Ohio will settle for no less than Hillary, Joe or Obama. We're entitled fucks in presidiential election years.
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Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton for president
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Ohio will settle for no less than Hillary, Joe or Obama. We're entitled fucks in presidiential election years.
gutter_trash
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she is old... he is older
more Veeps have died in office of old age than Presidents
Oh, I'm imagining the whole team bouncing around the electoral map, like whammies on Press Your Luck. They're all going to get around.
That's pretty far down the list of reasons. He doesn't bring much to the ticket. He's endorsed her. He will (presumably) campaign for her. The people that he will sway into voting for her will vote for her just from that. And since he endorsed her, everyone that he has turned off won't come back just because he's VP. At the end of the day, the dems are going to want a Vice President that will tow the party line, and I think Sanders is seen as too much of a wild card to rely on him to do that.
Dash_Riprock
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In pure numbers, she was more effective than Sanders:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-more-effective-lawmaker-than-bernie-sanders/
In terms of what legislation she directly sponsored, the Fair Pay act and the Stimulus are super important:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/s181
https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1/
And of course she's been fighting for universal healthcare forever.
SenorArdilla
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eBay Huckster
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also, something something CHIP
RustyNails
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So is Bernie going to suspend his campaign or what. He'll be in a limbo with FEC if he doesn't, right?
VendettaRed07
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Bernlie Traitors has finally been exposed.
User 463088
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According to a campaign spokesperson, he's still an active candidate. So....
What?
Oh nice, I wasn't familiar with this:
http://www.factcheck.org/2008/03/giving-hillary-credit-for-schip/
SHOCKING that Hillary was attacked under false pretenses!
I hope you'll regret that stupid thought.
Dash_Riprock
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Better start donating.
None of that makes the case that she's "proven the ability to pass legislation" like you claimed. She was not in the Senate for Fair Pay, or the Stimulus, or CHIP
Veritigo_X
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Any particular reason?
User 463088
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Head of Vengarl
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Well it's about time. I know the diehard fans are gonna freak out (Reddit has many fine examples) but hopefully this helps unify the Democrat party.
I'm really disturbed by the people on social media calling Sanders a sellout or saying he did this under the threat of violence. Were they even listening to him today? Do they care more about the idea of Bernie Sanders rather than what he fought for? It's really sad. These people are far removed from reality. Luckily, I think they're a small minority, despite using the platform of social media to be very vocal about their opinions.
RustyNails
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User 463088
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You get that the President's not in the Senate either, right? She's demonstrated an ability to get legislation passed. She did it with CHIP. She did it with ASFA. She did it with the 9/11 First Responder's Bill. She worked to expand the Family Medical Leave Act. A lot of this, ya, she did as First Lady. Which, you know, doesn't negate the fact that she was a part of making it a success. Having her in actual elected office will allow her to use the bully pulpit even more effectively. She knows how to work with the Democrats in Congress.
Prodigal Son
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I guess the Bernieorbust folks are starting their rally behind Jill Stein if these FB numbers are anything to go by.
Dash_Riprock
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Those people only supported Sanders because he was anti-establishment. His actual policies were irrelevant to them compared to their goal of "sticking it to the man."
I'm at least happy for the direction Bernie has taken the conversation for the Democratic party. Taking on issues that will be of the utmost importance going forward like college tuitions and living wages.
So many like me are coming out with a degree (in engineering no less) are underemployed and already staring down a 1000+ dollar past due bill in our email that we will have to continue to ignore.
So many like me are coming out with a degree (in engineering no less) are underemployed and already staring down a 1000+ dollar past due bill in our email that we will have to continue to ignore.
She wasn't in the Senate yet, and her husband was president at the time. I mean, if you want to give Hillary a ton of credit for passing CHIP, then I guess that's ok.
legacyzero
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Stop, I'm trying to reduce my sodium intake.
Vire
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boiled goose
good with gravy
nah. no indictment meant it was over.
I really want to know why you want him to win.
Please tell us what the benefits of a Trump Presidency would be...
Please.
vainglorious
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The Bernie people on Reddit keep flooding threads with posts linking to the Green Party subreddit.
TestOfTide
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Khaleesi's going to be our next president. You can help her win or you can #BernWithHer.
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Man, I'm hyped for you American fellows, feels like there's some good things that are coming. And I'm not even American.
It would be cool on paper, but I suppose they are trying to go for different demographics and I'm pretty sure Bernie can do more in Senate.
It would be cool on paper, but I suppose they are trying to go for different demographics and I'm pretty sure Bernie can do more in Senate.
Dash_Riprock
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They're so adorable!
Well this is exactly what a driveby post looks like people. Thanks for the explanation.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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Unrealistic for a variety of reasons, chief among them being that he would be a drag on the ticket.
boiled goose
good with gravy
Don't get this. People are free to support who they feel represents them best. Do you feel better about yourself because you happen to support a more popular candidate? It's tribal fanboyism at its worst.
But a lot of those policies are going to come to fruition when they wouldn't have otherwise. As a lefty the situation of the left in US is far better than anyone could have ever hoped for right now.
Seriously, you don't want a situation like the one we have in the UK right now, it's dire
Rentahamster
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I'm interested to see how this affects her poll numbers for the next couple of weeks.
They are free to support who they want, just as we are free to criticize those people for it
boiled goose
good with gravy
But a lot of those policies are going to come to fruition when they wouldn't have otherwise. As a lefty the situation of the left in US is far better than anyone could have ever hoped for right now.
Seriously, you don't want a situation like the one we have in the UK right now, it's dire
I'm not sure I agree the situation is far better than anyone could have hoped for. We are at a pretty big fork with vastly different outcomes and the two most disliked presidential candidates in history running.
If this is as good as it gets, then you have pretty low standards.
Who is "we"?
Feel free to criticize them and disagree on policy. "They are so adorable" is not criticism.
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