https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029231224 Joe941 (416 posts)
We need to run more Bernie like candidates.
Progressive populism is the recipe to start winning some of these races. This was a district tRump only won by 1.5%! I'm sure a Bernie like candidate would have pulled this one over the finish line.
Sure he would....10 hours after the rest of them crossed it.
heh
Although not many agree with him.
Star Member JI7 (61,415 posts)
1. how did Bernie do in that district in the Primary ?
Star Member krawhitham (4,005 posts)
37. lost by 43 points
Only 43 points? That's not bad at all. I say go for it.
Foamfollower (634 posts)
2. Only if we want a Congress with three Democratic seats and all the rest Republican.
Well, it can't be completely republican. We need something to laugh at.
Foamfollower (634 posts)
15. Every candidate Sanders has endorsed since the 2016 election has lost.
That's a dismal record.
leftstreet (28,703 posts)
3. Or just better politicians
No offense to Ossoff, but it sounds like he wasn't willing to attack Handel where it would have counted - tying her to Trump. She skated the entire campaign by keeping Trump at arm's length, while continually 'smearing' Ossoff as a 'San Francisco Pelosi liberal.'
He needed to be a better politician
RegexReader (362 posts)
18. Bernie is interested in winning
but he wasn't invited to this party. And why should he jump in to be the man left holding the bag when it all falls apart?
This whole mess can be laid at the doorstep of the DNC.
“You have got to, Mary, act in an unprecedented way. Think big. Get involved in every way that you can. stand up and fight back in every way that you can”
and that is why Sanders is better
You moan and whine and bleat on about Russia and hacked elections, but you completely ignore the fact that it was Hillary who rigged the primary election. Does the word "superdelegate" ring any bells?
Motownman78 (141 posts)
29. Bernie would have cost Ossoff
His message of populism does not play well with people who are upper middle class like this district. This district has only a 5% poverty rate compared to the 17% of the rest of Georgia.
More proof that democrats need for there to be poor people in order to maintain power. "Bernie can't win because there are too few poor people?" What is this I don't even...
Yep, sounds like a plan. You go right ahead and run these ridiculous candidates. You go right ahead and buy that multi-million dollar mansion on a minimum wage salary. You go right ahead and gamble away your life savings and bet against the Globetrotters. You go right ahead and try to fly across the Pacific by flapping your arms real fast and thinking happy thoughts. I'm sure it will aaaaalll work out for you.
