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Jitter65

(3,089 posts)
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 09:58 AM Apr 2016

Bernie is not a Democrat and he cares little about helping Dems get elected. Proof!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/06/why-a-race-further-down-the-wisconsin-ballot-rattled-democrats/

As a result of Bernie's "cult" following, a horrible judge now will sit on WI Court. I just got alerted and hidden for saying this but damn it it is time to stop being nice to these hateful people!!

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Bradley won the election, a surprise to Democrats. This morning, some progressives picked a culprit: voters who cast ballots for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and left the rest of their ballots blank. According to exit polling conducted by the independent group DecisionDesk and BenchMark Politics, perhaps 15 percent of Sanders voters skipped the Bradley-Kloppenburg race; just 4 percent of Hillary Clinton voters did the same

Democrats, with no victories to show from Tuesday, are hardly taking solace in the turnout. The defeat of Kloppenburg and of a Working Families Party-backed candidate for Milwaukee County executive are creating tension with supporters of Clinton, who argue that she is investing in the Democratic Party's success -- and that Sanders, far from a revolution, has built a personal following but little else.

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Bernie is not a Democrat and he cares little about helping Dems get elected. Proof! (Original Post) Jitter65 Apr 2016 OP
I've debated whether or not this article would survive an Alert on GDP, that's been the only thing CalvinballPro Apr 2016 #1
They suffer from myopia ... NurseJackie Apr 2016 #2
This is so worrisome pandr32 Apr 2016 #3
Never was, never will be Setsuna1972 Apr 2016 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author GusBob Apr 2016 #5
That is really depressing about Bradley MBS Apr 2016 #6
This is what you get when you have open primaries and Republicans have shitty candidates: BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #7
 

CalvinballPro

(1,019 posts)
1. I've debated whether or not this article would survive an Alert on GDP, that's been the only thing
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:00 AM
Apr 2016

stopping me from posting it there. It truly is disgusting to see how much of Sanders support is nothing but frauds and poseurs, with no investment in helping other Democrats.

This evidence allows any superdelegate to give Sanders trolls harassing them a big middle finger, because it's not like they were going to vote for a Democrat anyway.

New York has a big responsibility now. On April 19th, it's up to them to send these Gamer-gaters back to Reddit!

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
2. They suffer from myopia ...
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:00 AM
Apr 2016

... unable to see the larger picture and the many aspects that are needed to be successful and effective.

pandr32

(11,631 posts)
3. This is so worrisome
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:03 AM
Apr 2016

Sure Sanders is bringing in lots of newbies, but he is using them, and doing nothing to help make sure our nation has a strong foundation for progress.

Setsuna1972

(332 posts)
4. Never was, never will be
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:10 AM
Apr 2016

Bernie is a diehard Socialist who only cares about himself and his bank account . He just doesn't give a damn about the Democratic Party one bit !!!

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MBS

(9,688 posts)
6. That is really depressing about Bradley
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:16 AM
Apr 2016

I'm surprised, too. The Dems were working hard to defeat her.
Also surprising how many Bernie voters either voted for Bradley, or didn't vote for a judicial candidate at all. This might be explained in part by the WI-specific fact that WI has an open primary system, and that many of those Bernie voters were either Republicans or Republican-leaning independents, in addition to the more general (and counter-productive) lack of interest of the Bernie campaign and/or his voters on other Democratic races.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
7. This is what you get when you have open primaries and Republicans have shitty candidates:
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:33 AM
Apr 2016

rodent-breeding. All primaries should be CLOSED. Caucuses should go the way of the DoDo. Independent voters should educate themselves on politics and stop sitting on that painful (painful for the country, that is) fence.

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