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7. Now, seriously, what is the difference in the NRA donating money to get an opponent defeated and

Reply to ejbr (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 31, 2015, 12:25 PM

Oct 2015

then voting with the NRA on the Brady Bill several times, if you consider Obama campaigning for Sanders is a form of bribe Bernie to campaigning for Obama, then the NRA donation is a bribe also. Bad direction to prove a point.

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In 2006 then Senator Obama Campaigned for Bernie Sanders in Vermont [View all] votesparks Oct 2015 OP

In 2013 Sanders wanted someone to run against Obama. Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #1

By then, the ruse was clear Plucketeer Oct 2015 #2

By all means, Sanders rewarded NRA longer than he did Obama, that's appreciation for Obama Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #3

He was running for his constituents, not Obama's every flaw n/t ejbr Oct 2015 #4

Who was Obama campaigning to, the constituents, helping him get votes, just as the NRA donating Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #5

No, what's sad is ejbr Oct 2015 #6

Now, seriously, what is the difference in the NRA donating money to get an opponent defeated and Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #7

Bernie has always said his allegiance is to his constituents ejbr Oct 2015 #8

I see where his allegiance lies, perhaps this lack of flexibility is the reason why the people whom Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #10

I'll leave you with the final word n/t ejbr Oct 2015 #11

A Dem campaigning for someone who wanted to be the Dem caucus? iandhr Oct 2015 #9

What is truly shocking JonLeibowitz Oct 2015 #12