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In reply to the discussion: Meet Bernie Sanders' 2018 challenger [View all]monmouth4
(9,711 posts)5. Me too and he has been voted the most popular Senator. I can understand that too..n/t
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Me too and he has been voted the most popular Senator. I can understand that too..n/t
monmouth4
Jul 2017
#5
The Dem candidate didn't call THAT divisive so why do you change the subject?
bettyellen
Jul 2017
#11
Are you serious? How about when he calls the Dems an absolute failure and fundamentally broken
DanTex
Jul 2017
#15
I don't have time to follow everything but that rhetoric about failure and such was recent, no?
MiltonBrown
Jul 2017
#21
Not sure I understand your issues here. If Sanders is so radical, and his personality isn't capable
JCanete
Jul 2017
#160
I myself distrust elites and the establishment. I feel like it has given me ample reason to do
JCanete
Jul 2017
#192
and the non-populists here are fairly hostile to those people o the far left, if you haven't noticed
JCanete
Jul 2017
#209
I don't want the kind of unity where certain issues are third rails and no party addresses them.
JCanete
Jul 2017
#50
That's pragmatic for the party. It isn't pragmatic for the issues, and that's the problem with
JCanete
Jul 2017
#61
The only way to make any progress on the issues is if the Democratic Party wins votes.
DanTex
Jul 2017
#86
only when the democratic party is pushing progressive issues, but that does not happen without
JCanete
Jul 2017
#92
Well than the alt-left can elect Republicans and see how much they enjoy those policies. The
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#154
Or you could be frustrated with the party for not going more populist and capturing these votes.
JCanete
Jul 2017
#157
he got what he could OUT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. why is that all we could get from ourselves?
JCanete
Jul 2017
#159
and he also tried to do that with policy. He gave the Republicans no reason at all to make
JCanete
Jul 2017
#163
I'm not one of the people SAYING that Dems and Repubs are equally bad-or thinking it.
Ken Burch
Jul 2017
#166
Even when they're completely off topic? Perhaps you could educate yourself about his divisive state
bettyellen
Jul 2017
#41
Rehashing the primaries is a violation of the TOS that you signed before joining, Milton
Hekate
Jul 2017
#51
I am all for a Democratic representative that truly represents the Democratic Party. Eom
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#6
I am all for a Democratic representative that truly represents Democratic VOTERS
Martin Eden
Jul 2017
#54
I think Sanders is one of the weaker primary candidates if you were to check past
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#57
The strongest that was not strong at all. Which is the point. The Democratic base supported
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#93
You don't think Bernie Sanders is anti-establishment -- even compared to HRC?
Martin Eden
Jul 2017
#96
He has sat in congress for two and half decades. He is the establishment.
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#102
I have no problem with the "establishment". I do not see it as an insult, like others define.
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#103
I'm a lifetime Democratic voter, and the Senator from Vermont, particularly his opposition to...
NNadir
Jul 2017
#89
I find our Democrats much more progressive, fact be told. And Liberal which Sanders
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#94
I've never seen a politician with whom I agree on everything. Nobody is perfect.
Martin Eden
Jul 2017
#95
relevant difference between bashing a sacred cow and criticism of a politician
LanternWaste
Jul 2017
#231
Frankly, I'm somewhat out of the Dem mainstream on this one. I believe that Senator Sanders...
NNadir
Jul 2017
#131
Wow! An open mind!!! I'm not used to seeing those, but I'm grateful that they still exist!
NNadir
Jul 2017
#190
I voted for Bernie in the primary before voting for Hillary in Nov because of his stance on fracking
femmedem
Jul 2017
#149
It's good that Democrats finally provide some feedback to the attacks leveled,
R B Garr
Jul 2017
#178
Yea that is a ridiculous statement. Bernie Sanders is neither self-serving or a 'celebrity' Senator.
CousinIT
Jul 2017
#13
I agree with you. The Democratic candidate pointed to a situation where he and a
Blue_true
Jul 2017
#42
And it appears the primary reason he did not get the at that time mayor's assistance...
Foamfollower
Jul 2017
#75
The DEMOCRATIC candidate is absolutely 100% spot on about the Independent Senator from Vermont.
Foamfollower
Jul 2017
#73
Yes, insignificant. It has been repeatedly asked to list which of Sanders legislative accomplishents
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#83
I'm glad he is doing this. Divisive behavior and rhetoric deserves push-back. nt
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#24
I think it would be a good idea if Bernie Sanders faced some primary opposition.
SecularMotion
Jul 2017
#39
New blood - no. Sanders is the best kind of statesperson we need in all of Congress/Presidency...
Trial_By_Fire
Jul 2017
#164
True. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, and what goes around comes around...
Hekate
Jul 2017
#47
primary opposition is fine. Its good. What will be disturbing is if a shit load of money pours into
JCanete
Jul 2017
#53
what should happen, big corporate donors should do what they always do, and buy democracy? nt
JCanete
Jul 2017
#66
No, I am specifically referring to the DNC. They should support the Democrat. nt
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#70
but you make a point that somehow I totally missed. You're right, this won't be a primary.
JCanete
Jul 2017
#68
I don't complain about the challenge itself, but again, who ends up paying for it and the actual
JCanete
Jul 2017
#71
Hypocritcally many of the same ones nodding in agreement with primarying Bernie
Jake Stern
Jul 2017
#115
Bernie isn't being primaried. We shouldn't primary Democrats. Bernie will have two
stevenleser
Jul 2017
#125
Bernie should run as a Democrat ...now is the time to join the Dems...we may end up with
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#174
Sanders has won the democratic primary both times he's run for Senate, and likely will again in 2018
fishwax
Jul 2017
#139
So Svitsvsky plans to split the vote ... and a Republican wins. Makes little sense to me. At least
The Wielding Truth
Jul 2017
#72
He's challenging Bernie from the right, and there's no good reason for any D in Vermont to do that.
Ken Burch
Jul 2017
#128
that assumes that Sanders doesn't win the democratic primary, which strikes me as pretty unlikely
fishwax
Jul 2017
#141
Actually you did. I'm not Beetlejuice, once is enough. #FactsAreNotFakeNews
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#214
Why don't you check it out? Just click on the highlighted text, it's easy peasy!
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#217
It's never anti-establishment to challenge a progressive incumbent from the right.
Ken Burch
Jul 2017
#130
If he is the Democratic nominee, I hope he gets all the requisite funding/support from the DSCC.
SaschaHM
Jul 2017
#79
So the Bernie haters will risk losing the seat to an R? Bernie who caucuses 100% w Dems?
Arazi
Jul 2017
#104
Well, you see everything is Bernie's fault. You know Hillary getting 3 million more votes than Trump
Quixote1818
Jul 2017
#107
A Democrat that referred to a prominent African American GOP politician as an 'Oreo cookie disaster'
Jake Stern
Jul 2017
#123
I just looked at his Facebook page. He seems to be promoting a Trump-style, negative campaign.
Vinca
Jul 2017
#161
Svitavsky is racist and homophobic. He opposes many ideas popular with Democrats.
DemocraticWing
Jul 2017
#176
Then consider your request granted. Direct links to his post are easy enough to find.
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#194
Can you imagine what they would say if Bernie called black people 'oreos'?
beam me up scottie
Jul 2017
#202
If true, the irony is that Sanders wants us to court racists & homophobic folks
ecstatic
Jul 2017
#223
will probably be as successful as bernie's primary ing of obama was
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2017
#181
you can still support the democrat without bashing the independent
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2017
#183