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True Blue Door

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10. It is encouraging that his victories are all consecutive.
Tue May 5, 2015, 09:36 PM
May 2015

The civil rights work just shows what we already know, that his values are legit. Not sure how that will be elaborated on this scale.

A Pro and Con for Bernie. [View all] True Blue Door May 2015 OP
uh, virtually every first time rep rose from obscurity cali May 2015 #1
Not a very helpful reply. True Blue Door May 2015 #2
actually, Vermont does reach the national awareness- or at least cali May 2015 #6
I'm already on board. True Blue Door May 2015 #13
There isn't a politician who ever lived ... NanceGreggs May 2015 #3
My gut is confused. True Blue Door May 2015 #7
This is absolutely correct: "Emotionally neutral persuasion is insufficient" Jackpine Radical May 2015 #23
Nobody's reaction is universal. That's one of the key obstacles. True Blue Door May 2015 #30
I think that the mass media are employing a lot of visceral conditioning. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #36
This is a crucial point. We've seen that propaganda conditioning used against Obama 24/7 True Blue Door May 2015 #37
You're not under any obligation ... NanceGreggs May 2015 #33
I know who I'm NOT voting for, at least in the primaries. True Blue Door May 2015 #34
2 million dollars raised in 48 hours and 175,000 volunteers. onecaliberal May 2015 #4
How are you going to handle talking to people who aren't already on board True Blue Door May 2015 #8
There is a ton of information I have been forwarding onecaliberal May 2015 #18
I wouldn't say he rose from obscurity. He was mayor of Burlington. okaawhatever May 2015 #5
It is encouraging that his victories are all consecutive. True Blue Door May 2015 #10
primaries are the exact time we should vote for our ideals. KittyWampus May 2015 #9
Obviously. I'm mostly looking for ways to leverage those ideals and grow the campaign. True Blue Door May 2015 #11
4/5 of the country is relatively homogeneous WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2015 #12
Yes, but not to the point of 98% of the people being of one race. True Blue Door May 2015 #17
Was Bernie popular in the very red/Bush counties? WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2015 #26
Issues RobertEarl May 2015 #14
His campaign for our two votes is about issues, and he apparently already won that campaign. True Blue Door May 2015 #20
Issues RobertEarl May 2015 #25
Why did Dean not win on the issues? Why has Kucinich never won the issues? True Blue Door May 2015 #32
I've been hearing about Bernie the Socialist since 1992. ucrdem May 2015 #15
If you have a better candidate, feel free to point them out. True Blue Door May 2015 #22
She has a lot of enemies and I hate to say but . . . ucrdem May 2015 #24
That's a minor way to measure IMO. The persons stand on issues and consistency on them is paramount L0oniX May 2015 #16
To some extent we have a responsibility to be deep citizens. True Blue Door May 2015 #27
I think your post is fair JonLP24 May 2015 #19
Thanks, that's helpful. Those are encouraging facts. True Blue Door May 2015 #28
I meant the education point mainly JonLP24 May 2015 #31
All I can offer is the main reason I stand with Bernie hootinholler May 2015 #21
He is very persuasive on the rational level. True Blue Door May 2015 #29
The last I heard, he had 175,000 people wanting to volunteer (probably higher now). mmonk May 2015 #35
Definitely. I have a better feeling about his campaign than I did Howard Dean's. True Blue Door May 2015 #38
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