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Dragonfli

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17. Well to be honest, such buzz is unlikely to be found in the cocktail party click

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #16)

Sat May 2, 2015, 10:25 PM

May 2015

at catered gatherings.

In blue collar poor neighborhoods he is the talk of the town. Even among the usually apathetic politically, that should tell you something. The regular folk that Washington ignores and has returned such unconcern with voter apathy is waking up for him, not the billion dollar candidates that they don't trust.

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Why aren't there more "Bernies" ? [View all] C Moon May 2015 OP

There's no money in it n/t arcane1 May 2015 #1

Yeah, I guess it was a dumb question. I wonder how many U.S. polticians will join him. C Moon May 2015 #2

Perhaps he'll be an inspiration to some other passionate people. arcane1 May 2015 #6

There are some others who are similar in their views, Warren eg, and Sherrod Brown sabrina 1 May 2015 #29

Correct. (nt) enough May 2015 #8

Because Madoff and the comedy about the corpse led to a decline in the name's popularity? Warren DeMontague May 2015 #3

:D C Moon May 2015 #11

took a moment ... GeorgeGist May 2015 #13

Why do you say "so many"? brooklynite May 2015 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words May 2015 #5

Lolz BrotherIvan May 2015 #14

Remember when Kucinich was compared to Ghandi in 2008? PeaceNikki May 2015 #9

Um. I said "so many" because that's the buzz that's going around. No need to be a jerk. C Moon May 2015 #10

Sorry, but I haven't heard "the buzz"... brooklynite May 2015 #16

Well to be honest, such buzz is unlikely to be found in the cocktail party click Dragonfli May 2015 #17

That's clique. If you are going to use demagoguery against someone at least spell it right. nt stevenleser May 2015 #21

Oh snap! I must just be one of them common folk, oh well, I am, and we are annoying ammiright. Dragonfli May 2015 #28

Nothing common about resorting to demagoguery. It's an uncommonly bad practice. nt stevenleser May 2015 #31

I've heard the buzz tecelote May 2015 #26

+1 leftofcool May 2015 #27

Because the 1% of the 1% will do anything and everything to silence good, honest "Bernies." 99Forever May 2015 #7

+1 C Moon May 2015 #12

They are quite literally sick with greed BrotherIvan May 2015 #15

Yep, they will allow a few in... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #18

There are a fair amount of them in all kinds of races. They usually don't get the nomination stevenleser May 2015 #19

Ah. Good point. C Moon May 2015 #20

In my town, they get nominated but not elected. The RW radio is stronger everyday here. n/t freshwest May 2015 #22

Post removed Post removed May 2015 #23

Because there aren't more Vermonts cali May 2015 #24

The Congressional Progressive Caucus is the largest Democratic caucus within the Congress, so Bluenorthwest May 2015 #25

Well...aside from the fact that there's no money in it Pooka Fey May 2015 #30

+1 That's one thing I'm concerned with for Bernie, as well. C Moon May 2015 #32