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alarimer

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32. Maybe that's what Rob Quist wants.

Reply to R B Garr (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 06:25 PM

Apr 2017

He has already said he does not want any Party officials there campaigning for him. Maybe he thinks the less Montanans are less reminded of DC Democrats, the better off he will be. So Bernie Sanders= yes, but Elizabeth Warren = no. It's illogical to us, maybe, because those two are actually pretty similar. But perhaps Quist wants to emphasize his own independence. I thought we were in favor of that sort of thing in red states or districts in order to win?

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Bernie Sanders coming to Montana to campaign for Rob Quist [View all] Donkees Apr 2017 OP

Why won't he just call him a Democrat? R B Garr Apr 2017 #1

Montana Democrat Embraces Economic Populism In Congressional Campaign Donkees Apr 2017 #2

The article says he's a Democrat and R B Garr Apr 2017 #3

'Populist Democrats' seems to be a keyword in Montana, not only in this election cycle Donkees Apr 2017 #6

Trump calls himself a populist, too. R B Garr Apr 2017 #7

FFS, just stop. n/t demmiblue Apr 2017 #8

Stop what? R B Garr Apr 2017 #10

. demmiblue Apr 2017 #11

Google Trump and populism. R B Garr Apr 2017 #12

. demmiblue Apr 2017 #13

I rolled my eyes the exact same way. Articles back to 2014 and 2015 about R B Garr Apr 2017 #15

Hitler breathed oxygen. n/t QC Apr 2017 #9

Bernie and Trump both won Montana in the primaries so "populism" PatsFan87 Apr 2017 #17

Well said! beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #19

Sounds like it helps that it sounds Third Party-ish. R B Garr Apr 2017 #22

It helps that it'll appeal to the broadest range of people PatsFan87 Apr 2017 #28

Maybe that's what Rob Quist wants. alarimer Apr 2017 #32

I hope Perez and the DNC and the DCCC step up to this one.... LAS14 Apr 2017 #4

Maybe they don't want to step on Bernie's toes. nt R B Garr Apr 2017 #5

Rob Quist - the folksinging born and raised Montana guy with great name recognition in MT vs Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #14

Rob Quist looked in on DU last week ... Donkees Apr 2017 #16

I'm not sure if that's a good thing . . . or a bad thing Nanjeanne Apr 2017 #27

This is one instance where Dems got it right in choosing the best candidate. PatsFan87 Apr 2017 #18

"This is one instance where Dems got it right in choosing the best candidate." NCTraveler Apr 2017 #24

Not all the time. Emily Cain says hello from my state of Maine, a PatsFan87 Apr 2017 #26

When did I say all the time? NCTraveler Apr 2017 #29

No, I'm just "arguing" with someone who gets very defensive when there is any PatsFan87 Apr 2017 #30

Unique debating technique. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #31

You're right. I should change it to "most of the time" since that's how I feel. PatsFan87 Apr 2017 #33

This is just too funny. Thanks. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #34

You're quite welcome. Hope I brightened your day! :) PatsFan87 Apr 2017 #35

That's great! ananda Apr 2017 #20

Excellent news! beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #21

Bernie Sanders will campaign in MT - Text BERNIE to 30644 to be first to know when/where Donkees Apr 2017 #23

Thanks, Donkees! beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #25