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bluescribbler

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5. Somebody should tell Bernie...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 09:02 AM

Jul 5

You can't transform the Democratic Party from outside the Party.

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Bernie [View all] Omaha Steve Jul 5 OP

Agree. Nt TheFarseer Jul 5 #1

LBJ: "If you can convince the lowest white man speak easy Jul 5 #2

Democrats keep losing their share of the minority vote biocube Jul 5 #12

Democrats keep gaining their share of college educated whites. speak easy Jul 5 #15

My question is LilElf70 Jul 5 #3

Simply put, right on point, Magoo48 Jul 5 #4

Somebody should tell Bernie... bluescribbler Jul 5 #5

Maybe he'd join if we went back to FDR style policies LSparkle Jul 5 #8

The DLC let the Wall Street camel's nose under the tent. rubbersole Jul 5 #19

We're literally in the middle of a party intra-fight Arazi Jul 5 #14

Bernie's message has never changed. rubbersole Jul 5 #21

Speaking of consultants, I wonder what Tad Devine is doing lately. (sarcasm) lostincalifornia Jul 5 #6

As chief strategist he was paid five million! betsuni Jul 5 #36

You da man Bernie.......now find us a candidate we can ALL get behind!!!! a kennedy Jul 5 #7

Kamala. With paper ballots. rubbersole Jul 5 #22

Not happening. Women can't win the presidency in the US (yet) Arazi Jul 5 #26

Oh bollocks on this self-fulfilling prophecy mcar Jul 6 #40

What a complete distortion of facts. lostincalifornia Jul 5 #9

Excpt historically dems in general didnt/dont donate which drove the party to the right Fullduplexxx Jul 5 #10

This sort of bullshit is why we lost in 2016, 2024, and have such poor polling numbers now. W_HAMILTON Jul 5 #11

2016 and 2024 just showed that week-kneed corporate biocube Jul 5 #18

Hillary ran on """the most progressive platform in party history" -- Sanders's words, not mine. W_HAMILTON Jul 5 #20

I missed where both of them ran on medicare for all, paid family leave, and affordable college biocube Jul 5 #25

Indeed you did miss it. W_HAMILTON Jul 5 #29

Democrats have been for universal insurance that's not the same as universal healthcare questionseverything Jul 5 #37

Dayum! sheshe2 Jul 5 #38

"Of the People" Tesha Jul 5 #13

Great points! Fl_life Jul 5 #16

Please stop. Things like this only amplify the false "both-parties-are-the-same" rhetoric, and * Oopsie Daisy Jul 5 #17

The Democratic Party already is a multi-generational, multi-racial, working class party. lapucelle Jul 5 #24

Well said. lostincalifornia Jul 5 #34

I agree LetMyPeopleVote Jul 5 #30

Will Sanders shut down The Sanders Institute, his own family-founded consultant business? W_HAMILTON Jul 5 #23

Post removed Post removed Jul 5 #27

He's absolutely right. vanessa_ca Jul 5 #28

YES. We need to focus on economics and more on cooperation vs competition. thought crime Jul 5 #31

So he has a problem with Mamdani's win ? JI7 Jul 5 #32

UUMM Omaha Steve Jul 5 #33

More divisive rehtoric. Same misrepresentation that contributed to 2016. A week or so ago he was blaming lostincalifornia Jul 5 #35

Rinse. Lather. Repeat. sheshe2 Jul 5 #39