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Yavin4

(35,443 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 09:40 PM Feb 2020

How does Sanders win Florida?

He's sympathetic to the Palestinians. Rep. Ilhan Omar is one of his campaign co-chairs. And, he's on record being favorable to Castro.

So, how does he win Florida?

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DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
1. He's Not Favorable To Castro - Just Against Corporate Control Of The Caribbean
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 09:41 PM
Feb 2020

Not the same thing.

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Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
3. he's not favorable to a dead castro...but when castro was alive
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 09:45 PM
Feb 2020

Bernie found alot to admire

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TwilightZone

(25,472 posts)
6. Er, what?
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 09:59 PM
Feb 2020

“and everybody was totally convinced that Castro was the worst guy in the world and all of the Cuban people were going to rise up in rebellion against Fidel Castro. They forgot that he educated their kids, gave their kids healthcare, totally transformed the society.”

Good luck convincing people that that isn't praise.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/heres-the-full-1985-interview-where-bernie-sanders-praised-castro-slammed-reagan-and-more/

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dware

(12,418 posts)
11. Maybe you should study his history of favorability towards F. Castro
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 10:54 PM
Feb 2020

before posting such nonsense.

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RandySF

(58,982 posts)
4. Ditch the Socialist label
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 09:50 PM
Feb 2020

A lot of Floridians have bad memories of socialism in their countries of origin.

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Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
5. Trump would destroy Burnie in Florida.
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 09:55 PM
Feb 2020

He would also lose PA, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan, and possibly Minnesota.


Sanders would probably also save Susan Collins in Maine, and McSally in Arizona. Doug Jones would be toast. Same for both Georgia races.



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FloridaBlues

(4,008 posts)
7. It will be very hard for any Dem to win fla. Try
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 10:00 PM
Feb 2020

Trump is working fla very hard and has a lot of support here, don't kid yourself won't be a cake walk here unfortunately.

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UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
8. Simple...he won't. Biden is the only one who can really be competitive in Florida and if folks
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 10:21 PM
Feb 2020

don't gravitate towards him then we'll see about Bloomberg.

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Tarc

(10,476 posts)
9. I was favorable to Castro, I view this as a good quality in Bernie
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 10:31 PM
Feb 2020

The Cuban exile community is fucking insane and largely conservative anyways, so courting their vote has always been futile. Thankfully the older ones are dying off, the later generations are much more practical and progressive.

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mcar

(42,340 posts)
10. He doesn't
Fri Feb 14, 2020, 10:36 PM
Feb 2020

I have lived here for 30 years. He doesn't.

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