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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: An alternate history... [View all]Juicy_Bellows
(2,427 posts)127. I agree.
The belief in what you stated is what used to identify us lefties. Now? Hell, I don't know anymore.
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So, Bernie was cheated out of the nomination? And all his supporters were too..
boston bean
Jun 2016
#2
This primary season was so outrageous, I no longer believe we have fair elections.
reformist2
Jun 2016
#107
To me, your post looks like satire. If your candidate cannot fill gymnasiums, it should be obvious
reformist2
Jun 2016
#113
No, the "extraordinary contortions of logic" are required to believe rally sizes equate to votes.
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#114
But the white workers in West Virginia voting for a socialist were dismissed as racist
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#66
I'm just saying that white Dems/Indies voted for a more left-wing candidate than others
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#72
Polls today about the GE do not mean what you think they do. There's historical context for early
BobbyDrake
Jun 2016
#24
What if Sanders formed friendships and partnerships with Democrats during his career?
FSogol
Jun 2016
#10
Many pundits think he ran the best primary campaign of either the GOP or Democratic party.
JonLeibowitz
Jun 2016
#67
On another board a Sanders supporter mused that voting is a "relic of the old world."
DemocratSinceBirth
Jun 2016
#15
On this board a Hillary supporter mused the Constitution is ''old and outmoded''
Octafish
Jun 2016
#69
It IS the party of the people, but those people voted for Clinton. Instead of disparaging them maybe
BobbyDrake
Jun 2016
#17
Except that you write ridiculous sentences like this and then want to be taken seriously:
BobbyDrake
Jun 2016
#35
What if a tiny handful of Bernie holdouts accepted the fact that not everyone loves the man
Tarc
Jun 2016
#21
It has everything to do with you bitterness and stubbornness in the face of electoral defeat
Tarc
Jun 2016
#42
A 55.6%-42.7% win .. a nearly 13 point win, is a "walloping" win in politics. n/t
SFnomad
Jun 2016
#52
Sanders smeared a lot of Dems a lot of the time. Democrats coddled Sanders. Another false accusation
seabeyond
Jun 2016
#28
What if a premise was actually supported with objective evidence rather than rhetoric and allegation
LanternWaste
Jun 2016
#68
Plenty of party front-runners entering election season have fallen during the primaries.
pampango
Jun 2016
#100
meanwhile, in reality, the party may be ripped apart by the arrogance of its leaders. eom
Betty Karlson
Jun 2016
#131