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Hillary Clinton

yallerdawg

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12. Sanders is still an independent in the Senate.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Reply #10)

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 07:50 PM

Jun 2016

From "About Bernie Sanders":

Bernie Sanders is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012 with 71 percent of the vote. His previous 16 years in the House of Representatives make him the longest serving independent member of Congress in American history.

No mention of being a "Democrat." Only wants to be the Democratic nominee, as through one of the two major political parties is there any path to the presidency - he said.

"The Sanders Rule" must include the requirement that your party affiliation as an officeholder must be a big (D) - for the number of years you mention!

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The primary process of the Democratic Party does require one major change: [View all] teamster633 Jun 2016 OP

The very person who pushed through a decision to let DURHAM D Jun 2016 #1

In other words: Don't adopt a pet that bites. Koinos Jun 2016 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author BootinUp Jun 2016 #4

Well, Sanders is technically a Democrat. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #3

There needs to be minimum requirements to have access to party structure. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #5

And maybe certain disqualifying factors as well. teamster633 Jun 2016 #9

I agree! I am so p***ed. I wonder how the DNC, President Obama and Hillary REALLY skylucy Jun 2016 #11

You should have to be a Democrat for as long as it's been since the last election for the office... BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #6

"The Sanders Rule"! yallerdawg Jun 2016 #8

Technically, he's still a Democrat. And he won't pull his "I'm an Independent again!" bullshit until BobbyDrake Jun 2016 #10

Sanders is still an independent in the Senate. yallerdawg Jun 2016 #12

He declared as a Democrat in NH in 2015. He had to do so to get on the ballot there. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #13

Not a Democrat. yallerdawg Jun 2016 #15

Well, he self-declared as a Democrat TwilightZone Jun 2016 #16

He declared himself "Not a Democrat" for longer than I've been alive! yallerdawg Jun 2016 #17

Oh, I agree. I'm just saying that he has an out - he self-declared as a Dem at the beginning of all TwilightZone Jun 2016 #18

Which was the comment at the start of this thread. yallerdawg Jun 2016 #19

I was responding to your question: "How did an independent even get to run in closed primaries" TwilightZone Jun 2016 #21

I have a slightly hire bar than you. yallerdawg Jun 2016 #22

It doesn't matter if I think he's a Democrat or not. I'm not in charge. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #23

I can't make it any clearer to you. yallerdawg Jun 2016 #24

He has filed the required paperwork with the Senate to run stopbush Jun 2016 #26

Didn't "HE" once say he wanted to destroy the Pathwalker Jun 2016 #7

Yes! Party loyalty should be a greater driving incentive than self-promotion. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #14

+1000! DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #20

Yeah, no more friggin trojan horses Cha Jun 2016 #25

^^^AMEN to this!^^^ Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #27

Require Release of taxes! of all Presidential candidates! Her Sister Jun 2016 #28

Agreed....nt asuhornets Jun 2016 #29