Bernie Sanders coming to Montana to campaign for Rob Quist

[Donkees]

DAVID ERICKSON [e-mail] 27 min ago

Excerpt:

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has announced that he will be campaigning across Montana in May to support the campaign for Congress of Democrat Rob Quist, a folk musician from the Flathead Valley.

"Rob Quist is the only person in this race who understands that we need a government in Washington that works for all Montanans and all Americans and not just the special interests and the billionaire class," Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, said in a press release.

"Congress right now is dominated by politicians who worry about the needs of their wealthy campaign contributors. We need members of Congress like Rob who will work to rebuild the shrinking middle class, who will fight all attempts to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and will oppose tax breaks for the very rich. Rob is a populist, grassroots candidate fighting for the working families of Montana. I look forward to campaigning with him in May and working with him in Congress."

No specific dates or locations for Sanders’ appearances have been set.

http://missoulian.com/news/local/bernie-sanders-coming-to-montana-to-campaign-for-rob-quist/article_22e41a89-7bc5-5048-a31f-30e3bbfccc8d.html

[R B Garr]

1. Why won't he just call him a Democrat?

He called him a populist.

[Donkees]

2. Montana Democrat Embraces Economic Populism In Congressional Campaign

"This should not be the millionaires club, this is the House of Representatives."

The populist focus comes as Democrats are seeing a wave of Democratic activism in response to the early days of President Donald Trump’s administration.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rob-quist-economic-populism_us_58f279d8e4b0b9e9848c7359

[R B Garr]

3. The article says he's a Democrat and

he also embraces Democratic activism after Trump's election. Lots of Democrats active after that, for sure.

[Donkees]

6. 'Populist Democrats' seems to be a keyword in Montana, not only in this election cycle

[R B Garr]

7. Trump calls himself a populist, too.

[demmiblue]

8. FFS, just stop. n/t

[R B Garr]

10. Stop what?

[demmiblue]

11. .

[R B Garr]

12. Google Trump and populism.

I could post tons of emoticons after reading that tripe.

[demmiblue]

13. .

[R B Garr]

15. I rolled my eyes the exact same way. Articles back to 2014 and 2015 about

Donald Trump and his populism.

[QC]

9. Hitler breathed oxygen. n/t

[PatsFan87]

17. Bernie and Trump both won Montana in the primaries so "populism"

is a good strategic word to use for Quist to attract not only Dems but independents and the portion of Trump Repubs who have realized his promised populism was a bunch of bull. Personally, I don't give an f what terminology Quist is called as long as he's elected.

[beam me up scottie]

19. Well said!

[R B Garr]

22. Sounds like it helps that it sounds Third Party-ish.

[PatsFan87]

28. It helps that it'll appeal to the broadest range of people

which is what we need to do to win.

[alarimer]

32. Maybe that's what Rob Quist wants.

He has already said he does not want any Party officials there campaigning for him. Maybe he thinks the less Montanans are less reminded of DC Democrats, the better off he will be. So Bernie Sanders= yes, but Elizabeth Warren = no. It's illogical to us, maybe, because those two are actually pretty similar. But perhaps Quist wants to emphasize his own independence. I thought we were in favor of that sort of thing in red states or districts in order to win?

[LAS14]

4. I hope Perez and the DNC and the DCCC step up to this one....

... in a way that they didn't in Kansas.

[R B Garr]

5. Maybe they don't want to step on Bernie's toes. nt

[Nanjeanne]

14. Rob Quist - the folksinging born and raised Montana guy with great name recognition in MT vs

the billionaire anti-LGBTQ businessman who ran unsuccessfully in 2016. Interesting race . . . and here's hoping Bernie can help Quist get elected. Fingers crossed for Montana.

[Donkees]

16. Rob Quist looked in on DU last week ...

[Nanjeanne]

27. I'm not sure if that's a good thing . . . or a bad thing

[PatsFan87]

18. This is one instance where Dems got it right in choosing the best candidate.

Quist is a likable, down-to-earth guy with good name recognition and he's considered an "outsider". Plus, he grew up on a ranch and can speak to the rural voter. His opponent is a slimeball millionaire from New Jersey who sued the state over public access to land. This seat is definitely winnable if the DNC is on their game.

[NCTraveler]

24. "This is one instance where Dems got it right in choosing the best candidate."

They often "get it right".

[PatsFan87]

26. Not all the time. Emily Cain says hello from my state of Maine, a

horrible candidate in 2014 and 2016 for the district she was running for.

[NCTraveler]

29. When did I say all the time?

You just argued something that isn't there.

[PatsFan87]

30. No, I'm just "arguing" with someone who gets very defensive when there is any

criticism of the party. If we're to win back majorities, introspection and criticism are good things. I think we can do a much better job with recruitment for House seats. There were some bright spots in 2016. Stephanie Murphy for example. We can do much better finding outsiders, veterans, small business owners, farmers, teachers, union members, etc. Running lawyers in blue collar rural districts might not be the smartest idea. Quist is a great candidate for his district. Hopefully he gets support from the DNC/DCCC that Thompson didn't (until it was too late).

[NCTraveler]

31. Unique debating technique.

I guess it makes things easier when you make things up. You literally argued something I've never said. Your reply here has gone even a step further. Brilliant technique.

Again, when did I ever say all of the time as you stated? The answer to that has nothing to do with bogeymen and your whole retort hinges on it.

[PatsFan87]

33. You're right. I should change it to "most of the time" since that's how I feel.

I was trying to be cautious since criticizing the party around here means one's rear end gets ripped wide open and I don't have my lube on me today so I wasn't feeling in the mood for that. But yes, the DNC/DCCC has been incompetent and is seen as a joke by a lot of people. They can do better with recruitment, candidate training, messaging, managing funds, etc. In regards to Quist, we'll see if he gets the Thompson treatment or if the party shows that it actually has some teeth. I'd prefer to see the latter.

[NCTraveler]

34. This is just too funny. Thanks.

You define things by the way du is making you feel at the time. Sad part is you wrapped me up in what you call "feelings". It was dishonest and an unethical debating tactic. Nothing to do with "feelings".

[PatsFan87]

35. You're quite welcome. Hope I brightened your day! :)

Edit: Ah, you added more. Well, I do think there's a bit of groupthink that happens here and general criticism of the party/party members is discouraged. I'm sure I'm not the only poster who feels they must tiptoe a bit as I've seen well-meaning threads turn into pissing matches. Also, I didn't wrap you up in anything. You chose to respond.

[ananda]

20. That's great!

I sent Quist a donation the other day.

[beam me up scottie]

21. Excellent news!

We need to bring back the 50 state strategy and focusing on hot button issues for red states is part of that strategy. If that means running a 'populist' campaign then so be it - we should trust Quist to know his state.

Who cares what he calls it as long as his message is resonating with voters? If it attracts independents then that's even better.

[Donkees]

23. Bernie Sanders will campaign in MT - Text BERNIE to 30644 to be first to know when/where

Link to tweet

[beam me up scottie]

25. Thanks, Donkees!

Just followed Rob Quist on Twitter.