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Hortensis

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17. Interesting that he thinks we might hold the house if Sanders
Sat Feb 8, 2020, 05:47 PM
Feb 2020

were the nominee. Many house races were won by extremely narrow margins, and keeping control is doing to be far from certain no matter who our nominee is.

With a socialist populist leader promising revolution from within, it's beyond likely that voters would do the usual "balancing" of a bold presidential choice by crippling him with a congress controlled by the other party. That's what they did to Obama, and to many others stretching back into the distant past.

It seems probable that we'd lose both the house and the senate and that the increasingly fascistic Republicans would continue dismantling our progressive systems and government of, by and for the people.

People who think we need a socialist revolution need to realize that a much bigger archconservative fascistic, nationalist, Christian nation, plutocratic revolution, assisted by Russia and other enemies, is already underway.

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He is 100% volstork Feb 2020 #1
He's On MSNBC Right now Stallion Feb 2020 #2
Do you mean left hand lane? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #4
he's touting Bennett after what i just read above? the guy has almost no chance to become Kurt V. Feb 2020 #6
You are so right. zentrum Feb 2020 #10
Yeah, that's pretty ironic. progressoid Feb 2020 #21
Great article. Thanks for posting! gulliver Feb 2020 #3
He makes many valuable observations Still Sensible Feb 2020 #5
Totally agree. Everyone seems to be waiting for someone else. Keep Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #7
that made very little sense to me. Where is this place *up there* this picture is supposed Kurt V. Feb 2020 #8
Biden ran against Trump from day 1 and was even castigated for it. Guess you missed launch, missed emmaverybo Feb 2020 #11
i suppose so since i don't watch anything other than local tv programming. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #18
Fair enough Kurt V. I mostly get stuff from DU and YouTube. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #20
I agree with Carville Gothmog Feb 2020 #9
This. Dem2theMax Feb 2020 #12
I love that! nt crickets Feb 2020 #15
I will vote for anyone who eventually wins the Democratic nomination, but ... Lonestarblue Feb 2020 #13
I agree with you about the candidates. Boomerproud Feb 2020 #19
A majority of the voters voted for a woman in 2016. Disillusionment with W's GOP struggle4progress Feb 2020 #22
That last line is pure Carville DFW Feb 2020 #14
Carville is wrong- if turnout is big enough to put Bernie over the top, the senate is ours too Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #16
Interesting that he thinks we might hold the house if Sanders Hortensis Feb 2020 #17
Kick. ooky Feb 2020 #23
Translation: abandon racial justice, LGBT issues, gun control Ex Lurker Feb 2020 #24
LOL!!! greytdemocrat Feb 2020 #25
SS and Medicare appeal to the Democratic base and "blue collar white Trump voters." SMC22307 Feb 2020 #28
EXACTLY! Have any of our candidates talked about Fat Nixon at Davos... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #26
Yeah... PJMcK Feb 2020 #27
But he's right about torching Trump over cuts to SS and Medicare... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #29
Carville's credibility is solid PJMcK Feb 2020 #31
bottom line: GET PEOPLE STIRRED UP DAMNIT! Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #30
I agree with Carville this time. n/t Tarheel_Dem Feb 2020 #32
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