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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Bernie isn't promising the moon. He's promising to *fight for* the moon. [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)32. "Ridiculous. Come on. " -- Yes. Exactly. Thank you.
Ridiculous. Come on.
Yes. Exactly. Thank you.
Bernie has snubbed and insulted and ridiculed and smeared and attacked and lied about Democrats for YEARS! But, these are the very people (loyal, lifelong, stalwart Democrats) whom he needs to be allies... yet he continues (to this day) to treat us as adversaries and enemies.
He's ALREADY set himself up for failure. His inability to cooperate, or compromise, or find common ground, or explore mutually beneficial areas of agreement, or to give a little to get a little... his all-or-nothing approach is ALWAYS going to result in NO progress and a preservation of the status quo. As much as he and his fan-base decry "incrementalism" there can be no denying that incremental progress is STILL progress, and it's better than nothing.
Yet, oddly enough, Bernie and his fan-base seem to be delighted in boasting that they "held firm" even though they come away with NOTHING. (It must be nice to be able to afford such luxuries when the most vulnerable among us continue to suffer.)
Rallies would knock sense into Republicans and both sides are corrupt.
I'm so sick of this shit. And from the looks of things, the American people are sick of it too. They see it for what it is, and they aren't buying what he's selling.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Bernie isn't promising the moon. He's promising to *fight for* the moon. [View all]
DanTex
Feb 2020
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sanders' agenda is dependent on a magical voter revolution that I would love to understand
Gothmog
Feb 2020
#18
In other words its like how after a rumor that a Walmart store might be closing and they release a
cstanleytech
Mar 2020
#21
Can he also *fight for* eradicating mosquitoes, forgiveness of all credit card debt and mortages,
ehrnst
Feb 2020
#15
Again, I never took sanders to be a serious candidate and do not understand his appeal
Gothmog
Mar 2020
#73
There's no such thing as "fighting", though. It's just something online people made up.
Recursion
Mar 2020
#22
Bernie may not win the entire war but please remember in 2ish years when we have
Sunlei
Mar 2020
#40
If they have the senate majority, I can assure you, it will be very easy for them to obstruct.
HarlanPepper
Mar 2020
#81
Yours being the insulting behavior you consistently point to as "how is this winning over voters"?
LanternWaste
Mar 2020
#41
The Democratic leadership should fight for Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.
BeckyDem
Mar 2020
#71
But it comes across as bribery...offering free stuff in exchange for a vote.
unitedwethrive
Mar 2020
#72
we need no fighting we need actual stuff done, exactly what sanders fails to get done
beachbumbob
Mar 2020
#80
So Bernie is saying he will talk the talk but not actually walk the walk.
Vivienne235729
Mar 2020
#89