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Ruby the Liberal

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1. You assume that support for one will translate into support for another.

Reply to w8liftinglady (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2015, 08:19 PM

May 2015

2008 is still too fresh. I for one LOVE a heated primary, but there are costs to that. Remember the PUMAs?

Personally, I think that Bernie has a great chance of picking off the social Libertarian crowd (forget economic Libertarians - their heads are too far in the clouds to listen to reason) - but that doesn't translate to votes for an 'establishment Democrat' by any stretch of the imagination. And that also doesn't take into account the vast amounts of cash lined up to buy 2016 for the few who can bankroll it.

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It just occured to me ...Hillary and Bernie are geniuses! [View all] w8liftinglady May 2015 OP

You assume that support for one will translate into support for another. Ruby the Liberal May 2015 #1

This year,it'll be a "different" kind of Democrat w8liftinglady May 2015 #2

As long as the loser strongly endorses the winner and doesn't run as an independent. n/t pnwmom May 2015 #3

Clinton, Hillary (I) PowerToThePeople May 2015 #4