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Hillary Clinton
In reply to the discussion: HBO The Circus: Bernie's Empty Press Plane [View all]KitSileya
(4,035 posts)26. I'm genuinely glad she tried to push him to the left on guns and immigrants.
However, he is beholden to the NRA, and don't want immigrants because he thinks they will push down wages for Americans. (Which is better than not to want immigrants because they are brown, which is where Trump comes from.)
You are right that the next few months will be painful for the Sanders supporters, but this idea that Sanders ran to push the discourse to the left is not completely true. Both candidates have areas where they are to the left of each other, only no one on the Sanders' side want to acknowledge that.
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I'm genuinely glad Bernie got his message out, and pushed Hillary more to the left....
Hekate
Mar 2016
#7
I should have added "publically." She's always so guarded in what she says, so measured....
Hekate
Mar 2016
#12
Umm.... ya ah...... hmmmm.... just a min.... I think she said "percent" once.?
fleabiscuit
Mar 2016
#15
I remember Hill adopting some Bernie-ish language in one of her victory speeches,
stopbush
Mar 2016
#39
Wait! Did you say he has a campaign plane? When did he stop flying coach in a jumbo jet?
Hekate
Mar 2016
#8
You forgot, the only way to be a good Dem is to kick Kissinger in the balls
KittyWampus
Mar 2016
#44
Even sites like Huffington and C & L are finally posting news about Hillary...
Walk away
Mar 2016
#10
Why would you think it appropriate to post BS stuff in the Hillary Group? Did you lose a bet?
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2016
#19
I'm not a host, but I just don't think you should be back here. It's a protected group. If I....
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2016
#21
Do they really still think that? Really? There has to be some escape from this madness. Even safe
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2016
#24
Well, there's that and now they are claiming voter suppression and other CT's.
KittyWampus
Mar 2016
#45