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How a fanatical Bernie Sanders supporter is both right and totally wrong about his withdrawal from the race.

Posted on April 13, 2020 by a1skeptic

As most of you know, Bernie Sanders suspended (but did not outright abandon) his Presidential campaign last week. A number of Sanders supporters were mighty unhappy with the development, and one of them, a real-estate agent from southern Oregon named … Continue reading →

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Takeaways from Super Tuesday 2020: it’s now a two-person race

Posted on March 4, 2020 by a1skeptic

Well, Joe Biden continued his South Carolina revival, and Mike Bloomberg tanked like a lead balloon. Bloomberg won’t be the party’s savior after all, but it will be the old comfortable sweater that no longer has it’s fastball. Who knew? … Continue reading →

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I voted for Bernie in the 2016 primary, but won’t be doing so in 2020.

Posted on February 23, 2020 by a1skeptic

As many of you know, I voted for Bernie in the 2016 Massachusetts primary on Super Tuesday, but won’t be doing it again in 2020. Why did I vote for Bernie in 2016 I voted for Bernie for in 2016 … Continue reading →

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How are we looking after the Las Vegas Democratic debate?

Posted on February 20, 2020 by a1skeptic

The other day I wrote about the polarity between Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg. And just to review, they both have the following things in common: Both of them are septuagenarians Both of them are Jewish. Neither one of them … Continue reading →

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There’s a fascinating debate among my own friends between Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg

Posted on February 17, 2020 by a1skeptic

I’ve been fascinated by an ongoing debate that is reflected even among my own friends between Bernie Sanders on the one hand and Mike Bloomberg on the other. Bernie and Bloomberg, both Jewish guys in their seventies, represent the polar … Continue reading →

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Would Hillary and Bernie ever run on a ticket with Each Other?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by a1skeptic

A friend recently asked whether I thought there was any chance that Hillary and Bernie would run together, with one of them as the Vice Presidential nominee and the other as the Presidential nominee. For various reasons, I think the … Continue reading →

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This is what happens when media conglomerates get to donate to Candidates

Posted on October 19, 2015 by a1skeptic

A fuss was made briefly after last week’s Democratic debate when it turned out that Bernie Sanders won the little CNN Focus Group that had assembled for the debate, but CNN declared Hillary Clinton the winner of the debate. Conspiracy … Continue reading →

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