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brooklynite

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48. In 2016, my wife and I went to a Sanders rally and agreed with all of his policies...

Mon Jan 6, 2020, 10:14 AM

Jan 2020

...the problem was, we saw no ability for him to achieve them. Starting with an inability to actually get elected.

A friend of mine (one of those pesky "one percenters&quot organizes an annual fundraising event for women in Congress (generally challengers and 1st termers). The consensus of the House members there was that a Sanders candidacy would lose the Presidential Election and the House of Representatives

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

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This Is What a Republican Attack on Bernie Sanders Would Look Like [View all] NYMinute Jan 2020 OP

"He's a New Dealer! A Roosevelt Lover!" no_hypocrisy Jan 2020 #1

I'm confused; what does a story from 2016 tell us about Republican attacks? brooklynite Jan 2020 #2

My point: Don't let the Republicans "re-brand" Sanders as a Socialist when his policies no_hypocrisy Jan 2020 #5

They don't HAVE to "re-brand" Sanders; he's a self-acknowledged Socialist... brooklynite Jan 2020 #9

A "Democratic" Socialist!! skh500 Jan 2020 #13

FDR wasn't a socialist. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #14

FDR was not a Socialist, but he was attacked for being so. Joe Brunoli Jan 2020 #18

Again, don't repeat false right-wing talking points. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #58

BS says he himself IS a "Socialist". Cha Jan 2020 #76

Republicans said he was.. whathehell Jan 2020 #32

So? Don't spread Republican lies. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #57

Lol..Defensive much? whathehell Jan 2020 #64

The facts are that the socialists of FDRs time attacked him as a plutocrat The Valley Below Jan 2020 #66

It's time to go BEYOND labels and learn about actual Policies.. whathehell Jan 2020 #67

He denied it because it was the truth. FDR understood full well the nature of socialism. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #68

SOCIALISM (noun): brooklynite Jan 2020 #27

Um, that's Communism.. whathehell Jan 2020 #33

Gotcha: SOCIALISM (Noun) brooklynite Jan 2020 #35

Lol..Try to keep up whathehell Jan 2020 #38

Again, this is your problem... brooklynite Jan 2020 #39

No, dear..It's yours, and you obviously didn't read the link whathehell Jan 2020 #40

Yes, people support progressive policies.... brooklynite Jan 2020 #41

Lol..Without having to run to Webster's dictionary again, whathehell Jan 2020 #43

FDR was branded a Socialist and said he wasn't...Sanders is branded a Socialist and say he is brooklynite Jan 2020 #46

Lol..Really? whathehell Jan 2020 #53

Exactly.. People need to learn more about Democratic Socialism whathehell Jan 2020 #30

The only people who claim that "Democratic Socialism" means something different from "Socialism"... brooklynite Jan 2020 #37

Socialism has lost its sting and the only people Terrified of it whathehell Jan 2020 #42

In 2016, my wife and I went to a Sanders rally and agreed with all of his policies... brooklynite Jan 2020 #48

Socialism, where is thy sting? Joe Brunoli Jan 2020 #17

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2020 #91

They wouldn't have to rebrand him. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #19

It seems his supporters know the least about him. betsuni Jan 2020 #20

BS supporters seem to have and oft mentioned resemblance to diehard rw trumpers. empedocles Jan 2020 #28

They were very upset at this, yet couldn't debunk any of it. betsuni Jan 2020 #31

Ikr. We're here to Cha Jan 2020 #77

I'm shocked by how little people know about FDR, New Deal policies, whathehell Jan 2020 #36

I'm not as shocked by that. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #49

Of course you're not.. whathehell Jan 2020 #63

It's not pathetically ignorant. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #65

Yes it is, especially for Democrats whathehell Jan 2020 #69

And FDR was a pro-capitalist, globalist, free-trader, who wanted the US to enter WWII. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #82

..And his mother wore combat boots! whathehell Jan 2020 #83

I think Sara Delano Roosevelt was more partial to mink stoles. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #84

Lol..Only you would take that literally whathehell Jan 2020 #85

What's "funny" is people who are not remotely comparable to the great liberal Democratic The Valley Below Jan 2020 #86

Lol..Keep telling yourself that. whathehell Jan 2020 #88

Count on me not keeping silent when the legacy of the Democratic Party The Valley Below Jan 2020 #89

Yeah, me too. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #87

Sanders brands, not re-brands, himself as a socialist: George II Jan 2020 #55

I doubt they'd bother with his switch on superdelegates in 2016. TwilightZone Jan 2020 #3

. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2020 #4

Is something coming down the pike? Autumn Jan 2020 #7

. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2020 #10

Those voters in WI, PA, and MI ritapria Jan 2020 #6

this OP is almost 100% 2016. I thought we weren't doing replays of 16? stopdiggin Jan 2020 #8

Yep. Dated May 02, 2016. progressoid Jan 2020 #11

Is anything factually or historically incorrect? What's changed? NurseJackie Jan 2020 #12

my understanding that DU rules call for no replays of 2016 stopdiggin Jan 2020 #15

Nice try. NurseJackie Jan 2020 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Jan 2020 #23

Things have changed quite a bit since 2016 Joe Brunoli Jan 2020 #44

"A good Rapid response system" ismnotwasm Jan 2020 #47

And with all those "advantages" he's doing worse NOW than before. NurseJackie Jan 2020 #51

"Bernie now has the highest name recognition of any candidate..." Maybe not the highest, but... George II Jan 2020 #56

Bernie's past hasn't changed treestar Jan 2020 #61

So you think that this part is "inaccurate?" ehrnst Jan 2020 #62

Bernie is still the same candidate in 2020 treestar Jan 2020 #60

Why not a replay of "Bern Your Enthusiasm"! betsuni Jan 2020 #16

lol nt NYMinute Jan 2020 #50

I love how much time you guys spend on Bernie RandiFan1290 Jan 2020 #22

On the right track of pissing off Democrats? betsuni Jan 2020 #24

aww RandiFan1290 Jan 2020 #25

Pissing off liberals! betsuni Jan 2020 #26

lol.. and you didn't know? Cha Jan 2020 #90

Imagine if Sanders people spent all of their time attacking Joe? brutus smith Jan 2020 #29

+1. Sick of the obsessive sniping. We would do far better w/adult discussion of the real issues. JudyM Jan 2020 #59

May 2, 2016... myohmy2 Jan 2020 #34

The republican attack on Bernie will not be anything subtle or nuanced LongtimeAZDem Jan 2020 #45

This! Exactly. Attacks. Hortensis Jan 2020 #52

People that don't believe the repugh won't dredge up every Bernie statement Blue_true Jan 2020 #71

The RW are masters at not just character assassination but designing Hortensis Jan 2020 #54

The repugnants won't tie Bernie to modern day Russia, Blue_true Jan 2020 #72

I have seen a ton of oppo on sanders and I think I know how trump would attack sanders Gothmog Jan 2020 #70

I try not to think about the convention, the lead up to it and the aftermath, Blue_true Jan 2020 #73

I was at the convention Gothmog Jan 2020 #74

My friend, you clearly have more self restraint that I do. Blue_true Jan 2020 #75

Delegates to a national convention represent their candidate Gothmog Jan 2020 #79

Thanks for the behind the scenes recollection of what was happening. Blue_true Jan 2020 #80

Is he actually a socialist? Wabbajack_ Jan 2020 #78

He espoused socialist economic solutions into his early forties. Blue_true Jan 2020 #81

Bernie Sanders' real problem isn't Elizabeth Warren. It's Donald Trump Gothmog Jan 2020 #92