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libdem4life

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91. I was only 20 in 68, so had to wait...Then they dropped the voting age.

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 04:05 PM

Feb 2016

But I feel the same way. I think looking back, we'll see this as the campaign Social Media helped to craft. Before, it was the internet, then television ... who can forget Nixon and JFK ... and probably radio before that.

In any case, we've come a long, long way in this old Boomer's lifetime.

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Sanders predicts Iowa upset, slams The Washington Post [View all] Omaha Steve Jan 2016 OP

Come on Iowan Berners, don't let us down. :) nt retrowire Jan 2016 #1

In BSG there are a couple posters w the most current weather data for Iowa appalachiablue Jan 2016 #8

Forecast: Blizzard conditions expected to make travel 'difficult if not impossible' Monday night, Tu Omaha Steve Jan 2016 #9

That sounds bad, damn. WHO in the heck ever set up winter primaries & caucuses! appalachiablue Jan 2016 #12

Seems as though they'd rather many of us not vote. merrily Feb 2016 #56

That's for sure. The blizzard may not reach Iowa today afterall according to appalachiablue Feb 2016 #66

The starting time is 7 pm I have no idea how late they go. merrily Feb 2016 #67

Blizzard bl968 Feb 2016 #25

Geographically This Helps Sanders Too DallasNE Feb 2016 #40

A bunch of Nasty breaking through Marty McGraw Feb 2016 #53

Young people enjoy being locked in. :P nt morningglory Feb 2016 #44

And a lot less motivated! Lorien Feb 2016 #55

Monday night and Tuesday. Helen Borg Feb 2016 #59

i have faith in the passionate ones. and Bernie has that nt retrowire Jan 2016 #15

My optimism about a Sanders victory is unshaken. Yet blizzards and appalachiablue Jan 2016 #16

if enthusiasm wins over weather, Bernie will have it wordpix Feb 2016 #72

Never discount the enthusiasm of voters, especially energetic 19 year olds who will work appalachiablue Feb 2016 #74

Me, too! Duval Feb 2016 #19

If it snows in Iowa tomorrow evening, my faith in God will be multiplied a zillion times, and JDPriestly Feb 2016 #18

Iowa, all eyes on you! Stop the corporatization of America with Bernie wordpix Feb 2016 #71

WaPo is awful thin-skinned for thinking this is a "slam" --> nashville_brook Jan 2016 #2

Tell the truth! Go Bernie. gvstn Jan 2016 #13

The WaPo never said it didn't like his ideas. Nitram Feb 2016 #62

did you read what the editorial board published? wordpix Feb 2016 #75

Do They Same the EXACT Same Thing About The R's? ProfessorGAC Feb 2016 #77

coat tails will take care of the gop roguevalley Feb 2016 #83

I agree, the Repubs promise their people anything and everything. Nitram Feb 2016 #84

+100000 nashville_brook Feb 2016 #87

Come on Iowa voters light the first torch in our victory race. jwirr Jan 2016 #3

Bad weather might hit tmrw, BSG posters are noting the most current weather appalachiablue Jan 2016 #10

and if you just like the visuals Marty McGraw Feb 2016 #54

He has the right to believe he's going to win Iowa jmowreader Jan 2016 #4

lol and actually, i like that he looks pissed. many of us are. nt restorefreedom Jan 2016 #6

Bernie Sanders is saying if there is high turnout tomorrow night, then he'll win. NT Eric J in MN Jan 2016 #7

Wrong. He is about to tell Wall Street and the pharmaceutical companies to get off his lawn. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #20

What if Wall Street and the pharmaceutical companies tell him to go to hell? jmowreader Feb 2016 #22

They will have to deal with his supporters, and we outnumber them. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #23

big fight b/c they make the rigged rules wordpix Feb 2016 #73

When the many vote, the Democrats win. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #88

Then they'll have to contend with Secret Service brentspeak Feb 2016 #24

Trespassing on the lawn of his house in Vermont is only a civil infraction jmowreader Feb 2016 #31

I'm referring to if/when is elected President brentspeak Feb 2016 #41

But since that won't happen, this is an academic exercise jmowreader Feb 2016 #42

Thanks for your input, Nostradamus. n/t brentspeak Feb 2016 #43

Another phrase comes to mind...and it's not "academic". Sheesh. libdem4life Feb 2016 #90

No problem. He can always mimic Hillary: "Cut it out!" merrily Feb 2016 #57

Bernie Sanders is not going to lose. INdemo Feb 2016 #34

Des Moines Register endorses Hillary Clinton AND Marco Rubio. delrem Jan 2016 #5

It's fairly common for a newspaper to endorse one person from each party dlwickham Feb 2016 #28

This will be interesting. n/t Little Tich Jan 2016 #11

A political candidate predicts victory, and this is LBN? still_one Jan 2016 #14

god i hope so redruddyred Jan 2016 #17

I know, a lot riding on this. 8 more years of the same old shit or a new beginning. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #30

Thank you Omaha Steve. So very much! Duval Feb 2016 #21

First ...the WP Article.deserved every ounce of criticism Bernie gave them INdemo Feb 2016 #26

Am I mistaken or has Hillary supporters said anything bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #27

I'm rapidly losing my ability to remain civil towards Hillary's supporters here, but while KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #63

I don't buy it. bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #81

Go Iowa, Feel the Bern!!! nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #29

I can't say enough bad things about saltpoint Feb 2016 #32

Blizzard, Schmizzard! MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #33

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #35

The Washington Post is saltpoint Feb 2016 #38

The WaPo: Now merely an adjunct to the home-delivery business (per KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #64

Pierce is just the best. I heard him on a saltpoint Feb 2016 #68

Pierce calls Trump a "vulgar talking yam." ROTFLMAO! - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #69

Yes! I love it. Plus, it's dead-on accurate. eom saltpoint Feb 2016 #70

The Post is an excellent journalistic enterprise. Nitram Feb 2016 #85

Let's see: Charlie Pierce vs. an unknown internet poster. I think I'll take the KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #89

Aren't you the discerning reader! Nitram Feb 2016 #93

I have never seen anthing like this ever..My first vote was in 1968 INdemo Feb 2016 #36

his rallies are looking increasingly like Obama's wordpix Feb 2016 #76

I was only 20 in 68, so had to wait...Then they dropped the voting age. libdem4life Feb 2016 #91

How Can Anyone Support Hillary With A Straight Face? billhicks76 Feb 2016 #37

they can't Aerows Feb 2016 #39

Amen billhicks76 Feb 2016 #50

Not to mention her fraternization with the fascist strongman Trump: KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #65

Oligarchy vs. The Unwashed Masses libdem4life Feb 2016 #92

Don't Forget Bush Is "Family" Too billhicks76 Feb 2016 #94

Bernie will not kowtow avaistheone1 Feb 2016 #45

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #46

You're the real Sid Dithers? Feel free to elaborate. Electric Monk Feb 2016 #48

Maybe name removed is the fake real slim shady? merrily Feb 2016 #58

When will we know the results? By tomorrow night? trillion Feb 2016 #47

WaPo is transparently trying to sabotage him with this headline Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #49

was thinking of buying a WaPo subscription but now, NO. Owner info here: wordpix Feb 2016 #78

No, the Post's editors are treansparently expressing theirr opinion that Bernie can't deliver... Nitram Feb 2016 #86

Poll vercetti2021 Feb 2016 #51

I hope he's right. He's been right a about a whole lot more than all the other candidates have. trillion Feb 2016 #52

Kicking nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #60

I'm a little more nervous today because of the weather out there. Vinca Feb 2016 #61

and the Force is with Hillary.. riversedge Feb 2016 #79

pppssstttt Omaha Steve Feb 2016 #80

Bless Bernie Sanders, But I Keep Hearing Vogon_Glory Feb 2016 #82

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #95