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Bernie Sanders@BernieSanders Imagine having a government that fights for the needs of working people (Original Post) BeckyDem Mar 2020 OP
Why keep imagining when I can vote for Biden? beastie boy Mar 2020 #1
I'm imagining it and Bernie is still a 3rd stringer in the senate Renew Deal Mar 2020 #3
Imagine a Democratic candidate that fights against Trump instead of the Democratic Party Renew Deal Mar 2020 #2
You beat me to it. GMTA. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #5
Imagine House members and Senators that do the hard work of writing Squinch Mar 2020 #4
He hasn't been in Washington for more than 8 months except for a week for trump's trial. George II Mar 2020 #9
Yes, imagine that!! We love you Bernie!! InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #6
I wish that would happen too el_bryanto Mar 2020 #8
Yup, well see... think we'll know a lot more after the debate & voting on Tuesday. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #13
Joe will be fine in a two person debate...I have a kid who stutters...He will look and act Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #26
+1 BeckyDem Mar 2020 #10
Sanders has been in Washington on the job a single week (reluctantly, in Jan) since late June..... George II Mar 2020 #7
The issue on everyone's mind today? brooklynite Mar 2020 #11
@EdMarkey You know what would make everyone feel better right now? A single payer healthcare system BeckyDem Mar 2020 #15
Not after they see older people (above 60) being allowed to die a horrible death in Italy, they Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #21
Well, get to work in the Senate. That's where your action is. NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #12
Fact is that Bernie Sanders would accomplish next to nothing as president Galraedia Mar 2020 #14
Bernie Sanders was the roll call amendment king from 1995 to 2007 BeckyDem Mar 2020 #17
So he attached amendments on other people's bills...most of which did not become law. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #19
I'm well aware of who finances his campaign. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #20
I find your remarks hillarous...Biden had no money going into Carolina...and Sanders gets Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #22
Bidens political platform speaks volumes as to who finances him. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #23
He has a very good platform...some of which could actually become law unlike Sanders' pie in the Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #25
Have you even read it? showblue22 Mar 2020 #36
I read them, thus my conclusions and please don't tell me what I think. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #37
As congressman and senator, he's done a bang-up job so far... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #16
No, Sanders would reelect Trump if he was the nominee ...and will if he doesn't get out and soon. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #18
That's about as I see it Vogon_Glory Mar 2020 #27
Joe is my first choice Warren was my second...I have long believed Biden was best to crush Trump Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #33
I do believe in "having a government that fights for the needs of working people" William769 Mar 2020 #24
The Pied Piper continues dalton99a Mar 2020 #28
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #29
You bet. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #31
Bernie Sanders live: Together We Can Create Humane Health Care & Economic Systems BeckyDem Mar 2020 #30
Those who didn't vote for Hillary in the 16 General pushed the country right ...look at the house. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #34
Have no fear Mr. Independent Senator from Vermont MyNameGoesHere Mar 2020 #32
Imagine a Government Who Works For All People Equally Todd79 Mar 2020 #35
Wouldn't that be nice! iwannaknow Mar 2020 #38
 

beastie boy

(11,148 posts)
1. Why keep imagining when I can vote for Biden?
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 09:45 AM
Mar 2020

And actually see it happen!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Renew Deal

(82,931 posts)
3. I'm imagining it and Bernie is still a 3rd stringer in the senate
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 09:55 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Renew Deal

(82,931 posts)
2. Imagine a Democratic candidate that fights against Trump instead of the Democratic Party
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 09:54 AM
Mar 2020

Imagine a Democratic candidate that knows when to admit he lost

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Squinch

(52,770 posts)
4. Imagine House members and Senators that do the hard work of writing
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 09:57 AM
Mar 2020

legislation that ACTUALLY changes things, and then doing the work to get it passed.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
9. He hasn't been in Washington for more than 8 months except for a week for trump's trial.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:14 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,558 posts)
6. Yes, imagine that!! We love you Bernie!!
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:04 AM
Mar 2020

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
8. I wish that would happen too
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:12 AM
Mar 2020

But I'm resigned to voting for Biden.

Bryant

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,558 posts)
13. Yup, well see... think we'll know a lot more after the debate & voting on Tuesday.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:39 AM
Mar 2020

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
26. Joe will be fine in a two person debate...I have a kid who stutters...He will look and act
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:46 AM
Mar 2020

presidential and then Sanders will lose every state on Tuesday...some by double digits. It is over.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
7. Sanders has been in Washington on the job a single week (reluctantly, in Jan) since late June.....
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:12 AM
Mar 2020

That's not "fighting for the needs of working people..."

But for that one week during the impeachment trial he hasn't been on the job.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
11. The issue on everyone's mind today?
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:35 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
15. @EdMarkey You know what would make everyone feel better right now? A single payer healthcare system
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:55 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
21. Not after they see older people (above 60) being allowed to die a horrible death in Italy, they
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:04 AM
Mar 2020

won't. We can do better. We can use the ACA to develop universal healthcare that makes sense for the 21st century...Medicare is not a good program...it is expensive for the person. My sis in law whom I have been helping pays over $300 a month for the plan, drugs and a wrap. And she still has copays and deductibles that total in the thousands. We can do better. This plan was never meant for everyone.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Happy Hoosier

(8,405 posts)
12. Well, get to work in the Senate. That's where your action is. NT
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:36 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Galraedia

(5,176 posts)
14. Fact is that Bernie Sanders would accomplish next to nothing as president
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:50 AM
Mar 2020

Sanders has good intentions and goals, but he doesn't have the skills needed to accomplish them. The problem is that he's destructive to his own cause. He doesn't work well with others and alienates his allies.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
17. Bernie Sanders was the roll call amendment king from 1995 to 2007
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:57 AM
Mar 2020

Bernie Sanders is often criticized for "pie-in-the-sky" proposals and impractical ideals, but his campaign argues the Vermont senator actually gets things done.

"Bernie Sanders passed more roll call amendments in a Republican Congress than any other member," according to a TV ad paid for by the Sanders campaign.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/mar/24/bernie-s/bernie-sanders-was-roll-call-amendment-king-1995-2/

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
19. So he attached amendments on other people's bills...most of which did not become law.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:01 AM
Mar 2020

I am supposed to admire that? Joe Biden got a automatic weapons ban through congress. Biden has a long distinguished career with accomplishments.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
20. I'm well aware of who finances his campaign.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:04 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
22. I find your remarks hillarous...Biden had no money going into Carolina...and Sanders gets
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:14 AM
Mar 2020

money from a Super-PAC and won't say who the donors are. Biden had a very good reputation in Congress about the money..didn't even invest in the stock market...most get rich in the Senate...I mean Sanders now owns three house. And there is nothing wrong with that.

We need money because the left left /Greens fucked us over in 2000 with Nader and helped elected Bush who's SCOTUS picks helped pass United. You have to have campaign money. I don't give a damn about the funding. Sanders had plenty of money...and some it came from sources he is being sued to reveal...Biden had nothing and still managed to destroy Sanders in the primary because in the end. Sanders ran a divisive campaign and thought he could win the nomination with just under 30 % of the vote and sneered at lifelong Democrats like me. He called us 'establishment or corporate' and some of his supporters on this very forum did the same thing...well guess what? Application Denied.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
23. Bidens political platform speaks volumes as to who finances him.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:18 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
25. He has a very good platform...some of which could actually become law unlike Sanders' pie in the
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:43 AM
Mar 2020

sky platform which has no chance among even Democrats in Congress.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

showblue22

(1,026 posts)
36. Have you even read it?
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 01:06 PM
Mar 2020

When you think Bernie and no one else on the planet has good plans it becomes more of love for the man not the policies and that is really dangerous territory.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
37. I read them, thus my conclusions and please don't tell me what I think.
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 05:10 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
16. As congressman and senator, he's done a bang-up job so far...
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:56 AM
Mar 2020

Over 30 years in Congress and such a sterling record.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
18. No, Sanders would reelect Trump if he was the nominee ...and will if he doesn't get out and soon.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:58 AM
Mar 2020

The math is the math...Sander has lost...he needs to concede.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Vogon_Glory

(9,572 posts)
27. That's about as I see it
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:56 AM
Mar 2020

Bernie just doesn’t have it to beat Donnie. Joe does.

Joe Biden isn’t my first choice. But he does look like a winner, and his poll numbers aren’t only crushing Bernie’s, but they’re crushing Trump’s.

I want to see Donald Trump not only crushed in the popular vote, but in the electoral college vote, too. Joe can do it; I doubt Bernie can.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
33. Joe is my first choice Warren was my second...I have long believed Biden was best to crush Trump
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 07:55 PM
Mar 2020

in blue wall states which would give us a EC win...but I am now optimistic that we might win states we have never won like Georgia or Arizona...maybe North Carolina which did go for Obama in 08. Maybe we can put Florida back in the D column. I am with you I want Trump annihilated.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

William769

(55,830 posts)
24. I do believe in "having a government that fights for the needs of working people"
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:27 AM
Mar 2020

That's why I voting Joe Biden Next Tuesday in Florida's primary.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

dalton99a

(84,309 posts)
28. The Pied Piper continues
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 12:10 PM
Mar 2020

"Onward to victory!"


If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Uncle Joe

(60,149 posts)
29. Kicked and recommended.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 12:52 PM
Mar 2020

Thanks for the thread BeckyDem.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
30. Bernie Sanders live: Together We Can Create Humane Health Care & Economic Systems
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 01:09 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
34. Those who didn't vote for Hillary in the 16 General pushed the country right ...look at the house.
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 08:02 PM
Mar 2020

Look at Bernie's numbers this time...half of what he had. The reality is by failing to elect Hillary and progressive Democrats like Feingold in 16...the left hurt their efforts to achieve progressive policies at a later date. We have no ability to pass M4A or the Green New Deal at this point. It won't make it through a Democratic Congress.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)
32. Have no fear Mr. Independent Senator from Vermont
Fri Mar 13, 2020, 06:26 PM
Mar 2020

President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr A true and loyal Democrat of the highest order to the rescue. You may go back to being the Independent Senator from Vermont now.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Todd79

(166 posts)
35. Imagine a Government Who Works For All People Equally
Sat Mar 14, 2020, 12:40 PM
Mar 2020

Imagine a government who works for the working class, the middle class, and the wealthy. I get tired of the constant attacking of millionaires and billionaires and trillionaires or whatever. Many of them came from working class backgrounds, and targeting them for being successful isn’t productive.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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