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sabrina 1

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58. Same poll elected Obama also. What is your point?

Sat May 2, 2015, 10:52 PM

May 2015

Different times, I wanted Kucinich but fell for the 'he can't win' routine as we were still in the throes of the Bush Regime. Millions of others did also. Not to mention, he was out of the race before millions of Americans had a chance to vote for him.

We are far more informed now than we were then.

We've learned a lot and now and that old 'he can't win' routine will fall on deaf ears.

Those who didn't want Kucinich and who don't want Bernie will have to come up with more than smears, those kind of tactics will only make people MORE supportive of this candidate.

We saw the smear machine at work with Kucinich. Had it not been for Bush, it wouldn't have worked then either.

It's really pretty simple, Bernie will win if we vote for him.

Btw, any comment on the issues?

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This was the same poll that elected Dennis Kucinich in 2008? brooklynite May 2015 #57

Same poll elected Obama also. What is your point? sabrina 1 May 2015 #58

I'm smearing nobody...just referencing the DU preference vs. actual Democratic voting patterns... brooklynite May 2015 #64

I didn't say you were. I said we expect it this time. sabrina 1 May 2015 #67

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Ty! katsy May 2015 #83

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