2016 Postmortem

seabeyond

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5. Damn straight he is, but then if you do not follow the pied piper, then we are Republican. Nt

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Confirmed: Sanders is selling a fantasy agenda of epic proportions [View all] Cali_Democrat May 2016 OP

We knew it a long time ago. nt LexVegas May 2016 #1

He likely also knew that he was sellig a fantasy that was unlikely to ever get enacted...so why not? Sheepshank May 2016 #4

6:15 - Let's have Spam for supper. TheCowsCameHome May 2016 #2

Voters saw that when he gave the interview to the NYD news griffi94 May 2016 #3

Except that he gave a perfectly acceptable explanation... Human101948 May 2016 #9

He started talking about marching griffi94 May 2016 #17

Not surprising since they've been brainwashed for decades... Human101948 May 2016 #75

A couple of things griffi94 May 2016 #82

Close to half of the primary voters don't want her... Human101948 May 2016 #84

She is winning winning winning griffi94 May 2016 #86

And losing to Trump... Human101948 May 2016 #87

Since you can't tell the future griffi94 May 2016 #88

Here's another scoreboard... Human101948 May 2016 #89

That's not a scoreboard griffi94 May 2016 #91

Keep repeating your mantra... Human101948 May 2016 #92

Another scoreboard Human101948 May 2016 #90

Go Bernie liberal from boston May 2016 #64

Damn straight he is, but then if you do not follow the pied piper, then we are Republican. Nt seabeyond May 2016 #5

That about sums it up. sheshe2 May 2016 #44

Yep. Unfortunatley we dont have the brains in this country padfun May 2016 #6

We can't afford it. Never mind our 1% don't pay taxes. Pie in the sky, indeed. libdem4life May 2016 #8

You lied Corporate666 May 2016 #22

Don't lecture me...I've worked in the industry. There are so many friggen libdem4life May 2016 #34

You're right. padfun May 2016 #56

It's another element in this very eventful election season. Bernie was right, libdem4life May 2016 #73

Go Bernie liberal from boston May 2016 #65

You're being dishonest Corporate666 May 2016 #20

That is not true, our educational system sucks and is far down the list larkrake May 2016 #58

certainly not our higher ed system dsc May 2016 #81

We educate to test, not to learn larkrake May 2016 #93

Really! What do they want next? Fly to the moon? Octafish May 2016 #72

Call 1-900-555-BERN for the best fantasy you've ever had KingFlorez May 2016 #7

Are you still calling those 900 numbers? Human101948 May 2016 #10

They don't exist anymore KingFlorez May 2016 #19

This is totally uncalled for and, might I add, sexist as hell. libdem4life May 2016 #21

How is it sexist? KingFlorez May 2016 #25

Give me a break...were you born last month? Most "fantasies" that pay $6 libdem4life May 2016 #38

Sanders fantasies cost big money KingFlorez May 2016 #41

Wrong again...all Sanders needs to pay for these programs that libdem4life May 2016 #46

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In my opinion making irresponsible proposals like he did makes it harder BootinUp May 2016 #12

Ahhh... the Washington Post. Enough said. bjo59 May 2016 #13

You mean the Bezos "I Wanna Protect My Billions" Post? Art_from_Ark May 2016 #45

Massive K & R. Thanks for posting. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #14

Apparently the revolution will live on ucrdem May 2016 #15

Tax and spend liberals! mmonk May 2016 #16

Sanders was trying to entice voters by doubling the national debt and still lost. That's pretty bad. Trust Buster May 2016 #18

That trick only works with the pukes. nt BootinUp May 2016 #23

OMG...it might end up that the rich and corporations who currently pay NO taxes libdem4life May 2016 #26

I said "doubling the national debt". That infers that much would not be paid for by anyone. Trust Buster May 2016 #33

See, but programs that pay for themselves don't do that. libdem4life May 2016 #42

If I had a dollar for every time someone suggested that a government program would pay for Trust Buster May 2016 #57

No, you'd be a Republican or a Democrat. libdem4life May 2016 #60

Deflections. Much of Sanders' proposals would not be paid for by anyone. Trust Buster May 2016 #62

Yeah, you go with that. He's said many times how they would be paid for. libdem4life May 2016 #63

Go Bernie liberal from boston May 2016 #66

But 3 million more Democratic voters did not endorse Sanders. Trust Buster May 2016 #67

Everything in his agenda is decidedly mainstream AgingAmerican May 2016 #24

Yes, in fact they were basically KABAM! POW!! versions of existing Dem policies ucrdem May 2016 #28

The Republicans are for corporate trade agreements AgingAmerican May 2016 #31

And Clinton is selling nothing. EndElectoral May 2016 #27

Bernie isn't running on foreign policy and for all intents and purposes his proposed foreign policy ucrdem May 2016 #32

No, there are such things as planning for the future, rather than waiting libdem4life May 2016 #51

Why is single payer a fantasy here and doable everywhere else? Actor May 2016 #29

Wherever it's doable (and it's not everywhere else), there is a will by the voters to pay beastie boy May 2016 #48

Sanders is an activist who decided to go with the flow in his thirties. NCTraveler May 2016 #30

Done well for himself? Other than his salary, how has he? Actor May 2016 #39

I'm talking about his salary. NCTraveler May 2016 #43

Doesn't he and his wife.. sheshe2 May 2016 #47

Yes. I think so. Nt NCTraveler May 2016 #50

If you have to multiply your numbers by ten... scscholar May 2016 #35

Then ten-year score is the conventional framework in budget analyses at the federal level. Zynx May 2016 #40

Then we should use 100 years to make the numbers even bigger! scscholar May 2016 #49

So good you had to post it twice? insta8er May 2016 #36

HBR article Why We Pick Leaders with Deceptively Simple Answers Bill USA May 2016 #37

"No We Can't!" Go Vols May 2016 #55

Total bullshit SmittynMo May 2016 #52

Freedom! Rass May 2016 #53

CONFIRMED whatchamacallit May 2016 #54

Here let me fix that for ya laundry_queen May 2016 #69

Yep rock May 2016 #59

"No we can't"...uniquely American coyote May 2016 #61

There's going to be a lot of disappointed people - especially the young ones who don't realize kerry-is-my-prez May 2016 #68

A group of respected, nonpartisan former Clinton staffers. frylock May 2016 #70

Which sure as HELL explains why even he can't intelligently explain what his agenda is. Or how he'll Number23 May 2016 #71

So I guess this is your response to the newest poll from West-Virginia? Betty Karlson May 2016 #74

Krugman- Sanders health plan looks a little bit like a standard Republican tax-cut plan Gothmog May 2016 #76

It isn't a fantasy. It's a vision. gollygee May 2016 #77

well if none of this i possible, why not admit that you aren't looking for JCanete May 2016 #78

Wonderful, lovely Spam! Katashi_itto May 2016 #79

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OTOH, "Urban Institute’s Attack On Single Payer: Ridiculous Assumptions Yield Ridiculous Estimates" thesquanderer May 2016 #83

Same ol' $18T right-wing talking point. n/t Orsino May 2016 #85