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29. Thank you!

Reply to gopiscrap (Reply #28)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 11:37 PM

Apr 2015

and I am glad he'll be serving this vital function.

I wish there were 1 or 2 more viable left of Hillary candidates as well.

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So Bernie Sanders Can't Win, Huh... Might Wanna Read This: [View all] WillyT Apr 2015 OP

And the Democrats lost the election. 4now Apr 2015 #1

Yes... And They Just Might Again... If They Don't Unite Under A Progressive/Liberal Standard Bearer WillyT Apr 2015 #3

Eugene McCarthy would have made all the difference 4now Apr 2015 #9

I'm sorry, but.... JaneyVee Apr 2015 #11

I'm not so sure the Socialist word is that toxic, In a Bernie sort of way madokie Apr 2015 #19

You think Republicans will have a functioning govt with a Socialist? JaneyVee Apr 2015 #26

How will that be different? BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #27

I love Bernie too Dem2 Apr 2015 #20

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Apr 2015 #28

Thank you! Dem2 Apr 2015 #29

I do too! gopiscrap Apr 2015 #32

It's likely Bobby would have beaten Nixon. n/t hootinholler Apr 2015 #6

No doubt about it. nt Zorra Apr 2015 #8

Unfortunately that was not an option. 4now Apr 2015 #10

Like a gong. hifiguy Apr 2015 #33

I don't know if Bernie can win or not, but what I do know for sure is that he will bring important still_one Apr 2015 #2

Exactly! Andy823 Apr 2015 #14

His entry will also pressure the other candidates to be specific on the issues. That still_one Apr 2015 #17

Sorry, I don't see the analogy... brooklynite Apr 2015 #4

Don't Worry... You'll See Soon Enough... WillyT Apr 2015 #5

I also don't see the beloved brother of the martyred president DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #7

Johnson Chose Not To Run For A Second Term... Unheard Of... Because... WillyT Apr 2015 #15

He was going to lose because he was unpopular...I don't see an analogy for 2016. brooklynite Apr 2015 #16

Sure... A Year And A Half Before The Election... WillyT Apr 2015 #18

This is the primary, not the election. onehandle Apr 2015 #21

We'll See... WillyT Apr 2015 #23

This op will only piss off all the right people. I thank you! L0oniX Apr 2015 #12

You Are Quite Welcome ... WillyT Apr 2015 #13

Utterly wrong election. You mean 1972. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #22

Um... No... I Didn't... WillyT Apr 2015 #24

No--you mean 1972. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #25

In 1968, Johnson was the incumbent and chose not to run for re-election. Jim Lane Apr 2015 #30

That is adorable! Orsino Apr 2015 #31

It is interesting to me that this was written by hifiguy Apr 2015 #34