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murielm99

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2. How many years has Bernie been in Congress?

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Sun Sep 10, 2017, 09:17 PM

Sep 2017

Around twenty-five, right? Doesn't that mean he has been inside the Beltway for a long, long time? And he couldn't get any endorsements from his colleagues?

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Election 2016 Memoirs: A Tale of Two Standards [View all] lapucelle Sep 2017 OP

I await the criticism here mcar Sep 2017 #1

How many years has Bernie been in Congress? murielm99 Sep 2017 #2

I didn't realize until now that Sanders went to D.C. KitSileya Sep 2017 #7

I didn't realize that LGBT groups could be characterized as being "establishment"... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #14

Poor baby. nt DURHAM D Sep 2017 #3

Do you suppose the media pundits BainsBane Sep 2017 #4

it doesn't matter to them. JHan Sep 2017 #6

Yes, there's a gross double standard. JHan Sep 2017 #5

Planned Parenthood. murielm99 Sep 2017 #8

Yes, now the Republicans are salivating at knocking the wind out of Planned parenthood... JHan Sep 2017 #11

Yes, the establishment BainsBane Sep 2017 #13

Lol KitSileya Sep 2017 #9

Yes, essentially.. JHan Sep 2017 #10

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2017 #12

Interesting how those who excoriated Clinton for BainsBane Sep 2017 #15

Wow, I just saw this. Thanks for kicking it! R B Garr Sep 2017 #16

All those LGBT, union, environmental, and abortion rights BainsBane Sep 2017 #17

Yeah, it's not a plot against anyone for the base of the party to actually support R B Garr Sep 2017 #18

and who worked for years establishing relationships BainsBane Sep 2017 #19

She literally worked on a personal level for years -- decades -- on establishing R B Garr Sep 2017 #21

This was debated as part of the primaries mythology Sep 2017 #20

when did that come out ? JI7 Sep 2017 #22