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KoKo

(84,711 posts)
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 09:04 AM Sep 2015

A Very Happy Bernie!

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Surprised Bernie Sanders Is Leading the Polls? So Is He

Many political observers are surprised that Bernie Sanders is doing so well in the polls – including Sanders himself.

"You want me to tell you the truth? Yes, I'm stunned,” Sanders said during a Thursday afternoon interview on CNN's “The Situation Room.” “Look, we have a message that I believed from day one was going to resonate with the American people. ... Did I think [the issues] would resonate as quickly as they have? The answer is no."

A Quinnipiac University polled unveiled Thursday morning found the Vermont lawmaker had wiped out former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s long-held lead among Iowa Democrats, edging her 41 percent to 40 percent.

These are indeed heady times for Sanders, the longest-serving independent lawmaker in congressional history. His entry into the race earlier this year sparked curiosity more than anything else among most political analysts, who were sure Clinton had the Democratic nomination locked up.

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/09/11/Surprised-Bernie-Sanders-Leading-Polls-So-He
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sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
2. No they can't and they can't. It's like finding gold to voters, someone who just answers
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 09:23 AM
Sep 2015

questions about ISSUES and just won't engage in the usual prevarications, distractions, smears etc.

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
3. that picture is the proof I need that he's going to win the primaries and the GE-the young ones
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 09:43 AM
Sep 2015

They're a very cynical lot, a lot of eye-rolling when politicians are politicking. He gets these kids whipped up! They get his authenticity, his sincerity and he's not "politics as usual".

 

Hollingsworth

(88 posts)
9. Hi Rosa, how do I put that Bernie logo in my posts that you have?
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 02:08 PM
Sep 2015

I just changed my avatar from a blank to Bernie (I notice there are very few Bernie pics to choose from, only one that I saw I used.)

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
11. The young people should have an expectation of a promising future.
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 03:13 PM
Sep 2015

They know what is at stake if Bernie doesn't win.

Most of us know there is no alternative to Bernie.

This nation is in crisis. The crisis is manifold. And the crisis isn't because taxes are too high and regulations too excessive. We are tired of the citizens being abused at every level.

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