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37. And they've done it by adapting or caving to Republican policies. See our

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:49 AM

Sep 2014

Foreign Policies and 'putting SS on the table' and the lack of a fight for the PO and now, the TPP etc.

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Bernie Sanders: Longterm Democratic strategy is �pathetic�{INTERVIEW} [View all] xchrom Sep 2014 OP

The wheels of the bus will go round and round. nt adirondacker Sep 2014 #1

Bernie is still trying to bring the Reagan Democrats back home. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #2

Good Point but walkingman Sep 2014 #7

the media has done such a great job of exploiting rurallib Sep 2014 #12

I agree with this: CrispyQ Sep 2014 #40

Unfortunately BlindTiresias Sep 2014 #81

Watch some of these videos of Bernie Sanders. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #94

my uncle was a self made multi millionaire marym625 Sep 2014 #121

They Won't Vote Democratic No Matter How Bad It Gets AndyTiedye Sep 2014 #103

When it happens the "low-information" voter will balme the Dems. Boomerproud Sep 2014 #107

It doesn't make sense. CANDO Sep 2014 #39

They pipe in sublimity's, while talking out of both sides of their mouth . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #83

I heard a talk by Gore Vidal years ago. WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2014 #105

Bernie is simply telling the truth. Something has gone very wrong with sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #29

The Powers That Be have been very successful in driving a wedge between the poor, disadvantaged rhett o rick Sep 2014 #41

Well said. They have managed to divide the poor from the working class to a great extent. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #43

The problem Sen Sanders faces is that he needs a strong political party behind him and I am afraid rhett o rick Sep 2014 #52

Good analysis Rhett. And here's the contradiction in the stand taken by sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #55

You said a lot there. "They pass the test of what it means to be a liberal by claiming to support rhett o rick Sep 2014 #73

Excellent post. We need to point out more and more that what we have today is not JDPriestly Sep 2014 #96

+1 You nailed it. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #70

Postmodern consumer capitalism. earthside Sep 2014 #80

Let's get Sanders' videos out there and to our friends and neighbors. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #95

+1! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #68

PLUS ONE, a whole bunch! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #67

That is the problem with the Reagan Dems, they still think they are always right Rex Sep 2014 #38

It's not about bringing them back home... Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #123

The decline of labor unions has hurt greatly. nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #127

Ever since Ronnie Raygun convinced them that The Blacks were taking something Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2014 #129

I don't think the long term Democratic strategy is what Bernie thinks it should be. djean111 Sep 2014 #3

I did't realize Dems had any long-term strategy. Triana Sep 2014 #8

Oh, I think we just supposed to keep voting for them, no matter what their policies are, djean111 Sep 2014 #13

I think their long term strategy is to keep going for the Corporate Funding, and pushing sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #30

This. ^^^ CrispyQ Sep 2014 #44

Its justice on the cheap... shaayecanaan Sep 2014 #128

+1 Veilex Sep 2014 #48

Yes, they are marginalized and eventually no longer there. See Feingold eg. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #51

Exactly! Veilex Sep 2014 #53

Seems that is the plan....if there is one. KoKo Sep 2014 #102

LOL (if there was actually something to laugh about) Boomerproud Sep 2014 #108

This is the Democrat's long-term strategy: Maedhros Sep 2014 #122

Serious answer, match the GOP in fundraising and let demographics take care of the rest... Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #124

Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #15

I'm sorry - I do not believe that any more. djean111 Sep 2014 #16

With a due respect ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #18

Probably not. The thought that what s good for citizens is just traded away for political ends djean111 Sep 2014 #24

We'll never be happy with job destroying free trade deals Enthusiast Sep 2014 #71

We did that, we still do it. So how, since 2006 when we began to win doing exactly that sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #31

+10000000 Veilex Sep 2014 #50

+1 The infiltrators keep whispering that. woo me with science Sep 2014 #47

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #4

Well he's not a Democrat treestar Sep 2014 #5

He's more of a Democrat than a lot of the clowns with a D after their name. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #6

Again, why does he not use his superior strategy to get people to vote Socialist treestar Sep 2014 #11

Come to think of it, either the current Dems in charge, or wanting to be in charge, djean111 Sep 2014 #14

then join it treestar Sep 2014 #82

How funny - the things I want used to be Democratic things. djean111 Sep 2014 #88

no you have to convince other people to think like you do treestar Sep 2014 #89

one more time: Bernie is an Independent. He doesn't belong to a socialist party cali Sep 2014 #23

Indeed! Veilex Sep 2014 #58

Then how is he going to ever see his agenda enacted? treestar Sep 2014 #84

Anybody can run as a Democrat in the primaries, and I hope Bernie will. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #91

Can we assume that you didn't actually read the interview? RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #97

Actually, I thought he did a very good job of answering that in the interview salib Sep 2014 #104

That's very general treestar Sep 2014 #106

I do not think he limited it to the Presidency salib Sep 2014 #115

Why doesn't the Democratic Party use their superior status to get people to sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #32

Because they are made up of the people they are made up of treestar Sep 2014 #85

Building the Socialist party comes at the expense of Democrats. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #45

"People outside it don't get to tell it anything." Veilex Sep 2014 #54

Because he isn't an idiot. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #19

+1 Veilex Sep 2014 #60

You have to get enough voters treestar Sep 2014 #87

He doesn't belong to the Socialist party. cali Sep 2014 #22

+1 Veilex Sep 2014 #61

You seem to have an issue with Bernie the Liberal. nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #56

I find it interesting that the Conservative Wing of the Democratic Party fear rhett o rick Sep 2014 #59

"he reminds people what Democrats should stand for" - Exactly spot on! Veilex Sep 2014 #62

DAMN Right! hobbit709 Sep 2014 #64

Who is "the conservative wing"? YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #117

Where have you been? nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #125

The National Democratic Party Strategy is to be the "not insane" Party n2doc Sep 2014 #9

Serious question ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #17

Frankly, because there is no media push for them n2doc Sep 2014 #20

Jessie Jackson not only survived quite a few Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #21

Do you think Jesse Jackson would ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #26

He absolutely was at the time. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #65

I'm talking today. eom 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #111

You asked a question. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #113

Not Today, But he sure was hell supported by the Left when he ran in the past. 2banon Sep 2014 #116

Because the current leadership of the Dem Party supports Corporate, Centrist candidates sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #33

"Why?" Money. n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #46

"I have yet to see a candidate "threatening from the left, survive a primary" " Veilex Sep 2014 #69

We have to vote for a person treestar Sep 2014 #90

"People are not going to vote for someone for President who is against "the corporations." " Veilex Sep 2014 #92

+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #112

I think that's precisely Bernie's point... Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #126

America needs this man as President. 99Forever Sep 2014 #10

PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #75

Why doesn't he join the Democratic Party so he can help formulate that strategy? George II Sep 2014 #25

Do you really think the Dem Leadership would accept him as their Presidential Candidate sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #35

+1 Veilex Sep 2014 #72

*** L0oniX Sep 2014 #27

Awesome Pic L0oniX. Thanks for sharing! Veilex Sep 2014 #74

Well said and +1! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #77

^^^^This^^^ +1000 2banon Sep 2014 #114

Very true. For the last 15 years that I have been paying attention, the Democratic strategy TheDebbieDee Sep 2014 #28

And they've done it by adapting or caving to Republican policies. See our sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #37

K & R ctsnowman Sep 2014 #34

long term strategy is PNAC reddread Sep 2014 #36

I am beginning to like Bernie precisely because he is an outsider. JEB Sep 2014 #42

+1 Veilex Sep 2014 #78

You can�t go through your life saying, �Hey, you think we�re bad! You should see them! RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #49

+1 Veilex Sep 2014 #79

"And people, believe me, they know it. They understand it." liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #57

Same as it has been for decades. Playing the "not as bad" card by moving right. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #63

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #66

I just watched libodem Sep 2014 #76

One of our last allies. orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #86

I feel lucky to have him speak for us Babel_17 Sep 2014 #93

gop - the party of bad ideas, dems - the party of no ideas. KG Sep 2014 #98

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Sep 2014 #99

Will the Left or Right read this: freshwest Sep 2014 #100

A good article for gauging the mettle of Sanders Babel_17 Sep 2014 #101

Longterm Democratic strategy is �pathetic" -- That's a FEATURE, not a bug. Third Way calls the shots blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #109

We have a strategy? progressoid Sep 2014 #110

Yepper MissDeeds Sep 2014 #118

If the Democratic party DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #119

You have my vote! Nt newfie11 Sep 2014 #120