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The argument for Bernie Sanders: he is the candidate of authenticity

Posted on March 12, 2020 by a1skeptic

Color me amazed that Bernie Sanders is proving to be about as popular in 2020 as he was in 2016. Longtime readers of the blog know that in the 2016 Democratic primary, I voted for Bernie Sanders because it “tickled … Continue reading →

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The argument for Joe Biden: he is the candidate of African Americans

Posted on March 11, 2020 by a1skeptic

If you’re a Bernie supporter and you consider yourself not to be racist, you should really consider supporting Joe Biden. Why? Because African Americans have spoken, and he is their man. African Americans, and especially African American women, are the … Continue reading →

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I was wrong about Bernie Sanders, and mostly wrong about Elizabeth Warren.

Posted on January 30, 2020 by a1skeptic

Longtime readers of the blog know that in the 2016 Democratic primary, I voted for Bernie Sanders because it “tickled me pink to be able to vote for a septuagenarian socialist Jew as a serious candidate for President of the … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders is really old, and that’s a problem.

Posted on October 4, 2019 by a1skeptic

Back in 2015, I was just tickled to be able to vote for a septaugenarian socialist Jew for President of the United States, and have it actually be something more than just a protest vote. So I did. And then … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders’ ego-trip decision to run for President again

Posted on February 20, 2019 by a1skeptic

Bernie Sanders announced this week that he is running for President again in 2020. Good grief! I was a Bernie supporter in 2016 (although to be fair, I supported both Bernie and Hillary). But in the Massachusetts primary I voted … Continue reading →

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Bernie and the Donald are very odd characters to being channeling America’s outrage

Posted on February 11, 2016 by a1skeptic

Truth be told, Bernie and the Donald are strange icons to be channeling the outrage of American voters who believe that the system is rigged (which includes me, by the way). And, if the media is to be believed, there … Continue reading →

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Come Together: why both Bernie and Hillary deserve our vote

Posted on February 5, 2016 by a1skeptic

With the Democratic field whittled down to two, and Bernie proving to be surprisingly competitive with Hillary, the relations between the two have become a little testy, as have the relationships between her supporters. That’s what an actual race will … Continue reading →

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Is Bernie Sanders a serious Presidential Candidate?

Posted on January 20, 2016 by a1skeptic

Andrew Cohen really penned a strong piece claiming that Bernie Sanders doesn’t get how politics works. I’m not so sure about that. Cohen’s criticism was that Bernie is something of a one-note samba, and that he responds to everything by … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders is Running for President

Posted on April 30, 2015 by a1skeptic

I was amused, although not that surprised to hear that Bernie Sanders is running for President. I love Bernie, but he doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in a firestorm to make it out alive, and everybody knows that. If you … Continue reading →

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