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2016 Postmortem

redgreenandblue

(2,088 posts) Wed Feb 24, 2016, 06:57 PM Feb 2016

People who disagree with Sanders on economic issues...

...but pretend to disagree with him on social issues instead. That is what is meant by "driving a wedge".

Bullshit like "we cannot have free tuition because that would hurt minorities".

Weaponized faux concern.

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People who disagree with Sanders on economic issues... (Original Post) redgreenandblue Feb 2016 OP

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Yeah, I've kind of noticed that. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #2

The wealthy, bvar22 Feb 2016 #3

Seems to me a lot of poor folks don't buy Sanders' promises. Hoyt Feb 2016 #4

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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

2. Yeah, I've kind of noticed that.

Reply to Name removed (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 07:05 PM

Feb 2016

Seem to be a lot of economically-privileged Hillary supporters out there. Not all of them, of course, but she has most of the wealthy with her.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

3. The wealthy,

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 07:21 PM

Feb 2016

and the wannabes who are deluded into fanatical belief that if they hitch their wagon to her horse,
the money will start flowing in.
They obviously haven't been paying attention for 35 years.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

4. Seems to me a lot of poor folks don't buy Sanders' promises.

Reply to redgreenandblue (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 07:37 PM

Feb 2016

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