2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Tue Apr 19, 2016, 10:22 PM Apr 2016

The rich won in NY tonight. [View all]

Congrats to the 1%.

A Trump vs. HRC fall campaign will leave everyone but the millionaires out in the cold.

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The rich won in NY tonight. [View all] Ken Burch Apr 2016 OP

... LexVegas Apr 2016 #1

I assume you must be one of the 1%. pangaia Apr 2016 #51

Yes, that blue collar Bernie struggling to make ends meet. JaneyVee Apr 2016 #2

Compared to HRC, a woman who has never known anything but privilege, yes. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #10

Women all around the globe, no matter their socioeconomic class.... JaneyVee Apr 2016 #13

Agreed. Electing a non-progressive who happens to be female Ken Burch Apr 2016 #25

Well. Hers will Roland99 Apr 2016 #32

That should have been "no one ELSE's life will be transformed". Ken Burch Apr 2016 #36

No worries! Roland99 Apr 2016 #59

Bernie has been making six figures for 25 years redstateblues Apr 2016 #15

HRC has been making seven or eight figures a year since 2000. n/t. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #19

Six figures living in DC? Roland99 Apr 2016 #33

And compared to Soros or the Koch's - Hillary is blue collar. Corporate666 Apr 2016 #20

Silliness... seabeyond Apr 2016 #3

The rich always win. johnnyrocket Apr 2016 #4

+1 Peregrine Took Apr 2016 #17

That's obvious by the vote by distance from Wall Street... k8conant Apr 2016 #5

Most voters in the Bronx are not rich oberliner Apr 2016 #6

sadly, some low info voters: amborin Apr 2016 #16

That is the true horror of the American electorate. pangaia Apr 2016 #53

The poorest county in NY State is the Bronx. 70-30 for Hillary. YouDig Apr 2016 #7

Republicans aren't the only ones to vote against themselves. onecaliberal Apr 2016 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author cherokeeprogressive Apr 2016 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author NuclearDem Apr 2016 #46

How did I miss that? I'm such an ass sometimes. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2016 #47

Eh, it happens. NuclearDem Apr 2016 #49

The poorest urban areas went for Hillary. SMH bettyellen Apr 2016 #8

I know, right? wildeyed Apr 2016 #26

A few seriously Yuppie neighborhoods went for Bernie. bettyellen Apr 2016 #43

Want to make a guess how many Democrats disagree with you? brooklynite Apr 2016 #9

Mainly people swayed by the meaningless bashing of Bernie over party status Ken Burch Apr 2016 #18

The Sanders slogan: "Vote for Bernie, unless you're too stupid!" brooklynite Apr 2016 #21

Wasn't calling anyone stupid. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #23

Nope. wildeyed Apr 2016 #29

He never said your issues were not the priority. He supports everything you want. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #31

Yes he did. wildeyed Apr 2016 #35

He doesn't have to stop talking about economic justice to be antiracist. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #37

No, you are not. wildeyed Apr 2016 #41

Bernie supports all your priorities. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #42

Keep telling yourself that. wildeyed Apr 2016 #50

What does Bernie not support that you want? Ken Burch Apr 2016 #67

So much for the 'revolution', then, if it's that easily switched off. randome Apr 2016 #60

NO. It was one battle, not the war. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #68

I have no problem whatsoever with transforming this country into a much better place. randome Apr 2016 #71

Tad Devine wins every time somebody send Bernie money redstateblues Apr 2016 #11

"Was it ever thus?" n/t Peregrine Took Apr 2016 #14

except for parts of NYC, hillary has only won the wealthy counties amborin Apr 2016 #22

acres of trees don't vote. square miles of grassland don't vote. hillary people voted, yours didnt n msongs Apr 2016 #24

Sure.......... Beacool Apr 2016 #27

Didn't say that. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #38

amen! oldandhappy Apr 2016 #28

Status quo. Lint Head Apr 2016 #30

And for some, the DEVIL you KNOW. nt nc4bo Apr 2016 #34

Who comes from the hot place Lint Head Apr 2016 #45

Just bitter and sad KingFlorez Apr 2016 #40

Cut the crap BainsBane Apr 2016 #44

I'm against white male dominance just as much as you are. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #48

Why do you think that black voters chose Hillary by such large margins? oberliner Apr 2016 #54

Television. Octafish Apr 2016 #56

Spike Lee had an ad on television supporting Bernie Sanders oberliner Apr 2016 #58

Thanks. How many people saw it, though? Octafish Apr 2016 #61

Don't know oberliner Apr 2016 #76

OK. Here are my theories. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #64

Thanks for sharing that oberliner Apr 2016 #72

I was talking about AA voters overall, not just in NY. n/t. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #73

OK oberliner Apr 2016 #75

That is so true. wildeyed Apr 2016 #55

FDR who got 25% of his campaign contributions from Wall Street BainsBane Apr 2016 #63

He was a class traitor, though. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #65

Westchester County was the bellweather. Octafish Apr 2016 #52

They certainly did. And so did the middle class too. Freddie Stubbs Apr 2016 #57

All those African-Americans and latinos who voted for Hillary support the 1% WI_DEM Apr 2016 #62

The bought the hype that we could only win by nominating a conservative. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #70

The authors of Citizens United can take particular pride. n/t Orsino Apr 2016 #66

I agree that they won with Trump. NCTraveler Apr 2016 #69

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