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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Is Rich [View all]ehrnst
(32,640 posts)18. However, many Sanders supporters were trashing Joe Kennedy III for his "net worth"
Last edited Wed May 29, 2019, 10:51 AM - Edit history (1)
with a very professionally designed meme that also listed the policies where he didn't walk lockstep with Sanders, the morning after his well recieved response to SOTU in 2018 - on Twitter and Bernie fan FB pages, as well as right here on DU. I guess his popularity was making some people nervous.
For other politicians, higher than average wealth is suspect, even if inherited. But never, ever for Bernie. It's different for Bernie.
So there's that.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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And there was no reason for him to be ashamed of it, as evidenced by him being extremely reluctant
Skya Rhen
May 2019
#2
Exactly. Like Trump and Carson. Selling a book on campaign trail was only a part of it.
robbedvoter
May 2019
#40
Bernie is not a 'real' socialist, he is a social democrat who foolishly tries to redefine socialism
Celerity
May 2019
#16
However, many Sanders supporters were trashing Joe Kennedy III for his "net worth"
ehrnst
May 2019
#18
I'll post wherever the fuck I want, thank u very much, so there, now I'm done lol
Baclava
May 2019
#23
Excerpt:I'm very concerned about the New York Times' consistently negative coverage of
BeckyDem
May 2019
#42