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Bernie Sanders: 'We Would Beat Donald Trump Badly'
NBC News' Meet The Press ^ | January 24, 2016 | Alexandra Jaffe

Posted on 01/24/2016 3:29:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Bernie Sanders said Sunday that "there would be nothing more in this world that I would like" than to face Donald Trump in a general election fight, and that he would "beat him badly."

"I would very much look forward to a race against Donald Trump, a guy who does not want to raise the minimum wage, but wants to give hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks to the top two-tenths of 1% who thinks wages in America are too high and who thinks that climate change is a hoax, invented by the Chinese," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"Chuck, there would be nothing more in this world that I would like than to take on Donald Trump. We would beat him, and we would beat him badly."

His comments come as polls have shown him narrowing Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's lead in Iowa and opening up his own lead in New Hampshire. While the former Secretary of State still holds a significant advantage over the Vermont Senator in national polling, the tightening race in the two early voting states have some political observers questioning whether Clinton is the inevitable Democratic Party nominee, as most have long expected....

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So glad I am not in college anymore. I don’t know how long I could keep up the charade of pretending to like Sanders in order to get laid.


21 posted on 01/24/2016 3:52:37 PM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

LOL! Right, Bernie. A decrepit old white socialist wants to take other people’s money. Progressive panhandler. Find yourself a spot at the light on the off ramp of the freeway. Get your sign and tin cup ready. Idiot.


22 posted on 01/24/2016 3:56:10 PM PST by PGalt
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He would beat him badly? You mean you would beat him, but not do a good job of beating him?


23 posted on 01/24/2016 3:59:03 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
We'll beat him badly

I believe the grammatically correct wording would be "poorly", which is exactly how I'd expect Sanders to do against Trump in the general.

24 posted on 01/24/2016 4:00:21 PM PST by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Children, 18-25, would flock to him, he is the embodiment of everything they dream off, a life without work.


25 posted on 01/24/2016 4:00:24 PM PST by heights
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

Given how much Obama has lowered the bar on electability, and there must be a Guinness world record somewhere in there, if Sanders was to run against anybody but Trump then I might be concerned about Sanders ”insight” concerning his electability.


26 posted on 01/24/2016 4:05:20 PM PST by Amendment10
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To: trisham
Bernie is a radical leftist communist freak.

It's easier to just say "Democrat."

27 posted on 01/24/2016 4:05:51 PM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: Jim Robinson
Would be interesting and might signal the end or is there a chance for revival

A flat out communist vs a flat out capitalist.

A time for choosing.

Pray for America.

That deserves repeating. Wake up call.

28 posted on 01/24/2016 4:07:07 PM PST by Ymani Cricket ("It is my experience that Senators focus only on pleasing those who fund their campaigns" Obi-Wan)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

Regarding my previous post, I will give Cruz credit for beating Sanders too.


29 posted on 01/24/2016 4:07:39 PM PST by Amendment10
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To: heights
Not all of them, of course. I joined the Army at 17 and shipped out at 18. Many of the current millennials are fine kids.
30 posted on 01/24/2016 4:09:43 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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To: donozark

-——Even Ma McCaskill went after poor Bernie. And yesterday, Jay Nixon, Dem. Gov. of Missouri said Bernie was “unelectable in Missouri because this state is not ready to elect a socialist.” Or words to that effect.-——

All these people are part of the DNC party machine....

There is no way Sanders wins is the nominee....

He’s a independent socialist....the party cannot control him....


31 posted on 01/24/2016 4:10:54 PM PST by Popman (Christ alone: My Cornerstone...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh yeah that’s the ticket.....(sarcasm off). Go for it Bernie! Wave your sickle and hammer while you campaign you commie!


32 posted on 01/24/2016 4:13:35 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

the people who vote for free...stuff will turn out for Bernie.

If Bernie was black he would be a shoe in.


33 posted on 01/24/2016 4:13:39 PM PST by hadaclueonce (I thought Ethanol was the devil, now i find it is America is an Oligarchy)
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To: ripley

You are correct. This is what the Marxist takeover of American schools was all about.


34 posted on 01/24/2016 4:22:50 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: builder

“There is no way in hell, Bernie can win the General.”

Never discount the stupidity of the American voter. Socialism is popular among millennials, and don’t forget the 240-EV guaranteed floor of support the dems have before the first votes are ever tallied.


35 posted on 01/24/2016 4:26:17 PM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"We Would Beat Donald Trump Badly"

Agreed!

I believe they would be bad at beating Trump.

36 posted on 01/24/2016 4:40:57 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: PGalt
“LOL! Right, Bernie. A decrepit old white socialist wants to take other people€™s money. Progressive panhandler. Find yourself a spot at the light on the off ramp of the freeway. Get your sign and tin cup ready. Idiot.”

I would like to see all of the country club chamber of commerce types who talk about “working with the Democrats to get things done “work with President Bernie. That would be hilarious. If it wernt a disaster it would almost be worth it to watch them deal with someone who just wants to get their money. Do you think they would learn from that?

37 posted on 01/24/2016 5:14:19 PM PST by amnestynone (We are asked by people who do not tolerate us to tolerate the intolerable in the name of tolerance.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump will hand Sanders his rear end.


38 posted on 01/24/2016 5:21:26 PM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t think he stands a chance, but he has to say stuff like this to keep his side fired up.

If Bernie & Donald go to the finals, Trump will eat him alive in debates, in commercials, and with just Trump being Trump.

America has already had a taste of the banana republic socialist dictator type leadership. I just don’t think the voters will go for seconds.

I actually think Hitlery would fair better, but still lose.


39 posted on 01/24/2016 5:32:18 PM PST by redfreedom (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Beat Trump in what, Bernie? Spending other people’s money?


40 posted on 01/24/2016 5:36:31 PM PST by ExCTCitizen (Ft I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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