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Re:Democrats Declined DHS Offer to Test Caucus App by pstuart on Thursday February 06, 2020 @12:47PM (#22258266)
Please don't lump those two together. Yes, there are Sanders supporters that are "fringe", but the man himself has been clear and consistent on economics and policy his entire career.

After he lost the primaries to Clinton (a process I personally think was gamed by the DNC), he publicly supported her and encouraged his supporters to do the same.

We're discussing politics on HN and I don't want to incur dang's admonishment again. We are in very uncertain times these days so I think it's important to discuss key issues in a cogent and concise manner.

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Re:Democrats Declined DHS Offer to Test Caucus App by lern_too_spel on Friday February 07, 2020 @01:28PM (#22269059)
> Yes, there are Sanders supporters that are "fringe", but the man himself has been clear and consistent on economics and policy his entire career.

The key difference between Sanders and other politicians like McCain, Obama, etc. is that Sanders doesn't push against the fringe elements of his supporters, which encouraged them to grow into a large portion of his supporters.

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