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Sancho

(9,067 posts)
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:16 AM Jun 2016

Bernie's weakness as a President, and one of the main reasons he lost this primary....

There are lots of threads and discussions about "judgment" and "personality" in elections. Most people don't like the idea of leadership who are not rational and thoughtful. That's one of the most obvious problems with Trump.

Likewise, Bernie has demonstrated repeatedly that he cannot analyze facts and empirical evidence. Bernie lets an imaginary world override reality. This failure to see the Primary results and concede is a clear example of Bernie inability to make effective decisions. As a President, he would do the same thing - he would try to force his own view of some fake picture on the rest of the world. It would result in great failure, ineffectiveness, and maybe new conflicts. Bernie thinks an emotional speech is all that it takes to make it so. Bernie is out of touch with the way it really is, and many who oppose Bernie intuitively pick up on this dissonance. His logic is simply fiction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/05/bernie-sanders-eyeing-a-contested-convention-urges-press-to-hold-off-on-calling-race/

LOS ANGELES — Bernie Sanders urged news organizations on Saturday to hold off on declaring a victor in the Democratic presidential race following Tuesday’s primaries and vowed to soldier on to the party’s convention in July.

Sanders comments come as his rival, Hillary Clinton, is poised to effectively clinch the nomination following the close of the polls Tuesday in California, New Jersey, and four other states.

But the Vermont senator insisted that the delegate count is fluid. And he expressed confidence that he could persuade some “super delegates”— the party leaders who are not locked into voting for a particular candidate — to peel away from Clinton in the “six long weeks” before Democrats gather in Philadelphia.
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Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
1. Sanders is a very powerful person & therefore the news organizations will do as he wish fer sure...
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:19 AM
Jun 2016

~because this is all about BS!

It's all about BS feelings and opinions!

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
2. I predict the Media will agree with Bernie that he still has a "Slim Chance" after Tuesday!
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:27 AM
Jun 2016

A slim chance of ever being relevant again!!!

The Press is sick of Bernie holding up this race. Let's face it, any sane person with a few active brain cells, wants to do everything they can to stop Donald Trump. Bernie is now standing in the way and he has to go! There is no way that the media is going to continue to prop up an obvious loser until July! He will become a complete joke.

Sancho

(9,067 posts)
5. The media have drug this primary out because it's good for their ratings...
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:31 AM
Jun 2016

they know Bernie is toast.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
11. The same media brought us Donald Trump....It's time they got serious.
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:44 AM
Jun 2016

They really have propped up two dangerous men willing to use violence and Bullies to achieve power.

Cha

(296,850 posts)
3. So will they or won't they? Will the Media call it for Hillary on the 7th if she gets her
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:28 AM
Jun 2016

Delegate Count or will they cower to the desperate BS?

Stay tuned.. we're waiting with bated breath.

Sancho

(9,067 posts)
7. If one of the networks calls it, the others will be scooped...so likely it will start an avalanche.
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:37 AM
Jun 2016

I don't think it matters what the pundits say either. The voters have spoken already.

Cha

(296,850 posts)
10. I'd really like to know who mr 2nd place/doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell thinks
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:41 AM
Jun 2016

he is?

It will be interesting.. we'll have to remember these speculations.

Main thing... GOTV4Hillary #California Votes!

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
9. And This: "He doesn’t know how to be part of something larger than himself.
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:41 AM
Jun 2016
http://www.hillaryhq.com/2016/06/a-democratic-senate-bernies-real.html?m=1

"When I first read that, I thought “Damn, what is it with Bernie that he always has to do the independent thing and can’t simply get behind the winner like Hillary did in 2008?” And now, in light of recent events like last month's Nevada debacle, I’m sadly convinced that Bernie can only do the independent thing. He doesn’t know how to be part of something larger than himself. Compromise is not in his nature. He’s very good at being “against” but doesn’t know how to be “for.”

He's had 75 yrs to evolve & make a better world for ALL.
He has clearly failed. His big moment on the world stage, his act of self gratification at the expense of all people of the world, has proven his lack of capacity to lead.

Cha

(296,850 posts)
12. "He's had 75 yrs to evolve & make a better world for ALL.
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:45 AM
Jun 2016
He has clearly failed. His big moment on the world stage, his act of self gratification at the expense of all people of the world, has proven his lack of capacity to lead."

http://www.hillaryhq.com/2016/06/a-democratic-senate-bernies-real.html?m=1

Mahalo for that, mister~
 

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)
13. The Media doesn't need Bernie after he officially loses.
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:49 AM
Jun 2016

If he thought he was being blacked out before, just wait until he's the presumptive loser of the Democratic nomination for sure.

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