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Warpy

(114,695 posts)
32. He didn't actually say they were
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 03:01 AM
Feb 2020

The Orange Blob was a monkey wrench into their entrenched party structure.

Sanders sees himself as a Molotov cocktail into ours.

When you look at the party over the last 40 years (and more), you notice the leadership took a definite jump to the right. While they weren't as crazy as the GOP at any stage of the game, they did make themselves far less attractive to most people. They also started and followed the insane policy of supporting candidates in the safer districts instead of backing people who might have had a shot at unseating some of the real crazies, had they enjoyed support.

Don't forget, Koch money was funding the conservative wing of the party.

Personally, I find this year's run a bit excessive, 2016 saw most of his policies adopted. I doubt Warren would have much of a chance had he not blazed that lefty trail. Also, Klobuchar isn't nearly as conservative as she comes across, her voting record is quite impressive.

Bottom line, don't waste your time on misreading tweets and hating candidates over them. It's self defeating.

Quote them as accurately as possible and remember, we're in for a wild ride of hacked accounts and Deep Fake videos this time. Putin will be up to his usual tricks and Farcebook wiill be chockablock full of deceptive bullshit.

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

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Appalling imo apcalc Feb 2020 #1
It is very insulting. madaboutharry Feb 2020 #2
The DNC "must?" David__77 Feb 2020 #3
I'm not shocked. nt Codeine Feb 2020 #4
must cluch my pearls the berner Feb 2020 #5
Or he could denounce outside involvement helping his campaign the second he found out? uponit7771 Feb 2020 #7
Exactly. wisteria Feb 2020 #26
yeah, hot damn, we sure wouldn't want any outside interests competing with.... NJCher Feb 2020 #33
False equivalence noted, those are super pacs and Biden's been honest. You go a point about someone uponit7771 Feb 2020 #35
try to put a little less effort into your post NJCher Feb 2020 #36
Yeah, you get the point ... not a good move for Sanders uponit7771 Feb 2020 #37
Yeah you 'cluch' all you want because you got no defense of this. You like this. This is a place UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #9
I need no defense of this the berner Feb 2020 #10
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #12
ok have a good night the berner Feb 2020 #14
they're so freaking obvious now Skittles Feb 2020 #20
Here it is. Paka Feb 2020 #21
If you cannot see the significance of this, you are no Democrat. wisteria Feb 2020 #25
What is he thinking !??! uponit7771 Feb 2020 #6
When it becomes more and more clear Deero Feb 2020 #8
Do you understand why Trump happened? k2qb3 Feb 2020 #11
No matter what people want to claim, Trump happened because of James Comey. StevieM Feb 2020 #15
Bingo! BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #23
that's ridiculous NJCher Feb 2020 #34
People don't want Bernie's Revolution wisteria Feb 2020 #30
Bernie has not changed. He has always been an opportunist. kellytore Feb 2020 #13
+1 showblue22 Feb 2020 #16
not shocking to me.. Cha Feb 2020 #17
I think he wants to be president in the worst way. cwydro Feb 2020 #40
Yup. Bernie appears to have violated the pledge that allowed him to run in our primary. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #18
this should be an OP EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #29
+! MontanaMama Feb 2020 #19
+1 EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #28
Doesn't matter RandySF Feb 2020 #22
It is shocking, and angers me. wisteria Feb 2020 #24
+1 EveHammond13 Feb 2020 #27
Agreed. Is he out or in? Ellen Forradalom Feb 2020 #31
He didn't actually say they were Warpy Feb 2020 #32
Agreed. However I wonder what compelled him to write that. honest.abe Feb 2020 #38
#BernieKnew Gothmog Feb 2020 #39
That he still tweets shit like that after the news of Russian involvment broke kcr Feb 2020 #41
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