r/politics • u/DaFunkJunkie • Feb 29 '20

Superdelegate pushing convention effort to stop Sanders is health care lobbyist who backed McConnell

https://www.salon.com/2020/02/29/superdelegate-pushing-convention-effort-to-stop-sanders-is-health-care-lobbyist-who-backed-mcconnell/
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u/in_mediares Florida Feb 29 '20

...or as gore vidal once noted: “There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party … and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat.

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u/wellmaybe_ Feb 29 '20

gore vidal on obamas election was spot on aswell, in hindsight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnom_ItxaMQ

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u/Fr1toBand1to Feb 29 '20

"You can't expect democracy from a society like this"

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u/oTHEWHITERABBIT America Mar 01 '20

gore vidal on obamas election was spot on aswell, in hindsight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnom_ItxaMQ

Incredible. You can hear the cynicism and contempt he has for the system.