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Norton
Social climber
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Apr 18, 2016 - 07:13pm PT
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I hope Bernie runs as an independent - 'cause then he will win
well, if Bernie did not get the Democratic Party nomination and chose to run anyway but as an independent then millions and millions would vote for him, along with more millions and millions who would vote for the the Democratic party nominee, Clinton.
This would result, obviously, in Mrs Clinton getting many few votes, making Bernie's supporters happy but then very likely handing the Presidency to Donald Trump.
Do you remember the last time a strong third party Independent ran, Ross Perot in 1992? He got 20% of the vote, taking all those votes away from George HW Bush and guess what happened, the Democrat won, Bill Clinton.
So go ahead and hope Bernie runs as an independent, and know that Trump will be President. If that's what you hope and want, maybe you will get what you want.
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Gary
Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
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Apr 18, 2016 - 07:26pm PT
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I will vote for what I want. Otherwise, what's the f*#king point?
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MisterE
Gym climber
Small Town with a Big Back Yard
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Apr 18, 2016 - 08:24pm PT
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I will vote for what I want. Otherwise, what's the f*#king point?
But, but...let me try to convince you, on the internet, to vote the way I want you to vote!
The least I can do is get you on the defensive, and maybe,
just maybe (meaning almost certainly in my delusional conviction)
you will realize I am right!
Then I WIN, IN MY MIND.
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Gary
Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
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Apr 18, 2016 - 08:47pm PT
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MisterE, only once did I vote the lesser of two evils and I was ashamed and filled with self-loathing for months afterward.
I voted for Mondale against Reagan. The thought of a second Raygun term was unthinkable to me. Anyway, I'll never make that mistake again.
If Sanders runs as an independent, he'll get my vote.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 18, 2016 - 09:27pm PT
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If Sanders runs as an independent, he'll get my vote.
So, you'll be for the gop nominee then.
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MisterE
Gym climber
Small Town with a Big Back Yard
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Apr 18, 2016 - 09:34pm PT
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Broseph Healy posted: So, you'll be for the gop nominee then.
^^BAM! Point proven!
Sometimes timing is everything...
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Apr 18, 2016 - 09:45pm PT
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I will vote for who I want. Otherwise, what's the f*#king point? BAM! Hit the baby angle on the head
So, you'll be for the gop nominee then.
Clinton knows this, but she is so selfish that she won't concede to Bernie. Clinton would rather hand the presidency to the GOP than do what's right for her country. And you want me to vote for this bitch?
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 18, 2016 - 10:18pm PT
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There's a supreme court seat up for grabs that matters more than who is president.
If Bernie runs as an independent it means he's willing to put his own ambitions ahead of that appointment. Under those circumstances, anyone still supporting him will likely be putting a conservative back on the court and likely a very conservative justice in the mold of Scalia or even more radical.
If you can live with that then I don't know what to say.
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crankster
Trad climber
No. Tahoe
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Apr 18, 2016 - 10:23pm PT
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Bernie's odds of running as an Independent are about the same as Hillary getting indicted over e-mails. Zero.
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kattz
climber
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Apr 18, 2016 - 10:23pm PT
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Sorry bro...the b**tch is/was your mother...if you like that word...not Clinton, for sure.
Nope, the army of idiots with free degrees in cat herding full of "my rights are being violated" BS is not going to save this country.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 18, 2016 - 10:30pm PT
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So we have a new avatar with zero climbing posts, sigh.
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kattz
climber
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Apr 18, 2016 - 10:49pm PT
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^ Get a life, perhaps? You obviously got none, living through someone's post history on forums. Really, get out and get a life. Take a class at a community college, perhaps, this may help ya, "bernie" drone.
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kattz
climber
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Apr 18, 2016 - 10:55pm PT
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Sanders chance of being elected is NIL. Which is good.
US of A at this point is nothing but a bubble of speculation running solely on it's military power and ability to terrorize nations around the world with the sole purpose to keep its currency afloat. Much vilified bankers is what keeps the entitled, greedy and worthless rest of American public at its current inflated living standard and insane consumption level. The military and the smart, greedy rich people is all that US has got and what keeps it going. So, be smart, and don't rock your boat. Or, someone will be teaching you lessons about your "rights" soon...and you'll learn your really got no rights or worth, or strength to defend yourself.
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kattz
climber
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Apr 18, 2016 - 10:57pm PT
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Is that you, me me me look at me shirtless, I'm still skinny like I was in high school dude? "Look a me...mememe...I climbed something today, mommy"
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Apr 19, 2016 - 12:16am PT
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I don't know. Any moron can create an avatar; clearly one has.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Apr 19, 2016 - 02:32am PT
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Sanders chance of being elected is NIL. Are you kidding? In polls, Bernie trounces the Republican candidates by a larger margin than Hillary.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Apr 19, 2016 - 05:07am PT
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Cosmic...Is katz on " the list "..?
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Gary
Social climber
Where in the hell is Major Kong?
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Apr 19, 2016 - 05:44am PT
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So, you'll be for the gop nominee then.
That's the logic that gets us nowhere.
So you'll vote for GOP-lite over GOP?
Maybe it's better to just go ahead and let them crash the country right now rather than drag it out. Then we can start rebuilding. It took the GOP plunging the nation into the Great Depression to get the New Deal, maybe that's the key.
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
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Apr 19, 2016 - 06:03am PT
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Bernie's odds of running as an Independent are about the same as Hillary getting indicted over e-mails. Zero.
Yeah let's do the 2000 election all over again. I heard the 8 years that followed were wonderful.
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