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Hillary Clinton
In reply to the discussion: Does it matter that some Sanders supporters believe there's no difference between Dem and Repub now? [View all]Gothmog
(180,224 posts)1. it matters a great deal-remember Nader?
Sanders and the traitor Nader share a love of stating that there is no difference between the Democratic and Republican parties and have even used the same sad terminology. Sanders first used the same terminology of stating that there are no differences between the Democratic Party and the Republican party when he ran as a spoiler for governor. http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/02/04/when-bernie-sanders-ran-against-vermont/kNP6xUupbQ3Qbg9UUelvVM/story.html?p1=Article_Trending_Most_Viewed
Hillary Clinton is not the first progressive Democratic woman to be challenged by Bernie Sanders. He ran against me in 1986 when I was running for my second term as governor of Vermont. At that time he had little affinity for the Democratic Party. When advised that his third-party candidacy might result in a Republican victory, he saw no difference between Democrats and Republicans, saying: It is absolutely fair to say you are dealing with Tweedledum and Tweedledee.[/div
After Sanders used this termination, Nader joined in first http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/jun/30/ralph-nader/nader-almost-said-gore-bush-but-not-quite/
Sanders needs to back down from this crap if he wants to speak at the national convention
After Sanders used this termination, Nader joined in first http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/jun/30/ralph-nader/nader-almost-said-gore-bush-but-not-quite/
Again and again throughout the campaign, Nader implied that he thought Bush and Gore equally objectionable. "It doesn't matter who is in the White House, Gore or Bush, for the vast majority of government departments and agencies," Nader said in a news conference in September 2000.
"The only difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush is the velocity with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door," he told supporters in California a month later.
"It's a Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum vote," Nader said in Philadelphia four days before the election, repeating a favorite refrain of his. "Both parties are selling our government to big business paymasters. ...That's a pretty serious similarity."
Nader also failed to challenge Sam Donaldson on ABC's This Week when Donaldson said, "You don't think it matters. You've said it doesn't matter to you who is the president of the United States, Bush or Gore."
Nader replied, "Because it's the permanent corporate government that's running the show here ... you can see they're morphing more and more on more and more issues into one corporate party."
"The only difference between Al Gore and George W. Bush is the velocity with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door," he told supporters in California a month later.
"It's a Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum vote," Nader said in Philadelphia four days before the election, repeating a favorite refrain of his. "Both parties are selling our government to big business paymasters. ...That's a pretty serious similarity."
Nader also failed to challenge Sam Donaldson on ABC's This Week when Donaldson said, "You don't think it matters. You've said it doesn't matter to you who is the president of the United States, Bush or Gore."
Nader replied, "Because it's the permanent corporate government that's running the show here ... you can see they're morphing more and more on more and more issues into one corporate party."
Sanders needs to back down from this crap if he wants to speak at the national convention
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Does it matter that some Sanders supporters believe there's no difference between Dem and Repub now? [View all]
Bluerome
Apr 2016
OP
Agree, most Sanders supporters (and all the Sanders supporters I know) will vote for Hillary
SharonClark
Apr 2016
#11
Naming Sarah Palin to the ticket got a number of PUMAs to agree to support President Obama
Gothmog
Apr 2016
#25
I don't see Sanders vision as the future of the Democratic Party. Hillary is a progressive who gets
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#2
He puts Medicare for All, Sanders is not on Medicare, it is not free and has restrictions, co-pays,
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#16
Hillary wants to improve on ACA, she is not against a single payer or national health plan
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#26
You don't have to take Part B, Part A is what is free. If a person is still working and has
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#23
My point was it is not free, currently I pay the Part B and have part D insurance
Thinkingabout
Apr 2016
#34
I edited my post to reflect what you said - Hillary has the same vision, just a better strategy
Bluerome
Apr 2016
#15
45 state have sore loser laws, though only two - including TX - specifically apply to presidential
stopbush
Apr 2016
#17
It's the anger stage, they'll get to depression and acceptance, or they won't and will self-destruct
Bluerome
Apr 2016
#13
It's the same old Chomsky/Nader anti corporation bromide that leads nowhere.
The_Casual_Observer
Apr 2016
#30
"Not always easy to get a 2nd Democratic Presidency after the 1st one has had 8 years in Office."
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2016
#47
Yeah, pre President Obama it wasn't.. and then along comes Hillary.. Perfect Storm!
Cha
Apr 2016
#48
Thanks to President Obama, the revolution BS always talks about, has already happened.
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2016
#49