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TomCADem

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2. Bernie Sanders says Trump voters arent 'deplorable' in jab aimed at Clinton camp

Reply to lunasun (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 19, 2017, 11:02 PM

Aug 2017

There are some progressives who buy into Trump's central premise that all you have to do is improve the economy, and racism and sexism go away.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/01/bernie-sanders-trump-voters-not-deplorable-clinton-warren

Bernie Sanders has defended voters who backed Donald Trump for president, telling a rally in Boston: “Some people think the people who voted for Trump are racists and sexists and homophobes and deplorable folks. I don’t agree, because I’ve been there.”

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Vox - Trump's idea that jobs will solve racism is just wrong [View all] TomCADem Aug 2017 OP

Beware Democratic Party on what bullshit you buy in to. lunasun Aug 2017 #1

Bernie Sanders says Trump voters arent 'deplorable' in jab aimed at Clinton camp TomCADem Aug 2017 #2