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View Poll Results: Would you vote for Sanders in the national election?
Yes, absolutely! 81 73.64%
Not a chance! 17 15.45%
I'd write in my vote for someone else/ Make a protest vote 6 5.45%
Not sure. 6 5.45%
Voters: 110. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 02-05-2016, 02:23 PM
 
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I would contend that Hillary, although not as progressive as Bernie, is light years better than anyone on the GOP front. If the GOP won, they'd rollback the ACA, rollback environmental and climate change gains, lower taxes on the rich in an amount that would make GW Bush look stingy, etc.
We can only hope. The last 8 years have been an economic disaster, and the middle class has suffered. Doing those things will certainly help the economy. NOT more government programs full of waste, fraud and abuse.
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Old 02-05-2016, 02:44 PM
 
Location: Orange County, CA
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Hell yes I would!!!

If Bernie ran as a 3rd party candidate instead, I'd vote for him in a NY minute! Even if his chances would crater in doing so...

It would give me an excuse to rip up and throw my Democrat registration right into the toilet. The Democratic party just seems to be a more socially liberal version of the Republican party these days.

And the debacle regarding the six coin tosses in the Iowa primary all CONVENIENTLY favoring Hillary@#$!

Complete bullshiet, which just goes to show how much the political process has been taken over by Wall Street/Big Business.
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Old 02-05-2016, 03:06 PM
 
Location: Denver CO
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Hell yes I would!!!

If Bernie ran as a 3rd party candidate instead, I'd vote for him in a NY minute! Even if his chances would crater in doing so...

It would give me an excuse to rip up and throw my Democrat registration right into the toilet. The Democratic party just seems to be a more socially liberal version of the Republican party these days.

And the debacle regarding the six coin tosses in the Iowa primary all CONVENIENTLY favoring Hillary@#$!


Complete bullshiet, which just goes to show how much the political process has been taken over by Wall Street/Big Business.
Rolling eyes indeed. Repeating BS doesn't make it true.

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Lau said seven coin flips were reported statewide through the app, and Bernie Sanders won six of them.
Iowa caucus coin flip count unknown
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Old 02-05-2016, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Newport Beach, California
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Hell yes I would!!!

If Bernie ran as a 3rd party candidate instead, I'd vote for him in a NY minute! Even if his chances would crater in doing so...

It would give me an excuse to rip up and throw my Democrat registration right into the toilet. The Democratic party just seems to be a more socially liberal version of the Republican party these days.

And the debacle regarding the six coin tosses in the Iowa primary all CONVENIENTLY favoring Hillary@#$!

Complete bullshiet, which just goes to show how much the political process has been taken over by Wall Street/Big Business.
That is why Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents should all vote for Bernie Sanders.
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Old 02-05-2016, 03:19 PM
 
Location: Orange County, CA
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That is why Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents should all vote for Bernie Sanders.


Off-topic, since you are in SoCal...

Have you been hearing the IRS radio ads lately? I heard one earlier this week after driving home from work. They talked about special program (Fresh Start I think) for "distressed taxpayers" who owe back taxes to call into a hotline to get relief. They also mentioned the "oncoming economic downturn."
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Old 02-05-2016, 03:35 PM
 
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Rolling eyes indeed. Repeating BS doesn't make it true.



Iowa caucus coin flip count unknown
She won at least 6 coin flips according to the Des Moines Register, but you are right that that alone is not enough to cause Bernie to win the state, but it definitely could have had an impact together with irregularities in that caucus, considering how extremely tight the race was. Sometimes, Iowa Democrats award caucus delegates with a coin flip
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Old 02-05-2016, 03:41 PM
 
Location: Denver CO
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She won at least 6 coin flips according to the Des Moines Register, but you are right that that alone is not enough to cause Bernie to win the state, but it definitely could have had an impact together with irregularities in that caucus, considering how extremely tight the race was. Sometimes, Iowa Democrats award caucus delegates with a coin flip
Yes, but Bernie also won at least 6 per the link I posted. Those would have had an equal impact, of course. So no, there was no "conveniently favoring Hillary" coin toss conspiracy which is what I was rolling my eyes over.
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Old 02-05-2016, 03:42 PM
 
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We can only hope. The last 8 years have been an economic disaster, and the middle class has suffered. Doing those things will certainly help the economy. NOT more government programs full of waste, fraud and abuse.
Then the middle class and working class would have to fork out massively for user fees instead. Tax cuts for the rich and deregulation/bailouts + wars have to be paid someway. Expect toll booths everywhere, skyrocketing health care costs, deep cuts in social security and more horror shows with someone in office who is beholden to the financial overlords and big business and will insist on "the trickle-down" policies which is just another gimmick and fraud.
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Old 02-05-2016, 03:42 PM
 
Location: Newport Beach, California
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Off-topic, since you are in SoCal...

Have you been hearing the IRS radio ads lately? I heard one earlier this week after driving home from work. They talked about special program (Fresh Start I think) for "distressed taxpayers" who owe back taxes to call into a hotline to get relief. They also mentioned the "oncoming economic downturn."
No, can't say i have. But I want more Democrats to vote for Bernie. I think Bernie can win California. People I know at least are tired of Hillary.

Here in orange county at least
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Old 02-05-2016, 03:46 PM
 
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Then the middle class and working class would have to fork out massively for user fees instead. Tax cuts for the rich and deregulation/bailouts + wars have to be paid someway. Expect toll booths everywhere, skyrocketing health care costs, deep cuts in social security and more horror shows with someone in office who is beholden to the financial overlords and big business and will insist on "the trickle-down" policies which is just another gimmick and fraud.
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