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In reply to the discussion: So, yeah, here's a big heaping helping of "Shut The Fuck Up" [View all]notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)I don't understand your confusion. Mr. Sanders an independent which according to your logic means he doesn't buy into the Democratic party's agenda lock, stock and barrel either.
Apparently you believe that I just landed on the planet and am unaware that there are plenty of Republicans that are pretending to be Democrats. Many call themselves Blue Dog Democrats but are known as DINOs (Democrats in Name Only) by most liberals.
I feel fairly certain that it is safe to say, that there are conservatives out there that believe there are Republicans that are RINOs too.
So the political parties are not just limited to the box you attempted to portray them in to me.
I believe that Mr. Sanders doesn't live in your box and that he has the integrity that both the Democratic and Republican party lack. I like his record (8 terms in House, 2 in the Senate). I like his honesty and his belief that Government should work for all people and not just for those that can afford to buy it.
Mr. Sanders has stated that he is running as a Democrat because there is no infrastructure in the states set up to support an Independent. So I don't believe he's running Democratic because he agrees with the Democratic platform whole heartedly.
I said what I said because I believe that he's probably the only candidate between both parties who isn't beholding to those who have purchased him. I think that many people will like and admire him for that including many Republicans.