Democratic Primaries

redstateblues

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95. Socialism brings to mind Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Reply to DanTex (Reply #76)

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 01:06 AM

Feb 2020

How well did that work? It’s a very toxic word especially paired with Bernie’s promise to raise taxes

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

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I expect tomorrow night's debate to focus on how Sanders will pay for his promises [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2020 OP

I'm thinking they may go after Mayor Pete tiredtoo Feb 2020 #1

Pete won by 1/10 of 1% on delegates. It's effectively a tie, and Sanders is more of a threat highplainsdem Feb 2020 #2

What I really like about Pete FreeState Feb 2020 #5

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #7

Yes he is wonderful and I love his put downs. But black folks ain't feeling him and I don't see him UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #13

I'm not buying that FreeState Feb 2020 #21

I don't want to hear about the 5 black people in Iowa ...we need to see what happens in a UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #25

Wow FreeState Feb 2020 #28

I see that went right over your head. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #29

Apparently FreeState Feb 2020 #31

Except you didn't get the point at all. So your lagging behind a bit. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #33

While I understand the point you were trying to make squirecam Feb 2020 #30

Thanks for at least 'getting it' but I didn't say anything wrong. Point made...in your opinion UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #32

Excuse me ...I'll vote for anyone who I think can win. I'm not married to Biden....I'll switch in a UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #35

I like Pete. Pete is in low single digits with POC in SC redstateblues Feb 2020 #89

That may take a while. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #3

Seems likely relayerbob Feb 2020 #4

Maybe, but I doubt it would hurt Bernie's support. DanTex Feb 2020 #6

She didn't attack Bernie - she was defending herself from the rhetoric blm Feb 2020 #15

Well, that was a very odd line of "defense" which obviously backfired. DanTex Feb 2020 #19

Because his supporters can't see him as ever having misstepped blm Feb 2020 #22

Denmark is not a socialist country, no matter how many times Sanders claims otherwise. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #17

Bernie isn't proposing literal "socialism", the policies he talks about are DanTex Feb 2020 #23

Why has he embraced the Democratic Socialist dictators Maduro and Morales? OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #42

Again, have fun with all that. It's not going to hurt him. Really not. DanTex Feb 2020 #48

Calling Social Security "socialism" is a right-wing talking point. It just ain't so. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #64

Right. So is "Venezuela", it's Megan McCain's favorite. DanTex Feb 2020 #70

Don't you dare try to lump me in with Megan McCain. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #72

You're making the Megan McCain argument. There's a reason it doesn't work. DanTex Feb 2020 #74

Well bless your heart, "Dan." OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #77

So true... it just makes Bernie STRONGER!!!!!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #81

Democratic socialism and social democracy aren't the same thing. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #45

Sure, but nobody cares about the terminology. DanTex Feb 2020 #51

You are kidding yourself. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #68

No, I'm really not. People really don't care about the dictionary definition of "socialism". DanTex Feb 2020 #76

Not a "dictionary definition, " but the correct and accurate OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #78

Again, avoiding policies and arguing terminology, proving my point. DanTex Feb 2020 #79

So true Dan... they're just proving your point!! Touche!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #83

Tell us the fairy-tale about the BeRNie suRgE!!! again. Pwetty pwease? LanternWaste Feb 2020 #97

The Socialist moniker is a GE loser that will give us 4 more. redstateblues Feb 2020 #92

Socialism brings to mind Union of Soviet Socialist Republics redstateblues Feb 2020 #95

THIS +1,000!!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #82

He doesn't say he is Social Democrat. He calls himself a Democratic Socialist redstateblues Feb 2020 #90

Instead of Free College, ahoysrcsm Feb 2020 #96

Warren is unlikely to attack Bernie directly squirecam Feb 2020 #8

Yes, Biden can't just stand there and let others take the debate to him. Blue_true Feb 2020 #16

I don't expect him to. But I do think it would help Warren at this point to distinguish herself highplainsdem Feb 2020 #52

How will Warren pay for her promises? former9thward Feb 2020 #9

She laid that out two plus months ago. Blue_true Feb 2020 #18

I want to hear him discuss the kind of person for VP. I want to know if it will be a Democrat. krissey Feb 2020 #10

What if it's Tulsi? squirecam Feb 2020 #11

Horseshyt. Biden and Pete had no problem attacking Warren for 3mths straight, blm Feb 2020 #12

Biden has no choice squirecam Feb 2020 #14

Biden supporters are doing it tonight, pitting women against women with Warren campaign krissey Feb 2020 #20

There is no evidence that the NV women squirecam Feb 2020 #26

But they sure are using it to go after Warren. Not a single one has put up Warren statement. krissey Feb 2020 #46

Glad they still support her. I think Warren will take any responsibility for their leaving because emmaverybo Feb 2020 #34

Of course Warren takes responsibility. Now that she has heard, already has a statement out. krissey Feb 2020 #49

I am arguing only that no male candidate did the pitting alleged here. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #86

I don't understand how Elizabeth Warren can be blamed for that Nevada thing. It's ridiculous. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #38

Because the Biden people I see egging this fight on have spent the last couple months krissey Feb 2020 #53

And where is all this egging on going on? In real life or online? This is the first I'm hearing of UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #56

A couple sites on line. And I really need to mellow out. Lol krissey Feb 2020 #61

Well, at least you left accusations of "evil" and "hatred" out of this post. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #24

No, you want her to take the heat so Joe doesn't. And, based on the months of blm Feb 2020 #40

You are inventing "attacks" that never happened. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #44

They did. Google Biden attacks Warren and see there are 3mths blm Feb 2020 #50

Totally like gaslighting. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #58

She said the wrong primary. And WHAT was that in response to? blm Feb 2020 #62

A legitimate policy difference over the cost of MFA. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #71

Dishonest is not personal? Conning folks like Trump is not personal? blm Feb 2020 #73

He did no such thing. He questioned the wisdom of her support of the MFA... OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #75

Gee. Why did Joe and Pete focus fire on her INSTEAD of Sanders if blm Feb 2020 #80

Because she unwisely put out the numbers of what MFA would cost... OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #84

Check the dates on the articles. They attacked BEFORE she blm Feb 2020 #87

No "attacks." Pure inventions on your part. OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #88

Yeah. I wrote every headline and report. You got me. blm Feb 2020 #91

Oh wow! Really scathing "attacks." OneMoreCupOfCoffee Feb 2020 #93

What nonsense. I said I expect both the moderators and rival candidates to go after Sanders. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #47

Play it any way you need to pretend Biden camp acted benignly. blm Feb 2020 #57

I'm not the one misinterpreting things here, blm. But why don't you post an OP to vent some of highplainsdem Feb 2020 #60

I post straight up all the time. I predicted months ago blm Feb 2020 #65

Sigh. So I guess the media questioning Warren earlier were part of the Biden and Buttigieg camps. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #67

No campaign effort to smear Warren? blm Feb 2020 #94

That pact she made with him is a double-edged sword. He hasn't held up his part. Yes, now she emmaverybo Feb 2020 #43

Thanks! And yes, that non-aggression pact helped only Sanders. His surrogates never paid attention highplainsdem Feb 2020 #55

They should. Enough free passes for Bernie still_one Feb 2020 #27

Bernie needs to be vetted calguy Feb 2020 #36

He sure does, and that includes his past still_one Feb 2020 #41

This is true because I didn't even know about quite a few things in his background that I UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #54

What's alternative? We all know the repubs will spend the money on war and more anyway, like... JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #37

. democratisphere Feb 2020 #39

Are you laughing at my guess as to what will be the focus of the debate, or laughing at the thought highplainsdem Feb 2020 #63

ONLY the latter. democratisphere Feb 2020 #66

Thanks! And I can see why you call Sanders' ideas voodoo economics. I call it magical mystery highplainsdem Feb 2020 #69

Now that Sanders is widely considered the frontrunner I expect the same. Aaron Pereira Feb 2020 #59

Bernie Sanders' agenda: Its cost -- possibly $60 trillion -- would set a peacetime US record Gothmog Feb 2020 #85

If so, I hope every candidate has to answer that question. After all, opening up a public option Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #98