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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Beto O'Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals [View all]dsc
(52,155 posts)11. Whatever you think of Sirota, and I am no fan, he links the original material
which comes from Propublica who I do think a great deal of. https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/O000170/votes-against-party/114
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babylonsister
Mar 2019
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It's no secret that he's more of a left-center politician than much of the field.
bearsfootball516
Mar 2019
#1
Your analysis is right. Also keep in mind that Sirota is part of the Sanders campaign
still_one
Mar 2019
#4
David Sirota is part of the Sanders campaign. He is NOT an unbiased source. No wonder some are
still_one
Mar 2019
#2
It will be interesting how someone can win in Texas by trashing the fossil fuel industry
still_one
Mar 2019
#14
This isn't about Hillary. This is about 2020, and who will be the best Democratic nominee in the
still_one
Mar 2019
#43
Oh I have no truck for Sirota but the difference in reception to Beto and to Hillary
dsc
Mar 2019
#75
Harris could be Senator from Mars and her supporters would fit in a phone booth if she had his
dsc
Mar 2019
#56
David Sirota, the Sanders supporter who falsely claimed that Beto took donations from oil/gas
TwilightZone
Mar 2019
#3
Seriously... I prefer Bernie, who votes consistently with his fellow Democrats.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#38
I love the fact that both fox news and the sanders supporters are terrified of Beto
Gothmog
Mar 2019
#7
Terrified of BO? Hardly... Bernie has him on most issues the Democratic base cares about...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#57
Beto reminds a lot of people of Obama. Charismatic with a positive message. N/T
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#168
Beto's 92% in "votes with the majority of Democrats" is much better than BS's 79.6%.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#163
I really don't care about your candidate and don't subsubcribe to going negative.
CentralMass
Mar 2019
#132
Excellent point. The stakes are too damned high this time. Actually they were too high in 2016,
still_one
Mar 2019
#30
I supported Bernie in the 2016 primaries but he, or at least some of his supporters,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2019
#10
It's been mighty quiet so far for more than 15 hours. A "drive by" attack on O'Rourke.
George II
Mar 2019
#124
It sure is!! Apparently, we're not allowed to look too closely at BO's voting record...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#53
Neither do I, as long as it's examined objectively and not misrepresented or lied about.
George II
Mar 2019
#169
I don't know where it was, but this was debunked this afternoon here on DU. If I come across it....
George II
Mar 2019
#18
Anyone aiming at Dems rather than the fat, lying, treasonous rapist and racist, is not a Dem.
Hassler
Mar 2019
#24
Yeah, yeah. And Obama voted to protect telecoms from liability in warrant-less wiretap.
McCamy Taylor
Mar 2019
#28
I would be uncomfortable using a foreign publication to bash an American candidate of our own party.
RandySF
Mar 2019
#32
For starters, I think it's a conflict of interest on the part of the author because
RandySF
Mar 2019
#42
BS voted against the party majority 18.6% of the time compared to Beto's 8.0%.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#55
I had no idea that BS voted against the party so frequently. Looks like Beto has a BETTER record.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#141
So Bernie who votes with the democrats 99% of time gets slammed as "not a democrat"
workinclasszero
Mar 2019
#52
BS voted against the party 20.4% of the time in the previous session of Congress.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#117
I've noticed the people initiating these threads don't seem to respond to facts
jcgoldie
Mar 2019
#146
IKR! How strange is that? Apparently, when it comes to BO, we can't inspect his voting record.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#63
No you don't have to "tiptoe" around that subject, just present his VOTING record, not....
George II
Mar 2019
#100
No one objects to O'Rourke's voting record being inspected, all anyone asks for is....
George II
Mar 2019
#99
Sorry, Sanders doesn't vote with the Democrats (CAPITAL D) 99% of the time. Nor did O'Rourke....
George II
Mar 2019
#76
So the boast that "BS-Votes-With-Democrats-99%" IS A MYTH... I figured as much.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#142
I've bookmarked this thread and the source info. I'm sure someone will repeat the 99% MYTH again...
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#144
BS votes with the Democrats 81.4% of the time, Beto 92% according to Pro Publica.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#167
Author Dave Sirota fired from campaign for involvement with racist attack against Latino candidate.
RandySF
Mar 2019
#60
Meanwhile, 46% said Gillum was too liberal and 41% that Abrams was too liberal
Awsi Dooger
Mar 2019
#68
If the BS'ers are that terrified of Beto and continue using his initials, shouldn't it be BO'R?
SFnomad
Mar 2019
#73
He'll be a great candidate, one of the front runners once the polls include him.
George II
Mar 2019
#111
Your premise was proven last summer when she and Sanders barnstormed the midwest....
George II
Mar 2019
#156
I wonder how this talking point is working out for "true progressives" like David Sirota.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#140
Since Sirota is intellectually dishonest (aka a liar) he's probably aware of BS's percentage
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#149
I agree. Those who do this hurt their candidate's credibility...and when I read such posts I
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#159