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MrsCoffee

(5,801 posts)
21. You keep telling yourself that.
Tue Feb 26, 2019, 11:44 AM
Feb 2019

He is going to get hammered about this on the campaign trail. His explanation was bullshit. His skipping a vote was even more bullshit.

Bernie has a Russia problem. No amount of cognitive dissonance is going to make it go away overnight.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Still a long way to go Mjolnir1956 Feb 2019 #1
Who Needs a Video? Bernie's Votes Are Problematic TomCADem Feb 2019 #2
+1000. ehrnst Feb 2019 #4
There are MANY MANY "problematic" things that I'm not permitted to discuss. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #9
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Why would one vote against the Magnitsky act? tinrobot Feb 2019 #14
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Look it up? That's sure helpful. tinrobot Feb 2019 #18
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Because you're going out of your way to give non-answers. tinrobot Feb 2019 #29
Do yourself a favor and learn how to defend positions or "facts" you spit forth. Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #46
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It has been explained before? Really? Welcome to DU by the way still_one Feb 2019 #35
You're not the only one who wants to know.. Cha Feb 2019 #26
Sanders' votes regarding Russia and NATO do have Hortensis Feb 2019 #49
You keep telling yourself that. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #21
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I lol'd. MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #23
If you think his votes on Russia sanctions won't come up you are mistaken. BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #57
Are They The Same Reasons as Trump? TomCADem Feb 2019 #31
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So he knows better than 92 other Senators for one vote... George II Feb 2019 #65
Sanders is the only Senator out of 100 to vote against BOTH... George II Feb 2019 #64
Of course. Very problematic. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #39
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Bernie actually voted NO on the 2015 Magnitsky Act... TomCADem Feb 2019 #48
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Did the other Senators also vote with Russia... TomCADem Feb 2019 #56
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This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Feb 2019 #58
+1000. ehrnst Feb 2019 #68
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There may be a lot more that comes to light about Senator Sanders in the coming months. ehrnst Feb 2019 #3
Odds are very unlikely that Sanders can win in the South, and unless we have a candidate who can win still_one Feb 2019 #5
Why would you think that's all there is, knowing that the Russians WANTED Bernie pnwmom Feb 2019 #6
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Putin wanted to embarrass Hillary Trenzalore Feb 2019 #13
Uh... Bernie wasn't on the ballot in Nov 2016. tinrobot Feb 2019 #15
It's all contained in Mueller's February 2018 indictment of 13 Russians/3 Russian entities.... George II Feb 2019 #25
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They wanted to divide the Democrats so trump would win, but you knew that still_one Feb 2019 #36
Yes, they did want Trump to win. And they want the Democratic opponent to be pnwmom Feb 2019 #45
Winning a primary and winning a GE are two very different things. ehrnst Feb 2019 #54
The Hillary campaign had to pull it's punches to maintain Party unity... brooklynite Feb 2019 #7
And the Democrats will not do so this time LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #34
But Trump and the Republicans will if he's the nominee. brooklynite Feb 2019 #55
The video blue cat Feb 2019 #8
Hillary treated Sanders with kid gloves Trenzalore Feb 2019 #12
These videos will cost Democrats Florida and give Trump a way to cross 35 percent of Latino voters MistakenLamb Feb 2019 #17
His recent visit to Florida he didn't endear himself to the Venezuelan community there still_one Feb 2019 #37
The RW is not nervous about Bernie Sanders running. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #20
"Will be our only chance" WeekiWater Feb 2019 #24
The problem DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2019 #28
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ still_one Feb 2019 #42
The SC that the OP is referring to was helped along with the assistence of those self-identified still_one Feb 2019 #41
Nope. NEVER BS! Amimnoch Feb 2019 #27
I'm waiting for the video of his taxes. LakeArenal Feb 2019 #30
Bookmarking This.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2019 #38
The Clinton camp walked on eggshells. And the media fawned over Sanders. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #40
And clearly the GOP and Russia wanted someone who was not as strong as HRC ehrnst Feb 2019 #59
"Which means the Hillary camp was well aware of it" That proves what we've said all along lunamagica Feb 2019 #44
Worried? Skidmore Feb 2019 #51
You need to ease the hell up on that "Bernie is our only chance" silliness... Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #52
Where did I say Bernie is our only chance? Yosemito Feb 2019 #60
It's literally the last sentence in your OP: Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #62
Do you know what a "possibility" is? Yosemito Feb 2019 #66
Not to worry, because no "possibility" exists to speak of... Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #67
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