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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWow, one of the most conservative Democrats in congress just endorsed Bernie
Rep. Collin Peterson D-MN
http://www.echopress.com/news/3996201-collin-peterson-would-vote-bernie-sanders-delegate
Peterson is in the most Republican district in the country held by a Democrat. Its PVI is R+6.
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Wow, one of the most conservative Democrats in congress just endorsed Bernie (Original Post)
jfern
Mar 2016
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Jitter65
(3,089 posts)1. So, a real DINO will switch his vote to Bernie. Yawn.... nt
GeorgiaPeanuts
(2,353 posts)4. It shows Sanders ability to work across the aisle...
Unlike Hillary and her supporters Sanders doesn't denigrate the 23% of the electorate who are part of the Republican party.
I am still blown away that Hillary said in the first debate that Republicans are her #1 enemy and then had to flip flop in the next debates onward to suggest that she will be the best to work with Republicans...
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)2. Very interesting. Peterson is the original Blue Dog.
But he's giving his superdelegate vote to Bernie because that's who his district voted for. Isn't that the way it should be?
MADem
(135,425 posts)3. What's his views on gun control? Ahhhhh....there it is~!
In fact, Peterson might get to rub elbows with Republicans during their national convention July 18-21 in Cleveland. Peterson's band, "The Second Amendment," might play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland during the GOP convention, he said.
"You've got to be against gun control to play in my band," Peterson said, explaining the name. Over the years, many of Peterson's band mates have been Republicans, including Joe Scarborough, who now hosts a political talk show on MSNBC.
If the gig works out -- scheduling is still pending -- Peterson, a guitar player and former accountant, will be able to say that's he's played at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"You've got to be against gun control to play in my band," Peterson said, explaining the name. Over the years, many of Peterson's band mates have been Republicans, including Joe Scarborough, who now hosts a political talk show on MSNBC.
If the gig works out -- scheduling is still pending -- Peterson, a guitar player and former accountant, will be able to say that's he's played at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
that is surprising