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SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:19 PM May 2016

Zombie candidate grabs some gasoline and throws it on the fire.

Desperation thy name is Sanders/Nader.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bernie-sanders-american-people-hillary-clinton-lesser-evils/story?id=39280278

"We need a campaign, an election, coming up which does not have two candidates who are really very, very strongly disliked. I don't want to see the American people voting for the lesser of two evils," the senator told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos during an interview that will air on "This Week" Sunday. "I want the American people to be voting for a vision of economic justice, of social justice, of environmental justice, of racial justice."

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Asked by Stephanopoulos whether he would describe Clinton as the lesser of two evils against Donald Trump, Sanders responded, "No, I wouldn't describe it, but that's what the American people are saying."


His new methods of ignoring the votes of Democrats and especially PoC...

Sanders added that he will use Hillary Clinton's low favorability ratings as part of his case to Democratic party super delegates that they should back him over her.


I hope the Clinton team hits back hard. And apparently, Democrats don't hate Clinton enough to vote for him instead. Must bruise that inflated ego.
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Zombie candidate grabs some gasoline and throws it on the fire. (Original Post) SaschaHM May 2016 OP
Oh man! What a BIG DRAG! Her Sister May 2016 #1
The Clinton team doesn't need to hit back, hard or otherwise. BobbyDrake May 2016 #2
I'd love to see some significant backlash to this... SaschaHM May 2016 #4
I completely agree. He has explaining to do to his Senate colleagues. BobbyDrake May 2016 #16
What a miserable person. How on earth does he continue livetohike May 2016 #3
Easy. jmowreader May 2016 #8
So in other words people in Vermont have not many choices! Her Sister May 2016 #10
Yes, his Senate career is based on a backroom deal that limits voters' choices. #irony nt BobbyDrake May 2016 #17
I hope that agreement goes right out the window because of his crazy. SaschaHM May 2016 #13
He runs as an independent now already. It's just that Democrats don't willfully split the vote BobbyDrake May 2016 #18
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #21
UGH ismnotwasm May 2016 #5
That was a very crude thing for Sanders to say. Shame on him. riversedge May 2016 #6
What an asshole. And he just keeps proving it. Squinch May 2016 #7
He's just a "bad guy" DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #14
For what it's worth, 2naSalit May 2016 #9
WooHOooooOOooo!!!! Thanks!!! 2nsSalit!! Her Sister May 2016 #12
I vote in EVERY election 2naSalit May 2016 #15
Supers to Sanders DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #11
BS would have been a horrible president.. we dodge a bullet. Cha May 2016 #19
What a barf bag! johnp3907 May 2016 #20
He has such passive agressive statements about her it unbelievable MattP May 2016 #22
 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
2. The Clinton team doesn't need to hit back, hard or otherwise.
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:25 PM
May 2016

That's what the media wants. The media isn't giving airtime out of charity. They're trying to pick a fight, and thankfully Clinton's team is savvy enough to recognize that and ignore it.

90 delegates, 17 days, slice it how you want but all that needs to be done is run out the rest of the clock.

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
4. I'd love to see some significant backlash to this...
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:27 PM
May 2016

I want him to return the senate a broken candidate forced to beg for scraps from the folks he willingly trashed to advance his own career.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
16. I completely agree. He has explaining to do to his Senate colleagues.
Sat May 21, 2016, 11:35 PM
May 2016

"'Neoliberal corporate shills,' Bernie? Really?!"

livetohike

(22,163 posts)
3. What a miserable person. How on earth does he continue
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:26 PM
May 2016

to be elected in VT? He'll go to the convention and make a fool of himself.

jmowreader

(50,562 posts)
8. Easy.
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:47 PM
May 2016

He has a "gentleman's agreement" with the Democratic Party: he caucuses with us, and we don't run a Democrat against him. Vermont Republicans are even less plentiful than Idaho Democrats, so it works.

SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
13. I hope that agreement goes right out the window because of his crazy.
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:52 PM
May 2016

I'd love to see him primaried and forced to run as an independent in 2018. Maybe Howard Dean will want to return to the senate or the current governor might want to make transition.

 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
18. He runs as an independent now already. It's just that Democrats don't willfully split the vote
Sat May 21, 2016, 11:38 PM
May 2016

because it might hand the seat to a Republican, like what happened in Bernie's first House campaign.

Response to BobbyDrake (Reply #18)

2naSalit

(86,775 posts)
9. For what it's worth,
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:48 PM
May 2016

I just filled out my mail-in ballot and guess who I picked for president... the name didn't start with B or S.

2naSalit

(86,775 posts)
15. I vote in EVERY election
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:59 PM
May 2016

including the one just last month for one seat on the local school board even though I have no children. I wasn't sure about some of the down ticket candidates so I went out and did some research before finishing the ballot.

I'm not proud, just fulfilling my civic responsibility as a citizen. Glad my choice is shared by so many, it's a good sign for the future of the nation and for many marginalized groups, several of which I fit into.

But thanks, I do appreciate the positive feedback, feels good!

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