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Dustlawyer

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42. I like Bernie!

Thu Aug 24, 2017, 09:17 PM

Aug 2017

I like what Bernie stands for.
I like the fact that he is out there everyday pushing for the policies and issues I care about.
I like that he calls out Trump and the Republicans on their BS and hypocrisy.
I like that he defends Democrats and works to make the Party better which benefits us all.
I like that he emphasizes my two main issues: Money in politics and Climate Change.
I don't care if he has a "D" or an "I" after his name, I care for what he is trying to do for regular Americans.

Sure Bernie can be repetitive, I understand it is necessary to get through to the dense or ignorant, but it does get old for the rest of us. He is not a great orator, but he is great going against other Senators and Republican mouthpieces.

We have enough problems fighting the oligarchs and their paid politicians on the Right to be shooting at someone who is fighting for us. Let us support EVERYONE who supports the Left and our issues.

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New Poll: Bernie Sanders Is the Most Popular Politician in America [View all] Donkees Aug 2017 OP

Here we go... Old Vet Aug 2017 #1

Heh. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2017 #36

It's like Sarandon winning an Oscar Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #58

Pass. flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #59

If only DU had been around back in Dr. Pavlov's day, QC Aug 2017 #65

Personally sheshe2 Aug 2017 #82

The poll is a JOKE. They only named 5 Democrats in the poll, and there are thousands in the US. pnwmom Aug 2017 #71

Bingo Me. Aug 2017 #77

As I noted below, where are Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, etc.? George II Aug 2017 #83

what a stupid poll. if you are reporting truth ..... rigged poll and isn't accurate trueblue2007 Aug 2017 #93

Yep. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #114

Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #2

:-) MuseRider Aug 2017 #3

Some perspective SecularMotion Aug 2017 #4

I know. Why post this...online surveys are worthless...it would seem to me ... Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #7

Hmm... fleabiscuit Aug 2017 #8

What I find incredible is that Pence is ranked 2nd and that Sessions is ranked 10th. lapucelle Aug 2017 #68

The survey is a joke and doesnt belong on this website. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #119

That particular survey is an ongoing monthly commission from The Hill. lapucelle Aug 2017 #122

LOLOLOLOL! Thank you!! NurseJackie Aug 2017 #16

I wonder what they mean by "culled"? Normally when something is "culled".... George II Aug 2017 #35

Yes, perspective does shed a little light on this. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2017 #113

I have not had a chance to say this ... LovesPNW Aug 2017 #5

How can you not like Bernie? You can't beat real. jalan48 Aug 2017 #6

You can, actually. I think he's a good guy who I'd vote for but personally he sounds like a grumpy bettyellen Aug 2017 #15

I have heard Bernie can be abrupt. I like Al as well-we need more like him. jalan48 Aug 2017 #19

I just got alerted on AGAIN for saying I don't love Bernie. WTF is wrong with some people? bettyellen Aug 2017 #27

Amazing, isn't it joeybee12 Aug 2017 #28

We should all be able to express our own opinions, especially on a like/dislike. jalan48 Aug 2017 #30

Thank you! I think people get too wrapped up w personalities and it drowns out talk of issues... bettyellen Aug 2017 #31

You definitely got trolled by an alert stalker. nt Lucky Luciano Aug 2017 #63

Dozens of times the last eighteen months. I'm so over it. bettyellen Aug 2017 #91

Al Franken haters rpannier Aug 2017 #38

Honestly you have made MuseRider Aug 2017 #67

I don't always agree with you too, but we're both decent and well intentioned people.... bettyellen Aug 2017 #90

I believe the bottom line as a DUer (per Skinner) is did you vote for Hillary in the General? RiverStone Aug 2017 #125

I did! I got alerted on for my comment about not loving Bernie. bettyellen Aug 2017 #133

AL Franken MuseRider Aug 2017 #23

Yeah I don't care about personalities as much as what people say and do. But Al is one of a kind- bettyellen Aug 2017 #25

Yep. I voted for his agenda, not his electrifying charisma. Orsino Aug 2017 #111

I've thought a lot about the likability thing after how they treated HRC- I remember someone asking bettyellen Aug 2017 #120

Easy. I don't agree he is real lunamagica Aug 2017 #24

Because he Nadered us in 2016. And used demagoguery to appeal to the misogynistic white centric left ashtonelijah Aug 2017 #43

I thought Nader ran as third party in the 2000 general election. I missed that Bernie did the same. jalan48 Aug 2017 #45

+1 shanny Aug 2017 #46

No he didn't "Nader us" in 2016 Gore1FL Aug 2017 #47

That is a matter of opinion. Mine is different. Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #99

Yours is inaccurate. Gore1FL Aug 2017 #103

An opinion is just that. I say yours is wrong. Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #104

Except mine is logical and yours is not Gore1FL Aug 2017 #105

We will have to agree to disagree. I don't find your opinion logical. Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #129

Someone else's "opinion" isn't right or wrong, just different... George II Aug 2017 #112

Incorrect. Some people hold opinons that the earth is flat. That opinon is wrong. JoeStuckInOH Aug 2017 #118

See the post I was responding too...I know opinions are not 'wrong'. Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #130

Agree, many on the activist left still don't get it, radius777 Aug 2017 #74

Bullshit alarimer Aug 2017 #102

If Bernie is the Democratic candidate of course I vote for him in 20...but I hope he is not as I Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #98

What is the point of posting this here? liquid diamond Aug 2017 #9

Because there's no IndependentButDemocraticForAFewMonthsWhenItSuitsThemUnderground.com NightWatcher Aug 2017 #12

LOL fleabiscuit Aug 2017 #18

lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol JHan Aug 2017 #41

That's how our nomination phase works. Gore1FL Aug 2017 #49

Okay, nightwatcher! peggysue2 Aug 2017 #66

Thread winner! nt brer cat Aug 2017 #106

Thread winner! NastyRiffraff Aug 2017 #116

Daaaaaaamn! NurseJackie Aug 2017 #117

To watch some people lose their shit? Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #124

Bernie is already hated here, but keep liquid diamond Aug 2017 #126

"Bernie is already hated here" Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #127

Nope. Almost every thread liquid diamond Aug 2017 #128

I guess. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #131

Pence is #2 ?!?! What the fuck? bettyellen Aug 2017 #10

Well I like Bernie and Hillary just about equally. StrictlyRockers Aug 2017 #11

I appreciate it even if no one else does! radical noodle Aug 2017 #34

Probably not. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2017 #37

No. Under no circumstances is that allowed rpannier Aug 2017 #40

I've said this before. Stonepounder Aug 2017 #50

And online survey that provided a list of names? WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #13

He's the real thing. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2017 #14

Oy spanone Aug 2017 #17

Apparently not. He lost .... Lil Missy Aug 2017 #20

And despised here. Any thread with his liquid diamond Aug 2017 #21

Yep, he was the opposition. And he is not a Democrat Lil Missy Aug 2017 #22

It's disheartening! Plucketeer Aug 2017 #33

Right, he only votes with Democrats 99% of the time. YoungDemCA Aug 2017 #52

And he ran AGAINST in opposition to the Democratic nominee. Lil Missy Aug 2017 #61

Huh? He campaigned tirelessly for Clinton. Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #70

Huh? Really? He didn't even make his first campaign appearance.... George II Aug 2017 #88

Tirelessly? Seriously? No, he did not. Compare his campaign to to the way Hillary lunamagica Aug 2017 #94

That's the part that I must have missed. mjvpi Aug 2017 #79

That is a falsehood. You should self-delete, because it is a LIE. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #96

It's not a lie. I heard him speak on May 24, after Clinton had already won the numbers game ucrdem Aug 2017 #110

Sorry, words mean things. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #123

It's absolutely true. He refused to drop out when it was obvious HRC was the nominee and he had Lil Missy Aug 2017 #134

He endorsed the nominee. He didnt "run against the nominee" Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #136

selective thinking ... Lil Missy Aug 2017 #139

No, that's simple objective fact. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #140

So is what I said, which you continue to deliberately overlook. Lil Missy Aug 2017 #141

really, I'm crushed. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #142

Well, that should make him a shoe-in for MineralMan Aug 2017 #26

I think you mean "shoo-in." cwydro Aug 2017 #44

I probably did mean that. Oops. MineralMan Aug 2017 #108

Glad to have him on our side! Barack_America Aug 2017 #29

ONLINE poll.... George II Aug 2017 #32

LOL. Who could have predicted eh? ucrdem Aug 2017 #56

Thanks for the update. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #87

A bit about the methodology FROM THE REPORT OF THE POLL RESULT.... George II Aug 2017 #39

I like Bernie! Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #42

I'm not surprised. ananda Aug 2017 #48

AMERICA LOVES BERNIE SANDERS because he is FIGHTING FOR US! Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #51

Great timing. bluepen Aug 2017 #53

I like him-- Lulu KC Aug 2017 #54

That is how I feel too. Willie Pep Aug 2017 #121

You must have known when you posted this ... left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 #55

Not attacks, just reality. Check the link and read the methodology of this "poll". George II Aug 2017 #60

Nevertheless, a lot of people like and respect Senator Sanders. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #64

I'm sure if an objective poll were conducted we'd find that many Democrats are liked and respected. George II Aug 2017 #69

Of course! Because like Bernie Sanders, they are FIGHTING FOR US! Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #73

Love Bernie. He has taught us to trust again. My brother heard about applegrove Aug 2017 #57

54% favorable ratings isn't anything to brag about BainsBane Aug 2017 #62

Utter nonsense. The poll does NOT show that Bernie is the "most popular politician" in America. pnwmom Aug 2017 #72

AND....they included two non-politicians - Rex Tillerson and the already fired Steve Bannon. George II Aug 2017 #84

Hah! Yes, they did. Such a joke. n/t pnwmom Aug 2017 #85

Your motivation to post a dodgy poll was? JHan Aug 2017 #75

3 Guesses Me. Aug 2017 #78

hue hue... well,,, JHan Aug 2017 #80

It's The Trump Approach To Truth Telling Me. Aug 2017 #81

Who? What? When? Where? Why? democratisphere Aug 2017 #76

bullshit heaven05 Aug 2017 #86

Fucking ONLINE poll - worthless and meaningless. SharonClark Aug 2017 #89

I'd back him if he became a democrat demosincebirth Aug 2017 #92

Birds like him, too! Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #95

Do you believe this is a legitimate poll? n/t seaglass Aug 2017 #97

FWIW, at the end of 2015 Hillary was the most popular Blue_Tires Aug 2017 #100

Democrats need to pay attention. alarimer Aug 2017 #101

Re: ''The seventh Harvard CAPS Harris poll, released on Thursday, August 24'' Donkees Aug 2017 #107

Here's the complete list: ucrdem Aug 2017 #109

Of all the thousands of politicians in the country, the pollsters deigned to choose only a dozen.... George II Aug 2017 #115

It appears your OP has struck some kind of nerve Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #132

It's just a matter of DU denying outlandish claims SecularMotion Aug 2017 #137

Or dining on outlandish clams Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #138

Good for Bernie Tavarious Jackson Aug 2017 #135