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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bernie Sanders, one of the Senate's leading liberals, said on Sunday he is thinking about running for U.S. president in 2016 as either a Democrat or an independent in a move that could complicate Hillary Clinton's path to the White House.
Not to be outdone by Conservative extremists, Liberals may have an extremist of their own running in 2016. To that I say "Run Bernie Run". This would definitely stop Hillary Clinton from gaining the White House. Her Neoliberal positions are every bit as dangerous as the Neocons were, and to be honest, I would rather see a Republican who is not a Neocon in office over Hillary.
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Not to be outdone by Conservative extremists, Liberals may have an extremist of their own running in 2016. To that I say "Run Bernie Run". This would definitely stop Hillary Clinton from gaining the White House. Her Neoliberal positions are every bit as dangerous as the Neocons were, and to be honest, I would rather see a Republican who is not a Neocon in office over Hillary.
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Liberal? He's a democratic socialist.
No, Sanders wouldn't stand a chance in hell. Unlike Perot or Ralph Nader, the guy would pull far less support.
I can't claim to know what's in the mind of the average liberal/Democrat - some things are impossible to know. But it seems to me that a Sanders candidacy would be similar to the Ron Paul candidacy or Pat Buchanan candidacies on the Republican side. What it will do, in my view, is ruin any chance that Elizabeth Warren would have because her positions would be more linked to Sanders' extremes and Hillary will look more moderate by comparison. In my view, the only way to avoid a Hillary nomination would be to clear the field to the left of Hillary and focus on Warren.
Personally, I want to see Jeb Bush as your next President so anything that helps Hillary is fine with me.
Not to be outdone by Conservative extremists, Liberals may have an extremist of their own running in 2016. To that I say "Run Bernie Run". This would definitely stop Hillary Clinton from gaining the White House. Her Neoliberal positions are every bit as dangerous as the Neocons were, and to be honest, I would rather see a Republican who is not a Neocon in office over Hillary.
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Liberal? He's a democratic socialist.
No, Sanders wouldn't stand a chance in hell. Unlike Perot or Ralph Nader, the guy would pull far less support.
I think you'd be surprised. In the Democrat party, he would get a huge amount of support. In the General Election, not so much, but on that I may be surprised as well.
A large portion of the country is turning Socialist. Not enough to turn the government full socialist, but maybe enough to give Bernie a chance in the Democrat primaries.
Not to be outdone by Conservative extremists, Liberals may have an extremist of their own running in 2016. To that I say "Run Bernie Run". This would definitely stop Hillary Clinton from gaining the White House. Her Neoliberal positions are every bit as dangerous as the Neocons were, and to be honest, I would rather see a Republican who is not a Neocon in office over Hillary.
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Nope, nope... any moderate Republican would be co-opted by Tea Party money/influence before/after the election. Look at how Boehner has become their puppet... hell, Cruz has more influence in the House than he does :shock:[...] to be honest, I would rather see a Republican who is not a Neocon in office over Hillary.
An attractive candidate with the most money is the hands down favorite to win the election. It is doubtful Sanders could pull either off; he'd be 75 at election time, another downside (Hillary would be 69). I do like what he has to say, generally speaking. The corporations and the banksters would spend trillions to defeat him. Literally.I saw him on Meet The Press this morning, and he all but said he was running.
Do you think he can beat Hillary? He said he thought he could, because she isn't a Progressive or a true Liberal where he is hands down. It was great interview.
I disagree with most of what he stands for, but I do like the guy. Wouldn't vote for him, but I'd love to meet him at a bar, buy him a few drinks and tap his brain. He's a brilliant man, and I have a huge amount of respect for him.
Liberal? He's a democratic socialist.
No, Sanders wouldn't stand a chance in hell. Unlike Perot or Ralph Nader, the guy would pull far less support.
Not to be outdone by Conservative extremists, Liberals may have an extremist of their own running in 2016. To that I say "Run Bernie Run". This would definitely stop Hillary Clinton from gaining the White House. Her Neoliberal positions are every bit as dangerous as the Neocons were, and to be honest, I would rather see a Republican who is not a Neocon in office over Hillary.
Discussion?
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Liberal? He's a democratic socialist.
No, Sanders wouldn't stand a chance in hell. Unlike Perot or Ralph Nader, the guy would pull far less support.
Delusions of grandeur. He, not unlike libertarian leaning republicans, vastly overestimates the support he would garner.
Some Sanders quotes, just to see where he stands on the issues:
More Sanders quotes here.
How much of what he says do you actually agree with?
Bernie is a left wing extremist but the way this country is going he just might have a chance. Then you add to that the fact that the media would support him as they trashed the rep candidate and he may be a shoe in.
Not to be outdone by Conservative extremists, Liberals may have an extremist of their own running in 2016. To that I say "Run Bernie Run". This would definitely stop Hillary Clinton from gaining the White House. Her Neoliberal positions are every bit as dangerous as the Neocons were, and to be honest, I would rather see a Republican who is not a Neocon in office over Hillary.
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