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8. Bernie has said in no uncertain terms that he will NOT run a third-party campaign

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Dec 18, 2015, 08:03 AM

Dec 2015

I see no reason to mistrust his statement.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] kentuck Dec 2015 OP

This kind of question or *discussion*... Cosmic Kitten Dec 2015 #1

This is why I am only LiberalElite Dec 2015 #3

Great question for the BS'ers. trumad Dec 2015 #2

I would not. n2doc Dec 2015 #5

Name any Democrat who's said he wouldn't support Sanders if he won the nomination... brooklynite Dec 2015 #15

One acronym- PUMA n2doc Dec 2015 #24

I supported Obama in 2008 and 2012 upaloopa Dec 2015 #28

We can expect team Hillary to alert on every conceivable TOS violation Cosmic Kitten Dec 2015 #6

The answer is NO, though I don't think Bernie would go Third Party in a million years. pampango Dec 2015 #4

He had been Third Party for the past 30+ years oberliner Dec 2015 #7

He is running in the Democratic presidential primary not as senator from one state. pampango Dec 2015 #13

Understood oberliner Dec 2015 #16

Not really. He was independent of party, not a member of a Party called Independent. No Party. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #19

Bernie has said in no uncertain terms that he will NOT run a third-party campaign DFW Dec 2015 #8

No, and I understand the way elections work enough to know its not possible even if I wanted to Lee-Lee Dec 2015 #9

Eh, that's what write-ins are for. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #31

WTF? Android3.14 Dec 2015 #10

I guess I could delete the post? kentuck Dec 2015 #17

"Free speech" rights have nothing to do with limiting sufrommich Dec 2015 #11

If the Democratic Party splits, it will be LuvNewcastle Dec 2015 #12

Nope, I'll vote for the Democratic nominee, whoever that is. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2015 #14

No. I will vote for the nominee of the Democratic Party. rogerashton Dec 2015 #18

Honestly, I can't see him doing it Maeve Dec 2015 #20

I think you are right. kentuck Dec 2015 #21

Another lame attempt at a loyalty pledge. 99Forever Dec 2015 #22

Another personality disorder... kentuck Dec 2015 #23

Ahhh bullshit. 99Forever Dec 2015 #30

They do love that little tactic. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #32

It's a passive/aggressive thing. 99Forever Dec 2015 #33

Why even bother to ask that madokie Dec 2015 #25

unrec. there is no *legitimate* reason that this is "a subject for discussion" nt magical thyme Dec 2015 #26

Unrec. n/t demmiblue Dec 2015 #27

Nice to know your so "Concerned" about what we Bernie supporters will do. Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #29

Why worry about what Sanders supporters do? She's Inevitable rememeber? Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #34