2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIn 15 Tweets Bernie Sanders Clobbers Clinton Welfare Reform
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/718582565930606592
"In my view, we need to repeal the 1996 welfare reform
provisions and expand, not weaken, the social safety net."
-Bernie Sanders
azmom
(5,208 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)Avalux
(35,015 posts)amborin
(16,631 posts)pinebox
(5,761 posts)BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)Putting this out on the heels of Bill's racist rant yesterday is fantastic strategy. Bill opened the door for it. It will spread all over the internet.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)creeksneakers2
(7,476 posts)if he makes it to the general election.
sadoldgirl
(3,431 posts)call to break up the banks, i.e. not at all.
creeksneakers2
(7,476 posts)they also hate welfare.
GeorgiaPeanuts
(2,353 posts)Bernie isn't a "politician"... He isn't going to cinch the nomination and then immediately pivot to the center. His positions he is taking in the primary are the same positions he will take in the general election. And he will defend them with the same conviction and vigor as he has been doing this whole primary.
And thanks to Clinton we got a taste of what a Sanders would be like if he were riled up and aggressively attacked in a negative manner by Republicans. Boy did the Clinton campaign reverse course on their disqualify, defeat, and unify the party later strategy in less than a day.
creeksneakers2
(7,476 posts)Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)Even Bill didn't get votes from poorbashers in '96. He only took 49%.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)check DU
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)GeorgiaPeanuts
(2,353 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,389 posts)Thanks for the thread, Cheese Sandwich.