Bernie Sanders

merrily

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26. In a way, "third Party indies" is a contradiction in terms.

Sun Jul 12, 2015, 04:35 AM

Jul 2015

Iif you are truly third party, you are likely to be registered as such, meaning registered Green or registered Working Families Party, etc.,

In another way, though, I don't know how many "indies" are actually indie. In Massachusetts, for a long time, the largest segment of registered voters has been registered "unenrolled," which is our equivalent of independent. Yet, Massachusetts has gone for only two Republican Presidents since 1928, namely, World War II hero Eisenhower, not very long after World War II ended, and St. Ronnie, after the oil shortgages, etc. of the Carter-Mondale Administration.

So, in Massachusetts, it's fairly clear that a ;ot of those who do register "unenrolled" are actually Democrats who, for one reason or another, choose to register unenrolled.

Also, I disagree with your implication that Democrats, white or of color, back only the perceived frontrunner in a primary. With Hillary, especially, a number of Democrats on this very board, back O'Malley or Sanders, and Hillary has given them good reason for that.

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Who decided Hillary is best for the black community? [View all] Playinghardball Jul 2015 OP

Great Question - I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jul 2015 #1

wall street? :D roguevalley Jul 2015 #2

I wasn't aware anyone did. ToxMarz Jul 2015 #3

My thoughts exactly. cheapdate Jul 2015 #9

Someone sure had decided it. Whether voters will kneel to that decision is another question. merrily Jul 2015 #27

Same with LGBT, same with hispanics. eom Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #79

It has to be party line. See my sig line. merrily Jul 2015 #89

The party line is the party line, true or not. merrily Jul 2015 #90

This is false uponit7771 Jul 2015 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author merrily Jul 2015 #88

Well, ya know, Bill was the first black president. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #4

On of the few times they listen to a woman of color artislife Jul 2015 #74

1%ers, who also have decided Hillary is best for America carolinayellowdog Jul 2015 #5

Just to make something clear, these aren't Bernie supporters, they're 3rd party indies MrScorpio Jul 2015 #6

That's ok - but the question remains eom LiberalElite Jul 2015 #11

Right. Then again, Bernie isn't running to be on t-shirts, so it's probably a moot point. jtuck004 Jul 2015 #22

In a way, "third Party indies" is a contradiction in terms. merrily Jul 2015 #26

I never implied that Dems only back the perceived frontrunners... MrScorpio Jul 2015 #30

No, that is not what your Reply 6 said. merrily Jul 2015 #34

That shirt was produced by NEO Independents, not Democrats... MrScorpio Jul 2015 #42

I've replied to that comment of yours twice now. I don't see that simply repeating it has a point. merrily Jul 2015 #43

I'm simply questioning the source of that shirt, a non-Dem third party MrScorpio Jul 2015 #44

.... merrily Jul 2015 #45

Maybe the woman in the photo just agrees with what the shirt says. Autumn Jul 2015 #68

It will be. Independents are now the largest voting bloc in the country. When Bernie decided to run sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #62

3rd party? Isn't that what Hillary supporter tells me at least once a day A Simple Game Jul 2015 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Jul 2015 #69

Hillary, of course. Nt hughee99 Jul 2015 #7

Money decided it. zeemike Jul 2015 #8

OH that is a GOOD one! K&R!!!! LiberalElite Jul 2015 #10

Kick and R BeanMusical Jul 2015 #12

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #13

I wish you would delete that pic. cui bono Jul 2015 #25

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Orrex Jul 2015 #47

Juror#3 is a fucking tool. truebrit71 Jul 2015 #66

I don't understand artislife Jul 2015 #75

Alert trolls most likely. truebrit71 Jul 2015 #76

This is a minefield artislife Jul 2015 #77

Wasn't me, though I don't think it's an appropriate thing to post. cui bono Jul 2015 #80

Not to be argumentative...more like questioning artislife Jul 2015 #81

No, not the photo in the OP, the photo in the hidden post. cui bono Jul 2015 #82

Okay artislife Jul 2015 #83

After the 2008 campaign, it is a very good question BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #14

Who produced that tee shirt? oasis Jul 2015 #15

Best question of the day!. k/r 840high Jul 2015 #16

k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #17

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Jul 2015 #18

Not a fan... OnlyBernieBurnsBush Jul 2015 #19

No racism is stated or implied on that shirt dreamnightwind Jul 2015 #20

No, but a few Hillary supporters were implying that Bernie is nxylas Jul 2015 #21

Obama and his camp sure thought she and her camp ran a "racially tinged" campaign in 2008. merrily Jul 2015 #28

And she sure did. And now some of those very same people are supporting her and trying to paint cui bono Jul 2015 #35

The NAACP gave him a 97% rating. He spoke out very quickly after Ferguson and merrily Jul 2015 #39

Had he gone at that time he would have been called an opportunist or tone deaf. cui bono Jul 2015 #40

Regardless of what it would have been called, it would have been wrong. merrily Jul 2015 #41

Agree. Also... zentrum Jul 2015 #54

Something like, "He has said he isn't and I take him at his word." merrily Jul 2015 #56

Yes, it seemed zentrum Jul 2015 #70

To be fair, NO ONE challenged the premise that being a Muslim was wrong. merrily Jul 2015 #71

But a Democratic zentrum Jul 2015 #86

I think the 2008 primary and this one are proving that to be false. merrily Jul 2015 #87

Super Tuesday... artislife Jul 2015 #91

IIRC, it started with Jesse Jackson and escalated bit by bit to "hard working white people." merrily Jul 2015 #92

Love the T-shirt CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #23

I sure hope that was an innocent typo! cui bono Jul 2015 #36

I love this OP but I honestly think that since it involves HRC it should be in GD:P cui bono Jul 2015 #24

It would also help, IMO, if those who do not support Bernie's winning this primary merrily Jul 2015 #29

Yes, but one thing I like about the Bernie group more than any other is the integrity it has shown. cui bono Jul 2015 #31

I haven't checked the O'Malley group lately, but early on, anyway, that group merrily Jul 2015 #32

I have no problem with contradicting them if they post here. My point was just that I wish that cui bono Jul 2015 #33

Different members of the group have different wishes. It's up to the hosts. merrily Jul 2015 #37

Understood. I was just expressing my thoughts. cui bono Jul 2015 #38

Goldman Sachs Thespian2 Jul 2015 #46

Not locking, I need to speak with the other hosts marym625 Jul 2015 #48

I'm not inclined to lock it at this time. Since some are saying that the Black Community Autumn Jul 2015 #55

Thanks Autumn marym625 Jul 2015 #57

I think an OP correcting disinformation against Bernie meets the SOP for our group. Autumn Jul 2015 #60

Oops! marym625 Jul 2015 #61

How is your weekend going? We are having nice weather Autumn Jul 2015 #63

Very well, thank you! marym625 Jul 2015 #65

Yet, I've seen posts in other groups that such alerts are inappropriate. merrily Jul 2015 #58

We can't go by what they do marym625 Jul 2015 #59

Just my opinion. No reflection whatever on the hosts or the group as a whole. Just me. merrily Jul 2015 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #49

You know you're in the Bernie Sanders Group, right? marym625 Jul 2015 #50

A question was asked, I answered using want Black people have actually said ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #51

No, sorry, it doesn't marym625 Jul 2015 #53

Um�.. zentrum Jul 2015 #52

Remember 2008 ? KrankyInCal Jul 2015 #72

By way of fact, this shirt is from the 2007 primary times, it is not actually about Bernie but in Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #73

They've updated it to show that they can't vote Obama anymore MrScorpio Jul 2015 #78

The Black Community, it would appear Fred Friendlier Jul 2015 #84