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merrily

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5. BS. Bernie is a Democratic Socialist, not a socialist, and is running on the Democratic ticket.

Reply to redstateblues (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 15, 2015, 07:40 PM

Oct 2015

The enthusiasm for Bernie will get people to the polls. While there, they will complete the entire ticket.

Hillary is hated by Republicans, not that popular among Indies and cannot even get all of the left to the polls. That is not a winning formula.

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Just how do we break up the big banks. Anti-trust laws are unlikely to be addquate to the jog. [View all] Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 OP

First elect someone who will put liberal judges upaloopa Oct 2015 #1

That takes the route of legislation to modernize the Sherman Act and the Anti-trust act. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #2

Hillary would have no coattails at all. She'd be lucky to win the general herself. merrily Oct 2015 #3

With Bernie all the down ballot Socialists redstateblues Oct 2015 #4

BS. Bernie is a Democratic Socialist, not a socialist, and is running on the Democratic ticket. merrily Oct 2015 #5

It doesn't matter to me, but any mention of socialist in this country is a, dead, loser to many. demosincebirth Oct 2015 #7

We'll soon see. merrily Oct 2015 #8

Good post! demosincebirth Oct 2015 #6