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Democratic Primaries

Mike Nelson

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3. Yes, I saw him state that...

Reply to BluegrassDem (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 04:51 AM

Apr 2019

… in the Town Hall on CNN last night... Bernie explained it well - about the chipping away of voter rights - but this is not where we need to draw the line. It's an "issue" the Republicans will use to win, if Bernie or our nominee supports voting rights for folks like The Manson Family... this would be gold for Republicans...

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

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Bernie Sanders believes convicted TERRORISTS AND PEDOPHILES should vote in prison!! [View all] BluegrassDem Apr 2019 OP

has he ever proposed this in his many years in public office before ? JI7 Apr 2019 #1

No, but he sure True Blue American Apr 2019 #5

seems like a move just to hurt the democratic party JI7 Apr 2019 #8

Honestly? True Blue American Apr 2019 #10

Oh, do stop that. chwaliszewski Apr 2019 #19

Gotta kinda agree ... not the smartest move, one of many in that category ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #2

Yes, I saw him state that... Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #3

Yep, political gold for Trump. I can imagine the ads they'd run on that! BluegrassDem Apr 2019 #4

Photo shop True Blue American Apr 2019 #7

They wont even use Manson and the Family, they are white, they will instead use 1000 Celerity Apr 2019 #9

I agree. I'd MUCH rather we, as a party, push for the end of private prisons. pnwmom Apr 2019 #6

I agree 100% on that! True Blue American Apr 2019 #12

Vermont uses private prisons...located in Mississippi. lapucelle Apr 2019 #18

That's awful on multiple levels. Separating prisoners from support from their families pnwmom Apr 2019 #22

What's ironic is that VT is one of two states that allows prisoners to vote, but lapucelle Apr 2019 #24

While I believe that those BlueMTexpat Apr 2019 #11

So do I True Blue American Apr 2019 #13

I am totally with you BlueMTexpat Apr 2019 #14

Just watched a Republican ad True Blue American Apr 2019 #15

It's a perpetuation of Jim Crow... Dennis Donovan Apr 2019 #20

Very good point. I see it as another rule to punish minorities. safeinOhio Apr 2019 #23

I think this has to do with 'dangerous prisons' being counted in bonniebgood Apr 2019 #16

I would still vote for him. aikoaiko Apr 2019 #17

yeah me too IF hes the nom but im keeping my passport updated anyway... samnsara Apr 2019 #27

I could go all day without coming up with a crazy idea such as that, oasis Apr 2019 #21

If this shit doesn't stop, we will end up with another four years of Trump Snake Plissken Apr 2019 #25

this was cringe worthy samnsara Apr 2019 #26