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JI7

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29. he can't
Sat Jun 8, 2019, 07:51 PM
Jun 2019

anytime he is asked about it he is unable to answer

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided

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Oh boy Loki Liesmith Jun 2019 #1
You said it... Kahuna7 Jun 2019 #13
Yep. He keeps chewing on that bone. He needs to let it go. Socialism... brush Jun 2019 #20
Good for him. More people need to be educated on the different flavors dalton99a Jun 2019 #2
Democratic Socialism is not Social Democracy. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2019 #39
Well, that ought to work out real well. MineralMan Jun 2019 #3
Been there, done that.... George II Jun 2019 #4
Well, if he's determined to fall below the 15% cutoff, MineralMan Jun 2019 #5
Well, if Bernie said in APRIL that government should work for all, not just the few, who Doitnow Jun 2019 #9
Well, OK, then... MineralMan Jun 2019 #10
I like Warren too, but Bernie cleared the path for her by raising these issues to the foreground. JudyM Jun 2019 #11
Warren said she's "a capitalist to her bones." DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2019 #41
Perhaps you've forgotten that in 2015 most progressives were urging... brush Jun 2019 #17
Courage of his convictions uawchild Jun 2019 #12
I have no interest in alienating anyone's followers. MineralMan Jun 2019 #14
+1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2019 #27
The answer, my friend, isn't spittin' in the wind...the answer's not spittin' in the wind. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #6
I will loan you my handkerchief after the speech. Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #16
Go ahead and shoot yourself in the foot Bernie! comradebillyboy Jun 2019 #7
If you have to explain, murielm99 Jun 2019 #8
"... creating a government and an economy and a society" left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 #15
Funny you used that gif . . . since Danny is a supporter of Bernie! Nanjeanne Jun 2019 #19
"Funny you used that gif " left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 #21
I don't want a socialist replacement, another sort of dictatorship. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #42
Good... lunamagica Jun 2019 #18
Much Ado About Not Much colsohlibgal Jun 2019 #22
That's not democratic socialism Loki Liesmith Jun 2019 #23
"seize" or perhaps an eventual, gradual transformation? uawchild Jun 2019 #24
Rather than self interest, individuals serve the collective, crazytown Jun 2019 #25
"Seize" is the classical Marxist term Loki Liesmith Jun 2019 #30
carpe diem crazytown Jun 2019 #36
Good. any linguist will tell you language is a living thing.it changes and grows. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #26
Perplexed qazplm135 Jun 2019 #28
he can't JI7 Jun 2019 #29
And a little icing on top MrsCoffee Jun 2019 #32
Bernie Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #37
and? qazplm135 Jun 2019 #43
Yes Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #44
lol qazplm135 Jun 2019 #45
I Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #46
oh stop qazplm135 Jun 2019 #47
The Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #48
what does that have to do qazplm135 Jun 2019 #49
I Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #53
lol qazplm135 Jun 2019 #54
No, Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #55
Then he's already losing. MrsCoffee Jun 2019 #31
Desperation move, IMO. He's losing supporters to Warren, is hoping to turn this into an ideological highplainsdem Jun 2019 #33
It's pretty good for Warren though. comradebillyboy Jun 2019 #34
Well, this is gonna go over like a fart in church... SKKY Jun 2019 #35
This is why I think Bernie's wheels are spinning in the mud... Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #38
In the 1980 primary Ted Kennedy made a speech at Georgetown defending traditional liberalism. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2019 #40
Ted was a much better speaker. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #57
Cool. Looking forward to it. Politicub Jun 2019 #50
Good points all. His DU supporters seem to not really know where he stands. Blue_true Jun 2019 #58
Please proceed Senator crazytown Jun 2019 #51
Socialism is a loser BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #52
I agree. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #59
How long are we going to allow the Republicans to control the narrative? Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #60
The response then was "it's not socialism..." brooklynite Jun 2019 #61
Today's response is better. Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #62
Just my 2c, but you don't seem to be convincing a lot of people here... brooklynite Jun 2019 #63
Time will tell Uncle Joe Jun 2019 #64
Know what WOULD be easy? brooklynite Jun 2019 #65
Should be interesting in many ways. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #56
He's giving the GOP a whole lot of ammunition there. nolabear Jun 2019 #66
I really seems to me many of Bernie's supporters unintentionally disrespect the man. GulfCoast66 Jun 2019 #67
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