Democratic Primaries

honest.abe

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40. Yes, the Sanders campaign should be thankful.

Reply to Rorey (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 12:29 PM

Feb 2020

Great prep for the general.

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

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Bloomberg is vetting Sanders with his attacks [View all] Rorey Feb 2020 OP

And Sanders won't withstand this sort of thing in the General which is why he should not be our Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #1

+100000 Pachamama Feb 2020 #16

It doesn't matter. notinkansas Feb 2020 #2

Yes it does, Sanders historic swing state numbers against Trump suck. That's our warning uponit7771 Feb 2020 #5

That's Great! This is a good trail run for the GE then Moderateguy Feb 2020 #25

Thing Sanders wrote about kids would disqualify anyone. That's not just being "weird" with children uponit7771 Feb 2020 #3

What did he write? Or where can I find it? patricia92243 Feb 2020 #39

I'm glad he's doing it democrattotheend Feb 2020 #4

I completely agree Rorey Feb 2020 #10

Completely agree The Mouth Feb 2020 #13

I'm torn, though, on whether I want to see any attacks on the Hunter/Ukraine nonsense democrattotheend Feb 2020 #19

That's why his statement yesterday was so flabbergasting. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #22

Personally, I didn't think he sounded so radical the other day when he talked about Castro democrattotheend Feb 2020 #28

Well, he ruled for almost 50 years. Longest serving fucker on the planet save for random royals. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #45

lol, Bloomberg not going where RNC and trump will go at, wait until the beachbumbob Feb 2020 #6

This. Bloomberg has to do it with kid gloves so as not to alienate too many Democrats. Squinch Feb 2020 #15

All these things Sanders weathered in 2016 from the Hillary campaign Johonny Feb 2020 #7

Hillary did not need to vet Sanders...and she didn't. This is all new shit that will bring him down Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #37

He won't even come close. Butterflylady Feb 2020 #8

I'm glad the "Bernie isn't vetted" talking point is gone now. DanTex Feb 2020 #9

This vetting is like throwing marshmallows Rorey Feb 2020 #11

This is just a mild taste of the vetting Sanders will receive at the hands of the GOP. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #38

So if Bernie survives the Bloomberg vetting I guess that will prove him a worthy candidate ripcord Feb 2020 #12

Hardly Rorey Feb 2020 #21

Sanders will not be the nominee if he is properly vetted Pachamama Feb 2020 #14

Bernie will not cut military spending. He LOVES the F-35 dalton99a Feb 2020 #18

Or maybe he will, and he'll be stronger for it democrattotheend Feb 2020 #20

Agree Rorey Feb 2020 #24

It will be fascinating to see how far Bloomberg goes, keeping Mike 03 Feb 2020 #17

A lot of Democrats never forgave Bernie for going as far as he did Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #42

Better now than later. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #23

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #26

While I am cringing at some of the things Bettie Feb 2020 #27

And how many times will the GOP repeat the Biden/Ukraine meme in the election guillaumeb Feb 2020 #29

Of course Rorey Feb 2020 #30

Noting the reality of GOP attack politics is not whataboutism. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #31

Lies, yes..... And unfavorable truths Rorey Feb 2020 #33

Agreed. guillaumeb Feb 2020 #34

Good. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #32

you mean the gun thing? booley Feb 2020 #35

I don't think the surface has even been touched Rorey Feb 2020 #36

Yes, the Sanders campaign should be thankful. honest.abe Feb 2020 #40

How naive, take that sample and place it on anyone who gets to the top of the race Perseus Feb 2020 #41

They should ALL be thoroughly vetted. Rorey Feb 2020 #44

I like those people in the United States... TomVilmer Feb 2020 #43