Bernie Sanders Says His 2020 Strategy Is To 'Expose' Trump 'As The Fraud That He Is'

[Uncle Joe]

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But according to Bernie Sanders, the progressive policies that he champions are not an obstacle, but rather a powerful weapon to be used against Trump. Trump, Sanders suggested, won in 2016 by managing to appeal to working class voters. This is why “bringing more people into the political process” is key to beating Trump, according to the Democratic presidential candidate, who added that youth voter turnout was high in the 2018 midterm elections, but that it has to be even higher in 2020.

“So you expand the base, talking to working people and young people,” Sanders explained his 2020 strategy, “and we expose Trump for the fraud that he is when he said that he — when he campaigned on being a friend of the working people.”

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But according to Sanders they can, since Trump has not delivered on his campaign promises. Trump, as Sanders pointed out, campaigned as a “different type of Republican,” vowing to not cut Social Security or Medicare, and then proceeded to make massive cuts to both programs.

Bernie Sanders’ team, the Vermont senator said, will beat Trump by providing “an alternative progressive agenda, which really does speak to the needs of working families.”

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https://www.inquisitr.com/5432381/bernie-sanders-trump-working-people/

[guillaumeb]

1. Polling shows that the electorate is ready for progressive policies.

More than ready.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. As if we didn't already know?

[Uncle Joe]

3. If you didn't vote for Trump, the OP doesn't apply to you.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. I should hope nobody reading DU voted for Trump.

[Uncle Joe]

6. That would be nearly impossible for a couple of reasons.

1. Former Trump voters that have seen the error of their ways and perhaps have even joined D.U.

2. Lurkers that aren't members are always viewing websites including D.U. without joining them.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

4. Go for it, Bernie!

[Uncle Joe]

17. ...

Peace to you 50 Shades Of Blue.

[lapucelle]

7. It might be a better idea to vet the recent hires.

A senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders and a member of the negotiating team that recently drafted his presidential campaign’s staff union contract was convicted in 2013 of embezzling funds from a steel workers union.

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Rocha, who also worked for Sanders in 2016, was convicted six years ago for embezzling money from the United Steelworkers Union when he served as political director.

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Rocha, who rejoined the Sanders team in February, is also the president of Solidarity Strategies, a political consulting firm that has been paid $71,750 by the campaign for event planning this year, according to the most recent campaign finance filings.

https://vtdigger.org/2019/05/09/top-sanders-advisor-embezzled-union-funds-2008/

[Uncle Joe]

8. Bernie Sanders believes in redemption, what's your point?

That's the problem with our society too many people don't, that's why millions of Americans have been disenfranchised from the vote.

[lapucelle]

14. A better strategy might be to start with the simple things. Competence counts.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. Trump supporters don't care that he's a fraud. They just want to piss off people like you and me.

[Uncle Joe]

10. You paint with an exceptionally large brush, writing off almost 63 million Americans.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

11. I deliberately said "supporters" instead of "voters," because I believe some voted for him

who don't necessarily support him. If Sanders is talking about Trump voters, he may have a case, but I'm not really sure he has the chops to differentiate his message much for those "swing" voters.

[Uncle Joe]

13. That's precisely who Bernie is speaking of, Trump "voters" not just in this OP but

countless speeches and interviews that Bernie has given just this year.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

16. Fair enough.

[George II]

12. You know what they say...................

[Uncle Joe]

15. Don't be coy Roy?

[George II]

18. hm......

[Uncle Joe]

19. That's Bernie's message to Trump voters.