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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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TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties
KEYWORDS: sanders; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Another weekend at Bernie’s.


41 posted on 01/24/2016 5:38:55 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (how many laws has Cruz sponsored that have become law?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Here Bernie, have another mushroom and you’re 10 ft tall. :-)


42 posted on 01/24/2016 6:02:13 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Sadly, after Obama’s two elections, he just might.”

I agree. There are lots of people out there who are looking for their free stuff from Bernie Sanders Claus. They don’t care that other people will have to foot the bill for it.


43 posted on 01/24/2016 6:42:42 PM PST by LottieDah (If only those who speak so eloquently on behalf of animals would do so on behalf of the unborn.)
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To: taildragger

We had a similar rally here in MO yesterday, I guess they did not ask Sen McCaskill for permission! The news footage showed a lot of cars honking in support...so there are some aspirational Commies here.


44 posted on 01/24/2016 6:51:59 PM PST by GnuThere
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