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CyHawk_Cub wrote:

There are a lot of reasons to not care about that combined-state poll at all.

The VP pick is one of those things I worry is an automatic botch for Sanders if he gets the nod, regardless of the intentions. It's arguably lose-lose in SO many different permutations. Can it be worse than Kaine? Sure. He just doesn't have a lot of realistic options to choose from that actually he...

The VP pick is one of those things I worry is an automatic botch for Sanders if he gets the nod, regardless of the intentions. It's arguably lose-lose in SO many different permutations. Can it be worse than Kaine? I heard people dreaming about Stacy Abrams but I always assumed that was just fancy. ...

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Sammy Sofa wrote:The VP pick is one of those things I worry is an automatic botch for Sanders if he gets the nod, regardless of the intentions. It's arguably lose-lose in SO many different permutations.

Can it be worse than Kaine?

I heard people dreaming about Stacy Abrams but I always assumed that was just fancy.

squally1313 wrote:Per usual, spot on

https://gen.medium.com/the-haters-guide ... 2e9fa2ab11

Man, that was really good. Joe Rogan!!!

A President Sanders wouldn't have to caucus with anyone... But he presumably wants his policies to pass through Congress, which 100% won't happen if he sits in the oval office on an island. Is he going to enact MFA via executive order? I think we've found the Office of the President can do a lot of...

For more on Sanders' legislative record:
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/mar/24/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-was-roll-call-amendment-king-1995-2/

My Bernie Bro friend tried disputing Hillary's "no one likes Bernie" claim by showing that eleven (11!!!!) senators agree with his MFA plan. Well, I mean, if 11 out of 100 senators agree with it, what's to stop it from becoming the law of the land? Is that Bernie's fault, or the Senate's?...

Banedon wrote:

Yes, but who has beards?

Man the last few pages or this thread have really been something. Tldr, politics is still a really basic game of control via brute force and allegiance and some are confused why political bosses are apprehensive or dismissive about a mostly uncontrollable, vaguely party member. Apprehensive and dis...

Transmogrified Tiger wrote:I wasn’t sure what to expect with John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch, but it was creative and clever, plus the final act really takes it from good to great.

Eh, it was ok. Would have preferred the effort spent on a stand up routine.

Man the last few pages or this thread have really been something. Tldr, politics is still a really basic game of control via brute force and allegiance and some are confused why political bosses are apprehensive or dismissive about a mostly uncontrollable, vaguely party member. Apprehensive and dis...

Why would the party get behind a radical like sanders who has never contributed, has a dangerous menu of policies that would horsefeathers up the economy, just because he has galvanized a big group of chubby bearded white guys and 16 year olds with venomous twitter handles (none of which are reliab...

Sammy Sofa wrote:
Now, would have him officially switching to being a D have changed things? I think so, to a degree

Ha!

I dunno; Warren just to the right of Sanders is still pretty damn far to the left for a typical Democrat. I didn't and don't need someone to be lockstep with him, or further to the left, for the candidate to be someone that I want the Democrats to be producing/supporting more of. A bunch of try har...

Those supporters are the voting equivalent of Sanders himself in how the only opinions they have of the Democratic party is to rail against it as much as possible...but then bemoan how it doesn't include them, despite it being this monstrous thing they want to see dismantled. Which is it? And takin...

His whole persona is largely centered around [expletive] on the Democrats, so any argument that the party should rally around him right now, or not take shots back, again, doesn't make any sense. No, I'm not asking the Dems to rally around Bernie. Never was. I'm asking them to try and not actively ...

Sanders is not even close to being a sure bet to getting the nomination, much less beating Trump, and it's hugely debatable how many of his diehards would likely even vote for a "normal" Democratic nominee in the first place, so why would the Democrats/DNC be willing to roll over in any w...

Derwood wrote:Technically speaking, he's NOT a real democrat, as he's not registered with the democratic party. He wants to be an independent outsider AND have the benefits of a DNC backed campaign. He can't have it both ways

I think you missed the point I was trying to make.

First it was unfair under the table/behind the scenes machinations that were sabotaging him, now it's unfair that it's NOT under the table/behind the scenes? They just don't want him as the nominee, and they don't think he has enough ride or die supporters to offset the people who would want a Demo...

squally1313 wrote: No one is going to remember this in 6 months (or probably in 6 weeks), and it's how they act then that will be worth getting upset about.

If Bernie doesn't win, I think this is very, very much not true.

First it was unfair under the table/behind the scenes machinations that were sabotaging him, now it's unfair that it's NOT under the table/behind the scenes? They just don't want him as the nominee, and they don't think he has enough ride or die supporters to offset the people who would want a Demo...

"Bernie's not a Democrat, never has been, hasn't engaged in intra-party politics except for his Pres runs, but we don't understand why party elite won't support him during the primary season" is a take that should explain itself. I appreciate the hell out of Bernie, for the record. Not su...