1/ Imagine if we had a presidential candidate saying “Yep it’s true. We’re going to give you free healthcare. We’re going to pass a Green New Deal. We’re going to make college tuition free for everyone. We’re going to cancel all your college loans.”

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2/ And when people asked “But how are we going to pay for all that?” the candidate would say “By taxing the segment of people whose tax cuts and corporate subsidies have amounted to the biggest transfer of wealth in our history over the last 40 years.”
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3/ Call me whatever, but I cannot imagine that the American people would turn that down.
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We did have that candidate, Marianne. As you know well. Bash on. We will win, eventually.
Their corporate donors would be very upset.
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Well it would sound more like we’re going to make you pay for everyone’s health care pay for this pay for that.
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His name was Bernie Sanders
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Sorry, Bernie lost.
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And if we did, would you change your endorsement? Or is this not the moment...
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The American people are so brainwashed and dumbed down, that they very well might. Based upon tonight's VP debate, your wish remains apsirational.
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We literally have that right now