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ProfessorPlum

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7. that's simply untrue

Reply to LizBeth (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 02:46 PM

Mar 2020

but it has "truthiness" since people like you keep repeating it. Sanders held more rallies for Clinton than Clinton held for herself during that time. He held _many_ more rallies for Clinton than Clinton did for Obama under similar circumstances. And he didn't negotiate for his own power - he negotiated for policy and rules changes to help make the process more small d democratic.

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

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It's not about when Bernie leaves the race, but how [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP

I was thinking if we have an issue with state cancelling primaries due to CV, woodsprite Mar 2020 #1

Sanders is a cheap opportunist and not a loyal Democrat. He is a danger to our party. olegramps Mar 2020 #2

He did step out of the last election. And then campaigned his ass off for Clinton ProfessorPlum Mar 2020 #5

He stepped out at the convention. Took it to the convention. He failed to campaign his ass off LizBeth Mar 2020 #6

that's simply untrue ProfessorPlum Mar 2020 #7

We watched two different things back then. LizBeth Mar 2020 #9

the three claims I made are both true and verifiable. ProfessorPlum Mar 2020 #11

I watched, events unfold in real time. I watched Sanders, supporters make the convention angry and LizBeth Mar 2020 #13

"his supporters" are a big chunk of the Democratic Party ProfessorPlum Mar 2020 #14

Mmmm, I do not think so. Another issue we disagree on. LizBeth Mar 2020 #15

If his supporters were a "big chunk" of the Democratic Party he'd be ahead in delegates now.... George II Mar 2020 #16

That's not true. And a number of his "rallies" were in New England. For one thing, the Convention... George II Mar 2020 #17

Then it'd be a battle between Biden and Tulsi Gabbard. Hortensis Mar 2020 #8

Aaaah shit, I forgot about her..... nt woodsprite Mar 2020 #10

Me too, and as you say. nt Hortensis Mar 2020 #12

My dream of how Bernie leaves the race Louis1895 Mar 2020 #3

Yeah.. how. Cha Mar 2020 #4