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evertonfc

(1,713 posts)
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 03:03 PM Feb 2020

Folks, the Sanders GE ad write themselves

Bernie Sanders campaigned for the Socialist Workers Party in the 1980 and 1984 presidential campaigns and was investigated by the FBI for his ties to the Marxist group. While Democrats campaigned for President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and Walter Mondale in 1984, Sanders spent the Reagan era supporting fringe Marxists with no chance of reaching the White House. In 1980, Sanders "proudly endorsed and supported" Andrew Pulley, the SWP party's presidential candidate. Sanders was one of three electors for Pulley on the Vermont ballot, stating in a press release: "I fully support the SWP's continued defense of the Cuban revolution." A flier in Sanders' archives shows that he was a featured speaker at the 1982 SWP "Campaign Kick-Off Rally" in Boston for the party's candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, and Congress. Then there us the famous bread line quote,----- "It’s funny; sometimes American journalists talk about how bad a country is, that people are lining up for food. That is a good thing. In other countries, people don’t line up for food: the rich get the food and the poor starve to death.”

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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leftieNanner

(15,148 posts)
2. Last night Rachel reported that the Russians are messing with our primaries
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 03:06 PM
Feb 2020

If that's true, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if they are boosting Bernie Sanders because they believe that he would lose very badly to Trump. I have no data to offer here. It's just an extrapolation from last night's report and today's news.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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rzemanfl

(29,567 posts)
6. Here's some data-2016. n/t
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 03:10 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
3. All Democrats are going to be called socialists and communists
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 03:07 PM
Feb 2020

they already are. Anyone who that works on is not going to vote for a Democrat anyway.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Undecided
 

Gothmog

(145,542 posts)
4. This video will be used to killed down ballot candidates
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 03:08 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

uponit7771

(90,359 posts)
5. ✨✨✨✨Sanders Has NO History of Swing State Appeal Outside of MOE !!! ✨✨✨✨
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 03:08 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

James48

(4,440 posts)
8. Wrong.
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 03:15 PM
Feb 2020

Bernie won Michigan over Hilliary 4 years ago in the primary, by MORE VOTES than Hillary lost in the general.

Bernie CAN (and will) win swing states.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

rzemanfl

(29,567 posts)
10. Thinking about washing socks. Also thinking primary votes and GE
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 04:00 PM
Feb 2020

votes are sort of like apples and oranges.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
16. Bernie is beating Biden in Michigan, Pa, Wisconsin, Nevada,
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:45 PM
Feb 2020

Arizona, and Texas.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Undecided
 

James48

(4,440 posts)
7. I'm with Bernie.
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 03:13 PM
Feb 2020

He is, by far, the best candidate.

Now, you can spend all your energy trying to convince everyone that he is going to lose because of the “socialist”label, (republicans have called us socialists since FDR),
-OR-you can “quit yer bitchin”, work for the election FoR your candidate, and we shall see who has the most delegates by the Convention.

All of us should then work TOGETHER to get our nominee elected in November. This constant screaming that Bernie is a socialist is unbecoming of you all. Let’s get to work!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

denem

(11,045 posts)
13. Bernie is not going to be called a socialist.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:25 PM
Feb 2020

Trump and Gowdy are calling him a communist.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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nobuddy

(215 posts)
9. This hourly reminder that Sanders can't win is brought to you by TV Land
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 03:25 PM
Feb 2020

TV Land, airing the shows you remember like, The Andy Griffith Show, and, Green Acres.

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Gothmog

(145,542 posts)
11. Here is an ad being runned by the grandson of GHW Bush running asing sanders and socialsim
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:21 PM
Feb 2020

TX CD 22 is an open seat with Pete Olson retiring. The DCCC has targeted this seat for flipping. There are 15 candidates in GOP primary including the grandson of GHW Bush. Another candidate, Kathleen Wall, is running in the GOP primary and she spent $6 million in 2018 running in GOP primary for TX CD 2 and did not make GOP primary runoff. I have had Wall block walkers come to my house twice (I live in a very GOP neighborhood) and I have found Wall doorhanger on my door twice now.

Pierce Bush is running against socialism



Sri Preston Kulkarni is the leading Democrat for this seat (Sri has a GOP type and another person running against him in the Texas Democratic Primary) I texted this ad to Sri and he knew about it already. Sri Preston Kulkarni is a great guy and we need to flip this seat

If sanders is the nominee, we can forget about this seat and we will have Kevin McCarthy as speaker
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

dalton99a

(81,570 posts)
14. +1. The socialist label will be damn hard to remove if Bernie is the nominee
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:25 PM
Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

KayF

(1,345 posts)
15. I don't think that's the ads we'll see
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:43 PM
Feb 2020

if he runs those ads people won't know what they're talking about. "Cuban revolution? Never heard of it."

I think he'll run ads about Bernie's three houses.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

dsc

(52,166 posts)
17. you don't think Cubans in Miami will know what that ad is talking about
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:51 PM
Feb 2020

good luck with that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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