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Bernie Sanders 2016 Feel the Bern!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by glynch, Aug 14, 2015.

  1. SamFisher

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    This explains your bright and happy countenance.
     
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  2. JuanValdez

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    Is Maricopa County the crookedest county in America?
     
  3. Nook

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    Hey look, you just made up a bunch of **** and passed it off as fact!

    Way to go big guy.
     
  4. Nook

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    Ever been in Cook County?
     
  5. JuanValdez

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    Yeah, I lived there for 7 years. They definitely have their crooks, but I think I'd take that over the Arpiao-Purcell cabal right now.
     
  6. ThatBoyNick

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    That site shows he's won 62% of the delegates though, I see what your saying, he needed to win bigger in these states if he actually wants to catch up. But a 60/40 split is pretty decent, hopefully he has some upsets in the bag. I know its a up mountain battle, but a guy can hope right? lol
     
  7. Nolen

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    Um, the republicans are about to nominate Donald f***ing Trump as nominee for President of the United States. Sit down and let that sink in. Really.

    ...but it's the liberals who continue to "march to the beat of insanity." Mmm Hm. Ok.

    Methinks you're a bit embarrassed and defensive about being associated with conservatism and/or the republican party. That's ok. It's a good thing you're embarrassed. You should be.
     
  8. Invisible Fan

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    He's still one since the Bush Era. Apparently embarrassment morphs into selective amnesia
     
  9. FranchiseBlade

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    It could be seen as a solid day depending on the philosophy. One of the things Sanders needs to fight against is the perception that he can't win. If people are scared to vote for him even if they want to, then showing that he can actually win elections may sway them to give him the margins he needs going forward.

    It's going to be hard either way, but winning is always a plus for someone who people keep naysaying him all along the way.
     
  10. apollo33

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    Which one has better odds

    Rockets beating Warriors in a 4 game series or Bernie Sanders getting the nom
     
  11. Invisible Fan

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    Rockets ofc. They haven't played. Bernie is down 3 games to 1 in a best of 7 with an 8 pt halftime deficit.
     
  12. ipaman

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    bernie has already won. listening to hilary lately, she's ripping off bernie's MO.

    dare i say it, hilary is feeling the bern!!!
     
  13. ThatBoyNick

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    Lately? Lol she's been coping him heavily for months now. Sadly these aren't her true views, she's just saying things people want to hear to get her votes, which i'm guessing means she likely won't be holding true to Sanders words and views once she gets becomes the president.
     
  14. Dubious

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    It does sound nice to have her moving left, but even if Bernie is elected no legislative progress will be made. What we are gaining from Bernie's run is normalizing progressive rhetoric, a crack in the door where Congressional Candidates are not afraid to be progressive. They will still get crushed by PAC advertising but the gains are incremental, one here, one there, over time.
     
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  15. JuanValdez

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    Interesting election in that regard. Bernie and Trump (and Cruz to a lesser extent) are foils in this regard. On both sides, they provide legitimacy to people who have views that are further afield of the center. We probably have more breadth of political views in this primary than we've seen in presidential primaries for quite a long time.
     
  16. Dubious

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    But they are polar opposites. One is rational, reasoned, democratic and inclusive. The other is irrational, autocratic and exclusive.
     
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    Voter suppression in Arizona. The **** is rigged. We're fuxked.
     
  18. Scolalist

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    The Voting Right Act being overturned is responsible for all of that mess.

    The billionaire class does not want what the majority of American people want and that's Bernie Sanders. They are buying this election.
     
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    Yeah, it's pretty messed up. Speechless.
     
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    I hate the idea of Trump being elected but I love that their is a part of our society that is just plain fed up with our political system enough to vote for somebody that is not a political puppet.

    Bernie has some of that appeal too but anyone who votes for Hilary is voting for the worst of the worst in politics.
     

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