• Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    The democratic party’s betrayal of Sanders in 2016, and his popularity in West Virginia in the same year, is directly what led to the state flipping hard red. The Democratic establishment pissed them off and they pivoted. I firmly believe that.

    • jonathan7luke@lemmy.zip
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      6 months ago

      Yeah. I mean, the sad thing is that Bernie knows he’s too old to carry the torch for much longer. This video showcases several moments where he’s pushing so hard to get young people involved in politics to keep his momentum after he’s gone.

  • rkd@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    I can read minds and they’re thinking “we better get some money around here, otherwise we’re still blaming the immigrants”.