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There's Nothing 'Radical' About Bernie's Agenda (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2020 OP
lol ! stonecutter357 Jan 2020 #1
Says who? brooklynite Jan 2020 #2
Oh, dear. If the "vast majority of the American people" wanted MineralMan Jan 2020 #3
You beat me to it. If the "vast majority" wanted it, not only would they have elected him.... George II Jan 2020 #7
Seems obvious, doesn't it? MineralMan Jan 2020 #8
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Jan 2020 #4
Then please tell me why the radicals are voting for him? lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #5
IMO the problem with bernie is not his agenda (at least most of it) nt msongs Jan 2020 #6
Socialism is radical and would kill down ballot democratic candidates Gothmog Jan 2020 #9
Yes. Thank you. zentrum Jan 2020 #10
Does that make him a mainstream politician? TwilightZone Jan 2020 #11
The problem isn't so much Bernie's agenda, the problem is Bernie comradebillyboy Jan 2020 #12
Bwahaahaa. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #13
 

brooklynite

(94,745 posts)
2. Says who?
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 03:40 PM
Jan 2020

No, I'm not going to watch a video to find out.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

MineralMan

(146,333 posts)
3. Oh, dear. If the "vast majority of the American people" wanted
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 03:42 PM
Jan 2020

Bernie Sanders, he would have won in a landslide in 2016 and be a shoe-in in 2020. He did not, and is not. So, I have to question your statement on logical grounds.

It appears that the majority isn't "feeling the Bern."

Perhaps you're mistaken, eh?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

George II

(67,782 posts)
7. You beat me to it. If the "vast majority" wanted it, not only would they have elected him....
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 03:52 PM
Jan 2020

.....but the other 72 of the 79 candidates endorsed by his Super PAC, Justice Democrats, in 2018 would have been elected.

I'd say, if 72 of 79 of their candidates LOST, then a "vast majority" of Americans do not want what he's pushing.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

MineralMan

(146,333 posts)
8. Seems obvious, doesn't it?
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 03:54 PM
Jan 2020

I guess not to some.

Maybe "a vast majority" means "me and my buddies." But that's the folks we have in office right now, isn't it?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Uncle Joe

(58,426 posts)
4. Kicked and recommended
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 03:45 PM
Jan 2020

Thanks for the thread Donkees.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

lapfog_1

(29,227 posts)
5. Then please tell me why the radicals are voting for him?
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 03:45 PM
Jan 2020

Is he the lesser of two evils?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

msongs

(67,453 posts)
6. IMO the problem with bernie is not his agenda (at least most of it) nt
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 03:47 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Gothmog

(145,619 posts)
9. Socialism is radical and would kill down ballot democratic candidates
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 04:06 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

TwilightZone

(25,485 posts)
11. Does that make him a mainstream politician?
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 04:13 PM
Jan 2020

And if he's always been a mainstream politician (I would argue that, for most of his career and in many ways, he has), does that make him part of the establishment?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

comradebillyboy

(10,176 posts)
12. The problem isn't so much Bernie's agenda, the problem is Bernie
Tue Jan 21, 2020, 04:28 PM
Jan 2020

himself. He seems incapable of building constructive alliances to pass legislation. He simply doesn't work well with others. He hates the party he has attached himself to. Ergo his signal lack of accomplishment as a legislator.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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