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Bernie Sanders

TM99

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2. My problem with the talking point

Reply to totodeinhere (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 11:40 PM

Apr 2015

is that Hilary Clinton can not be pushed to the left. Her economic and foreign policy positions are out there, and they are anything but leftist. They are firmly neo-con and neo-liberal. She may be laudably liberal in her social policies but so is Sanders.

As long as the message can get out there about their real differences, I am confident that he has a real chance at both the primary and the general.

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I keep seeing the following talking point. Bernie knows he can't win and he is in this only [View all] totodeinhere Apr 2015 OP

Link to the polling... Agschmid Apr 2015 #1

This has Clinton at less than 50% in New Hampshire. totodeinhere Apr 2015 #4

? Agschmid Apr 2015 #6

Two different polls. Polls this early will wildly fluctuate. n/t totodeinhere Apr 2015 #7

Your link appears to go to the same place as mine? Agschmid Apr 2015 #8

Hillary has been campaigning since 2006, if not earlier. Bernie just announced. merrily May 2015 #18

My problem with the talking point TM99 Apr 2015 #2

Her handlers are probably telling her that she needs to appear to be moving to the totodeinhere Apr 2015 #5

Sadly, I think too many will buy it. TM99 Apr 2015 #10

What I don't understand is why they think that is even a real choice to have to make Dragonfli May 2015 #12

Exactly! TM99 May 2015 #15

eh, we bought it from obama, so why not from hillary lol nt msongs May 2015 #13

Mine is similar. Elections, esp. Presidentials, have become so hoked up, I cannot trust merrily May 2015 #19

+ 1000 !!! orpupilofnature57 May 2015 #28

Another talking point is that Hillary is already as liberal as Bernie (and always merrily May 2015 #22

No kidding. TM99 May 2015 #24

Apparently, DLC and Third Way have been trivialized to "bogeymen." merrily May 2015 #25

It makes zero sense MannyGoldstein Apr 2015 #3

The M$M and some progressive radio is doing it too. It is not reporting, it is a campaign tactic GoneFishin Apr 2015 #9

MSNBC and "progressive" radio are establishment. Hillary is the establishment candidate. merrily May 2015 #21

Bernie can bring right and left together more than anyone since President Obama ran. mahina May 2015 #11

Amen! BrotherIvan May 2015 #14

Thank you. I imagine we will be hearing a lot of "mind reading" and "prophesy." merrily May 2015 #16

Maybe he's not trying to push her left DJ13 May 2015 #17

He thought about it very long and hard. Those of us who follow him know this. Cleita May 2015 #20

I think he feels he has to, if the country is not going to descend further into merrily May 2015 #23

It's easy to shoot down; you can't "move to the left" just like that. Scootaloo May 2015 #26

"move to the left" is pandering. It doesn't really mean they ARE left. L0oniX May 2015 #30

This is like a juror who plays the role of a lawyer, Just vote . And orpupilofnature57 May 2015 #27

You either have been and are left (which is really the old Dem center) or your pandering. L0oniX May 2015 #29