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Fumesucker

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5. Hillary is trying to scramble to Bernie's left at least rhetorically

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 07:34 PM

Apr 2015

He might just end up borking her chances in the general since she is having to make declarative statements in the primary already.

She would be best to ignore him because the flip flops if she wins the nomination after trying to out liberal-Bernie are going to be of epic proportions.

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If you call yourself a socialist today, almost nobody in the US will vote for you [View all] struggle4progress Apr 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Apr 2015 #1

Have a nice day struggle4progress Apr 2015 #9

Many, many voters are going to absolutely love democrank Apr 2015 #2

Yep. nt cyberswede Apr 2015 #25

People love Bernie's message. Are they more scared of a populist or corporations? appalachiablue Apr 2015 #29

Makes you wonder more socialists are not elected, huh. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #3

"If you call yourself a socialist today, almost nobody in the US will vote for you darkangel218 Apr 2015 #4

Gauge the grassroots strength of political tendencies by looking locally struggle4progress Apr 2015 #6

Hillary is trying to scramble to Bernie's left at least rhetorically Fumesucker Apr 2015 #5

Only one way to change that Scootaloo Apr 2015 #7

FDR Great Socialist and Democrat . orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #8

One needs a somewhat peculiar view to regard FDR as a socialist struggle4progress Apr 2015 #11

Social Security ? orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #13

Do you know who invented social security? former9thward Apr 2015 #19

How much longer for ours ? But thanks I didn't know that . orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #23

That's correct, the establishmnent realpolitk leader Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) created appalachiablue Apr 2015 #36

No, actually, we are not going to argue this back and forth. djean111 Apr 2015 #10

And that, my friends, is why the US of A is so totally fucked up, and Zorra Apr 2015 #12

Saying that your opinion is a fact doesn't actually make it a fact. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #14

How many elected socialists are there in your city government? county government? struggle4progress Apr 2015 #17

Hmm, as many as have run? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #18

Maybe you should. former9thward Apr 2015 #20

The usual reason nobody runs against a candidate is because nobody else expects to win struggle4progress Apr 2015 #22

Again, what 'people expect' doesn't actually mean it's true. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #24

well, if that's ever to change voters need t cali Apr 2015 #15

strip the labels, and poll people on policy.. frylock Apr 2015 #16

Pretty close to where I grew up. stone space Apr 2015 #21

Red scare, McCarthyism, and 75 years of fascist propaganda did great damage PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #26

+ 1000 orpupilofnature57 Apr 2015 #27

The Red Scare, McCarthyism, and decades of propaganda did indeed create the situation struggle4progress Apr 2015 #31

It's long past time to reverse that trend! arcane1 Apr 2015 #28

It doesn't help Jamaal510 Apr 2015 #30

IMO, Sanders team should link his socialism to Einstein and Henry Wallace blm Apr 2015 #32

Is that the best you got? TBF Apr 2015 #33

After two Red Scares, the Palmer Raids, COINTELPRO, deutsey Apr 2015 #34

Bernie has never had trouble winning elections. Warren Stupidity Apr 2015 #35