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Bernie Sanders HQ! *A decent human being. (5 Viewers)
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Homer J Simpson
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Rove!
Footballguy
Uncle Joe has been in politics since 1969 and he has an estimated net worth of 500 thousand....
Do you think the establishment wants a guy like that?
SacramentoBob
Footballguy
Thank god for Hillary bringing these issues to the forefront!
Hillary ClintonVerified account
@HillaryClinton
Young people say two things:
✓ College is too expensive
✓ Student debt is crushing them
We’re going to help them:
Hillary ClintonVerified account
@HillaryClinton
Young people say two things:
✓ College is too expensive
✓ Student debt is crushing them
We’re going to help them:
SacramentoBob
Footballguy
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I worry that Bernie's message of the system being rigged is going to continue to lose momentum as we get past the election. We need someone to continue to beat that drum until more changes are brought about. Scenarios like Wells Fargo will continue to happen as long as these top executives have millions of dollars on the line to hit their next quarter numbers. Squeezing every bit to make their bonus to the detriment of the workers and consumers. I'm glad that things like healthcare and cost of education are being addressed (on some level) but we need to go farther to continue to level the playing field. I know lots of people just thought it was crazy old Bernie screaming about the 1/10 of 1% but IMO he was absolutely right and it impacts virtually all of us.
The Commish
Footballguy
mquinnjr
Footballguy
If it's posted to Twitter, it must be true!
That goes for all candidates. It's scary when you talk to people IRL how much Twitter, FB, etc. postings, especially political ones, are taken as gospel and re-tweeted/posted in more cases than not without even clicking the link and reading anything outside of the headline re-transmitted. These people have votes.
Rohn Jambo
Footballguy
SacramentoBob
Footballguy
Thankfully I don't base my vote on what Bernie says. 
chauncey
Footballguy
She holds the keys to his new $600k summer home. He will be able to move in once she is elected, assuming he plays ball and orders his supporters to vote for her.
Unfortunately for Hillary, only a small percentage of his supporters are dumb enough to vote for her. Another small percentage will vote Trump. Most will go third party or stay home. It is impossible for someone who truly believed in what Bernie preached to vote for Hillary.
cstu
Footballguy
bud29
Footballguy
...Unless that person finds Trump so repulsive and destructive to Bernie's platform that the goal becomes keeping him out, not necessarily getting Hillary in. Which is where a lot of people are at right now.
The Commish
Footballguy
I'd suggest there is never a time for a "protest vote"....you should always try and vote FOR something....not against something.
HellToupee
Footballguy
James Woods @RealJamesWoods 60m60 minutes ago
Bernie Sanders Warns of the Danger of a Third-Party Vote - TIME // You got your #ThirtyPiecesOfSilver. Take a nap.
Bernie Sanders Warns of the Danger of a Third-Party Vote - TIME // You got your #ThirtyPiecesOfSilver. Take a nap.
Eligoesdeep
Footballguy
cstu
Footballguy
Gr00vus
Footballguy
Homer J Simpson
I don't push
Sigh. Bernie would be on the road to 500 electoral votes at this point.
The Commish
Footballguy
The Commish
Footballguy
The best the Dems and GOP have to offer....ouch!!
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Trump is so truly horrible that most people will be happy when Hillary wins and we'll get 8 more years of the same. It was obvious the country wasn't quite ready for Bernie but IMO he's absolutely what we need right now. Hillary will continue us down the path of partisanship and division, the rich will continue to get richer and she will just throw her hands up and blame it on the Republicans. I wish Bernie would have changed his stance on running as an independent months ago. I think he would have won a 3 person race with Trump and Hillary.Statorama said:
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Agreed except for the bolded portion. The system is set up for 2 person races. An independent would face a massive uphill battle to win the EC. They would probably need to be a yuge, well-known political force that would be a nominee otherwise (think Colin Powell or something like that). The thing is these days all well known politicians are vilified for years by one side or the other, so they all seem tainted simply by being part of the political process.
cstu
Footballguy
cstu
Footballguy
Coeur de Lion
Footballguy
The real missed opportunity of this year was the possible of a Trump-Palin ticket. That would have broken the internet.
cobalt_27
Footballguy
Can you just vote for the ticket that has Kaine on it and hope his running mate gets in big trouble? I get the Hillary hate, it sears like the heat of a thousand suns in my blood. But, the alternative in Trump is so ghastly, vile, repugnant, stupid, unhinged, dangerous that giving him any chance at the highest office--and giving false validation the idiots who support him--is impossible to comprehend. Therefore, I'm with Kaine.
Does that fly?
AAABatteries
Footballguy
If I thought my individual vote would matter then I'd reconsider it - as it is, I get to vote my conscience and see Trump lose - win-win. I don't know if my state allows write-ins. If so, I will write in Bernie and be proud to do so. I'm back to believing that Trump didn't and doesn't want to win and this was all for publicity. It's amazing how much he's helped Hillary's image in the eyes of some - but I still remember why I wouldn't vote for her and those reasons are still valid.Can you just vote for the ticket that has Kaine on it and hope his running mate gets in big trouble? I get the Hillary hate, it sears like the heat of a thousand suns in my blood. But, the alternative in Trump is so ghastly, vile, repugnant, stupid, unhinged, dangerous that giving him any chance at the highest office--and giving false validation the idiots who support him--is impossible to comprehend. Therefore, I'm with Kaine.
Does that fly?
Won't matter in my state - but I would point out how the last Kentucky Gubernatorial election went - Jack Conway (D) leading in almost all the pre-election polls. Matt Bevin - of the "if Clinton wins, bloodshed might be necessary" fame, ended up winning by 9 points, on the backs of Democrats staying home...Can you just vote for the ticket that has Kaine on it and hope his running mate gets in big trouble? I get the Hillary hate, it sears like the heat of a thousand suns in my blood. But, the alternative in Trump is so ghastly, vile, repugnant, stupid, unhinged, dangerous that giving him any chance at the highest office--and giving false validation the idiots who support him--is impossible to comprehend. Therefore, I'm with Kaine.
Does that fly?
pantagrapher
Footballguy
Pretty sure none of us thought you were going to vote for her but thanks for the update.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
cosjobs
Footballguy
From the Trump thread
A really good reason for Bernie voters to get off their butts and vote.
https://www.thenation.com/article/its-paul-ryan-versus-bernie-sanders-and-sanders-is-winning/
... At a gathering of Young Republicans on October 14, the speaker of the House spent most of his time not mentioning Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. But Ryan did encourage Republicans to turn out in order to thwart what he refers to as “the liberal progressive” agenda. To make his point, the speaker warned, “If we lose the Senate, do you know who becomes chair of the Senate Budget Committee? A guy named Bernie Sanders. You ever heard of him?”,,,
... Ryan’s remark has turned into such a goldmine for progressive politics that the Sanders camp is now thanking the speaker.
“Let’s thank Speaker Ryan for helping us raise $2.4 million this week from 500,000 contributions and show everyone how powerful the political revolution still is by using the hashtag #ThanksPaul across all social media channels today,” the Sanders camp announced Monday
A really good reason for Bernie voters to get off their butts and vote.
https://www.thenation.com/article/its-paul-ryan-versus-bernie-sanders-and-sanders-is-winning/
... At a gathering of Young Republicans on October 14, the speaker of the House spent most of his time not mentioning Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. But Ryan did encourage Republicans to turn out in order to thwart what he refers to as “the liberal progressive” agenda. To make his point, the speaker warned, “If we lose the Senate, do you know who becomes chair of the Senate Budget Committee? A guy named Bernie Sanders. You ever heard of him?”,,,
... Ryan’s remark has turned into such a goldmine for progressive politics that the Sanders camp is now thanking the speaker.
“Let’s thank Speaker Ryan for helping us raise $2.4 million this week from 500,000 contributions and show everyone how powerful the political revolution still is by using the hashtag #ThanksPaul across all social media channels today,” the Sanders camp announced Monday
fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
Originally I wasn't going to vote, but after thinking long and hard, I just decided I am and I'm writing Bernie in as my protest.
I believe in none of his policies - I'm for small government and low taxes.
Two reasons I'm writing him in:
1) I can't vote for either candidate, I just can't.
2) He was the only candidate that I think was actually doing what he thought was best for America and would not be influenced or corrupted. Regardless of how much I disagree with his policies, as a 'politician' I like him 1000000000x more than either of these frauds that our ridiculously stupid country will be voting in next week.
I believe in none of his policies - I'm for small government and low taxes.
Two reasons I'm writing him in:
1) I can't vote for either candidate, I just can't.
2) He was the only candidate that I think was actually doing what he thought was best for America and would not be influenced or corrupted. Regardless of how much I disagree with his policies, as a 'politician' I like him 1000000000x more than either of these frauds that our ridiculously stupid country will be voting in next week.
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