I agree - he is a politician after all, and that's the game he plays. I'm not sure who would dispute that Sanders plays politics like most other folks in the senate and house. The bigger point I think is that he is not in politics to enrich himself. He's proven that by refusing to take money from the types of special interest entities that could make his life very comfortable after he's done with politics. For an example of the latter I'd check out Hastert (on my mind since he's been in the news recently). The Clintons are another example.

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T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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I agree like Biden and a few others he hasn't gotten rich with outside deals. That really is great.

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He actually says he thinks it was good legislation but needs to go further.

I'm sure if he said "repeal and replace", Hillary would call him a racist again.

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Won 8 of last 9, I call that momentum.

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If every state was winner take all Hillary's lead would be even bigger.

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Another Caucus win for Sanders. If he takes New York then it's fair to say that he has "monentum". I prefer to refer to this latest surge in "Bernie mania" as relevance. His supporters/bashers of Hillary are attempting to keep the guy relevant. He is done. This race has been over for a while now. He should remain in the race as long as he see fit. This by no means should be taken as a sign that he has shot to win. It's over for him.

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So 8 of 9 is not momentum?

Are you Dan Bernstein?

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I agree that he's long been out of the race, but I believe the bigger point here is that he's right on numerous, extremely important issues, campaign finance being one of them. And to have him run a legitimate campaign like this while garnering the attention he's been able to without the aid of a super pac is also extremely important, regardless of whether he wins or not. Irrespective of ideology or platform, this is how a campaign should probably be run.

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Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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She already has nearly every other rule written in her favor, maybe she can have Debbie Wasserman-Schultz rig this one up as well. A nice gig with the Clinton Foundation a few years down the line should do it.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Calm down, brah.

Eight years of Hillary is inevitable, not unlike an uncomfortable bowel movement following a trip to White Castle.

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I look forward to seeing you become a Hillary supporter in 4 years.

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She will make sure that Goldman remain in business when the next bubble bursts. Hopefully, she will also have the super-predator problem fixed by then.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

She will find solutions to get things done. #PracticalLeadership

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It's a strange phenomenon. Black men and old white women become furious at any criticism of Hillary.

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Old black men appear to support Hillary because of Bill. I hate Bill. Older women have a unique understanding of how far women have come and what Hillary likely had to deal with just to be in this position.

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I think that the constant bashing that she has endured over the yrs has made her a sympathetic figure in the eyes of some.

In terms of knowing the issues, it is fairly obvious that she is light yrs ahead of Bernie Sanders.

Sanders also lacks credibility as a true Democrat. The guy spent years touting his status as the lone "independent Senator" in Congress only to run for President as a Democrat. Its good that Hillary Clinton has chosen to make this an issue. It should be.

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The only thing she had to deal with was having Bill as her husband. She would either be a corporate attorney or a moderately successful elected official without him.

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I'm sure that informs their thinking, but this idea that anyone who doesn't think Hillary is fit to be president is anti-women is just crazy. The reason I posted this is one of my Facebook friends is angry that Sanders has the temerity to campaign against her. As if he should just kiss her ass and bow to her as a symbol representing the empowerment of all females.

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Its not dumb. It's you spinning. Is it that difficult to say he's proposing free tuition at public universities?

And that he's proposing affordable child care and not FREE child care for all?

As I said before, if the ideas are as crazy as you say they are, you shouldnt have to spin or exaggerate at all.

She will find ways to make sure that her friends get paid and nothing of significance changes. The idea of "practical" ideas means that you get the status quo at best.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

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Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=w ... v5-x1PHZbw

The dissection of Bernie Sanders continues. It has been a very much needed addition to this cycle's election coverage.

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From the article...

"Sanders does an excellent job of diagnosing problems - a corrupt campaign-finance system, vast wealth inequality, millionaires and billionaires who write and bend the rules and more - but the substance is lacking."

Even if we all agreed to this (I don't), at least he is diagnosing the issues, unlike even his Democratic counterpart, who is more than content keeping the money in politics. It's pretty obvious that we will never address these issues, though, because anyone who has the nerve to bring them up is dismissed as "impractical." The irony is that it's mainly Democrats who are so vitriolic toward the one guy who is championing actual, progressive ideas.

Status quo, baby!

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If Sanders were truly the agent of change that he pretends to be I'd be far more receptive with regards to his rhetoric. He provides critiques and that's about it. He was undressed in that interview. He really comes off as more of a political opportunist than anything. How can his plans be considered practical when it was clear that he doesn't really have a plan?

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This is really the biggest turn off of Hillary and her supporters, IMO. I've never seen a campaign have such a sense of entitlement before.

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That's hilarious. The guy is an opportunist to what end? His opponent has made tens of millions of dollars in speaking fees off of her fame of being married to the president. Yet, Sanders is the opportunist?

What is Hilary's plan? The vague cause of continuing the Obama legacy. Meaning what? Rich get richer?

Sanders has some concrete plans. And the tax raises other than for the ultra rich are not that much considering that you would no longer be paying for healthcare premiums. He is really offering a 21st century New Deal. Without change in this: https://berniesanders.com/issues/money-in-politics/ , not going to be many changes elsewhere. And he is the only candidate talking about it.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

He is offering ALL eligible people free college tuition. I don't really understand your point that it would only be to public schools. Who cares?

Everyone but you seems to understand that I was referring to people when saying "ALL".

As for the child care stuff, I posted his actual words earlier and asked a very simple question.
What if I decide that I don't want to pay anything for my 7 week old?

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He is attempting to portray himself as the candidate of change because he has correctly ascertained that it would benefit him politically. Historically he has never been that guy. He has positioned himself as the choice for the anyone but Hillary crowd. In this regard he is an opportunist.
True Socialist types such Chris Hedges have blasted him for his tendency to always fall in line. He even provided a quote where Sanders stated his reason for not running as an independent. Sanders stated that the reason that he didn't run as an independent is because he didn't want to end up like Ralph Nader.

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You are kidding right.

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