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6. Hold on, I'm as "establishment" as they come and I'm not remotely ready to go that far

Mon May 4, 2015, 08:46 AM

May 2015

His odds may not be great but that's a separate question from saying he's not "serious" about the nomination. McGovern's odds for the nom in 1972 were probably lower than Sanders (and, yes, that's a double-edged comparison). The current President was probably less of a longshot, but honestly not by much.

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I hope people realize Sanders is not serious about the nomination [View all] Gman May 2015 OP

Then we all may be quite surprised when he becomes President. BlueJazz May 2015 #1

+1. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #26

Yes, I will indeed be (more than) quite surprised if Sanders becomes president. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #28

I was totally taken aback when DU proved right about President Kucinich. ...nt msanthrope May 2015 #83

Huh, sorry did you say something? daleanime May 2015 #2

Why do we need to troll Sanders supporters? /NT DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #3

because true hilarians be rather afeared of him. ChairmanAgnostic May 2015 #29

I miss the unrec button. Scuba May 2015 #4

Me too. nt City Lights May 2015 #10

Me three! TheNutcracker May 2015 #55

You're too kind. It should be a Gong Show "GONG" L0oniX May 2015 #17

Not me Renew Deal May 2015 #61

I disagree. leftofcool May 2015 #5

Hold on, I'm as "establishment" as they come and I'm not remotely ready to go that far Recursion May 2015 #6

I hope he realizes that at this point he has no choice. Downwinder May 2015 #7

He's more electable than Hill NotoriousRBG May 2015 #8

then please explain the polls DrDan May 2015 #12

We have barely even started yet. Folks just don't care too much for Hill. NotoriousRBG May 2015 #14

and that explains why Hill gets support from 6 out of 10 and Bernie DrDan May 2015 #21

Name recognition. I had to google Bernie Sanders to find out what he patricia92243 May 2015 #19

I am not denying that I like him also DrDan May 2015 #23

She has the power establishment behind her. ronnie624 May 2015 #36

I think you are correct about that DrDan May 2015 #40

I agree as well LondonReign2 May 2015 #51

99% Clinton name recognition. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #30

absolutely everyone knows her DrDan May 2015 #33

She's already at saturation, though. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #35

she has the independents yet to sway DrDan May 2015 #39

They're the same independents from 2008. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #42

I think you are underestimating the young WOMEN in the party... CTyankee May 2015 #89

Bernie fans need Rmoney's Unskew the Polls guy workinclasszero May 2015 #62

No we just need to work hard to get him elected. Agschmid May 2015 #85

Everyone knows who Clinton is. Only Progressives know Sanders lunatica May 2015 #69

Everyone knows who Clinton is, and Clinton fatigue is real. Bernie got more $$ donations in 24 hrs peacebird May 2015 #76

I'll be donating as soon as I get paid tomorrow. lunatica May 2015 #86

And then you woke up. Metric System May 2015 #15

Wait, what? cwydro May 2015 #9

Acknowledging a candidate's weaknesses procon May 2015 #25

Still wondering why he cwydro May 2015 #32

Simple. Because the OP said so. SomethingFishy May 2015 #48

Aha! cwydro May 2015 #50

Not exactly the most obvious choice of self deprecating words, but procon May 2015 #56

Because he will be unable to compete against any of the GOP candidates Gothmog May 2015 #59

Fiorina has thrown a shit ton of money into her various losing campaigns.. frylock May 2015 #71

So money does not matter in political races and there is no need to fund a candidate? Gothmog May 2015 #73

lol! HappyMe May 2015 #11

Bwahahahah Good luck with that bullshit. L0oniX May 2015 #13

Case closed. or, Downwinder May 2015 #16

I think he is very serious. KMOD May 2015 #18

And you know this how? Have you had babylonsister May 2015 #20

No hootinholler May 2015 #22

LOL, nice try! nt Logical May 2015 #24

Hey, at least this was not posted in the Bernie Group! djean111 May 2015 #27

sanders-sees-surprisingly-strong-start notadmblnd May 2015 #31

I hope people realize speaking for someone else is kind of rude. ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #34

Regardless, I'm serious about supporting him wherever that leads NT Lee-Lee May 2015 #37

I know that he literally told my parents this at Fighting Bob Fest 2014. PeaceNikki May 2015 #38

That's what I'm talking about Gman May 2015 #46

So when he says, "He's in it to win it" he is not telling the truth? Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #41

Depends on what "win" means ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #44

If his definition of win is different than what those who hear it think, then he is deceiving people Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #64

I think he may well aspire to win. Unvanguard May 2015 #60

His statement was not about being a good thing. "I am in it to win it." Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #66

Writing books doesn't generally make your voice heard. Unvanguard May 2015 #67

If he intendes to win it, I would support him, but as a party building exercise, Agnosticsherbet May 2015 #68

He sounds like he intends to win it. Unvanguard May 2015 #75

Wishful thinking AgingAmerican May 2015 #43

Two possibilities. okasha May 2015 #45

Thank you, my ignore list was getting kind of thin LondonReign2 May 2015 #47

This person thinks he sounds plenty serious. CharlotteVale May 2015 #49

Sometimes the man does not make the times, the times make the man. gordianot May 2015 #52

At times, even Pat Paulsen sounded serious. I'd bet Sanders won't take nomination. Hoyt May 2015 #53

He's a stalking horse. A good one, too. MADem May 2015 #54

If he gets enough votes, he wins rock May 2015 #57

Yep, and that's part of why I'll probably vote for him in the primaries. Unvanguard May 2015 #58

No agenda showing here. 99Forever May 2015 #63

Sure, if by saying he's in it to win means he's not serious. AtomicKitten May 2015 #65

I hope people realize Gman is not serious about the OP A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #70

Well at least you posted this in good faith and not to divide up DU further. Rex May 2015 #72

Even assuming your b.s. is true, he is STILL the best candidate out there right now. arcane1 May 2015 #74

True that! peacebird May 2015 #77

EXACTLY !!! WillyT May 2015 #78

And the sky is falling. valerief May 2015 #79

Ya think? Autumn May 2015 #80

People said the same thing about a freshman Senator from Illinois. Major Hogwash May 2015 #81

They did? Unvanguard May 2015 #84

Hahahaha Caretha May 2015 #82

. PowerToThePeople May 2015 #87

That's a Hillary-ous prank he's pullin'! cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #88

Then the joke's on him! Avalux May 2015 #90

Bill Press begs to differ. KamaAina May 2015 #91

You hope. Iggo May 2015 #92