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2016 Postmortem

rateyes

(17,438 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2015, 01:20 PM Jul 2015

It's STILL the economy, stupid!

To borrow a phrase from James Carville...

Having said that, I ask my fellow Democrats, of Bernie and Hillary, which candidate do you truly believe would be better for the middle class, and why?

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It's STILL the economy, stupid! (Original Post) rateyes Jul 2015 OP

Bernie wants to invest in American infrastructure instead of the war machine. Maedhros Jul 2015 #1

Are you speaking of President Obama's underthematrix Jul 2015 #3

...... daleanime Jul 2015 #2

I can't believe LWolf Jul 2015 #4

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

1. Bernie wants to invest in American infrastructure instead of the war machine.

Reply to rateyes (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 01:25 PM

Jul 2015

This will create jobs, put money back into the economy and - hey! - fix our crumbling infrastructure. Everyone wins - not just the middle class, but working class Americans as well.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2015/01/27/bernie-sanders-wants-to-spend-1-trillion-on-infrastruture/