Sanders 2020

Perrenial Voter

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5. It's not just sad, it is dirty politics--the residual impact of the lies and

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 01:31 PM

Apr 2019

distortions of the 2016 race. If all the candidates are "vetted" in the same manner, Trump will win re-election. There already people spouting misinformation, such as that David Sirota was working for Bernie when he "smeared" Beto O'Rourke by reporting his contributions from oil companies, that Lucy Flores is lying because she supports Bernie and wants to take out Biden, and that Bernie supported the Iraq War and US intervention in Libya. These things are being transformed into "facts" through repeated repetition.

It's pretty obvious that there are lot of Democrats who really hate Bernie and are willing to project all sorts of misdeeds onto his record. It makes me wonder if he might be in the inverse position to the one Clinton was in in 2016: popular enough to win the general election, but too many negatives for the primary.

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Hellooooooo! [View all] Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 OP

Hello! David__77 Apr 2019 #1

Present Donkees Apr 2019 #2

Yes, The Selective Amnesia Of Sanders' Record Is Just Sad corbettkroehler Apr 2019 #3

It's not just sad, it is dirty politics--the residual impact of the lies and Perrenial Voter Apr 2019 #5

I Wish I Could Say You Were Wrong corbettkroehler Apr 2019 #10

Hi workinclasszero Apr 2019 #4

Eloquently Put! (n/t) corbettkroehler Apr 2019 #11

Thanks 😊 workinclasszero Apr 2019 #12

one wonders NJCher Apr 2019 #14

A comfortable majority probably. Kentonio Apr 2019 #18

I think we're larger than it appears Lazy Daisy Apr 2019 #16

So glad we don't have to worry about the constant lies and distortions of Bernie's record here. Power 2 the People Apr 2019 #6

Hi! dogman Apr 2019 #7

I sometimes think that more than a few Sanders haters on this board are actually Republicans denverbill Apr 2019 #8

Bingo. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #9

Something is going on. dogman Apr 2019 #17

The double standard isn't anything new. Kentonio Apr 2019 #19

I remember there was a 3 way race in Florida with Charlie Crist JonLP24 Apr 2019 #20

Inconvenient Truths The Sanders Cynics Will Ignore corbettkroehler Apr 2019 #23

SO PLEASED to see this group formed... RobertDevereaux Apr 2019 #13

present eom roody Apr 2019 #15

Hello back! DaGimpster Apr 2019 #21

Top of the morning to ya ZeroSomeBrains Apr 2019 #22