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He's not electable (Original Post) sellitman Feb 2016 OP
Fuck yes, he is! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #1
My dear Peg! Paulie Feb 2016 #5
Oh my stars! frylock Feb 2016 #7
It just dawned on me the other day musiclawyer Feb 2016 #16
How many times has he been elected already? -none Feb 2016 #2
If only Presidential Elections were limited to Vermont. brooklynite Feb 2016 #4
Or New York LondonReign2 Feb 2016 #8
They are not limited to Vermont. -none Feb 2016 #15
More than Hillary but... Dawgs Feb 2016 #10
True dat! -none Feb 2016 #19
Relax. I'm a Bernie supporter. n/t Dawgs Feb 2016 #20
I know, I checked. -none Feb 2016 #22
Neither was Obama ... VMA131Marine Feb 2016 #3
So, someone who loses to him... dchill Feb 2016 #6
Shhhhh! sellitman Feb 2016 #11
Most elected candidate! Ino Feb 2016 #9
Stop confusing them with facts. sellitman Feb 2016 #13
nice! nt retrowire Feb 2016 #18
Jeb? H2O Man Feb 2016 #12
Funny thing about Jeb sellitman Feb 2016 #14
Almost, but not quite. -none Feb 2016 #17
Ha! H2O Man Feb 2016 #21

musiclawyer

(2,335 posts)
16. It just dawned on me the other day
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:34 PM
Feb 2016

Dem primary voters tend to be aware and engaged. And probably like me it has dawned on millions that HRC is toast in the general or at the very least can't keep the spread far enough from theft. So, yikes, my vote in the primary for Bernie is the thing that keeps Republicans out of the White House and subsequent disaster. Bernie will be POTUS. The MSM is irrelevant to this equation. CA might be the State the makes it official. I'm blown away by the prospect

brooklynite

(94,581 posts)
4. If only Presidential Elections were limited to Vermont.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:07 PM
Feb 2016

FWIW - there were more votes in Republican Primary than Democratic.

-none

(1,884 posts)
15. They are not limited to Vermont.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:30 PM
Feb 2016

And this run is only getting started. Hold on to your hat and your Hillary lapel pin, there is gonna be a big shake up in the coming months, that'll leave you standing there wide-eyed and confused. The people are coming out to vote for someone that actually speaks for them and has the track record to back up the talk.

Ino

(3,366 posts)
9. Most elected candidate!
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:14 PM
Feb 2016
Bernie Sanders first rose to elective office in 1981 and holds an elected position to this day. Sanders has served as an elected official for a total of 34 years and counting, which is 19 more than the average 2016 presidential candidate (15 years).

Elected Positions
Senator, United States Senate, 2006-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1990-2006
Mayor, City of Burlington, 1981-1989

Hillary Clinton first rose to elective office in 2001 and stepped down from an elected position in 2009. Clinton has served as an elected official for a total of 8 years, which is 7 less than the average 2016 presidential candidate (15 years).

Elected Position
Senator, United States Senate, 2001-2009

http://presidential-candidates.insidegov.com/compare/35-40/Bernie-Sanders-vs-Hillary-Clinton

sellitman

(11,606 posts)
13. Stop confusing them with facts.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:23 PM
Feb 2016

Every time I hear the unelectable meme repeated by supposed Liberals I just throw up a little inside.

H2O Man

(73,556 posts)
12. Jeb?
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:20 PM
Feb 2016

Sorry -- I overheard a discussion about poor Jeb, while reading your OP. Couldn't resist making fun of him.

Recommended.

-none

(1,884 posts)
17. Almost, but not quite.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:36 PM
Feb 2016

Although the empathy does kick in a little bit because of the public humiliation he must feel from being an also ran so early in the game.
His daddy and his brother... He is still a human being, so there's that.

H2O Man

(73,556 posts)
21. Ha!
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:57 PM
Feb 2016

During one of the republican debates, when Trump was utterly humiliating Jeb, I said, "That poor fool." My son laughed at me, and pointed out that there's no reason to pity him -- it's not as if he had the "right" to be president.

True enough. But when a bully picks on a defenseless victim, it just seems cruel, I said. My son said exactly, now let's enjoy this!

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