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oberliner

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7. Oddly I've met people whose favorite candidates are Trump and Sanders

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 03:54 PM

Jul 2015

Possibly because they are both considered "outsiders" but it's a phenomenon I have experienced more than a few times by people who are, shall we say, not especially politically savvy, but follow the news enough to know who Bernie Sanders sort of is.

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Off to Mom and Republican Stepdad's tomorrow night. [View all] KamaAina Jul 2015 OP

Please report back...I'm curious. Sienna86 Jul 2015 #1

I'll be liveblogging it KamaAina Jul 2015 #2

Enjoy! arcane1 Jul 2015 #3

Here are my guesses for your conversation with your step-dad Yavin4 Jul 2015 #4

Wrong on 2 and 3. Nailed it on 4. Partial credit for 1. KamaAina Jul 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author hedda_foil Jul 2015 #6

Oddly I've met people whose favorite candidates are Trump and Sanders oberliner Jul 2015 #7

Maybe they like people they think "speak their minds" pnwmom Jul 2015 #8