General Discussion

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

36. What a crock of caca de vaca.

Reply to BrentWil (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 04:14 AM

Mar 2014

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

118 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Bernie Sanders would give the White House to Any Republican, including Ted Cruz [View all] BrentWil Mar 2014 OP

LOL.. DonViejo Mar 2014 #1

Still. Not. 2016. Yet. freshwest Mar 2014 #8

Now you did it! freshwest Mar 2014 #2

you're right, but it's not because he's "far left"... he'd lose for vastly more shallow reasons. dionysus Mar 2014 #3

Which are? NT BrentWil Mar 2014 #4

His heavy Brooklyn accent, for one . . . markpkessinger Mar 2014 #40

You gave us one, markpkessinger, any more?... DonViejo Mar 2014 #95

I would say that being a 75 year old Socialist won't help matters either. Beacool Mar 2014 #112

I'll vote for the best candidate. Maedhros Mar 2014 #5

agreed! n/t wildbilln864 Mar 2014 #7

... SammyWinstonJack Mar 2014 #6

I think you are right ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #9

Sanders would get wide swaths of the Indie vote AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #32

Because that's what reality says ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #45

Absolute tripe AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #57

Do you really feel comfortable leftynyc Mar 2014 #60

They also lost the midterms AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #63

Calling a poll tripe leftynyc Mar 2014 #65

Live in a fantasy world where the GOP is right wing AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #66

Riiiiiight leftynyc Mar 2014 #67

It's the grand bargains AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #69

Ahhh, the time tested and completely rational ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #73

When youth, independents and women AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #86

That is not anywhere near the point of my post ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #88

When you bring race into it AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #89

Please .... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #90

"I've seen it happen" AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #91

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #92

I love how that person seems to think that a Harry Truman quote Number23 Mar 2014 #94

That person AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #96

And yet, this forum would be absolutely BEREFT of anything to talk about if it didn't talk Number23 Mar 2014 #97

Have fun chasing your tail. AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #113

It's late afternoon where I am. Wrong again! Number23 Mar 2014 #115

Which far left views do you think he has that wouldn't appeal to Americans? n/t winter is coming Mar 2014 #10

One advantage Sanders would have follows from the public's amazingly poor opinion Maedhros Mar 2014 #12

Excellent question. Since he's So FAR LEFT, you'd think there would be at least a dozen responses. adirondacker Mar 2014 #16

The word "socialist" after his name for decades, for starters. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #33

That's a label, not a specific policy. The people who freak out when they hear that word winter is coming Mar 2014 #41

And democrats, and independents, I'm afraid. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #70

I'm not really seeing that for the under 50 crowd, and certainly not the under 40 crowd, winter is coming Mar 2014 #71

Go for it Bernie!!! Kilgore Mar 2014 #11

Nader redux. I love Bernie but he's a Progressive's political Illusion. libdem4life Mar 2014 #13

Warren is a pragmatist who has a populist streak on key policy issues for Americans. bluestate10 Mar 2014 #101

I'm all for that...just don't see the "organizational" organization at this point. That's the non- libdem4life Mar 2014 #118

Bernie has a slim chance of making it out of the primaries, imo bigwillq Mar 2014 #14

Obama rhymes with Osama!!! MelungeonWoman Mar 2014 #15

You Forgot The Hussein Part... And The Black Part... And The Single Mom Part... WillyT Mar 2014 #99

We need some Joementum again! adirondacker Mar 2014 #17

Did we somehow fast forward past the midTerms? No? Trash Thread. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #18

No. Democrats who would vote for Cruz over Bernie would give Cruz the White House. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #19

No, Dubya got his sorry ass in the White House Art_from_Ark Mar 2014 #50

Barack Hussein Obama as president? jsr Mar 2014 #20

thank you for your opinion G_j Mar 2014 #21

I agree with you. nt ladjf Mar 2014 #79

IIRC, the OP has openly advocated right-wing policies here YoungDemCA Mar 2014 #22

The Claque may be easily hoodwinked Fumesucker Mar 2014 #23

WHAT far left views does Sanders advocate that are so unpopular that would make him unelectable? Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #24

I love Bernie, demigoddess Mar 2014 #25

Remember hearing something about another potential candidate a few years back. . . . . Jake Stern Mar 2014 #26

Word. KeepItReal Mar 2014 #29

That's completely illogical. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #34

Were you a pretzel maker? You can sure twist words. Jake Stern Mar 2014 #72

Haters? What does saying someone can't win have to do with hating them? Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #84

BrentWil - BTW: Are you not the guy who is pushing and crusading to launch a war with Russia? Douglas Carpenter Mar 2014 #27

The electability argument is starting early this year. Savannahmann Mar 2014 #28

My vote is my own and I'll cast it for whomever Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #30

This is a very shallow OP AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #31

because things are so good now flobee1 Mar 2014 #43

fear Enrique Mar 2014 #35

What a crock of caca de vaca. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #36

No matter what the Bush "democrats" say RandiFan1290 Mar 2014 #37

No recommendations! Bernie's positions are centrist. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #38

Aren't you the guy that was pushing for the US to attack Russia? nt Bonobo Mar 2014 #39

I suspect that I, like a lot of people, are growing really tired of party scare tactics. marmar Mar 2014 #42

I'm ready for corporate candidate Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #44

You're making the assumption he'd win the nomination justiceischeap Mar 2014 #46

An African American candidate would give the WH to a republican. morningfog Mar 2014 #47

A lot of DUers thought Dennis Kucinich could sufrommich Mar 2014 #48

Aw, did you give up on war with Russia already? Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #49

Clinton could win Texas Gothmog Mar 2014 #51

Hillary Clinton would put a lot more southern states that just Texas in play for a win. bluestate10 Mar 2014 #102

There is a PPP poll that shows that Hillary Clinton could win Texas Gothmog Mar 2014 #111

Perhaps involved parties on THIS thread sibelian Mar 2014 #52

Without a doubt MO_Moderate Mar 2014 #53

bullshit. Not if he runs as a dem- and he will if he runs. cali Mar 2014 #54

The odds are very high we will have a republican president anyway Autumn Mar 2014 #55

By that measure, we should have won in 1988... brooklynite Mar 2014 #61

Unless we do something stupid... BrentWil Mar 2014 #75

Really? Autumn Mar 2014 #78

Do something stupid ... GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #109

Like nominate Sanders. NT BrentWil Mar 2014 #117

Considering how utterly pathetic their field is, I wouldn't bet on that. BlueStater Mar 2014 #83

George Bush was a fucking joke. Autumn Mar 2014 #85

Bullshit. Hillary Clinton will role any republican that steps forward. Plus, Bush won in bluestate10 Mar 2014 #103

I doubt Nader will run in 2016 Autumn Mar 2014 #104

No need to worry about Bernie Sanders. MineralMan Mar 2014 #56

lolololol PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #58

Democrats already have 2016 locked up. This November is MUCH more important. randome Mar 2014 #59

They are hopefully giving that up... BrentWil Mar 2014 #76

reeublican/conservative websites are over there some where. nt xchrom Mar 2014 #62

+1 jsr Mar 2014 #64

Please, stop telling us what to do; we're really sick of it. Zorra Mar 2014 #68

Warren could beat Cruz, maybe. NT BrentWil Mar 2014 #77

You want a dictator, not a President. bluestate10 Mar 2014 #105

A vote for a black man would just give the election to the Republicans... kentuck Mar 2014 #74

The fantasy world is the belief that we are a "Center Right" country. Bernie is in tune with Vincardog Mar 2014 #80

I agree, Sanders has the right issues. He also has the view that he can talk eye to eye bluestate10 Mar 2014 #106

If you want to speculate that is fine, but you need to understand lostincalifornia Mar 2014 #81

I wouldn't go so far as to say he is the only way Ted Cruz would get into the WH...... Swede Atlanta Mar 2014 #82

I don't believe that for a second. maced666 Mar 2014 #87

Americans have never even been offered such a choice... sendero Mar 2014 #93

repukes thank you for your free service frwrfpos Mar 2014 #98

Sanders is one of the few Democrats who is willing to go before and talk truth to bluestate10 Mar 2014 #100

These speculations are meaningless until Bernie switches parties.... Historic NY Mar 2014 #107

If Dems are worried that Bernie would cost them the election... HooptieWagon Mar 2014 #108

You tell them, Brent. Beacool Mar 2014 #110

i agree. i love bernie and would love DesertFlower Mar 2014 #114

If he's the Democratic Nominee, DU will support him. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #116