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Hillary, Christie, or bernie (Original Post) otherone Nov 2013 OP
As a Clinton supporter, I have no objection to Sanders running for President... brooklynite Nov 2013 #1
I think that he is charming otherone Nov 2013 #6
He could be our Goldwater el_bryanto Nov 2013 #7
Are you willing to wait the 16 years of conservative/Tea Party Presidents? brooklynite Nov 2013 #8
Well no i'd prefer Bernie Sanders won. nt el_bryanto Nov 2013 #9
yes otherone Nov 2013 #11
BERNIE!!! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #2
I don't think Bernie can make a decision to run as a Dem and will end up as CK_John Nov 2013 #3
Thanks for sharing. Perhaps you can make a call to Bernie's office and find out what you can do. libdem4life Nov 2013 #4
if he ran as a dem, yes. if he ran as an independent, no La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2013 #5
Remember 1972? MineralMan Nov 2013 #10

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)
1. As a Clinton supporter, I have no objection to Sanders running for President...
Sat Nov 16, 2013, 10:33 PM
Nov 2013

...but I would seriously ask, setting aside the fact that -YOU- like him, how you imagine Sanders gets a majority of Electoral votes with an electorate that will give minimum of 45% of its votes to the Republican, no matter whom it is?

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
7. He could be our Goldwater
Mon Nov 18, 2013, 02:10 PM
Nov 2013

Not in the sense of being like Goldwater in positions at all, of course, but more in someone who waves the flag for genuine liberalism, and even if he loses turns back the tide of an America who sees Liberalism/Socialism as dirty words.

Bryant

 

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
5. if he ran as a dem, yes. if he ran as an independent, no
Sat Nov 16, 2013, 11:39 PM
Nov 2013

hillary and christie are not comparable in terms of policy

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