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merrily

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27. True, but they made the switch at an event for supporters of Sanders. So, it
Sun Aug 2, 2015, 06:13 PM
Aug 2015

was not a wild leap to assume they were switching registration to be able to vote for him.

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The right wing gatekeepers of the "news" have become disgustingly blatant in their scheme to GoneFishin Aug 2015 #1
Yep. I thought the way media ignored Occupy Wall Street for a couple of weeks, then segued merrily Aug 2015 #20
I see what you are saying. I DO think, though, that Biden is mostly seen as djean111 Aug 2015 #2
Biden silenced 3 women who were about to testify Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #5
Yep. fuck him for giving us Clarence Thomas. kath Aug 2015 #18
There is an Anybody but Hillary vote. I don't know how merrily Aug 2015 #21
I'd vote for Hillary before Joe Biden - TBF Aug 2015 #3
Sabrina actually did a post addressing this Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #4
Sounds like a plan to me. Cleita Aug 2015 #6
I'm inputting all the Voluteer names into a DB Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #7
I know a lot of Republicans at the gym and we really don't talk politics much Cleita Aug 2015 #8
So if they can't stand ANY of the Republican candidates skepticscott Aug 2015 #9
Maybe Bernie will change them into progressives? Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #12
Well, I wouldn't hold my breath skepticscott Aug 2015 #14
Actually, Wednesday night we had a Voter Registration table up Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #19
Take the votes however they come, I guess skepticscott Aug 2015 #23
Probably not. They will probably say something like "I don't agree with him about-- eridani Aug 2015 #31
They believe the low tax mantra of the Republican Party. Cleita Aug 2015 #13
Well, if that's all that's motivating them skepticscott Aug 2015 #15
I don't even know if they will vote for him but they are looking into him and that's Cleita Aug 2015 #16
No POTUS is going to lower anyone's property taxes. That's local. merrily Aug 2015 #22
I don't have much confidence skepticscott Aug 2015 #24
Yet, Le Taz Hot told you she personally saw both Republicans and Indies switching merrily Aug 2015 #25
Well no, not really skepticscott Aug 2015 #26
True, but they made the switch at an event for supporters of Sanders. So, it merrily Aug 2015 #27
Why would someone switch to No Affiliation skepticscott Aug 2015 #28
Lots of possible reasons. merrily Aug 2015 #29
Young people don't watch shit like The Today Show, and they're the ones who need to get out and vote valerief Aug 2015 #10
I'd vote for Biden sooner than Clinton Android3.14 Aug 2015 #11
corporate masters are terrified of bernie restorefreedom Aug 2015 #17
I remember when they did that to Kucinich. 2banon Aug 2015 #30
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