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Showing Original Post only (View all)Though I have not always agreed with him, there are few people in public life more worthy [View all]
of respect---IMHO---than Bernie Sanders.
I was raised by parents who, when I asked why they were Democrats, explained that "Democrats are for the little guys; the poor, the sick, the different."
I can't think of another who has spent as many decades consistently fighting for those folks.
Mom and Dad would have loved Bernie.
So do I.
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Though I have not always agreed with him, there are few people in public life more worthy [View all]
Atticus
Sep 2022
OP
I can't think of another who has spent as many decades consistently fighting for those folks."
sheshe2
Sep 2022
#4
I will concede that what you quoted was poorly worded and, therefore, inaccurate. The examples
Atticus
Sep 2022
#21
What is "obvious" to many is that the Democratic party has moved to the left IN PART
Atticus
Sep 2022
#51
Democrats aren't corrupt, establishment, coastal elites, ignore working/middle class, etc.
betsuni
Sep 2022
#55
I had not intended to further respond, but your putting populism in the same category as
Atticus
Sep 2022
#56
That's populism. "No wait, 'some people say' that if maybe that system was not rigged
betsuni
Sep 2022
#59
No it hasn't. But like the word "emails," "superdelegates" triggered conspiracy theory
betsuni
Sep 2022
#123
Then why did Sanders try to convince superdelegates to switch and back him instead of voters?
betsuni
Sep 2022
#126
I don't see that the Democratic Party has moved left. It has always been a big tent party.
Demsrule86
Sep 2022
#58
There was a bill in Congress which Hillary Clinton basically wrote...so yeah it was different than
Demsrule86
Sep 2022
#96
Hc who wasn't an elected official did present her version of an insurance bill
questionseverything
Sep 2022
#106
Medicare for All has been around for decades. 1978, health care as a human right.
betsuni
Sep 2022
#134
With all due respect, it was Bernie who was dragged, sometimes kicking and screaming
Beastly Boy
Sep 2022
#62
I don't idolize him, I'd just like to see acknowledgment of the good he's done
FoxNewsSucks
Sep 2022
#119
limbaugh was the anti-bernie and democrats ignored it for 30 years. so we're here
certainot
Sep 2022
#40
I mean, if you aren't for the little guys, that means you are for the already rich and powerful
ProfessorPlum
Sep 2022
#135
What "dishonesty" are you referring to in the prior post? I'm not following your argument. nt
Atticus
Sep 2022
#140
I suggest that you read up on the 2016 General election. I have put it behind me, but some never
Demsrule86
Sep 2022
#99
A good man, a good heart and a fighter for what is just and right. Love Bernie. Like Kucinich,
Evolve Dammit
Sep 2022
#108
I love Bernie too! He singlehandedly shifted the Overton window on Medicare for all Americans.
PatrickforB
Sep 2022
#110
Seems some people skipped past these words: "...few people in public life more worthy of respect "
Tom Rinaldo
Sep 2022
#145