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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Y'all got to read this [View all]thereismore
(13,326 posts)26. Right. I was also very defensive about Bill, even to the point of excusing his lying under oath.
Something's changed now. The young people are not so blind. I do not worship Bernie and neither do they. They appreciate the ideas, the issues. Bernie was right, he is running an issue campaign, hammering his ideas day in and out, like a "broken record." He refrained from quick attacks on Hillary, he did not even make a big deal out of the email server. I think it is a BFD. Young people would follow anybody with these ideas, not just Bernie. He is just a messenger, not the Messiah. There is a future for Bernie fans that does not end in this election. I hope, if he does not win, that he would be instrumental in creating a new party, but I am afraid he wants to reform the party from the inside. I think it is futile, unless of course, he becomes the party leader, which can only happen if he is elected.
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Now I am quietly apologizing to my neighbors who went all Perot in 1992. Bill well nye destroyed the
thereismore
Apr 2016
#18
What we were always told was "Vote for the party not the man, it is the party that matters"
LiberalArkie
Apr 2016
#23
Right. I was also very defensive about Bill, even to the point of excusing his lying under oath.
thereismore
Apr 2016
#26
And the Bernie supporters are invited to pay $250. for the privilege of being herded.
Contrary1
Apr 2016
#14
Ah, yes. But you can pay more - the $250 is just a starter package that gets you to see her
thereismore
Apr 2016
#19
This is spot on - and the reason it's so easy to spot the fake "switching to Hillary" posts of late
DebDoo
Apr 2016
#31
And woe be unto you if you're opening a can of crushed pineapple instead! n/t
winter is coming
Apr 2016
#33