Bernie Sanders

Cleita

(75,480 posts) Sun Aug 9, 2015, 05:22 PM Aug 2015

A fellow DUer and I went to a get together yesterday

in the home of an organizer, who is trying to stop the bringing of Alberta tar sands through our communities by rail. It's a nonpartisan issue because everyone right or left has skin in the issue. We could all burn to a crisp no matter what our politics if these toxic and inflammable trains are allowed.

Anyway the topic turned to the subject of the primaries and it turns out that in this gathering of mostly strangers we were all Bernie supporter. Bernie is getting more and more popular all the time regardless of any attempts the establishment Dems to derail him. No pun intended.

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A fellow DUer and I went to a get together yesterday (Original Post) Cleita Aug 2015 OP

The truth is becoming a valuable commodity instead of a thing hid from exposure, Who is talking and orpupilofnature57 Aug 2015 #1

You aren't in Colorado are you? PatrickforO Aug 2015 #2

Central coast of California. eom Cleita Aug 2015 #3

I went out with two friends for lunch artislife Aug 2015 #4

I have met only two Hillary supporters so far. Cleita Aug 2015 #5

I have a pretty big boomer group of women friends and clients artislife Aug 2015 #6

4 female and 2 male... SoapBox Aug 2015 #8

It is getting these people to feel artislife Aug 2015 #9

K&R emsimon33 Aug 2015 #7

Oh come on, it was a good pun, you should take credit. A Simple Game Aug 2015 #10

Isn't that something. We watch TV and there are all the pundits and pollsters waxing Cleita Aug 2015 #11

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)

1. The truth is becoming a valuable commodity instead of a thing hid from exposure, Who is talking and

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 05:29 PM

Aug 2015

who is waving ?

PatrickforO

(14,593 posts)

2. You aren't in Colorado are you?

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 05:51 PM

Aug 2015

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

3. Central coast of California. eom

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 05:57 PM

Aug 2015

artislife

(9,497 posts)

4. I went out with two friends for lunch

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 06:01 PM

Aug 2015

One is not political at all and the other I was sure a Hillary supporter. They asked me what I would be doing Saturday night. I said I was going to the Bernie Sanders event. The one who wasn't political said she had been invited by the receptionist at her chiropractor but couldn't go because she would be hanging out with her autistic niece.

The other one said she did not like Hillary. Not sure why but hadn't liked her since 2008. This is my Doris Day look alike friend.

I tell you, Hillary has some lukewarm support.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

5. I have met only two Hillary supporters so far.

Reply to artislife (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 06:04 PM

Aug 2015

One wants a woman in the White House and the other thinks Bernie is too old as if Hiilary isn't by that reasoning.

artislife

(9,497 posts)

6. I have a pretty big boomer group of women friends and clients

Reply to Cleita (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 06:06 PM

Aug 2015

And so far, whenever anyone mentions politics, I am always happily surprised!!

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

8. 4 female and 2 male...

Reply to artislife (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 06:41 PM

Aug 2015

The 4 female neighbors...single, divorced or widowed...can NOT stand her!

The 2 males from work...gay...said, oh yes, she's for the LGBT community! But didn't know anything about her from the last hundred years.

artislife

(9,497 posts)

9. It is getting these people to feel

Reply to SoapBox (Reply #8)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 06:42 PM

Aug 2015

Okay about supporting Bernie in the primary and not feeling like it doesn't matter.

emsimon33

(3,128 posts)

7. K&R

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 06:17 PM

Aug 2015

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)

10. Oh come on, it was a good pun, you should take credit.

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 07:49 PM

Aug 2015

Nice thread about Bernie supporters. I will briefly add my own experience.

I have a friend that is a Republican supporter, mostly because of the abortion issue. He is now a firm Bernie supporter. We are both in our mid sixties and I think he feels the pressure to do what is necessary for people in our age bracket and it is obvious that Bernie is the best choice for that.

He now realizes, with my help, that the Republicans are playing games with the abortion issue, in fairness I am starting to believe the Democrats are playing games with the single payer issue. He can't stand Hillary. In my limited circle I can't name one person that vocally supports Hillary.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

11. Isn't that something. We watch TV and there are all the pundits and pollsters waxing

Reply to A Simple Game (Reply #10)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 07:52 PM

Aug 2015

eloquently about Hillary's poll numbers and popularity. Yet, when you go out into the real world doing your errands, talking to people casually, if the conversation turns to the present campaigns, hardly anyone seems to like Hillary. Even Republicans who aren't thrilled about the Klown Kar and Donald Trump especially, don't like Hillary.

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