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Bernie Sanders

merrily

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4. Great insight and quite true, according to polls, although you'd never know it from the media.

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #3)

Sat May 30, 2015, 04:51 AM

May 2015

Although....Jon Stewart this week said Bernie was a perfectly rational, slightly left of center candidate--which is something of a shift for Jon Stewart that I was happy to see. Maybe members of this group should give Jon and Juan (Cole) some love.

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Juan Cole: How Mainstream is Bernie Sanders? [View all] eridani May 2015 OP

This is one of the first things I've read from a member of professional media that I can respect merrily May 2015 #1

Well, he is talking about economic populism and that's a very dangerous thing BrotherIvan May 2015 #2

Bernie Sanders is the most mainstream of all candidates—both sides. Enthusiast May 2015 #3

Great insight and quite true, according to polls, although you'd never know it from the media. merrily May 2015 #4

I was happy to see it too. Enthusiast May 2015 #6

Members of the Bernie Group should thank Cole for this. I'm not kidding. merrily May 2015 #5

Great idea marym625 May 2015 #8

Thanks, Mary. I think thanking both Cole and Jon Stewart would be great. merrily May 2015 #10

The Corporate Media promotes Corporate Candidates. Not sure why anyone is surprised by that. sabrina 1 May 2015 #7

Juan Cole definitely leans left, but he is well respected, like Paul Krugman and the like. libdem4life May 2015 #9