Bernie Sanders

whathehell

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90. I was thinking the same thing..

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 01:34 PM

Aug 2015

I like the guy personally, but I'm completely off "personality cults"..

I'm wondering if, or where, he parted ways with PBO on certain things like TPP and being

so neutral on organized labor, etc.

He always acts like he's got the back of the working class, but where, as VP at least,

has he actually shown it?

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Elizabeth Warren: I have a huge problem with it. We must unite now... [View all] Playinghardball Aug 2015 OP

I sure hope she means Bernie's revolution. merrily Aug 2015 #1

You guys are just wasting your votes thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #39

Welcome soon to be "Name Removed" PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #40

Why? thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #43

We still let corporate media tell us it is impossible, we'll keep making the same mistakes again... cascadiance Aug 2015 #46

I respect the passion of Camp Bernie thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #47

As I said, having the "second worst" person will soon be no worse than the worst person... cascadiance Aug 2015 #48

It'll never happen thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #54

I disagree... FOUR red states voted to raise the minimum wage last election... cascadiance Aug 2015 #67

"It'll never happen." SusanaMontana41 Aug 2015 #77

If you vote for Bernie, he is one vote closer to winning the presidency. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #74

Bernie will also be running against incumbents thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #80

But Bernie can appeal to Republicans as well as Democrats. senz Aug 2015 #96

"McGovern gave us Nixon...Nader gave us Bush" demwing Aug 2015 #87

You're right: Bernie would be a Mondale thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #91

I'm convinced Bernie can win this, and I don't live in a Blue State demwing Aug 2015 #92

"I just don't want to see the same mistake made that we made with McGovern in 1972 or Nader in 2000. greiner3 Aug 2015 #88

Obama was smooth thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #94

thanks for sharing your 29 points of wisdom here. They said the same thing about the President. roguevalley Aug 2015 #42

True, but thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #44

No buts, ozone_man Aug 2015 #50

Exactly which member of the clown car brigade do you suppose could beat any Democrat? Please Vincardog Aug 2015 #59

Jeb Bush thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #64

HA HA that is funny enjoy however long you last here Vincardog Aug 2015 #66

Hey as a Bernie supporter StoneCarver Aug 2015 #60

Uh, we're in a primary. What are you talking about??? cui bono Aug 2015 #55

I bow before you, o great and merciful one. RiverNoord Aug 2015 #57

Okay, I'll bookmark your post then thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #63

not exactly true demwing Aug 2015 #93

Now that is a wasted post. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #68

Like I have said before. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2015 #69

Please stop ArcticFox Aug 2015 #70

Like I have said before. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2015 #71

There are sure a lot of anti-Sanders posters popping up with low post counts. rhett o rick Aug 2015 #72

Odd, that. merrily Aug 2015 #76

This is the Bernie Sanders Group. merrily Aug 2015 #75

Hey you have, imthevicar Aug 2015 #78

You remind me of Grima Wormtongue. Jester Messiah Aug 2015 #84

I wouldn't be too sure about that... monicaangela Aug 2015 #89

I love her. roguevalley Aug 2015 #41

Sanders/Warren 2016 L0oniX Aug 2015 #2

Unbeatable....eom Playinghardball Aug 2015 #3

There are whispers of Biden/Warren as well. I think that would also be a very totodeinhere Aug 2015 #5

Biden/Warren ain't gonna happen. nt Zorra Aug 2015 #8

I'm not predicting it will happen. What I am saying is it's being talked about. totodeinhere Aug 2015 #10

Biden was not a powerful candidate in 2008, and he will be less so in 2016. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #11

Alittle early for any one ticket for the general. FloridaBlues Aug 2015 #32

Yes. We vote for the presidential candidate in the primaries. That is where we are now. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #35

Biden is status quo, he admits himself he has been part of the whole system, which he says sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #31

Warren is too much against WS for a status quo ozone_man Aug 2015 #52

Yep. I think that one of the few actions by Warren which would cost her the loyalty of many GoneFishin Aug 2015 #58

I like Lizzie thebighobgoblin Aug 2015 #65

I was thinking the same thing.. whathehell Aug 2015 #90

Election night 2016 KansDem Aug 2015 #9

Love it! JDPriestly Aug 2015 #13

The Dynamic Duo! trof Aug 2015 #37

Make it so! ozone_man Aug 2015 #51

That would get out the vote. Sanders/Warren you get about %60 people voting, harun Aug 2015 #85

I hope in her private meeting with Biden, she told him "you might want to sit this one out" nt Snotcicles Aug 2015 #4

I don't think that she would presume to tell Joe something like that. He is well totodeinhere Aug 2015 #6

agreed. my guess is she politely declined. magical thyme Aug 2015 #12

Agreed. But could she have agreed to support his candidacy? totodeinhere Aug 2015 #14

I doubt it. He helped make the horrible bankruptcy rules that wall street magical thyme Aug 2015 #16

If you read her book, you realize how much she opposed the Bankruptcy Bill that so many JDPriestly Aug 2015 #18

I figured as much, based just on what I've read here at DU magical thyme Aug 2015 #20

See my post 18 for a quote from Waren's book. A Biden/Warren ticket would not get a lot of JDPriestly Aug 2015 #19

I understand that. But I think it's very telling that the possibility of a Biden/Warren ticket is totodeinhere Aug 2015 #25

Biden is just a trojan horse for the bankers. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #26

Bankers Need To Be Checked billhicks76 Aug 2015 #30

My opinion precisely. When people's paychecks don't give them a sense of stability and hope JDPriestly Aug 2015 #33

Life is a Gamble for some sorechasm Aug 2015 #79

Well loved and respected Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #24

she shouldn't play second fiddle to a centrist like biden retrowire Aug 2015 #7

My veiw too. Her big issue is reform of Wall Street and the consumer economy. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #17

Biden/Warren 2016!! lobodons Aug 2015 #15

You realize we're in the Bernie group? TBF Aug 2015 #21

What are we in Grade School? lobodons Aug 2015 #28

Apparently so - TBF Aug 2015 #49

That one won't be back. smokey nj Aug 2015 #62

They are sending out massive feelers - TBF Aug 2015 #81

See my post 18. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #23

This group is for supporters of Bernie Sanders. smokey nj Aug 2015 #61

... TBF Aug 2015 #82

If she's willing to run with Biden might as well be Hillary - TBF Aug 2015 #22

Agreed. SoapBox Aug 2015 #36

It's a match made in Political Heaven. Here's hoping ... Go, Bernie and Liz !!! libdem4life Aug 2015 #27

She is so Intelligent libodem Aug 2015 #29

I could think it possible, sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #34

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #38

There's nothing wrong with centrism. Corporate centrism=problem. NYCButterfinger Aug 2015 #45

Yes, corporate centrism is a problem. ozone_man Aug 2015 #53

Centrism here means corporatist. It means a Democrat that really aligns with Republican values rhett o rick Aug 2015 #73

For me "centrism" doesn't work - TBF Aug 2015 #83

I do. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #56

Not if they are still investing in and assisting them. raouldukelives Aug 2015 #86

I do, indeed, Sen. Warren! n/t Aerows Aug 2015 #95

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders articulated the goals of the revolution. senz Aug 2015 #97