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merrily

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8. Who has donated to Sanders, the only one so far who has admitted to wanting to run for Pres. in 2016

Reply to libtodeath (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 11:40 AM

Nov 2014

provided he can raise the money and see evidence of popular support (which would help him raise money). Who has even written him a letter urging him to run?

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Running more liberal candidates wouldn't have helped. That's the reality. [View all] DanTex Nov 2014 OP

Running moderates just lost us 7-9 senate seats and the majority libtodeath Nov 2014 #1

Who has donated to Sanders, the only one so far who has admitted to wanting to run for Pres. in 2016 merrily Nov 2014 #8

you still believe that? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2014 #26

But running moderates wasn't the cause of the loss. That's my point. DanTex Nov 2014 #12

How can we know and yes they were moderates libtodeath Nov 2014 #16

We can't know for sure, but we can look at the facts and try to reason. DanTex Nov 2014 #20

The poster is right. It was against Obama, not because of "how liberal" the candidates were. TampaAnimusVortex Nov 2014 #22

It's absurd to think that's why we lost those seats cali Nov 2014 #21

Yep, no bomb-throwers in that bunch. Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #23

Yeah, keep running Republican-lite Le Taz Hot Nov 2014 #2

I thought the reality was that the entire system is FUBAR, from the Kochs and their pals, to merrily Nov 2014 #3

Neoliberal technocracy: winning hearts and minds since 1992 unrepentant progress Nov 2014 #4

Sounds like speculation to me. bemildred Nov 2014 #5

X 1000 libtodeath Nov 2014 #10

Of course it's speculation. You're speculating too. DanTex Nov 2014 #11

Quite. nt bemildred Nov 2014 #13

Al Franken won his seat again, and that's not speculation. nt Electric Monk Nov 2014 #14

Right, but the conclusion that more Al Frankens would have done better in other states is. DanTex Nov 2014 #25

Define or be defined. That is the question. Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #6

Don't forget too maryellen99 Nov 2014 #7

Huh??? Dawgs Nov 2014 #9

whatever the right strategy is, it has to address right-wing media control. unblock Nov 2014 #15

True That! mazzarro Nov 2014 #27

blah, old people are bored, old people vote, old people tend to be fundies snooper2 Nov 2014 #17

We would have lost no matter who we put up. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #18

This explains it: flamin lib Nov 2014 #19

Unlikely to win if they did JonLP24 Nov 2014 #24