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Sen. Sanders has been a D.C. political fixture for decades bigtree Jan 2016 #1
Yup. Agschmid Jan 2016 #3
But as an independent. mmonk Jan 2016 #6
who caucused with, voted well over 95% of the time, with Democrats in Congress bigtree Jan 2016 #7
Because they were closer to his beliefs. mmonk Jan 2016 #9
thus, 'principled' bigtree Jan 2016 #12
Maverick is fine. mmonk Jan 2016 #17
Sanders is not in the pocket of the establishment, by that standard he's an outsider. TIME TO PANIC Jan 2016 #10
he's enmeshed in establishment politics bigtree Jan 2016 #13
Well, let's define what an "Outsider" would be. M Kitt Jan 2016 #14
Bernie is obviously an outsider. Hillary is an insider. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #23
Thanks JDP, agreed. M Kitt Jan 2016 #27
Supposing that were true, it's not, but supposing. M Kitt Jan 2016 #26
I agree somewhat. With Democrats at mmonk Jan 2016 #2
Excellent post!!! K & R! TIME TO PANIC Jan 2016 #4
Bernie has wisdom and experience that Obama didn't have, as special as he also is. Gregorian Jan 2016 #5
Bernie as an outsider??? ha ha. riversedge Jan 2016 #8
Outside of Jamie Dimon. mmonk Jan 2016 #11
He actually is, in many ways, an outsider. It's not just his party status cali Jan 2016 #15
See Reply #13. M Kitt Jan 2016 #16
He is of course NOT an outsider, just the opposite. But, I dont want one anyway randys1 Jan 2016 #18
Refer to comment #13, please. M Kitt Jan 2016 #21
Insider/Outsider? Well, he certainly isn't "politics-as-usual" or "not as bad". K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #19
Aw... Look whose thread got locked! Now talk some more shit! Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #20
Hmm. I'll just say that some of these comments impress me beyond words. M Kitt Jan 2016 #22
K&R. Thanks. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #24
When I first went to the Hill in 1993, Sanders was there. Clinton wasn't. O'Malley wasn't. Recursion Jan 2016 #25
Another Denier, and who do you support? MOM, I see. M Kitt Jan 2016 #28
"Another denier"? What the hell does that even mean? Recursion Jan 2016 #29
Messianic? Replied to in kind, what the hell does that even mean? M Kitt Jan 2016 #30
No, not productive at all Recursion Jan 2016 #31
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2016 #32
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