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    Quote Originally Posted by Bourbon View Post
    The Best thing about being a Democrat, is that you don't have to give a Fuck what Republicans think ...

    Then why are you here ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by noise View Post
    The political world barely raised its eyebrows when news broke that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, had recorded a video announcing his 2020 presidential campaign. Normally, last time’s runner-up nominee of a major political party – someone who won 12 million votes and raised more than $230 million dollars – preparing to mount another White House bid would be a momentous event.

    To be fair, Sanders’ actual launch will get more fanfare. But why the collective yawn around news of his imminent candidacy? For one thing, presidential campaign announcements in 2019 are a dime a dozen. There are already nine declared Democratic candidates with many others waiting in the wings.

    For another, since dropping out in July 2016, Sanders never really stopped running. The cantankerous septuagenarian has remained a ubiquitous presence on cable television and the campaign hustings. Democratic candidates covet his endorsement, and the national press corps hangs on his every utterance.

    Although his candidacy seems a foregone conclusion, it’s also immaterial in many ways. If he decides that the rigors of another national campaign are not for him at 77-years-old, his indelible imprint on national politics is not going away.

    Sanders has re-set the foundation of the Democratic Party – ironic given his steadfast refusal to identify as a Democrat. Since his election as mayor of Burlington in 1981, Sanders has worn the “socialist” badge while caucusing with the Democrats.

    Sanders might not be interested in joining, but his policy prescriptions have found a welcome home with Democratic party faithful.
    Free college, free government health care, a debate over whether a marginal tax rate of 70 or 90 percent is high enough – these are all ideas Sanders has been championing for decades.

    One town in California is giving $500 dollars each month to its residents – a page out of Sanders’ wealth redistribution playbook. In a few short years, ideas like these have gone from extreme to mainstream in Democratic circles.

    Already, Sanders is influencing world events. His thunderous opposition to billionaires paved the way for a 29-year-old freshman congresswoman to send the world’s largest company run by the world’s richest man packing from Queens, New York. It takes a lot to unite bitter enemies like New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, not to mention outflank their left-wing credentials. That’s precisely what U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did last week when she speared Amazon’s plans to come to New York City.

    Ocasio-Cortez is basking in the glory of the “win” (if that’s how the left sees chasing 25,000 good-paying jobs away from an up-and-coming neighborhood), but Sanders seeded the ground to make it possible. He has been flogging Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his company for months, even shaming him last year by introducing legislation dubbed the “BEZOS Act”.

    Bashing billionaires may be smart politics in this era of pitchfork populism, but it has limitations beyond primary voters. That same FOX poll found 57 percent of voters holding a positive opinion of capitalism compared to just 25 who feel good about socialism.

    There’s a reason President Trump took time out of his State of the Union address to zero in on socialism. In a moment that will play out countless times between now and 2020, the president telegraphed he intends to win back voters nonplussed with his presidency but also not on board with what the Democrats are selling.
    https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/demo...alist-policies
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    Bernie isn't socialist enough.
    Who will make the most promises not kept? Who will offer more freebies at taxpayer expense?

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    Quote Originally Posted by climate+equality View Post
    21? That would be called an exception not a rule.

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    Quote Originally Posted by noise View Post
    The political world barely raised its eyebrows when news broke that Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, had recorded a video announcing his 2020 presidential campaign. Normally, last time’s runner-up nominee of a major political party – someone who won 12 million votes and raised more than $230 million dollars – preparing to mount another White House bid would be a momentous event.

    To be fair, Sanders’ actual launch will get more fanfare. But why the collective yawn around news of his imminent candidacy? For one thing, presidential campaign announcements in 2019 are a dime a dozen. There are already nine declared Democratic candidates with many others waiting in the wings.

    For another, since dropping out in July 2016, Sanders never really stopped running. The cantankerous septuagenarian has remained a ubiquitous presence on cable television and the campaign hustings. Democratic candidates covet his endorsement, and the national press corps hangs on his every utterance.

    Although his candidacy seems a foregone conclusion, it’s also immaterial in many ways. If he decides that the rigors of another national campaign are not for him at 77-years-old, his indelible imprint on national politics is not going away.

    Sanders has re-set the foundation of the Democratic Party – ironic given his steadfast refusal to identify as a Democrat. Since his election as mayor of Burlington in 1981, Sanders has worn the “socialist” badge while caucusing with the Democrats.

    Sanders might not be interested in joining, but his policy prescriptions have found a welcome home with Democratic party faithful.
    Free college, free government health care, a debate over whether a marginal tax rate of 70 or 90 percent is high enough – these are all ideas Sanders has been championing for decades.

    One town in California is giving $500 dollars each month to its residents – a page out of Sanders’ wealth redistribution playbook. In a few short years, ideas like these have gone from extreme to mainstream in Democratic circles.

    Already, Sanders is influencing world events. His thunderous opposition to billionaires paved the way for a 29-year-old freshman congresswoman to send the world’s largest company run by the world’s richest man packing from Queens, New York. It takes a lot to unite bitter enemies like New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, not to mention outflank their left-wing credentials. That’s precisely what U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did last week when she speared Amazon’s plans to come to New York City.

    Ocasio-Cortez is basking in the glory of the “win” (if that’s how the left sees chasing 25,000 good-paying jobs away from an up-and-coming neighborhood), but Sanders seeded the ground to make it possible. He has been flogging Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his company for months, even shaming him last year by introducing legislation dubbed the “BEZOS Act”.

    Bashing billionaires may be smart politics in this era of pitchfork populism, but it has limitations beyond primary voters. That same FOX poll found 57 percent of voters holding a positive opinion of capitalism compared to just 25 who feel good about socialism.

    There’s a reason President Trump took time out of his State of the Union address to zero in on socialism. In a moment that will play out countless times between now and 2020, the president telegraphed he intends to win back voters nonplussed with his presidency but also not on board with what the Democrats are selling.
    https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/demo...alist-policies

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    Quote Originally Posted by CFM View Post
    21? That would be called an exception not a rule.
    You said an African-American can never make it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by climate+equality View Post
    You said an African-American can never make it.
    Link?

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    We Democrats are NOT ignoring Bernie's announcement that he is running in 2020.

    We DID notice that trump thanked Bernie for running and wished him well. trump KNOWS that pissed off bernie supporters will help him get re-elected just like they did in 2016.

    The following arseholes helped trump win the electoral college in 2016;-

    1. The russians
    2. The media
    3. The fucking republicunts
    4. Comey
    5. Pissed off bernie supporters
    6. Jill Stein
    7. Wikileaks
    8. The Hillary supporters who didn't vote cos they thought she had it in the bag.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StoneByStone View Post
    AOC is a freshman congressman and she’s already living well lol.

    Wears the latest designer clothes and lives in a ritzy part of DC. She’ll make a great socialist leader some day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lisasanders1964 View Post
    We Democrats are NOT ignoring Bernie's announcement that he is running in 2020.

    We DID notice that trump thanked Bernie for running and wished him well. trump KNOWS that pissed off bernie supporters will help him get re-elected just like they did in 2016.

    The following arseholes helped trump win the electoral college in 2016;-

    1. The russians
    2. The media
    3. The fucking republicunts
    4. Comey
    5. Pissed off bernie supporters
    6. Jill Stein
    7. Wikileaks
    8. The Hillary supporters who didn't vote cos they thought she had it in the bag.
    Getting 304 electoral votes is the only thing that helped Trump win in 2016. Getting only 227 is the only thing that kept Hillary from winning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vasquezrocks View Post
    Then why are you here ?
    Well until JPP starts banning liberals from this site - we are allowed to post comments here.

    Yes I know it KILLS you republicants that the moderators still respect the first amendment , but until they convert to full time nazis , we are still allowed to express our first amendment rights.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truth Detector View Post
    YES!
    Yup.

    If democrats run a white dude while espousing their policy madness they’re screwed because so many voters will run in the other direction when they see the price tag. And I think they’re fully aware of it. A diversity box checker can change the equation though.

    This country literally needs protected from democrats until they get their sanity back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CFM View Post
    Getting 304 electoral votes is the only thing that helped Trump win in 2016. Getting only 227 is the only thing that kept Hillary from winning.
    Thanks for ADMITTING that trump only won with the electoral college votes. Hillary got almost 3 MILLION more popular votes. In 2012, trump whined (as usual) that the electoral college should be abolished. The FACT that he didn't realise that PRESIDENT OBAMA won both the popular vote AND the electoral college vote just proved how fucking stupid he was ..... AND STILL IS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Beto Omar View Post
    Yup.

    If democrats run a white dude while espousing their policy madness they’re screwed because so many voters will run in the other direction when they see the price tag. And I think they’re fully aware of it. A diversity box checker can change the equation though.

    This country literally needs protected from democrats until they get their sanity back.
    they lost their sh*t - they are bizzare

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    Quote Originally Posted by lisasanders1964 View Post
    Thanks for ADMITTING that trump only won with the electoral college votes. Hillary got almost 3 MILLION more popular votes. In 2012, trump whined (as usual) that the electoral college should be abolished. The FACT that he didn't realise that PRESIDENT OBAMA won both the popular vote AND the electoral college vote just proved how fucking stupid he was ..... AND STILL IS.
    That's all he needed to win.

    Thanks for proving you have no clue how the system works, the reason why it was put in place, and that you hate the Constitution that established the system by which Trump won.

    Based on your mindset, the Patriots should have won Superbowl 52 because they had more first downs, more total yards, and a higher yard per play average than Philadelphia. Just like Superbowl 53, where the Patriots won, the final score is how the winner is determined. In 2016, the final score was 304 - 227.

    Do realize that the dumber you consider Trump, the worse it looks on Hillary. If she couldn't be someone you think is that stupid, just how bad would she have been?

    In 2016, Clinton said to question the outcome of an election is "a threat to our democracy". After the election, she questioned the result. Hypocrite.

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