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2016 Postmortem

Justice

(7,271 posts) Sat Jun 18, 2016, 07:47 AM Jun 2016

Sanders targeted young people with promises of college debt forgiveness and free college [View all]

I really wonder how many young people were drawn to Sanders thinking he would make their college debt disappear. If you took that
out of the platform he was offering, I wonder if young people would have supported him as strongly or as early.

Seriously.

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Sanders targeted young people with promises of college debt forgiveness and free college [View all] Justice Jun 2016 OP

Free Stuff portlander23 Jun 2016 #1

Yeah, that's it. TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #2

Not empty promises but real ideas randr Jun 2016 #3

Bernie explained very clearly where the money would come from. djean111 Jun 2016 #4

65 years old here! I found Bernie inspiring! No college debt here, but B Calm Jun 2016 #5

It's the "I had to pay for mine, why should I have to pay for you?" mindset, Very Libertarian. TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #8

Bingo! I worry about the direction my Democratic party is headed. It's like B Calm Jun 2016 #12

That's what the purpose of the Koch-funded DLC was for--to assimilate the Democratic Party. TheBlackAdder Jun 2016 #16

Tell people dream big, get them into debt, then get them fighting among themselves while you prosper EndElectoral Jun 2016 #25

Late 50s and in the 2% income bracket FreakinDJ Jun 2016 #14

Some no doubt, but most students simply recognized a Hortensis Jun 2016 #6

What did hrc promise Goldman Sachs elehhhhna Jun 2016 #7

All the spin in the world, all of the attacks of Sanders in the world... Miles Archer Jun 2016 #13

Bunch of damn freeloading bums looking for free stuff are they? Autumn Jun 2016 #9

Of course they owe debts. Almost everyone has debts leftofcool Jun 2016 #18

At the end of 30 years seabeckind Jun 2016 #22

If that line of thinking is now what fuels the Democratic Party, NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #32

The thing is... ljm2002 Jun 2016 #35

And that's bad? TheCowsCameHome Jun 2016 #10

"Targeted?" Miles Archer Jun 2016 #11

Yeah, what an awful plan. 99Forever Jun 2016 #15

Another establishment attempt to protect the status quo by delegitimizing those seeking change Teamster Jeff Jun 2016 #17

Is this a bad thing that people vote for their own self interest? pinebox Jun 2016 #19

I look at it more like a societal investment in the future seabeckind Jun 2016 #20

Congrats on 5,000 posts! bigwillq Jun 2016 #21

Yup. Bernie poll tested what young people wanted, then gave it to them. But he's just 'honest'. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #23

I can't decide if this is stupid, cynical, mean-spirited, or Beowulf Jun 2016 #31

This is just conservative Jbradshaw120 Jun 2016 #24

Its a good idea etherealtruth Jun 2016 #26

And WTF is wrong with the idea of a society educating it's people glowing Jun 2016 #27

Sure.... Buddyblazon Jun 2016 #28

Nothing so dear should ever be free, or even affordable. I gotcha. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2016 #29

It's climate change issues that I hear most from young Bernie supporters Arazi Jun 2016 #30

The kids are going to get total college debt forgiveness, one way or another. reformist2 Jun 2016 #33

bullshit. He's been saying this for fucking decades. He promised nothing cali Jun 2016 #34

Goddam kids! Always wantin' free stuff and cuttin' across my grass! n/t QC Jun 2016 #36

Seriously? GeorgeGist Jun 2016 #37

DU rec CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #38

do you realize that's the same thing Republicans say about black voters and welfare? n/t JustinL Jun 2016 #39

I wonder how far right some will wander TheKentuckian Jun 2016 #40

"debt forgiveness"???? I guess I was not paying attention - I do not remember any debt forgiveness DrDan Jun 2016 #41