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Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: So. A WOMAN. A FEMALE CAN'T WIN. [View all]OliverQ
(3,363 posts)29. Not really. She claimed he disagreed on whether she can win.
But then wouldn't discuss the conversation. Bernie is on record saying a woman can absolutely win the Presidency.
I'm seeing a lot of people turn against Warren over this claiming she's lying.
Regardless, Dems need to stop bickering with each other. It's just going to increase Trump's chances, which are already way higher than they should be.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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From her statement: "I thought a woman could win; he disagreed." It wasn't about her...
George II
Jan 2020
#35
I have a feeling it was a friendly conversation and they just disagreed on that. My husband thinks
Autumn
Jan 2020
#53
Yes he did. Did you happen to read what Ltz said? Not everyone sees only in black and white.
Autumn
Jan 2020
#76
I have a feeling this unequivocal interchange happened: "I thought a woman could win; he disagreed."
George II
Jan 2020
#61
Yes, it does sound like he 'disagreed' that 'a woman could win.' Certainly that could discourage
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#134
A male candidate saying that to a colleague who is potential competitor is quite another thing.
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#135
Ding ding ding, we have a winner. The biggest threat to Sanders among progressives is Warren
still_one
Jan 2020
#77
The meeting took place in December of 18...just before they announced. So no.
Demsrule86
Jan 2020
#46
Hmmm, for some reason I thought it was Chuck Todd or Chris Matthews who said that
democrattotheend
Jan 2020
#34
It certainly does promote a certain agenda to insist that Hillary lost, and it wasn't stolen.
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#148
I think that the election was stolen from the clear winner, and would have had a much greater
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#170
How would lying to her friends about the conversation when it happened, before she announced
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#137
Indeed. Bernie did a reeeeallllly quick about face on Cenk Uyghur - in way less than 3 years.
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#182
Except that he's not "surging", he's actually dropping and Biden is ahead in IA, NH, NV, and SC.
George II
Jan 2020
#87
Oh, Bernie is always surging. I know because I read it on DU all the time. Also, he is the
Squinch
Jan 2020
#127
I actually really like random trivia like that ... and that's a really impressive clip, I'll add
mr_lebowski
Jan 2020
#114
Yes she made posts every 40 minutes for 18 years, napping for 15 minutes between each!
George II
Jan 2020
#176
Speaking of numbers (since you're calculating how frequently people here post), you said this....
George II
Jan 2020
#93
A lot of them were Schizophrenic, you know: one manifestation, one vote ...
marble falls
Jan 2020
#107
Its obsessive compulsive I know, I take drugs for it. Just not the ones the doctor prescribed!
marble falls
Jan 2020
#110
If Warren is the nominee, we'll lose by 45 states... Back slap, agree, agree, bazinga, ad nauseum.
Aussie105
Jan 2020
#26
I'm sure this won't last. but if it does no progressive in the WH. and that's sad.
Kurt V.
Jan 2020
#30
LIKE YOU SAID,,,,, Sanders seem like he's getting desperate. I JUST DONATED TO Liz !!!!!!!
trueblue2007
Jan 2020
#101
She's currently running third in most polls so he's correct thus far. Things could change over the
jalan48
Jan 2020
#56
No he isn't. First of all it is within the margin of error, and second, ASSUMING that because
still_one
Jan 2020
#88
And a black candadate can't win either, ask Barrack Obama. I can not believe Bernie ...
marble falls
Jan 2020
#57
It is an important issue regarding not only how a candidate views a woman's standing in society, but
still_one
Jan 2020
#91
It's a statement that's in poor taste. This is why Bernie is denying he ever said it. Warren won't
Skya Rhen
Jan 2020
#99
Everybody knows he thinks Democrats focus too much on "identity politics" and have no
betsuni
Jan 2020
#116
Interestingly, if you parse Bernie's 'denial' ... it's actually a non-denial ...
mr_lebowski
Jan 2020
#118
"It is not good enough for somebody to say, 'I'm a man, vote for me.' No That is not good enough,"
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#132
I believe that Bernie was remarking on the how anti-woman the political climate is
Tarc
Jan 2020
#139
So why do you think Warren told associates he did after she had the conversation with him?
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#146
He was asking her to run in 2016. Whey do you think he would have said that to her in 2018.
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#157
So you're going to evade my post correcting you and asking you that question again
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#166
That's the point. He never says anything good about Bernie, but he still thinks its bull.
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#154