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Bernie Sanders Announces White House Bid

posted by martyb on Tuesday February 19 2019, @05:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-many-candidates-are-there-now? dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

"Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)........is launching a second run for the White House in 2020." breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/19/bernie-sanders-2020-bid

"Reaction to the news was split......with some supporting the 77-year-old and others upset with the move." foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-pokes-fun-at-bernie-sanders-2020-announcement-as-reaction-splits-on-candidacy

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Wednesday February 20 2019, @04:50PM (2 children)

    by hemocyanin (186) on Wednesday February 20 2019, @04:50PM (#804038) Journal

    As a person who has considered myself a lifelong "lefty" I think we need some clearer labels. It's obvious that corporate Democrats lost their minds (Hillary voters and the MSM), but corporate Dems/MSM are the antithesis of leftward thought. It's also obvious that the regressive-left is dominated by SJW-charicature-types who want to eviscerate the 1A and that they are a dangerous group. But to lump all the people who would like to see something like Bernie's policies given an actual chance and that crony-capitalism be given the boot into those aforementioned groups, is pretty insulting to us -- just as insulting as calling a person with basic conservative values a knight of the KKK.

    I don't call Trump voters nazis because it isn't true for the overwhelmingly vast majority of them. Perhaps you could extend the same courtesy to those of us on the left and be a little more discerning.

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  • (Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Wednesday February 20 2019, @08:19PM

    by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 20 2019, @08:19PM (#804193) Journal

    Classical Liberals called. They have no sympathy.

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  • (Score: 2) by deimtee on Wednesday February 20 2019, @10:27PM

    by deimtee (3272) on Wednesday February 20 2019, @10:27PM (#804256) Journal

    I am not a right winger. Of your mainstream politicians, the closest to my politics would be a somewhat strange mix of Bernie Sanders and Gary Johnson. (but still not very close)
    I heartily agree with the need for better labels, and I did refer to the "lefties that already believe Trump is literally Hitler". I did not mean to be insulting to the non-crazy left.

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