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malletgirl02

(1,523 posts)
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:53 PM Feb 2016

New meme from Hillary fans: Sander supporters are like Trump supporters

There is a new meme from the Hillary Clinton Fans. There are saying that Sanders supporters are like Trump supporters. I also noticed that the media is conflating Bernie Sanders himself with Trump.

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New meme from Hillary fans: Sander supporters are like Trump supporters (Original Post) malletgirl02 Feb 2016 OP
I guess you could say neither candidate is a corporatist. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #1
They are both readily known by their hair. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #10
Hear Hear! Xipe Totec Feb 2016 #11
Interesting. jalan48 Feb 2016 #2
About time someone said it. TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #3
They are both trying to campaign on being outsiders. TheFarseer Feb 2016 #4
The hurling kitchen sink amps up. Trump, the 1%er is a faux populist now appalachiablue Feb 2016 #5
Only completely brainless dumb-asses will fall for that obvious nonsense. arcane1 Feb 2016 #6
LOL Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #12
there is an interesting parallel MariaThinks Feb 2016 #7
So she will save the world by trading BS supporters for terrified GOPers? dogman Feb 2016 #8
Yes, I keep my white sheets in the hallway closet. jillan Feb 2016 #9
Seems to have started in the media a couple weeks back GreatGazoo Feb 2016 #13

TheFarseer

(9,323 posts)
4. They are both trying to campaign on being outsiders.
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 11:59 PM
Feb 2016

Both are fed up with both parties and want someone that won't be business as usual in DC. Aside from that, I think there are not many similarities in the two candidates, but that alone could lead to some cross-over support.

appalachiablue

(41,138 posts)
5. The hurling kitchen sink amps up. Trump, the 1%er is a faux populist now
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 12:03 AM
Feb 2016

to exploit the many frustrated Americans who believe it when he says he will bring the jobs back and more...No way, and nothing like Bernie, the Real Deal. Nevertheless the script that both are non-establishment, 'outsiders' not really part of the two political parties (that are dying), and therefore similar has been running for months.

MariaThinks

(2,495 posts)
7. there is an interesting parallel
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 12:17 AM
Feb 2016

the republican primaries will not allow a moderate republican through. anyone who supports a moderate republican is denounced as are the moderate republicans. We may now be following a similar path. Nothing Hillary says can be right to those against her, and those who support her are ridiculed.

The democratic race could be good for us. It keeps the candidates on their toes. I support Hillary more than Bernie, but I would 100% support Bernie if he won the nomination.

dogman

(6,073 posts)
8. So she will save the world by trading BS supporters for terrified GOPers?
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 12:30 AM
Feb 2016

The Parties may be undergoing polar changes.

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
13. Seems to have started in the media a couple weeks back
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 08:00 AM
Feb 2016

and more recently when they asked Trump who he thought they were describing and then read their nicest ever description of Bernie Sanders. Btw, every time that clip of Trump rolled I heard the song in my head that goes "You're so vain, you probably think this description is about you...." It was a gotcha question of the mildest form (because it's Trump).

I agree it is a meme and continues to be pushed. Perhaps the thinking is that they will scare low info Dems and play to Clinton's name recognition (?)

Btw, Sanders called out Trump on Sunday, "Bring on Trump!" but Trump didn't take the bait. It would be great for the Sanders campaign if Trump attacks him now because it would eclipse the Clinton/DWS narrative about Sanders won't make it through all of their Wiley Coyote style superdelegate nonsense.

This was a Sanders press release the day after Nevada:

https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-on-trump-bring-him-on/

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