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LiberalArkie

(15,728 posts)
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 07:49 PM Nov 2015

For The First Time Ever The Bernie Sanders Campaign Confirms That He Is A Democrat

Senior Sanders Campaign Advisor Tad Devine confirmed for the first time that Sen. Bernie Sanders is a Democrat on MSNBC’s Hardball.

Transcript via MSNBC’s Hardball:

CM: If he [Bernie Sanders] gets the nomination of the Democratic Party, will he become a Democrat?
Devine: He is. He’s running as a Democrat. In this campaign he decided to run for the Democratic Party nomination. He’s running as a Democrat.
CM: He is a Democrat? Is he a member of the Democratic Party?
Devine: He can’t technically be a member of the party because there’s no registration in Vermont.
CM: Is he a Democrat?
Devine: Yes, he’s running as a Democrat.
CM: I thought he was a Socialist. Which is it?
Devine: Well, his philosophy is Democratic Socialist.
CM: Oh, I thought that his title was Socialist?
Devine: No.

If Sanders could register as a Democrat, he would, but that isn’t how things work in Vermont. Sen. Sanders has had a long and close relationship with the Democratic Party. Sanders is a friend of both President Obama and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. Sanders has such a good relationship with the Democratic Party that he was given an important promotion to Ranking Member on the Senate Budget Committee.

The fact is that Senator Sanders is not as far out of the mainstream of the Democratic Party as the media and many of his opponents like to suggest that he is.

Note: I was told that in several states he will have to go there and register in that state as a Democratic Member.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/11/03/time-bernie-sanders-campaign-confirms-democrat.html

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For The First Time Ever The Bernie Sanders Campaign Confirms That He Is A Democrat (Original Post) LiberalArkie Nov 2015 OP
Tweety is such a tool. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #1
I put Tweety in the naughty corner and he isn't allowed to come out. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #12
Tweety is a horrible person. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #21
Yes! Great description of him. Says it all in one word. Kudos. merrily Nov 2015 #14
Ohhh nooooes .... not OUR pahty!! senz Nov 2015 #2
LOL MuseRider Nov 2015 #7
Yeah, on sad days we do need a laugh. senz Nov 2015 #9
THAT it totally awesome! MuseRider Nov 2015 #22
It's not mine -- I found it on a web page. senz Nov 2015 #23
Every time I catch an "He is not a Democrat" I am posting this. LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #3
Fuck CM. Ed Suspicious Nov 2015 #4
his title. What an ass. marym625 Nov 2015 #5
It does stick out in the Latest Threads though. LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #6
Sorry, you mean this OP or another one? n/t marym625 Nov 2015 #10
The lead on this thread. LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #11
Thanks marym625 Nov 2015 #18
And what a liar. I've posted on Hardball's page at NBC News about this very point more than once. merrily Nov 2015 #16
I remember way back before he sold out marym625 Nov 2015 #19
The real question is HRC a democrat? Or is she Third Way? Vincardog Nov 2015 #8
Bingo. SoapBox Nov 2015 #20
Duh? You don't get to run in a Democratic Primary as anything but a Democrat. merrily Nov 2015 #13
Question... Flying Squirrel Nov 2015 #15
Yes. Liberal Arkie started a thread on this today in this Group. Check it out. merrily Nov 2015 #17

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
12. I put Tweety in the naughty corner and he isn't allowed to come out.
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 10:15 PM
Nov 2015

I think he is a horrible person and even if I agree with him on somethings he is still a horrible person.

MuseRider

(34,120 posts)
7. LOL
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 08:20 PM
Nov 2015

Thanks for a needed laugh this evening. LOL, this will keep me chuckling through a long evening.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
9. Yeah, on sad days we do need a laugh.
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 09:38 PM
Nov 2015

Nice to see you, Muse.



If I could draw, I'd do a better one.

MuseRider

(34,120 posts)
22. THAT it totally awesome!
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 11:24 AM
Nov 2015

OMG can I have that? I would credit you. I LOVE IT!

It is a sad day and there will be many more as well as many more happy days. I hope the balance works in our favor and I think it will but then you never know, there are months and months of dirty tricks in waiting. The saddest part about that is that there is never any rest from them. It only gets worse once in office. I am tired of it all. There is no sense in it but to wear people down and that is no way to run an election or a country or to deal with the world.

I never thought I would say this but I am so very glad to be getting on in years. I could not deal with thinking ahead like this if I were 20.

 

senz

(11,945 posts)
23. It's not mine -- I found it on a web page.
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 12:52 PM
Nov 2015

But I'm glad you like it.

I completely agree with you about the uncertainty, dirty tricks, and unpleasantness. And I sincerely believe that a Bernie Sanders victory would the best thing that could happen to our country.

Here is the web page (it has several styles, but I still would do it differently): http://www.emofaces.com/smilies/clarinet-smile

There may be better ones out there, if you have time to look for them. I did a search on "clarinet smilie". Not all the results had them, though. To "get" it, simply right click on the smilie you like and then, from the drop down menu, select "Copy Image Location," then paste (ctrl V) what you copied into your comment, or whatever. You will see the location address in your typed text (it will end in gif), but when you preview, you should see the image, and that is what will show in your comment. Have fun!



merrily

(45,251 posts)
16. And what a liar. I've posted on Hardball's page at NBC News about this very point more than once.
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 10:58 PM
Nov 2015

He knows he's lying.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
13. Duh? You don't get to run in a Democratic Primary as anything but a Democrat.
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 10:47 PM
Nov 2015

When did this become confusing?
 

Flying Squirrel

(3,041 posts)
15. Question...
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 10:57 PM
Nov 2015

Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont is referred to as a Democrat. How is this possible if you can't register as a Democrat in Vermont? Can Bernie just start referring to himself as a Democrat, and that does it?

I googled "Vermont Senators" and the first result I got was pictures of them both, captioned "Patrick Leahy (D)" and "Bernie Sanders (D)".

merrily

(45,251 posts)
17. Yes. Liberal Arkie started a thread on this today in this Group. Check it out.
Wed Nov 4, 2015, 11:00 PM
Nov 2015

In my post on that thread is a link to a post of mine that explains Vermont voter registration law. Just voting in a Democratic primaryor saying you are a Democrat does it. By the same token, if you vote in a Democratic primary, then say you are indie, you're indie under Vermont law.

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