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12. Great point.You're right. I think the other candidates should follow his lead.
Wed Mar 20, 2019, 07:11 PM
Mar 2019

But instead of just focusing on the field offices I suggest that all senior aides of the candidates be vetted thoroughly. It is definitely needed since two candidates have a verifiable history of shielding and protecting sexual harassers who were close aides. I would be really mad at Bernie if I found out that he knew of abuse by his closest aides and did nothing about it. That would be disqualifying to me as a Democrat.

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It's not just ANY women, you know. nt OhZone Mar 2019 #1
It's a good way to slow the harassment from the 2016 campaign. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #2
Great point.You're right. I think the other candidates should follow his lead. Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #12
I don't recall stories of systemic issues like Sanders 2016. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #13
I think it's telling that other candidates don't feel the need to make proclamations about.... George II Mar 2019 #16
This overcompensation is just that. WeekiWater Mar 2019 #22
Careful giving Bernie credit for ANYTHING... it's frowned upon by some. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #21
How many voted for Jill Stein? Talking Tom Mar 2019 #3
I was going to say the same thing but comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #7
Exactly n/t OhZone Mar 2019 #18
Exactly. I prefer women who didn't vote 3rd party, R B Garr Mar 2019 #23
Joy Gray tweeted she was going with Jill Stein Beakybird Mar 2019 #4
Agree nt OhZone Mar 2019 #19
progress KayF Mar 2019 #5
That Briahna Joy Gray is quite a piece of work. She voted for stein... Kahuna7 Mar 2019 #6
Bernie's outreach to the African American community. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #8
She sounds a lot like candace owens on AAs relationship with Kahuna7 Mar 2019 #10
She does appear to have a lot in common with Candace Owens. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #11
Joy Gray defends her Jill Stein vote that she lived in NY Beakybird Mar 2019 #9
Where did that come from? George II Mar 2019 #14
Wonderful. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #15
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2019 #17
K&R!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #20
Sanders: "Not enough to say, 'I'm a woman, vote for me'" LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #24
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