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"I am convinced socialism is the only answer." –Malala Yousafzai
Jun 16, 2019 23 tweets 15 min read
#ElizabethWarren's bill reminds me of Romney's advice to youths in 4/2012, "Borrow money, if you have to, from your parents. Start a business... [Jimmy John Liautaud] borrowed $20K from his dad..."

The loan was c. 7/82 and was actually $25K.
$25K in 7/82 = $59K in 4/12
#Warren In the first half of 2019, the nat'l average #rent increased by 2.6%.
rentcafe.com/blog/rental-ma…
May 20, 2019 13 tweets 3 min read
Fellow Berners,

I think we're doing well in this battle thus far. The ruling class and its #bourgeois mouthpieces are clearly scared. Of 23 candidates, our champion is in 2nd place to a two-term vice pres. even though the corporate media hyped several other candidates, [1] one by one, each of whom supposedly was about to replace #BernieSanders but flopped or are stalled.

If there must be a candidate ahead of Bernie now, I'm glad Biden is the one. Of course, we should not take for granted his self-destruction or our ability to defeat him. [2]
May 20, 2019 37 tweets 8 min read
🍩: "Some black people supported the crime bill. Therefore, neither that legislation nor anything Biden or the Clintons did/said in favor of it was racist. If you want to see a racist pol, look at Bernard."
🌹: "What in his record is racist?"
🍩: "He voted for the crime bill!" 🌹: "Another yuge rally for Bernie is underway--"
🍩: "Crowds are NOT representative!"
🌹: "You seem nervous."
🍩: "We're not. Bernard needs WAY more PoC than he had in '16. By our count, however, -2 are at that rally."
🌹: "But you said crowds are unrepresentative."
🍩: "Die."
May 1, 2019 4 tweets 2 min read
A recent #poll provides a quick way for us to be blocked when we engage in this argument.

🍩: "Bernard is the candidate of comfortable, white men."
🌹: "A higher pct. of women, PoC and low-income people than of men, whites and high-income people view him favorably."
🍩: "Of [1] course! The latter demos tend to be more conservative than the former are."
🌹: "So, you withdraw your claim?"
🍩: "No. It refers to the Democratic primary electorate."
🌹: "The data show you're wrong in that case, too."
🍩: "By 'Democratic,' I mean [2]
scottrasmussen.com/crosstabs-apri…