2016 Postmortem

AgingAmerican

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40. So you are stuck on a label

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #39)

Sun May 17, 2015, 02:45 PM

May 2015

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Why Radicals Like Bernie Sanders Should Run As Democrats, Not Independents ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 OP

Bernie will run as a Democrat and he'll kick ass. Other candidates are duly warned. NYC_SKP May 2015 #1

He might kick ass; but, that has nothing ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #4

the majority of Americans hold views to the left of many current representatives of both major.... NYC_SKP May 2015 #9

Yes ... so imagine what would happen if ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #10

Bernie's going to pick them up anyway. He's a lot more likeable than Hillary. NYC_SKP May 2015 #12

Bernie is going to pick up the working class anti-Democratic voters? ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #14

Bernie's personality is something to be overlooked, at best. nt pnwmom May 2015 #25

At least he speaks in concrete comprehensible phrases. NYC_SKP May 2015 #28

running as a republican would be absurd and wholly inconsistent with Bernie's record cali May 2015 #49

Two things. Bernie is not a radical and David Swanson is a twit. Bluenorthwest May 2015 #2

"radical" "socialist" "Trotsky" delrem May 2015 #3

It wasn't my article. n/t 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #5

uh huh. nt delrem May 2015 #6

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #8

uh huh. nt delrem May 2015 #20

Radical = 'Not right wing' AgingAmerican May 2015 #22

Right. but can you prove Bernie isn't a Stalinist, or Maoist? hmmmm.... delrem May 2015 #23

Can a person prove they don't have bodies buried in central Oregon? AgingAmerican May 2015 #30

Red Herring. I think that's pretty proveable...like he says...look at my record. I see no libdem4life May 2015 #44

Bernie is not radical. onecaliberal May 2015 #7

Well compared to some democrats he's pretty damn radical Autumn May 2015 #15

Agree he is not radical. He and Warren are what Dems Should be. nt WDIM May 2015 #17

^^^that^^^ onecaliberal May 2015 #19

Me, too. ^^^^^^^ libdem4life May 2015 #45

"So, I would love for a radical like Bernie run as a REPUBLICAN" NYC_SKP May 2015 #11

... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #13

Bernie cant be bought by a corporation so... WDIM May 2015 #18

Do you think Hillary Clinton's message could be crafted to speak to any of that? hmmm? delrem May 2015 #24

Nonsense. He's running as a dem. 840high May 2015 #16

Bernie Sanders views are mainstream (traditional) Democratic AgingAmerican May 2015 #21

Then why is it so important to him to label himself as a Democratic socialist? pnwmom May 2015 #26

Not everyone is a clone of someone from the past AgingAmerican May 2015 #29

Please explain how being a "Democratic Socialist" is different enough pnwmom May 2015 #31

Please tell us what is 'extreme' about being a Democratic Socialist? AgingAmerican May 2015 #32

Gorbachev described himself the same way. I think it's a dumb label for any Democrat pnwmom May 2015 #33

So he is a commie? AgingAmerican May 2015 #34

That's the impression he unnecessarily chooses to give with that label. He is basically pnwmom May 2015 #35

You are stuck in right wing memes AgingAmerican May 2015 #36

We can't win without swing voters and he's stupid to alienate them for the sake of his ego pnwmom May 2015 #37

Sure, if you say so AgingAmerican May 2015 #38

I AM for socialistic programs. But it is a label that unnecessarily turns non-political voters -- pnwmom May 2015 #39

So you are stuck on a label AgingAmerican May 2015 #40

Branding sells in politics just like everywhere else. It's dumb to think it should be ignored, pnwmom May 2015 #41

Your position is very shallow AgingAmerican May 2015 #42

The majority of voters only have time for a shallow assessment of the candidates. pnwmom May 2015 #43

You only speak for yourself AgingAmerican May 2015 #46

I used to work for a national political polling firm (unaffiliated). I'm more familiar with average voters pnwmom May 2015 #47

Sorry AgingAmerican May 2015 #48

The fucking Cato Institute says other Senators are fiscally more left than Bernie--and the merrily May 2015 #27