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ramen

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27. Can you clarify what you think Sanders is 'giving away' for free?

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:19 PM

Feb 2020

I assume you don't mean like the 'giveaways' to the military or ICE or libraries or schools, but rather the giveaways to upend a health care system that prioritizes insurance company profits over human life, yeah?

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

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????? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 OP

DU isn't representative of all Democrats. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #1

We are THAT different than all Dems?? There are Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #5

Yes, I think we are that different. Mariana Feb 2020 #24

+1 yes to all 3 that is what I wrote about earlier in a post of concern . Also often those 3 and no lunasun Feb 2020 #44

Nailed it. redqueen Feb 2020 #52

I agree on all counts Mariana. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #74

Necessarily, yes, think of how many people are here, let alone how many regularly/compulsively ramen Feb 2020 #26

I think about the way some of us were shot down and Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #33

That is shameful stuff, yeah. And we would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those ramen Feb 2020 #36

labels are rather meaningless Tweedy Feb 2020 #61

Selection bias. MisterFred Feb 2020 #2

Yes... totally get that.. support our final choice. But something Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #9

Oh I agree. He's not a great speaker. MisterFred Feb 2020 #11

I really like how he delivers his stuff. David__77 Feb 2020 #18

Fair enough. nt MisterFred Feb 2020 #19

He also built a hell of an election machine. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #28

Good Point. nt MisterFred Feb 2020 #34

The only people I know who support Joe Biden are here at DU loyalsister Feb 2020 #20

Me too... LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #37

We are more politically active... Moderateguy Feb 2020 #3

Can you clarify what you think Sanders is 'giving away' for free? ramen Feb 2020 #27

Gee, will welfare queens driving Cadillacs be the next thing posted? ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #32

Calm. Perhaps no one has figured out how to express Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #39

I think that wealth inequality in this country is as big of a problem as the military spending, ramen Feb 2020 #42

I think that is what is meant and also "something I didn't get so it's not right for others now " lunasun Feb 2020 #49

Yes. It's the crabs in a bucket syndrome. ramen Feb 2020 #53

Thanks even the conspiracy equivalent mentioned is part of the OP lunasun Feb 2020 #63

At least what people perceive as free stuff: free college tuition & student loan forgiveness are 2 napi21 Feb 2020 #57

These countries cover college tuition: ramen Feb 2020 #58

I know there are countries that have free college tuition, or very inexpensive. My granddaughter napi21 Feb 2020 #62

Nail on the head there. The income inequality is directly to blame for a lot of the trouble here. ramen Feb 2020 #73

Also a lot of people do not travel or if they do it is in the confines of a group travel or tourist lunasun Feb 2020 #68

There is another hing that is quite different in European countries. The "luxuries" that we have napi21 Feb 2020 #90

National polls mean little, what are the swing state polls? National polls are M$M Horse race candy uponit7771 Feb 2020 #4

Pretty even for all the Dems vs. Trump. Except Bloomberg, who is behind Trump. nt MisterFred Feb 2020 #6

No, there's no even for all dems vs Biden does the best in swings states vs Trump and uponit7771 Feb 2020 #7

Not in the swing state polls I've seen. nt MisterFred Feb 2020 #8

Historically, not the current meaningless snap shots BUT ... NBC/WSJ poll has only Biden outside of uponit7771 Feb 2020 #70

Yes. It all makes zero sense. Biden does the best Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #13

The miseducation by the M$M Chris Hayes last night "Why are you freaking out about Sanders?!" uponit7771 Feb 2020 #71

I believe Sanders supporters separated off from this site back in 2016. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #10

Good point. So we, at DU, are primarily more moderate and Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #14

Negatory.. been reading this site for 16-17 years, but only posting for a year or so. ramen Feb 2020 #31

Yeah, Sanders supporters were driven from the site. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #38

He didn't take it to the convention democrattotheend Feb 2020 #86

That's true. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #87

Some of them did democrattotheend Feb 2020 #88

Some of them did democrattotheend Feb 2020 #85

DU is a small unrepresentative sample of a big pool of voters. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #12

Hard to see WG..being in a red state. There's a giant Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #17

Because age and other stuff. David__77 Feb 2020 #15

Well guess if it happens I will go with that...that Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #21

I don't know that I love him, myself... k2qb3 Feb 2020 #16

Agree with what you are saying but it's impossible to believe Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #25

I'm not sure what you mean? k2qb3 Feb 2020 #67

Why do you need to "love" a candidate? I've never "loved" a candidate. SMC22307 Feb 2020 #22

I'm SO sorry that you have never loved a candidate. It's Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #29

You seem to be having a difficult time understanding Bernie's appeal ChubbyStar Feb 2020 #41

I am opposed to being brainwashed. democratisphere Feb 2020 #23

Please expound Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #30

Money for nothing and the health care, child care, higher education, democratisphere Feb 2020 #64

I really wish we could talk more about reallocation of Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #80

Yes, sanders supporters must be brainwashed.... LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #35

Yet, he wasn't ahead months ago. So if what you Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #40

He was ahead, on the ground. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #43

the voting has just started questionseverything Feb 2020 #45

Don't buy that. Biden best candidate because he Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #48

in your opionion maybe he is best questionseverything Feb 2020 #82

Biden is the only one who maintains his matchup leads in battleground states Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #83

lol your op is about how the polling has all been wrong questionseverything Feb 2020 #84

Actually don't care what you do. those not man enough to declare a choice get low consideration. Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #89

drumpf was change and look where it got US. democratisphere Feb 2020 #46

I find your post ironic. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #47

Your last paragraph. What I want to know. Lean Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2020 #50

BS message of FREE. democratisphere Feb 2020 #51

Worked for Trump... LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #54

Obama: Hope and Change. democratisphere Feb 2020 #55

Bernie's message is Change and Hope... LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #56

Publicly funded is not the same as free. ramen Feb 2020 #59

The public is tapped out barely surviving paycheck to paycheck. democratisphere Feb 2020 #60

Thus Sanders' focus on having the unreasonably rich pay their fair share. ramen Feb 2020 #72

It's not you it's that different voters are voting . Be careful what you wish for I guess lunasun Feb 2020 #65

A lot of Sanders supporters were apparently deleted after 2016 for not supporting Democrats Polybius Feb 2020 #66

That's what I heard also dualboy24 Feb 2020 #69

This Berner Believes The Discrepancy Owes To The Sample Size corbettkroehler Feb 2020 #75

Also I strongly suspect HopeAgain Feb 2020 #79

Point Taken corbettkroehler Feb 2020 #81

I'm guessing the a large number of Sanders supporters don't post here b/c of the the primary climate IVoteDFL Feb 2020 #76

Good post and it's not just getting the car you have to support it with insurance and plates etc lunasun Feb 2020 #91

The only people I know of who don't like Bernie are here. I don't know one person IRL Autumn Feb 2020 #77

DU does not represent the full Demographic of Democrats HopeAgain Feb 2020 #78