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Showing Original Post only (View all)I'm really confused about what Bernie has done this past week or so [View all]
After getting most of my information about campaign developments from DU over the past week or so, I'd thought Sanders had more or less gone back to Vermont. Made a few announcements about planning to debate, missing a procedural vote on McConnell's coronavirus bill (where Sanders' vote really wouldn't affect the outcome).
Now I'm hearing my Sanders die-hard friends gushing about how Sanders heroically saved us all this week, inserting a critical provision into the bill that passed the Senate ensuring low wage workers wouldn't suffer income losses and now explaining that he is risking his very life to carry the fight for the rest of us forward:
Briahna Joy Gray @briebriejoy·2h
Hes been training for this moment his whole life.
This is the next president of the United States.
Hes been training for this moment his whole life.
This is the next president of the United States.
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quoting this tweet
Aisha Ahmad @aishaismad
bernie sanders is 78. he should be self-isolating.
he's not. he's fighting till his last breath for us. like we expect him to. like anyone who know this man would expect him to.
what a human being
bernie sanders is 78. he should be self-isolating.
he's not. he's fighting till his last breath for us. like we expect him to. like anyone who know this man would expect him to.
what a human being
Link to tweet
So my question is... can anyone give me a timeline of what he's actually been doing over the past week or so? My sense had been that he was remote from the negotiations on the Senate bill and generally keeping a low profile as he assesses how the campaign moves forward...
I'm interested in the facts more than commentary here. Are there web sites that track candidates in this way? Thanks for any help.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Well for one thing he has raised over $ 2 million for the coronavirus relief effort.
CentralMass
Mar 2020
#12
That speech was yesterday afternoon, after days of all-night negotiations by House and Senate....
George II
Mar 2020
#10
I am still looking for someone to tell me what sanders has achieved legislatively
Gothmog
Mar 2020
#16
sanders' superpower is parachuting in at the very last minute to wave his arms while taking credit
Gothmog
Mar 2020
#23