Democratic Primaries

NCProgressive

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10. Written by bro Edward McLelland lol

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 01:47 PM

Mar 2020

Minimum wage has been $15 in San Francisco and Seattle for a long time already and the trend was eventually going to come to other large cities anyway.

Marijuana legalization is also a nationwide trend and will spread without Bernie's help.

Taking credit for other people's work is the hallmark of the movement.

One cannot show a higher percentage support in a small subset and claim that as a victory of sorts.

If I ran for mayor of a city of 100 and got 5 out of 5 votes from left-handed people doesn't mean I have succeeded in changing the minds of left-handed people with a succes rate of 100% - I still would lose the election if 60% of right handed people voted against me.

It is a nice try -- good for consolation like "we have parting gifts for you backstage" but politically useless.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie Sanders Lost Illinois, but He Changed Chicago [View all] Uncle Joe Mar 2020 OP

I'm sure Lori Lightfoot would have something to say about that..... George II Mar 2020 #1

+1 n/t ZenDem Mar 2020 #2

Dammit George, pull your head out of the sand, it's all about that magic Blue_true Mar 2020 #39

Thank You For The Laugh, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #3

How is that relevant to Bernie's remaining in the race? MineralMan Mar 2020 #4

Ridiculous, isn't it? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #7

Beyond That, Sir, It Presumes No One Changes The Magistrate Mar 2020 #13

Thank your for your seasoned insights, Sir. MineralMan Mar 2020 #15

Your Post, Sir, Puts Me in Mind of the 1990 Film, "Slacker" MineralMan Mar 2020 #18

Most Of Them Will Grow All The Way Up, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #19

Perhaps You Are Correct in That, Sir. MineralMan Mar 2020 #20

Doubtless, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #22

Political Theory Is, It Seems, Rarely Put into Practice Unaltered. MineralMan Mar 2020 #23

Greed, Tribalism, Emotional Attachments, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #24

That Clarifies Things Nicely, Sir, MineralMan Mar 2020 #32

Actually Something Of A Socialist Myself, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #33

As am I, philosophically. MineralMan Mar 2020 #36

A lot of Sanders' rhetoric reminds me of the '60s The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #27

My Views Have A Similar Root, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #29

You know. Blue_true Mar 2020 #40

The whole state of Illinois has legal marijuana frazzled Mar 2020 #5

Haaaaaa! NurseJackie Mar 2020 #6

Sanders has done more to prevent minimum wage increases than he has to enact them. W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #8

Funny, people are claiming he's changing Chicago, but when it's pointed out.... George II Mar 2020 #12

LOL, I didn't even know that factoid -- oof! W_HAMILTON Mar 2020 #21

Remember the Simon and Garfunkel line from the song "The Boxer" Blue_true Mar 2020 #41

That Is A Favorite Song The Magistrate Mar 2020 #46

Love minus zero, no limit tirebiter Mar 2020 #9

Written by bro Edward McLelland lol NCProgressive Mar 2020 #10

Legal weed and higher minimum wage basically every schoolkid's dream since forever. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #42

Looking at some of the Bernie biased articles NCProgressive Mar 2020 #43

Treacly Matt Taibbi comes to mind. It's a disgrace he has the job that Hunter S. Thompson once held. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #44

That Last Is Worth An O.P., Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #45

Done. Scurrilous Mar 2020 #47

gee i had most of those "ideas' 40 yrs ago. where has he been all that time? nt msongs Mar 2020 #11

Bernie may have lost Illinois, but msongs changed Chicago. Codeine Mar 2020 #37

Yep. They have inherited a mess and are determined to change the power structure despite BeckyDem Mar 2020 #14

.... Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #16

In solidarity my friend. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #17

More losing is winning! You know who else always claims losing is winning? MrsCoffee Mar 2020 #25

Chicago is being gentrified. RandySF Mar 2020 #26

Blue states have been on this before Sanders. Why does he get the credit? Our state Democrats have LizBeth Mar 2020 #28

Sigh Me. Mar 2020 #30

. Squinch Mar 2020 #31

Joe won Cook county and all the collar counties by an average of about 25% LuvLoogie Mar 2020 #34

Champaign is a college town... George II Mar 2020 #35

Both issues way preceded Sanders running for President. Blue_true Mar 2020 #38

Yeah! MyNameGoesHere Mar 2020 #48

Bernie Sanders didn't win any larger argument Gothmog Mar 2020 #49