r/PoursTea • • 18h ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Bernie tried

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u/SyzygyPidgey 18h ago

Bernie is an independent, though?

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u/Ok_Satisfaction3460 18h ago

He's alway caucuses with the dems and he was running for their nomination. They let him run because they never expected him to actually be a contender for the nomination. 

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u/youshallknowus 17h ago

he wasnt ever a contender for the nomination. he was never close to winning in either election,. because he doesn't understand how to build a coalition that exceeds about 30% of the primary electorate.

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u/demagogueffxiv 14h ago

He was polling higher against Trump than Hillary was