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In reply to the discussion: Sanders-Warren dispute jolts Bernie's base into action [View all]Skidmore
(37,364 posts)34. I think it was
fine for her to stand up for herself in the moment. Too many times we are given a pat on the head and told that it we I'll wait for later. I very much doubt that a confrontation by a man would have been dealt with so dismissively. I didn't see her being angry, just assertive about a wrong and trying to address it. I would rather have directness from a candidate than so much of the phone backslapping we've seen men engage in. It's what I like about Speaker Pelosi. She's fearlessly direct.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Do we really know that? That's coming out of the campaign, I think we should wait....
George II
Jan 2020
#6
What is your source? Is that individual donations or individual donors... hard to tell sometimes.
ehrnst
Jan 2020
#42
They need to stop with the Bernie Bro crap. He has as many woman and men supporting him and
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#2
And how does bragging about fundraising off this event effect the narrative in your estimation?
The Valley Below
Jan 2020
#10
Huh, what does fundraising have to do with being a female and called a Bernie Bro.
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#15
It has nothing to do with being called Bernie Bros, if you don't get it I can't explain it to you.
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#21
When er, um, gender-based issues like this cause a fundraising spike, the recipient's
The Valley Below
Jan 2020
#22
Oh, I must disagree. Emphatically. Only one piece of the picture, certainly.
The Valley Below
Jan 2020
#26
As far as gender based issues, she just set us back big time with that post debate display.
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#24
It has nothing to do with who is believed. She just reinforced the idiotic woman stereotypes.
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#29
She made me feel uncomfortable as a woman watching her as a candidate, unable to control her
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#32
If you think that article helps Sanders, you didn't read it very carefully.
highplainsdem
Jan 2020
#9
What is with Dems thinking that other Dems might agree, or disagree, with them on some matters?
JoeOtterbein
Jan 2020
#12
Joe, please go to Twitter and see if you can stop the all-out war there between Sanders and Warren
highplainsdem
Jan 2020
#13
Yes, she was my second choice and now I feel betrayed by this. This wasn't about policy, she damn
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#17
The miscalculation here is that the base jolting into action is actually a net positive
BannonsLiver
Jan 2020
#20