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In reply to the discussion: Sorry, Bernie but the Democrats know whose side they are on and whose side they have always been on [View all]
David__77
(24,668 posts)83. I'm a Democratic voter, and I welcome Bernie Sanders. And I'm glad to have voted for him.
Thankfully, I do not anticipate the DNC or other party entities telling Bernie Sanders to back away.
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Sorry, Bernie but the Democrats know whose side they are on and whose side they have always been on [View all]
nikibatts
Jun 2017
OP
He went after Democrats yet again. Below is why I was not nor ever will be a fan of Sen. Sanders.
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#3
Hopefully we can. I do believe those he influences are not going to vote for us anyway.
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#45
Join the party and work at the grass root levels...make it what you want...simply criticizing
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#229
That narrative doesn't work for him as well as he might think it does
Proud Liberal Dem
Jun 2017
#95
He hasn't discounted #TrumpRussia at all. Far far from it - he's been on it constantly
riderinthestorm
Jun 2017
#224
re: "Trump didnt win the election, the Democratic Party lost the election"
thesquanderer
Jun 2017
#59
Those are good points, but do you really think Wisconsin was unwinnable?
thesquanderer
Jun 2017
#132
Why did Scott Walker win 2 times with the teachers unions fighting him every day. Why did they lose
Jim Beard
Jun 2017
#225
Yes, but % of Dems who did not vote Clinton was same as % Repubs who didn't vote Trump.
thesquanderer
Jun 2017
#211
I don't buy it... after the divisive primary, some Democrats never came home.
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#231
Um... who are you talking about? The Democratic Leadership Council dissolved in 2011.
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#118
I deny it . The only party who represents the interests of middle class Americans
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#192
He brought up "older people" but ignored us (I'm in that group) during his campaign.
tonyt53
Jun 2017
#160
He does and he does and he does...my conclusion is he plans another run and thinks he can win over
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#207
I'M NOT A FAN OF HIS EITHER. I'm getting darn sick and tired of him critizing Democrats .. LIKE ME !
trueblue2007
Jun 2017
#206
Can't understand how you didn't know we were talking about his legislative voting record
Doremus
Jun 2017
#274
When speaking of any legislator's 'vote' it's generally assumed that it refers to legislative voting
Doremus
Jun 2017
#290
I have still not seen a vote list of Bernie, so it's not clear that I am wrong.
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#273
The fact that he won't join the Party, unless he needs the establishment cred to run for POTUS.
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#288
When we are a minority party with less than a third of voters registering with us
Tom Rinaldo
Jun 2017
#6
I think you are wrong but I will say it again...who wants for vote for a party that is attacked
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#48
It is a brutal attack in fact...and the anti-Obama and Clinton shite you posted is just sickening.
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#212
It is propaganda, or an opinion piece that had a very deep slant. That's not a stretch.
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#307
I was talking about people who registeed as Democrats in my state so they could vote in our primary
Tom Rinaldo
Jun 2017
#166
However, he's not a Democrat, and has never been elected or nominated as a Democrat.
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#124
"Participation in the Democratic party has increased since Bernie ran for President.
G_j
Jun 2017
#223
Maybe because of attacks on the party like this one ...which was launched by Sen. Sanders
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#14
The vast majority of those who voted for Bernie in the primaries then voted for Hillary.
Jim Lane
Jun 2017
#130
It appears that they liked what the Party had to offer enough to stay after the primaries.
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#261
Complete the picture. Repug registration is about the same as the Dems. Nothing new there
brush
Jun 2017
#26
Why? Right wing talk radio - the only talk radio most people have access to
SharonClark
Jun 2017
#28
Why? 40 years of the GOP blaming the government for the problems in this country
SharonClark
Jun 2017
#36
I agree with that. In fact I believe there is limited support for Sen. Sanders in the Democratic
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#213
Yes....I will be interested in Virginia today...see if the the kids really turn out for Perriello.
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#267
I don't think you understand the non-party registrations at all. I am unenrolled in MA as are the
seaglass
Jun 2017
#135
"People who are left of center but refuse to vote for Democrats do not need to be listened to"
Tom Rinaldo
Jun 2017
#170
I disagree. I and everyone I know who supported Bernie in he primary voted for Hillary in November.
CentralMass
Jun 2017
#67
Bernie caucuses with the Democratic Party... he's more loyal than alotta otha Dems.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jun 2017
#235
Not so. But see how easily people fall back into this mode when in the present day ...
Hekate
Jun 2017
#117
whew, good thing! Because we know that all the hubub about money in politics is just tiresome and
JCanete
Jun 2017
#222
The need for big money is to help WIN races. We have not "left" the working class...how did Obama
nikibatts
Jun 2017
#42
Frankly, I'm annoyed with getting lectures from people claiming "this is the way to win"
PatsFan87
Jun 2017
#70
The posters states that 95% of Democratic voters in Seattle went for Sanders
ismnotwasm
Jun 2017
#65
Yes, and Clinton won more votes in primaries + caucuses nationally than did Sanders.
David__77
Jun 2017
#79
Welcome to DU. It was a caucus, which does not represent the results you would get in a primary.
StevieM
Jun 2017
#63
My sentiments exactly. Back away from my party, Bernie. Right fucking now. (nt)
Paladin
Jun 2017
#68
I'm a Democratic voter, and I welcome Bernie Sanders. And I'm glad to have voted for him.
David__77
Jun 2017
#83
Unfortunately for you, LOTS of Democratic VOTERS want him to stay involved in OUR party. n/t
That Guy 888
Jun 2017
#89
I have come to believe that Sen. Sanders divides progressives maybe not intentionally.
Demsrule86
Jun 2017
#216
I don't think he realizes how insulting his attacks come to some longtime Democrats.
hrmjustin
Jun 2017
#74
My point is that Sanders made an appeal to the young and their turnout in the primary was not high
hrmjustin
Jun 2017
#186
Remember it was moderates who won most of those marginal seats and Corbyn didn't actually win.
hrmjustin
Jun 2017
#99
I bet it remains just as high because they are based upon Bernies ACTUAL Record.
LostOne4Ever
Jun 2017
#233
Yrah, well, there's this place called Sierra Blanca. They are vulnerable among the vulnerable
lunamagica
Jun 2017
#280
I think Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz' famous ill advised joke punchline applies here.
aka-chmeee
Jun 2017
#98
one post even defended bernie by attacking democrats for not calling for impeachment
JI7
Jun 2017
#248
Perhaps Bernie should join the Democrats, we have been working for the betterment of
Thinkingabout
Jun 2017
#138
I would accept this if he was actually working hard with other Dems instead of grandstanding like
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#140
Of course, when he went out of his way to work with Nebraska Democrats, he was also blasted.
Jim Lane
Jun 2017
#162
The Unity tour was a failure, I don't know how anyone can think Sanders helped by trashing Dems.
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#163
Bernie is not nor never has been a Democrat. And that is all we are allowed to say,
Lil Missy
Jun 2017
#156
Thanks - I have been frustrated by the way this has been made HRC supporters vs Bernie supporters
karynnj
Jun 2017
#227
I think Clinton gets a lot of unfair attacks over her 2016 campaign, but I agree that she should not
StevieM
Jun 2017
#230
Yeah, stuck in the 70's living off the same Dam programs started under FDR, Kennedy, Johnson,.
nikibatts
Jun 2017
#325
You have a lot of explaining to do on our own history of voting and advocacy of some bad policies
JCanete
Jun 2017
#175
He would be a McGovern level disaster in a general election, besides he will be 78 YEARS OLD in 2020
FreeStateDemocrat
Jun 2017
#195
I suppose if you think that anyone who voted for Hillary can't possibly be a liberal
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#293
Exit polls are not a reliable measure of "reality" in terms of predicting the outcome
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#320
Stop the personal attack. If you disagree with someone on DU, you don't call them a "liar"
still_one
Jun 2017
#281
Calling someone a LIAR is a personal attack. Maybe you better read the TOS if you are having a
still_one
Jun 2017
#299
Your assessment of a "failed campaign" flies in the face of the evidence now known.
nikibatts
Jun 2017
#265
Remember when healthcare for all was a third rail that no mainstream democrat would touch?
killbotfactory
Jun 2017
#278
Yes, the very day he has an OpEd in the NYT on how Dems "can stop losing elections."
ehrnst
Jun 2017
#292