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Beyond Bernie 4. Burlington's Socialist Mayor (Original Post) Uncle Joe Feb 2020 OP
Interesting! Background/political intrigue of why initially he ran for Mayor as an independent JudyM Feb 2020 #1
Thank you for your input Judy. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #2
 

JudyM

(29,265 posts)
1. Interesting! Background/political intrigue of why initially he ran for Mayor as an independent
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 05:17 PM
Feb 2020

and how he fought city hall and won, what he was able to accomplish effectively and to ultimately become one of the country's best mayors before running for Congress.

Initially won by 10 votes the same year Reagan won, got 50% of the vote 2 years later. He’s been coming into the public consciousness with the same goals for so much of his life, now finally has a national movement of sorts growing with folks who want to be their brothers’ keeper and take big steps to prevent the destruction of the planet.

I wish it was shorter but it’s worth viewing for anyone who wants to be able to understand or talk about what he stands for.

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

Uncle Joe

(58,405 posts)
2. Thank you for your input Judy.
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 05:19 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
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