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In reply to the discussion: I think we all agree that Bernie Sanders is a fine Senator, [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Oh my god! Can you imagine the outrage if Trump or Ryan or Spicer or Conway were to smear Democrats and the Democratic Party that way?
I doubt anyone would be trying to excuse that behavior by saying they mean well, and they're just trying to help, or that we should appreciate what "straight-shooters" they are, and "give them credit for being so honest".
Nobody would say that. Nobody.
LOL
By the bye, he's already filed as an Independent. He will not be running as a Democrat. Any indications otherwise given was purely for strategic reasons. I'd recommend that you stop spreading the rumor, or holding out any false hope that he is. I never believed he'd actually file to run for Senate as a Democrat in his home state, and it turns out that was correct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Vermont,_2018