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Should we fear Bernie?

Sanders has said that Fox News treats him more fairly than MSNBC. Well, just wait until the general election...
 
I guess you're right. Haters gonna hate. A true patriot never runs out of people to hate. However, svenskerhaderne disappeared into the general background noise when the Muslims arrived in Denmark.
And it's been years since I last saw one of those "DK" signs replaced by "J" on Jutland cars ...
 
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The Great Zaganza said:
For starters, Trump has used up the pool of people willing to get into legal trouble for him.
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Has he? He's got the majority of the Senate willing to violate their oaths of office for him.

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And since he can't run for a third term,
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Can't he? I mean, I don't see any way he survives to a 3rd term but if he makes it to reelection for a 2nd one, what's to stop him from appointing Princess Ivanka as his successor? "That's not how the Constitution works" means nothing when a neutered Congress either can't or won't do anything to stop him, and he's got the SCOTUS firmly in his hip pocket.

The Great Zaganza said:
I think that it is far more important to win the Senate than the White House in 2020.
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BOOM. I want both, but if forced to choose I'd prefer the flipped Senate.
 
The Shrike said:
Can't he? I mean, I don't see any way he survives to a 3rd term but if he makes it to reelection for a 2nd one, what's to stop him from appointing Princess Ivanka as his successor? "That's not how the Constitution works" means nothing when a neutered Congress either can't or won't do anything to stop him, and he's got the SCOTUS firmly in his hip pocket.
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Doesn't even need to do that. He's been talking about a third term for ages now, and it's currently a standard part of his campaign speeches that he'll still be president in 2028.

I don't think he has the power to game the system enough to reverse the 22nd Amendment, but recent events should really make the question - if he were to defy the Constitution (again), who would actually stop him?
 
d4m10n said:
Personally, I think there is good reason why Russia is backing this guy, and it ain't because he's DemSoc.

https://twitter.com/McFaul/status/1230973734397214721
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So what's the plan; boost Sanders up and then in the general flood the airwaves with anti-socialist propaganda to make him lose?

I speculated about a month ago here that the Russians might try to help Sanders just to mess with our heads and delegitimize the election results once again. But if it's part of a larger scheme to make Trump look good once again that will be pretty remarkable.

I've always thought they'd be okay with a President Sanders, someone who isn't interventionist and does not have the baggage Hillary Clinton and now Trump has.
 
Venom said:
So what's the plan; boost Sanders up and then in the general flood the airwaves with anti-socialist propaganda to make him lose?
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At a guess, use his campaign as a cover for agent provocateurs. Democrats are primed for believing anything coming from a "Bernie Bro," so you see how far you can push it.
 
We'll just USE Bernie to get Medicare for all or something for all. Probably a deductible and a 200 dollar monthly payment. No requirement to buy a plan, that will not pass for decades.

Then we dump him. He looks like a 4 year guy. So does Biden.
 
Venom said:
So what's the plan; boost Sanders up and then in the general flood the airwaves with anti-socialist propaganda to make him lose?
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Beelzebuddy said:
At a guess, use his campaign as a cover for agent provocateurs.
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At another guess, Putin doesn't want Trump to have a particularly strong opponent so he's backing the one who is furthest along the political spectrum. This helps polarize and weaken the Democratic Party, and ultimately does the same for the entire polity.
 
Squeegee Beckenheim said:
I don't think he has the power to game the system enough to reverse the 22nd Amendment, but recent events should really make the question - if he were to defy the Constitution (again), who would actually stop him?
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Nobody, apparently: Maddow: Time For Warnings Is Past As Trump Openly Abuses Power (Feb. 22, 2020)
 
lol, the Russians help Trump in 2016, Russians helping the soon to be Dem nominee out helps Trump in 2020.


How convenient.


Wile E coyote couldn't have planned it better
 
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applecorped said:
lol, the Russians help Trump in 2016, Russians helping the soon to be Dem nominee out helps Trump in 2020.


How convenient.


Wile E coyote couldn't have planned it better
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Not out of the question.

I doubt they have the resources to carry it out though if that's indeed what's going on. Most of the damage may be psychological instead.
 
Venom said:
So what's the plan; boost Sanders up and then in the general flood the airwaves with anti-socialist propaganda to make him lose?

I speculated about a month ago here that the Russians might try to help Sanders just to mess with our heads and delegitimize the election results once again. But if it's part of a larger scheme to make Trump look good once again that will be pretty remarkable.

I've always thought they'd be okay with a President Sanders, someone who isn't interventionist and does not have the baggage Hillary Clinton and now Trump has.
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I think the simplest explanation is they think Sanders is the most favorable candidate of the democrats for Russia.
 
The Nazis may have won in France in 1940, but if I remember correctly, they didn't win the popular vote ...
 
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