will see to our own destiny without the 'help' of outside agitators.
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So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]

[Doremus]

64. Hear, hear. nt

[bdamomma]

129. exactly

not enough people voted in 2016 or should I say not enough Democrats did not vote, then all the BS they put people thru to vote.

Which was total BS, the whole system needs to be revamped and looked into. Cross checking......gerrymandering etc.

[NurseJackie]

69. It needs to stop. Seriously. He needs to stop. He's doing harm.

[truebluegreen]

78. Are you responding to me?

Because it doesn't seem like it.

[NurseJackie]

81. Depending on your device (tablet, desktop, smartphone) longer threads can be a challenge.

So, just to clarify... my previous reply (entitled "It needs to stop...&quot was in Response to JTFrog (Reply #25)

I hope this helps.

[truebluegreen]

85. OK

[babylonsister]

90. I very much doubt Maddow would have had him on if he's doing so

much harm. The video is here; he's encouraging civic engagement. How is that a bad thing?

http://www.alternet.org/activism/bernie-sanders-tells-rachel-maddow-how-resistance-was-instrumental-delaying-gops-health


Bernie Sanders Shares His Blueprint for Democratic Resistance with Rachel Maddow
The Vermont senator attributes the failure of Trumpcare to civic engagement.
By Alexandra Rosenmann / AlterNet
March 24, 2017


Republican leadership failed to secure enough votes from Congress Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attributes its failure to a burgeoning resistance movement.

On Thursday, the Vermont senator explained how civic engagement translates into policy changes in the nation's capital.

"Republicans historically had their town meetings. Thirty or 50 of their friends would show up, and they talked about cutting the deficit and cutting Social Security and Medicare, and everybody would applaud," he told Rachel Maddow Thursday. "But now you've seen people coming and saying, if you do this, my wife is going to die and I'm not going to let you do that."

"You're seeing members of Congress, Republicans, having to sneak out the back door or claim 'I'm worried about my safety.' That is our goal," he added.

The Vermont senator has long favored a single-payer health care system, but he's also praised the Affordable Care Act for greatly decreasing the rate of uninsured people.

"The question is, how does [Mitch McConnell] think he could get away with in his own fate throwing hundreds of thousands of people {in Kentucky} off health insurance?"

[NurseJackie]

95. Because Maddow is the be-all end-all authority and gatekeeper of such things, eh? GMAB

His characterizations of the Democratic Party are not accurate. He's dividing and thus weakening the party. How is that a good thing?


---------------
Hello Alerter! Just to clarify: these are my opinions about things that are being said and done in 2017 and my opinions about people's actions and words of 2017. Nobody has been attacked or smeared. Thank you very much.

[babylonsister]

96. Maybe she's not but I trust her judgment. We can agree to

practice civility, I trust, even when we don't agree.

[asuhornets]

55. I am so done with this guy..So now Democrats who gave America health insurance are week & feeble..nt

[NurseJackie]

67. He's doing more harm than good. #BeLikeKeith

The Steering and Outreach Committee, by its own description, helps to set the Democratic Party's agenda in the Senate ... Bernie isn't helping, and I'm wondering if he's actually the right person to chair the Outreach Committee.

[asuhornets]

76. I wondering why did he agree to chair the Outreach Committee

His meaning of Outreach is different from Democrats. He is suppose to bring people into the Democratic Party. He still has not given up his email list

[NurseJackie]

80. I think Schumer (or whoever made the final decision) was giving him a consolation prize...

... just a nice gesture and a pat on the back. It was an atta-boy moment ... for the sake of unity ... an attempt to set a good example. Sadly, the example being set was not followed. We can do better. I'm positive that a more qualified person (with a better attitude, and a more positive outlook on the Democratic Party) would do a better job.

At this late stage, I'm not really worried about anyone's email list. It would be nice to have... it would be a "head start" or a nice way to pad our existing database, but it's not essential. Besides, I suspect that it's filled with like minded individuals who view the Democratic Party with the same level of contempt and distrust. Therefore, it would be of limited value.

We'd be better off focusing our attentions elsewhere. We'd be better off with someone in the "Outreach" role who was more dedicated to its actual mission.

[asuhornets]

83. +1,000,000

[Omaha Steve]

109. Chuck Schumer: The beauty of that message is it unites Democrats.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chuck-schumer-is-all-in-on-bernie-sanders-democratic-party_us_58307a38e4b030997bbfc3cc

The Vermont senator lost to Hillary Clinton, but the new Senate minority leader thinks his message is a winner.

By Michael McAuliff

Schumer will be the person who crafts and leads the strategy, but in sitting down to explain it to The Huffington Post on Friday, he revealed how much of it comes from Sanders, as well as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).

Snip: Schumer explained that includes staples from the Sanders and Warren wing of the party ― debt-free college, at least some of the free college that was so mocked by the Clinton campaign, a higher minimum wage, a “bolder” stance on trade, a tougher stance on the “rigged” system of lobbyists and special interests, and major investments in infrastructure, among other ideas.


“There’s this debate ― do we appeal to the Obama constituency or the blue collar constituency? A bold, strong, progressive economic message that focuses on the rigged system and what we’re going to do when we change it, will appeal to both groups,” Schumer said.


Regardless of progressive distrust of Schumer, he has long made it his mantra to focus on the needs of the middle class. And for him, the successes of both Sanders and Trump with disaffected white voters tells him he needs to address them more clearly. And the fact that the economic messages of Sanders and Warren from the left resonated better with them than the cautious pronouncements of Clinton tells him the progressive message is actually the one that speaks to the broader audience.

[NurseJackie]

110. I'm pretty sure that this isn't what Chuck had in mind. But, he didn't have a crystal ball and ...

... hindsight is 20/20.

...the economic messages of Sanders...

Which one? The one where Democratic Leaders are "feeble"? or the one where the Democratic Party is "ideologically bankrupt"? or the one where he refers to the Democratic Party as one that's "opportunistic"? or the one where the Democratic Party is no better that the GOP?

Yeah, ya know... now that I think about it, I'm absolutely certain that this isn't what Chuck had in mind.

LOL

[Omaha Steve]

111. SAVE OUR HEALTH CARE RALLY BERNIE SANDERS, CHUCK SCHUMER, CINDY ESTRADA

This is just what he had in mind!

https://uaw.org/save-healthcare-rally-bernie-sanders-chuck-schumer-cindy-estrada/

Our First Stand: Save Health Care Rally” held on Sunday, January 15, in Warren, Michigan.

[NurseJackie]

112. And then he spoils it all with the unnecessary atttacks and smears and insults. (LOL)

LOL

[Omaha Steve]

113. I'll let Cenk explain it

Tough love.

[NurseJackie]

114. Oh god, just stop! Cenk is a worthless POS... I'm not listening to that bastard. But...

... if "tough love" is the summary, then that's total bullshit.

I mean, seriously now... can you IMAGINE the outcry if Donald Trump had said such nasty things about our beloved Democratic Party and its leadership?

Who would stay silent if Trump was calling our party and its leaders "feeble" or "opportunistic" or "ideologically bankrupt"? Would Donald Trump get "kudos" and praise and atta-boys and fist-pumping cheers for being so "honest" and "telling it like it is" ... I think not! Would any respectable liberal be making excuses for Trump and praising him for his "tough love"??

The whole thing is just so unseemly and unnecessary. Why would anyone want to cause these divisions and amplify the distrust that many are feeling? Yet that's exactly what's happening, and here we are.

LOL

[Omaha Steve]

116. Your happy with the Nov general election results?

I'm not! Corporate dems are part of the comments in the video and the reason we lost so bad.

I pat senate Minority Leader Schumer on the back for seeing what many Dems won't. I posted quotes and videos and you laugh off what the top D's are trying to rebuild. I want to win in 2020.

“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.”
― Benjamin Franklin

[NurseJackie]

117. Oh, brother. Stop it.

Corporate dems are part of the comments in the video and the reason we lost so bad.

Yeah right.

[JTFrog]

118. But her emails! Benghazi!

Sorry, once I found out that Tad Devine was a Putin lover, I lost respect for Bernie. That's all I'll say about that.

[Omaha Steve]

119. You want me to stop taking about the D party leadership and what they are doing?

LOL.

[FDRsGhost]

101. Bernie is helping tremendously

He brought in more younger primary than anybody else in history. He is seen as trustworthy in a day when many aren't. This is why he's so popular, he shoots straight & he doesn't sugar coat it which has lead to him being the most popular politician in America.

We couldn't only use that as a party but NEED it.

[NurseJackie]

104. Nope.

I've said nothing about him, or his popularity, or his "trustworthiness". But his attacks and smears on Democrats and the Democratic Party are causing division and weakening the party. The Democratic Party is not "corrupt" or "intellectually bankrupt" or "no better than" Republicans. Democratic leadership is not "feeble".

Unfortunately, his popularity appears to centered largely around the least reliable voting block. Historically, time and time again, "younger" voters can't be bothered to actually show up on voting day. It's probably not a good plan to put all our "eggs" in that basket.

I do understand, however, how some of his supporters may get a big kick from hearing such things about a party that they, presumably, also resent as much as he does. I guess everyone likes having their opinions validated or "confirmed" with hot rhetoric... but in the end, it does nothing for our party. He's not helping. He's dividing the party. He's making it weaker. And that's just sad.

Welcome Back!

[FDRsGhost]

105. I see your point Jackie

I think maybe the way Bernie approaches things isn't for everyone but I like the guy and have for a long while. I think we can all say that Bernie is trying his best and tonight on AC 360 he was on giving praise to how hard Democrats fought against the AHCA. The definition of feeble is powerless and as I described in another post; he is technically correct as Democrats wield no majority in federal government. Let's hope that changes for us in the upcoming midterms.

That voting block, young voters, helped elect Obama in droves and they showed up in large numbers. I imagine the same would have happened had been the candidate.

I think the real problem here isn't Bernie but people who want to continue down the same path that has cost us to lose a lot of seats. I believe his criticism is just and founded and he is correct that we as a party must change. I know not everyone will agree with me but honestly I'm scared shitless at the possibilities of Republicans pulling a constitutional convention. IMHO he is making the party stronger, he's the most popular guy around and that's a GOOD thing. People trust him and I think that helps bring in new blood.

Welcome back? I only registered recently but have read the site for awhile.
Have a nice weekend

[NurseJackie]

106. So sorry... I mistook you for someone else, similar handle.

[FDRsGhost]

107. Oh, okay :)

[Blue_Warrior]

66. It's nice to see a positive thread about Bernie!

I swear sometimes all the negativity and bitterness directed toward him around here leaves me speechless. I suppose he is just too progressive and too liberal for some of the more centerist Hillary diehards.

I voted for Hillary - proudly - (wanted to get that out there before anyone try to hang me for speaking positively about Bernie).

[seaglass]

79. It's not his policies, it's him. n/t

[babylonsister]

91. I thought so, too, but am

agog how some Dems continue to bash his good works. At least he's trying which is more than I can say about a lot of Dems (and no, I'm not talking about Hillary, who I also voted for).

[randome]

92. No one is bashing his good works on this site. No one.

But when he bashes our party from an outsider's perspective -that deserves a 'bash-back'.
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[babylonsister]

100. Yes, I see that and you're a prime example.

Bash away. We are entitled to our opinions but it seems to me you're beating a dead horse and wasting your energy when there are so many deserving rethugs that could benefit.

[NurseJackie]

97. GMAFB! Nobody is doing that. Nobody.

At least he's trying which is more than I can say about a lot of Dems.

You're implying that Democrats (or the Democratic Party) are doing nothing.

Or, to be more precise, you're saying that by his merely "trying" he's therefore doing more than Democrats. Which is to say, you believe Democrats aren't even trying.

I'm sorry, but that's complete bullshit. It's smearing Democrats to continue to paint with these broad brush strokes that portray us as a group of "lazy do-nothings".

This is what I was talking about earlier. Perpetuating this "do-nothing" myth about Democrats and the corrupt or complicit Democratic Party is divisive... and it weakens the party.

Please explain why you believe weakening the party is helpful?

[Demsrule86]

125. He called the Democrats feeble...is that positive? nt

Honestly, I know he garners ratings but when he is on television, I don't watch...If I want to hear the Democratic party insulted by being called feeble or whatever, I can watch Fox.

[Blue_Warrior]

136. Never had a coach in sports growing up? We need to step up our game.

He uses language like that to motivate progressives to get out and DO something.

[Demsrule86]

139. Really...no and I am one of those people who thinks that if you criticize Democrats, you

drive people away from supporting and voting for Democrats ...plus the "tear you down coaches" are bullies and I don't respect that. We need to unite with Democrats / any who wish to join us and beat the hell out of the Republicans and Trump. I do not believe when you have no power and are about to lose progressive policy going back to Roosevelt and the courts that this is the time to attack/reform the Democratic Party.

[liquid diamond]

89. Just go away already.

[Ron Green]

93. This thread is the perfect example of what is wrong

with the Democratic Party, AND with DU.

Calling out Democrats who are only maintaining the balance of power is essential, just as is promoting a message discussion site where such calling-out is encouraged.

It was clear in 2015 that Bernie Sanders, with his integrity and focused message, was the overwhelming favorite of people posting on this site. Now, although his integrity and message are needed even more, a cadre of DU people continue not only to disparage Bernie Sanders ("BS&quot , but also to excuse and even promote Democrats in Congress whose words and actions derive not from the will of the people, but from sources of funding.

The change that must come - painful if we act and excruciating if we don't - is in the direction that Bernie's describing.

[murielm99]

98. I don't see integrity.

I see someone who made a lot of money from a book and bought a a new house. As far as being the overwhelming favorite here, I am not so sure that all those people were Democrats. They spent a lot of time silencing long time members and people who paid to support this site.

Focused message? The Democrats have had that message for years. Bernie did not come along and suddenly dream it up.

I wonder why Bernie ran at all. It may come out in the future that he was approached by forces outside the Democratic Party who wanted to wreck Hillary's candidacy. There are a lot of those people out there.

Bernie has a thin record in Congress. Most Democrats saw that, and voted for Hillary in the primaries, and of course the general, which she also won.

I remember when Howard Dean dropped out of the primary. There were a lot of disappointed people. But they did not whine about it forever. And Dean, loyal Democrat that he is, became the head of the DNC and implemented the fifty state strategy. He is a man of integrity. He helped our party instead of running around the countryside whining and criticizing. Dean is a man of integrity, a man with a focused message.

[riderinthestorm]

115. Yup. +1 nt

[bekkilyn]

120. They don't seem to realize that they need progressive Democrats and Independents to win

Party politics has likely never been more unpopular than now and grows less popular by the day. And people don't want to unite behind what is perceived as business as usual. There's never a better time than now to change course and start supporting real people again.

[Wiseman32218]

108. Bernie Rocks!!!!!!!

[guillaumeb]

126. After reading the fairly predictable responses, it is apparent that some people

still blame Sanders for what the GOP did.

Sanders was an inspiration for millions of voters young and old. Would he have won in a Sanders/Trump race? Speculative, but no matter who the candidate had been, the GOP would have committed the same voter suppression and the same election fraud.

And Sanders continues to inspire and continues in his attempt to change the acceptable limits of what is considered reasonable.

Democrats must fight the GOP's constant battle to define what is acceptable and possible. The more exposure Sanders receives, the better it is for progressives.

[Talk Is Cheap]

145. We are lucky that a statesman like Senator Sanders is on our side...

We need as many Democratic allies as possible!

[nikibatts]

146. Well, won't be watching Rachel tonight.

[babylonsister]

147. Haha. Whatever. This was from last Thursday, March 23. nt

[beam me up scottie]

148. LOL!