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Showing Original Post only (View all)If Bernie would continue as an INDEPENDENT... [View all]
...assuming he doesn't win the D nomination, what does that look like? How would it work? And does it make sense? As in, would it give Bernie a realistic chance of winning the Presidency?? I am not seeing this discussed in a serious way and I'm wondering if we should be considering it.
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there is a path to Bernie running in enough states to win the electoral college should he choose
Kip Humphrey
May 2016
#3
Yeah. Well, it's hard to imagine the DNC waging a 50 state assault using every tentacle of it's
GoneFishin
May 2016
#35
Both parties get their big money from the same industries. It's plausible that industry lobbyists
GoneFishin
May 2016
#64
I'm a dishonest woman. Been using the Dem party for 37 years, me and millions more progressives...
lostnfound
May 2016
#61
He has said that he won't run as an Independent, and there is no reason to believe
Maedhros
May 2016
#9
UNTIE is more like it. Hillary intends to make absolutely NO changes to her platform, FYI.
Baobab
May 2016
#65
If hillary is indicted (OR if FBI recommends indictment) AND the Dem party installs {e.g. Biden}
yodermon
Jun 2016
#87
This is a Democrats board. Bernie has said he is a Democrat. Bernie has said he will remain so.
silvershadow
May 2016
#45
I am a 50+ year Union labor man. The Clintons took the sledgehammer to jobs, the economy,
silvershadow
May 2016
#55
I get the sense that, if Bernie doesn't win this thing, there will be a solid faction of Democrats
silvershadow
May 2016
#69
no. we should not be discussing it, or considering it. He said he won't do it. End of story. nt
mikehiggins
May 2016
#76