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TexasTowelie

(117,533 posts) Wed Jan 30, 2019, 06:21 AM Jan 2019

'Run, Bernie, Run'?: N.H. Progressives Divided By Another Bernie Sanders Bid

by Asma Khalid Jan. 30, 2019

In the summer of 2015, before Bernie Sanders had staff on the ground in New Hampshire, Elizabeth Ropp, a 42-year-old acupuncturist, was making homemade signs for the Vermont senator.

"Bernie inspired me because as somebody who's lived without health insurance for most of my adult life, I want there to be a single payer health care system," she said.

She was disappointed Sanders wasn't the nominee, and is convinced that if he had been, Donald Trump would not be president today.

"I want to see Bernie run again in 2020," said Ropp. "We need Bernie to run even if the field is crowded."

Read more: https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/689742354/run-bernie-run-n-h-progressives-divided-by-another-bernie-sanders-bid

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'Run, Bernie, Run'?: N.H. Progressives Divided By Another Bernie Sanders Bid (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2019 OP

what makes her think she wont get health care voting for a dem?... samnsara Jan 2019 #1

Bernie was never vetted. The gop would have ready all of Kahuna7 Jan 2019 #2

Yes, he was never truly vetted and everyone handled him with kid gloves. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #5

Voting for him in the 2016 primary is one of only two votes I've regretted in my life. teamster633 Jan 2019 #3

I feel the same, my grandaughter persauded me and I will forever be sorry katmondoo Jan 2019 #4

samnsara

(18,300 posts)

1. what makes her think she wont get health care voting for a dem?...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 06:28 AM

Jan 2019

….and she thinks bs would have beaten DT? Remember.. the Russians were in the game...only DT would have 'won'.

Kahuna7

(2,531 posts)

2. Bernie was never vetted. The gop would have ready all of

Reply to samnsara (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 06:46 AM

Jan 2019

Bernie's positive musings about socialism, being anti-capitalism and support for communists (Cuba) and would have framed him as a full blown Communist. They would love to have bernie to run against.

redstatebluegirl

(12,503 posts)

5. Yes, he was never truly vetted and everyone handled him with kid gloves.

Reply to Kahuna7 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 12:54 PM

Jan 2019

The republicans wanted him SOOO bad to be the nominee, they were holding a lot of damaging stuff on him that would have given Trump a mandate that would have emboldened him even further. Bernie needs to go away.

teamster633

(2,032 posts)

3. Voting for him in the 2016 primary is one of only two votes I've regretted in my life.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 06:56 AM

Jan 2019

I'm sure I'm not the only NH voter who feels that way.

katmondoo

(6,498 posts)

4. I feel the same, my grandaughter persauded me and I will forever be sorry

Reply to teamster633 (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 30, 2019, 09:24 AM

Jan 2019

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