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Devil Child

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16. Third Way makes a lot of assumptions

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:38 PM

Jan 2020

Namely that: voters are somehow ignorant in their support for Sen. Sanders; that Iowans need education on who they should vote for; and Iowans will really give a shit about the feedback from a Washington based think-tank.

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

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As Sanders Surges, Moderate Dems Issue Warning To Iowans [View all] brooklynite Jan 2020 OP

No way! Centrist think tanks attacking Bernie! Who'd ever have imagined that? DanTex Jan 2020 #1

Good thing centrists don't vote in the General Election... brooklynite Jan 2020 #2

Compare the audiences of "Third Way" and Joe Rogan and get back to me. DanTex Jan 2020 #5

Let's see... brooklynite Jan 2020 #10

So have you compared the audience sizes like I asked? DanTex Jan 2020 #13

Third Way audience (and backers, more importantly) has more $$$$ redqueen Jan 2020 #14

Since when has being more specific on numbers than "a chunk" been important ehrnst Jan 2020 #24

+1! KPN Jan 2020 #3

Independents are not going to vote for a Socialist! MRDAWG Jan 2020 #4

Except Joe Rogan and his 7 million followers. nt Quixote1818 Jan 2020 #17

They only vote for Sanders in the primary not the general...operation chaos. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #26

Be afraid people! Stay in the box or else! KPN Jan 2020 #6

The Third Way is a front for corporatists and Wall Street money barons who oppose most of Bernie's totodeinhere Jan 2020 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #9

This is true and they are fiercly opposed to MFA Devil Child Jan 2020 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #8

From Nation Magazine , December 3 , 2013 ritapria Jan 2020 #11

Remember 8 seconds ago when we were told not to bad-mouth other candidates. progressoid Jan 2020 #12

Paul Wellstone warned us about forces in this party redqueen Jan 2020 #15

He said that in 2000 dflprincess Jan 2020 #27

Third Way makes a lot of assumptions Devil Child Jan 2020 #16

So no point in all those Unions and advocacy groups announcing their opinions? brooklynite Jan 2020 #18

My apologies, I thought this thread was about Third Way issuing a warning to Idahoans wanting Bernie Devil Child Jan 2020 #19

No, I was asked why Third Way would think anyone cared about their opinion on the Primary? brooklynite Jan 2020 #20

No different at all. These endorsements mainly reinforce pre-existing support of a candidate Devil Child Jan 2020 #21

Got to love a centrist Washington think tank lecturing Iowan voters Kentonio Jan 2020 #23

Almost as much as someone who feels a need to misrepresent an opponent's words ehrnst Jan 2020 #25

Bernie is not my top pick time, but The Mouth Jan 2020 #28