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Bernie Sanders

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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3. No, there are plenty of people who will vote for Hillary.

Reply to TBF (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2015, 05:09 PM

Oct 2015

Because the media tells them she's the best candidate, that she will 'win', that she'll be historic, and so on. Go out and ask random strangers who they plan to vote for, and what they know about that person's policies. Then find a way to cheer yourself up at the depressing state of political knowledge in the US electorate.

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The "invisible primary" - [View all] TBF Oct 2015 OP

dear Mr. Cohen olddots Oct 2015 #1

I heard on a local radio station here that the leftcoastmountains Oct 2015 #2

No, there are plenty of people who will vote for Hillary. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #3

Boo - TBF Oct 2015 #5

And yet the HRC supporters say the Corp-Media (yes the one and same donating heavily rhett o rick Oct 2015 #4

Agreed. SoapBox Oct 2015 #7

A comment on the NY Times story re: Biden not running - and referring to the "invisible primary": LiberalElite Oct 2015 #6

"Invisible primary = the opinions the mainstream media devise and then provide to us as our own." TBF Oct 2015 #8

Watch her language change and her stances self correct artislife Oct 2015 #9

It will very interesting to see how "the kid" proceeds - TBF Oct 2015 #10

I have been reading artislife Oct 2015 #12

That status quo isn't going to maintain itself, after all! arcane1 Oct 2015 #15

She's married to an investment banker - TBF Oct 2015 #17

This is the Clinton rebound (and it was earned) Babel_17 Oct 2015 #11

Thank the goddess for you! artislife Oct 2015 #13

Much thanks for those kind words Babel_17 Oct 2015 #14

Today is a good day for her because she's up against incompetent opponents for a change n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #16