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TomCADem

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12. More Than A Soundbite. Trump is Following Through on Actions Bernie Advocated Re Trade

Reply to JCanete (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 06:40 PM

Apr 2018

Bernie had continued to bang the anti-trade gavel through 2017 and only stopped once Trump actually began to follow through on policies that Bernie himself had been pushing for.

To me, this is the height of political cowardice. Trump had recently been focusing on trade, essentially stealing much of Bernie's rhetoric, and Bernie suddenly disappears on the topic.

I guess if it goes well, Bernie will claim credit. If it goes badly, Bernie will then insist that he would have done it totally different. Of course, how Bernie would differ is a mystery because Bernie is now suddenly silent on trade issues, which was once his trademark issues as recently as a few months ago.

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Democrats Should Ignore Trump/Bernie on Trade. Look to FDR, Not Hoover [View all] TomCADem Apr 2018 OP

They aren't the fucking same. These articles that try to put them on the same side of protectionism JCanete Apr 2018 #1

Bernie agrees with Trump that free trade is the problem. They only differ pnwmom Apr 2018 #3

Because of who they benefit, that sounds like a fair point. That Trump is mad even though they JCanete Apr 2018 #8

It sounds like a fair point to the ignorant. But HRC would have been elected pnwmom Apr 2018 #9

so you just called me ignorant? and then didn't bother to educate me on why I'm wrong? In fact JCanete Apr 2018 #10

More Than A Soundbite. Trump is Following Through on Actions Bernie Advocated Re Trade TomCADem Apr 2018 #12

No, nobody thinks this is going to go well. Trump's approach is certainly not going to be the same JCanete Apr 2018 #13

Yeah, Dems! Cha Apr 2018 #2

I pretty much ignore both of them anyway LSFL Apr 2018 #4

The sale of supplies and arms to the WW II combatants substantially boosted the economy FarCenter Apr 2018 #5

Trade is a good thing Tavarious Jackson Apr 2018 #6

CNN at it again.. disillusioned73 Apr 2018 #7

A Bernie Supporter Screams Fake News? Bernie Sanders Told Trump to Keep His Promise on NAFTA TomCADem Apr 2018 #11