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evertonfc

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23. He has always been self serving

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2020, 12:28 AM

Feb 2020

He's leading us off a cliff.

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

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Look at the responses to Sanders' tweet tonight about running against the Democratic establishment. [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2020 OP

It does seem pretty straightforward. Don't attack the party you are running in. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #1

What? Don't change? Do exactly same thing that isn't working? DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #79

I don't think he wants to "fix" the Democratic party PatSeg Feb 2020 #81

So you're all about identity. Not about thinking through how to adapt. DemocracyMouse Feb 2020 #95

No, that's not me at all PatSeg Feb 2020 #103

Sanders is NOT saying democratic establishment and republican establishment are same ....not at all uponit7771 Feb 2020 #2

Yeah. (Nod nod. Wink wink.) not at all. Jakes Progress Feb 2020 #20

Thx Jakes ... I thought my snark was pretty obvious but there's even an OP saying Putin doesn't want uponit7771 Feb 2020 #53

You're right. Either a whole lotta people on Twitter can't read Warpy Feb 2020 #40

No, I was being snarky ... Sanders move was stupid the more I think about it he had everything to uponit7771 Feb 2020 #42

Did you mean Bernie (not Biden)? SaveOurDemocracy Feb 2020 #60

Meant Sanders uponit7771 Feb 2020 #114

With tweets like that, Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #94

I agree it was a blunder to yank their chains so hard Warpy Feb 2020 #97

Funny you should talk about shaking things up. Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #99

While I agree with that, I'm not so sure the stick in the mud conservatives Warpy Feb 2020 #100

If you think the people running the DNC Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #102

The statement reeks of "If I don't win the nomination, don't vote for the Democrat". LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #88

Yep uponit7771 Feb 2020 #113

Yeah it does. Cha Feb 2020 #118

Is he the 3rd party . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #3

No comment on the grounds that I would be banned. NT sheshe2 Feb 2020 #4

Good call sheshe2, dware Feb 2020 #73

... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #98

small timer from a provincial backwater cannot handle a bigger picture (and I dont mean Pete) nt msongs Feb 2020 #5

Brooklyn is a provincial backwater? (n/t) SMC22307 Feb 2020 #112

Criminy. madamesilverspurs Feb 2020 #6

They are both Populists... BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #14

That's why Sanders can beat trump jg10003 Feb 2020 #30

Populists are dangerous BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #34

Only when they are unscrupulous. jg10003 Feb 2020 #35

What do you call staying selfishly silent about Russia helping his campaign ?! Sanders could've uponit7771 Feb 2020 #55

How would you define that word? Un-democratic? MasonDreams Feb 2020 #90

People will choose the real thing over an imitation radius777 Feb 2020 #41

At this point perhaps we'd like to see the "establishment" restored. Chemisse Feb 2020 #48

This! LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #89

I have nothing but the utmost respect for Barack Obama, the person hangaleft Feb 2020 #107

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2020 #54

He's believing his own spin about a revolution when there Squinch Feb 2020 #7

Retweeted! Mahalo, hpd! Cha Feb 2020 #8

Makes me wonder about this: DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #67

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This! HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #12

BS is a bigger threat to Dem party than GOP and trump AlexSFCA Feb 2020 #10

Oh please. Just stop right there. McTwisty Feb 2020 #32

I know. Because that says it all, really. Chemisse Feb 2020 #49

Why? dware Feb 2020 #75

Bad idea to poke the bear, Bernie. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #11

Bannon is pleased... SunSeeker Feb 2020 #13

Vlad did it! czarjak Feb 2020 #22

Those are stupid responses trying to appear clever. aikoaiko Feb 2020 #15

Sez you.. I think they're exactly right. Cha Feb 2020 #17

If that's the way you feel, I suggest you change your preference from Warren to Sanders hangaleft Feb 2020 #24

Imagine Warrens's thoughts all you want. And I'll support who I want. aikoaiko Feb 2020 #47

Good gawd. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #16

+1. The similarities are numerous dalton99a Feb 2020 #59

There's the bottom line. I can hear Putin cackling from my house. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #85

TWITtle dumb and twittle dumber. N/t NNadir Feb 2020 #86

Not surprised nini Feb 2020 #18

lately he's been doing several things that remind me of trump! subana Feb 2020 #19

Stop thyself, Senator... czarjak Feb 2020 #21

He has always been self serving evertonfc Feb 2020 #23

Sanders Is Pretty Tone Deaf DallasNE Feb 2020 #25

These comments cannot be explained away peggysue2 Feb 2020 #26

And will lose the down ballots question everything Feb 2020 #27

I can't stomach this. BS is making this life long democrat angry. nt centrarchus Feb 2020 #28

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Uhm, no. WTH, Bernie?!! Mersky Feb 2020 #31

Disgusting. dalton99a Feb 2020 #33

The people attanking Sanders here are doing Putin's work for him. concreteblue Feb 2020 #36

He isn't getting the nom. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #50

So, when people criticize Sanders, they are doing Putin's work for him? Sloumeau Feb 2020 #62

Candidates attacking each other's policies is part of the campaign. concreteblue Feb 2020 #119

Wow. wisteria Feb 2020 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #38

Matt Boxer on the tweet Ellen Forradalom Feb 2020 #39

I like his tweet..! Cha Feb 2020 #44

That's the crux of it. Ellen Forradalom Feb 2020 #83

I think this is a mistake... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #43

Stop this BS now. Vote for an actual Democrat. we can do it Feb 2020 #45

I think he is referring to... druidity33 Feb 2020 #46

Which is the format he agreed to participate in when he rejoined the Democratic Party. Chemisse Feb 2020 #51

He's using Trump's playbook on several issues Hav Feb 2020 #52

Kick Cha Feb 2020 #117

Kick mcar Feb 2020 #56

Hmmm, not as stupid as most Trump tweets but still not exactly a smart tweet either because cstanleytech Feb 2020 #57

I know, I know... Peacetrain Feb 2020 #58

K&R! nt Sloumeau Feb 2020 #61

I'm Confused Cheviteau Feb 2020 #63

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"as egomaniacal as when Donald Trump said "I alone can fix it." handmade34 Feb 2020 #65

I finnd this comment distressing, iIt shows less concern with the electorate and more concerned c-rational Feb 2020 #66

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This is disqualifying. TOTALLY DISQUALIFYING. He needs to withdraw now. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #69

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Oh, hello there, you! 😂 NurseJackie Feb 2020 #72

"Who was that masked man?" George II Feb 2020 #91

lol! Cha Feb 2020 #108

Well, you got the "sowing discord" right, even if you aren't getting the number of Bernie's ehrnst Feb 2020 #74

I guess the conversation is over. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #76

Why yes, yes it is. ehrnst Feb 2020 #84

I've gotten in trouble for asking what Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #71

Interesting. Thank you. Laelth Feb 2020 #77

They will burn the country to the ground if their man doesn't win liberal N proud Feb 2020 #78

He did not say he was running against the Democratic establishment. Farmer-Rick Feb 2020 #80

Communicative efficiency: a statement does not contain every premise supporting it bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #82

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Corporate repug... corporate Dem _- Corp control dominic savio Feb 2020 #92

When the establishment + all candidates say they will not vote for the person who has the most votes peoli Feb 2020 #93

You sure you want to do away with the Democratic party's convention process? LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #109

It's what we all knew all along blue-wave Feb 2020 #96

Maybe he realizes that neither party is incredibly leftwingbias Feb 2020 #101

By his own words in that tweet, Bernie joined the Democratic party to destroy it. Progressive dog Feb 2020 #104

I guess he thinks that it's mavericky... ehrnst Feb 2020 #105

Who the cap fits wundermaus Feb 2020 #106

.... musette_sf Feb 2020 #110

It was a very divisive comment that won't be forgotten by Democratic Party members bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #111

I'm not a Bernie Bro, but how is this different from the "Democratic Wing of the Azathoth Feb 2020 #115

It was a stupid tweet budkin Feb 2020 #116