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There's only one candidate who represents the working class, and he's part of it! (Original Post) Playinghardball Mar 2016 OP
Her goal is clearly to amass huge personal wealth and power. nm rhett o rick Mar 2016 #1
I think of Bernie as an FDR Democrat. rusty quoin Mar 2016 #2
Yea Gwhittey Mar 2016 #7
a life long establishment politician with fabulous retirement and health care is working class? msongs Mar 2016 #3
Have you got ANYTHING but snark to offer? Ken Burch Mar 2016 #5
a life long establishment politician Gwhittey Mar 2016 #8
Sanders is a 3%er, maybe 1%er depending on how you figure it. Hoyt Mar 2016 #4
He's an honorary prole Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #6
 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
2. I think of Bernie as an FDR Democrat.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:28 AM
Mar 2016

FDR was rich, so it doesn't rule out the rich doing good things. JFK was rich.

That said, I think only Sanders will push the policies we know always worked well for the country. Maybe Hillary would do so with the right congress, but I can't predict such a thing now.

 

Gwhittey

(1,377 posts)
7. Yea
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 03:39 AM
Mar 2016

Being rich or poor does not mean anything. Take Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, both poor roots and after leaving the White House one went on to be one of great humanitarians of our time and other went onto be one of the great speakers of our time $150 million in a few years he must be one best in all of history.

msongs

(67,413 posts)
3. a life long establishment politician with fabulous retirement and health care is working class?
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:55 AM
Mar 2016

gee I have never thought of entitled congresspersons with their comfortable lives as part of the working class

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
5. Have you got ANYTHING but snark to offer?
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 03:27 AM
Mar 2016

How do you think lashing out at a guy you have no reason to disparage helps anything?

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