Democratic Primaries

ramen

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102. It's certainly not my talking point, if that us your accusation.

Sat Feb 29, 2020, 07:20 PM

Feb 2020

Sanders' message is not that people with money are evil. It is that one of the consequences of the insane income inequality in this country (and elsewhere) leads to some pretty grim stuff.

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

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Howard Fineman: Boy do #Dem Congress leaders despise @BernieSanders . [View all] octoberlib Feb 2020 OP

Imagine if Trump clobbers him? TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #1

*WHEN Trump clobbers him...WHEN..nt helpisontheway Feb 2020 #5

Trump won't clobber him lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #53

The only consolation: It'll force Michael Moore to go into hiding. forever. oasis Feb 2020 #63

I am sick True Blue American Feb 2020 #72

YES PLEASE!!! Rebl2 Feb 2020 #84

Hmmph charliea Feb 2020 #91

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #96

Yeah, but Bernie and his 3 houses will be fine. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #23

about that.. ramen Feb 2020 #58

Wow BS is a multimillionaire, not just a millionaire. lapucelle Feb 2020 #62

According to Forbes, Pete has 130K in student debt. peequod Feb 2020 #71

Did you just say E Warren is trying to buy an election? lapucelle Feb 2020 #74

Three houses and a "very modest fortune" of $2,500,000... lapucelle Feb 2020 #75

that 1.7m to 2.5m USD net worth includes his houses, he is nowhere near the top 1% in net worth tbf Celerity Feb 2020 #100

My response was specifically to any implication that there is nothing wrong lapucelle Feb 2020 #103

because he stole electricity from his landlord and let his kid go hungry Tumbulu Feb 2020 #88

.. and 1/4 of Biden, who is 3/4 of Warren, who is ramen Feb 2020 #83

And? lapucelle Feb 2020 #89

It's certainly not my talking point, if that us your accusation. ramen Feb 2020 #102

Your graphic shows "inequality" via an extremely unrepresentative subset, lapucelle Feb 2020 #105

It is indeed a direct response to that. ramen Feb 2020 #107

Your explanation speaks to income relativity rather than income inequality. N/T lapucelle Mar 2020 #108

He may have to get some very long extension cords Old Terp Feb 2020 #82

i think he has experience pulling that little stunt! Tumbulu Feb 2020 #90

Not only the Democratic leaders. He is what he is. LizBeth Feb 2020 #2

We will have to salvage our future out of whatever happens in this primary. bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #3

He won't be the nominee... TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2020 #8

I would be OK with Biden. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2020 #10

I have resigned myself to whoever the winner is. I make no predictions myself. bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #16

I am not hopeful Cosmocat Feb 2020 #80

I don't think so. TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2020 #85

We can hope Rebl2 Feb 2020 #87

That's a crappy report. Not helpful. I wonder why there isn't a better relationship there though. writes3000 Feb 2020 #4

Sanders equally despises Dems. Haven't we all heard what he has said about us for five decades? LizBeth Feb 2020 #25

why there isn't a better relationship? people have spoken. Hillary said it herself. NO ONE LIKES BS trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #42

He will lose the house and he has primaryed Democrats too. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #46

That's the establishment, attacking Bernie again. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #6

Well when you rail against "the establishment" again and again, eventually it rails back. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #11

Superdelegates, the media. Everyone except the voters is against Bernie. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #15

There are voters who are not Sanders supporters. How do you not know this? bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #18

Well that's in the eye of the beholder PatSeg Feb 2020 #31

+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #70

You're new here leftieNanner Feb 2020 #35

What do you not like? Bernie stands for Democratic priorities and policies. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #41

It is exactly the superficial D vs the I. Lucky Luciano Feb 2020 #55

The D vs the I is part of it leftieNanner Feb 2020 #61

+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #73

You summed that up nicely PatSeg Feb 2020 #78

The media gave Bernie a free pass while it was bashing and ignoring Biden. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #51

Media bashing Biden? Ha! Who do you think Fineman is? Fran2020 Feb 2020 #54

You know PatSeg Feb 2020 #86

Howard Fineman is an establishment figure bashing Bernie Sanders. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #98

Sanders is the very definition of do nothing establishment. This dawg is old and tired. LizBeth Mar 2020 #112

Is Bernie stuck in the 60's with all this anti-establishment talk njhoneybadger Feb 2020 #101

That's the Democratic Party members who fought all their lives for the OnDoutside Feb 2020 #17

or... maybe... RazBerryBeret Feb 2020 #24

Unlikely. OnDoutside Feb 2020 #43

Yes PatSeg Feb 2020 #33

So they'll hurt their own constituents, just to spite Bernie? Mariana Feb 2020 #56

They'll save the House, win the Presidency and give themselves a OnDoutside Feb 2020 #64

Seriously? Five decades of Sanders attacking Dems while using their power and resources. LizBeth Feb 2020 #27

Welcome to DU! PatSeg Feb 2020 #34

I wonder why the Dam "establishment" let Bernie do this again treestar Mar 2020 #109

Dont say the "E" word outloud fallout87 Feb 2020 #37

Some of us are old enough to remember Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #67

+1 n/t ChazII Feb 2020 #104

Kinda like saying the "S" word aloud? SilasSouleII Feb 2020 #95

The establishment is people like me. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #45

When Sanders wins, he will unite Democratic voters. Fran2020 Feb 2020 #48

Keep dreaming. Bernie burns bridges. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #49

... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #52

How about being a lifelong Democrat and Union member? redstateblues Feb 2020 #92

Are you a serious poster here? Asking for a friend. n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #93

no, it's the people who worked treestar Mar 2020 #110

Ahh shadowmayor Feb 2020 #57

I don't know about the egomaniac part. I don't see that, but after demonizing and fighting with napi21 Feb 2020 #7

I see it Skittles Feb 2020 #66

"He is what he is." Shrek Feb 2020 #9

Most Super Delegates will not vote for Bernie madville Feb 2020 #12

And they should stand by their beliefs in not giving him their vote. There's no OnDoutside Feb 2020 #44

Of course they won't. Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #68

people who've known him for 50 years know him best. msongs Feb 2020 #13

Pretty much all of the Democrats that I meet face to face, Sloumeau Feb 2020 #14

Isn't there a "don't" missing from your first sentence? First Speaker Feb 2020 #21

Yes, thank you. I fixed it. Sloumeau Feb 2020 #26

Sanders has been in the Senate for a long avebury Feb 2020 #19

Excellent Post leftieNanner Feb 2020 #38

What far left? ramen Feb 2020 #59

Hes very good on the stump Zeus69 Feb 2020 #20

So they "hate" and "cringe" and "distance" melman Feb 2020 #22

He is what he is. LizBeth Feb 2020 #28

Lol whathehell Feb 2020 #39

Apparently, we are to believe they will harm their constituents out of spite. Mariana Feb 2020 #60

The ego part of Fineman's tweet is very underrated. Not talked about enough. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #29

Yes many of us feel that way. comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #47

Bernie threw down the gauntlet with his Democratic Establishment stance LakeArenal Feb 2020 #30

This is well known. And long standing. He has little support from his colleagues. Squinch Feb 2020 #32

"A 78-year-old Egomaniac" Me. Feb 2020 #36

that dude is full of shit. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #40

Yup. The signs are all over it. bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #50

they're not the only ones Skittles Feb 2020 #65

All those bills Pelosi/House passed that are sitting in Senate DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #69

that's our corporate media. bdamomma Feb 2020 #76

Bernie and Liz is the ticket. The Dem "establishment" ain't workin'. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #77

Wonder if they hate him zentrum Feb 2020 #79

This vitriol has to stop. He is not my choice, but...... mjvpi Feb 2020 #81

I agree the vitriol has to stop. Bernie Sanders needs to stop bashing Democrats for starters. octoberlib Feb 2020 #94

Bernie will DESTROY Trump budkin Feb 2020 #97

Can't imagine why. LOL. highplainsdem Feb 2020 #99

Because he speaks truth to the powerful, which makes the powerful PatrickforO Feb 2020 #106

Who would have thought that the Independent Senator from Vermont MyNameGoesHere Mar 2020 #111