Hillary Clinton

Little Star

(17,055 posts) Sun Apr 3, 2016, 11:09 AM Apr 2016

Clinton says Sanders is a Democrat-come-lately

Hillary Clinton wants voters in Wisconsin to know that she has been a Democrat for much of her adult life. Why? Bernie Sanders hasn't been.

Clinton said her near-lifelong membership to the Democratic Party was "important" in the nomination contest while campaigning here on Saturday, two days ahead of Wisconsin's Democratic primary.

"I am also a Democrat and have been a proud Democrat all my adult life," Clinton said. "And I think that is kind of important if we are selecting someone to be the Democratic nominee of the Democratic Party."

Clinton grew up in a Republican household and was briefly a Republican when she went to Wellesley College in 1965. Shortly after arriving on campus, however, Clinton grew more liberal and has been a member of the Democratic Party since her graduation in 1969.

Sanders, however, has never been a member of the Democratic Party and is one of two independents in the United States Senate.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/02/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democrat-wisconsin/index.html

RELATED: Clinton campaign: Sanders playing 'games' with debate

Sanders has caucused with the Democratic Party ever since he came to Washington as a congressman in 1991. He unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate in 1971 as a member of Liberty Union party and, in 1981, when he successfully ran for mayor of Burlington, Vermont, he did so as an independent. At times, the senator identifies as a democratic (small D) socialist.

Sanders, however, listed the Democratic Party as his party affiliation in his statement of candidacy for his presidential run. He also declared as a Democrat during the New Hampshire primary.

Sanders has also, at times, said he would never be a member of the Democratic Party.

"I am not a Democrat and have no intention of becoming one," Sanders wrote in a letter to an academic as mayor of Burlington in 1988.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/02/politics/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-debates/

Well dear Bernie I have no intention of voting for your advantageous butt!

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Clinton says Sanders is a Democrat-come-lately (Original Post) Little Star Apr 2016 OP

He's been in politics 40+ years. He's been a Democrat for eight months. Bleacher Creature Apr 2016 #1

My exact thoughts as well. FarPoint Apr 2016 #3

Or a hijacker pandr32 Apr 2016 #5

And, he's still not there.. he's not fooling anyone. Cha Apr 2016 #2

Exactly Cha! Little Star Apr 2016 #7

Ugh... kjones Apr 2016 #10

bernie never been a democrat...he is a an avowed socialist who SOMETIMES sides with democrats BUT beachbum bob Apr 2016 #4

It's time the DNC finds a strong Democrat for his seat. He's been attacking the Democratic Party BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #12

I think that in two months, he will no longer be Democrat liberal N proud Apr 2016 #6

Bingo! Little Star Apr 2016 #8

Yep SharonClark Apr 2016 #9

And I agree with her. Which is why I could never support BS in a "Democratic" primary. n/t Tarheel_Dem Apr 2016 #11

Bleacher Creature

(11,257 posts)

1. He's been in politics 40+ years. He's been a Democrat for eight months.

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 11:13 AM

Apr 2016

What more really needs to be said?

FarPoint

(12,424 posts)

3. My exact thoughts as well.

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 11:15 AM

Apr 2016

He's just a Hitchhiker.

pandr32

(11,599 posts)

5. Or a hijacker

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 11:55 AM

Apr 2016

Cha

(297,449 posts)

2. And, he's still not there.. he's not fooling anyone.

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 11:14 AM

Apr 2016

Mahalo Little Star~

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

7. Exactly Cha!

Reply to Cha (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:02 PM

Apr 2016

kjones

(1,053 posts)

10. Ugh...

Reply to Cha (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 02:18 PM

Apr 2016

Every time I read any of his quotes, a big
shit-eating grin comes to mind.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

4. bernie never been a democrat...he is a an avowed socialist who SOMETIMES sides with democrats BUT

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 11:54 AM

Apr 2016

he is more aligned with democrats than conservatives on almost all issues except guns.....

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

12. It's time the DNC finds a strong Democrat for his seat. He's been attacking the Democratic Party

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #4)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:02 PM

Apr 2016

every chance he can get his mug in front of cameras and mics; he's been using Republican talking points to attack TRUE-blue Democrats like President Obama and Secretary Clinton; he's currently doing his darnedest to attack Hillary Clinton rather than Trump and Cruz; he's said nothing about receiving millions in negative advertising from the likes of KKKarl Rove and the Koch Bros (if he has, please send me a link), and he's attacking Hillary Clinton as untrustworthy and dishonest while he, himself, has refused to release more than two pages of his 2014 Federal tax return filing (Hillary has released, so far, all her tax returns from 2000-2014)...so no, he's NO Democrat. He's an angry uncouth faux-Socialist, faux-Democrat who needs to be primaried and lose his seat, and then sent to earlier retirement so he no longer does any damage to the Democratic Party.

With friends like Bernie, who needs Republicans?