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hoolstoptheheels

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I'll vote for the Bern if that's who I get.


I'll take my chances in an overall center to center-right country with his lefty policies. I think the worst of them won't get through. I could be wrong, but in the world of binary choices, there is nothing Bern can do IMO to match the rising tinderbox all over the world of populist nationalist movements. The world is beginning to push back. The nationalists basically took a beating in the European Parliamentary elections. The Greeks swung away from the populist left (which, interesting to note, was very un-populist in its policies, which did not match the fiery rhetoric), but rejected their nationalists - they went for the center right party.

Defeating Trump could go a long way to ending this worldwide nationalist spasm, which elevates all kinds of risks. There is nothing the Bern can bring that comes anywhere close to the 35 year period commencing in 1910 brought on by the rise of populist militaristic nationalism . Not that it would play out exactly like that in 2020 and after, but you think Trump is bad now? Wait until he doesn't have to stand for re-election. That will be Trump unleashed.

(In response to this post by CharlestonSC)

Posted: 07/15/2019 at 1:49PM



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Poll: Trump trails Biden, Sanders, Warren, and Harris -- wahoo138 07/15/2019 08:13AM
  What a difference a day makes. :-) ** -- Hoodafan 07/15/2019 12:27PM
  Lot of time for them to f%#@ it up. ** -- Maupin233 07/15/2019 11:24AM
  I don’t regret my vote for Trump and would vote for a dem -- Cold Hoober Hoo 07/15/2019 2:04PM
  I’m really not. It’s Bernie Sanders. -- CharlestonSC 07/15/2019 1:38PM
  I'll vote for the Bern if that's who I get. -- hoolstoptheheels 07/15/2019 1:49PM
  So criticizing one side for telling themselves -- wahoo138 07/15/2019 09:31AM
  I agree with you and very much relate to your post. -- BFKDHokies 07/15/2019 09:16AM
  Who paid for the poll? ** -- Style Lady 07/15/2019 08:31AM
  I already said it was Fake News pal -- wahoo138 07/15/2019 08:36AM
  No, they don't matter very much. -- Chuck Taylor 07/15/2019 08:32AM
  What do you mean by "matter" -- wahoo138 07/15/2019 08:26AM
  Anybody who thought polls were Crystal balls -- wahoo138 07/15/2019 09:09AM
  He trails Hillary too. ** -- Hokieesith 07/15/2019 08:17AM

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