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Dream on.... GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #1
Nope Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #2
The people have spoken itsrobert Mar 2016 #9
So your claim is that the entire West Coast is not 'the People' and have no right to speak? Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #12
I get to caucus on the 26th artislife Mar 2016 #57
I'm looking forward to hearing your description of it. lovemydog Mar 2016 #69
Half the people have NOT spoken. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #13
Bernie doing well makes them nervous, neither Hillary nor her supporters do well when not constantly Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #23
Some people have spoken whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #38
+1000 narnian60 Mar 2016 #61
Would you like to go into the GE Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #45
Time for Bernie to Bern it down and run full ahead all the way to the WH. HRC can sit down and let Vincardog Mar 2016 #3
This will be a nice experience for Bernie to look back on one day.... JaneyVee Mar 2016 #4
Same for Hillary... Dawgs Mar 2016 #24
Do you think he should be reelected to the senate in 2018 if he loses the nomination? JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #52
Sure thing. JaneyVee Mar 2016 #64
F*ck that. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #5
No Third Doctor Mar 2016 #6
Enough. You guys know darn well that he won't raise the white flag. This thread is good as atomingai Mar 2016 #7
nope. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #8
Why do you want to deny the vote to more than half the country on the day Bernie won Democrats Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #10
Tell that to 60,000 people who showed up in the rain to see him in Washington state. RDANGELO Mar 2016 #11
The OP does not count the West Coast as actual Americans, he says the people who matter have Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #14
No. SamKnause Mar 2016 #15
Well, its time to donate. lmbradford Mar 2016 #16
Since the polls show that Clinton would lose to several of the republican candidates, tularetom Mar 2016 #17
We aren't talking about polls itsrobert Mar 2016 #21
Are you speaking from the future, because we won't have ALL of the hard data until June? Dawgs Mar 2016 #26
The policies he advocates are far from toast tularetom Mar 2016 #28
? dogman Mar 2016 #18
So 12 states determine the winner? The DEEP SOUTH AND Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #59
Why does Michigan have two colors? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #63
My error--I had to make my own map in photoshop and I screwed up--I Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #65
Well, now I'm impressed ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #68
No, he shouldn't. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #20
Great OP for HRC supporter fears. Keep it up! sadoldgirl Mar 2016 #22
Bereft of the antisemitism driven bait, Camp Clinton runs short on material and falls into panic. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #25
Figured you'd chime in at some point. Avalux Mar 2016 #27
And will lose. itsrobert Mar 2016 #29
Math says no such thing. immoderate Mar 2016 #39
If you're certain Bernie will lose, why insist he drop out now? Avalux Mar 2016 #40
Because they are afraid he won't lose. Autumn Mar 2016 #49
More likely they hate liberal ideas and want to crush the left for good JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #55
Yeah some of that too, but the fear today is strong Autumn Mar 2016 #56
somebody open a freakin window please! Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #30
No. Is that today's little effort, announcing Bernie should give it up? djean111 Mar 2016 #31
No, not time yet. More important than when he does is how, how does he Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #32
Psst. More than the winning number of delegates matters in a political primary. Orsino Mar 2016 #33
Nope. In until the convention. HooptieWagon Mar 2016 #34
Time for you to give it up. panader0 Mar 2016 #35
Fuck that. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #36
LIS Rebkeh Mar 2016 #37
"You'll take who the establishment gave you and like it!" mindwalker_i Mar 2016 #41
In your dreams, dude. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #42
We should ask Hillary to step aside. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #43
why? what is gained by him dropping out now? 0rganism Mar 2016 #44
Time for you to stop telling other people what to do. rogerashton Mar 2016 #46
Time to fuck off with this shit. frylock Mar 2016 #47
You are afraid. Autumn Mar 2016 #48
Yes Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #50
The fear is seeping out ans staining everything. Autumn Mar 2016 #51
I don't think so, Robert. PatrickforO Mar 2016 #53
Funny... HumanityExperiment Mar 2016 #54
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #58
It's too bad the conservative part of the country dominates the early primaries. Vattel Mar 2016 #60
Just Mich. ucrdem Mar 2016 #70
Yes I agree Legends303 Mar 2016 #62
The candidates should stay in until one wins the necessary amount of delegates bigwillq Mar 2016 #66
hahahahahahahahahahahahahah. SERIOUSLY?? Karma13612 Mar 2016 #67
that broken clock again? reddread Mar 2016 #71
I'm not sure in what world anyone would be convinced by the flimsy condescenion Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #72
Wow itsrobert Mar 2016 #73
that person also thinks Obama is committing crimes by covering up for Clinton geek tragedy Mar 2016 #74
 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
12. So your claim is that the entire West Coast is not 'the People' and have no right to speak?
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:17 PM
Mar 2016

Apparently so. Just recently Hillary supporters were furious at suggestions that the Red States she won don't matter much but now her supporters are saying the rest of the entire country does not matter at all.

Some consistency would do a lot for your material.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(130,538 posts)
13. Half the people have NOT spoken.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:17 PM
Mar 2016

The primaries aren't over yet, and the people in the states that haven't voted yet deserve to have a chance to speak. Bernie will do well in those states.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
23. Bernie doing well makes them nervous, neither Hillary nor her supporters do well when not constantly
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:24 PM
Mar 2016

rewarded with positive results. When Hillary loses she and they tend to say things they wish they had not said. They know she might do more 'Ronald Reagan warned the world about AIDS' sort of horrific errors and they know more of them will snap and say stuff so nasty they will lose all credibility. It's a win/win for Bernie.

Bjornsdotter

(6,123 posts)
45. Would you like to go into the GE
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:57 PM
Mar 2016

...and only have the states that have voted vote in the GE and leave all of the other states out?

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)
3. Time for Bernie to Bern it down and run full ahead all the way to the WH. HRC can sit down and let
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:11 PM
Mar 2016

the adults handle thing from here.

 

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)
4. This will be a nice experience for Bernie to look back on one day....
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:12 PM
Mar 2016

When he's running for senate reelection.

 

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)
24. Same for Hillary...
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:26 PM
Mar 2016

Who will be wondering why most Americans still don't like her and why Wall Street no longer cares to pay her for speeches.

 

atomingai

(71 posts)
7. Enough. You guys know darn well that he won't raise the white flag. This thread is good as
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:13 PM
Mar 2016

trashed.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
10. Why do you want to deny the vote to more than half the country on the day Bernie won Democrats
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:15 PM
Mar 2016

Abroad Primary 2 to 1? Shall I post Hillary's own reasons for staying in until June? It's detailed and she mentioned Bobby Kennedy being killed so it's loaded material but she condemned those who called for her to drop out and said it was historically unprecedented and had never been asked of any other candidate, she would not speculate why she was subjected to this unique treatment. It is treatment she and her supporters are now subjecting Bernie to, she said it was personal,unique, unprecedented in all history. She was very forceful in her argument for staying in the race till the end.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
14. The OP does not count the West Coast as actual Americans, he says the people who matter have
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:18 PM
Mar 2016

already voted so it's over. We don't count at all.

lmbradford

(517 posts)
16. Well, its time to donate.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:19 PM
Mar 2016

From now on, every time someone on this board says to quit, that will be my cue to give more money to Bernie. Hope that inspires you. It sure does me. After every American has voted, we will get to see who won. That's how it works. Any team that quits at halftime is ridiculous, and we plan to fight til the end. See you at the buzzer!!!!

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
17. Since the polls show that Clinton would lose to several of the republican candidates,
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:19 PM
Mar 2016

maybe its time for her to shut it down.

We could just cancel the general election and proclaim Trump/Cruz the president.

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
21. We aren't talking about polls
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:21 PM
Mar 2016

But hard data.

Bernie is toast. He can't win. On to the General.

 

Dawgs

(14,755 posts)
26. Are you speaking from the future, because we won't have ALL of the hard data until June?
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:28 PM
Mar 2016

Why are you fighting against democracy?

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
28. The policies he advocates are far from toast
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:29 PM
Mar 2016

He needs to stay in the race for a lot of reasons.

As long as he is around, Clinton and her fanboys and girls will at least have to give lip service to progressive economic policies.

And besides, its only March and the convention is months away. A lot of things can happen.

Land of Enchantment

(1,217 posts)
19. So 12 states determine the winner? The DEEP SOUTH AND
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:20 PM
Mar 2016

Last edited Mon Mar 21, 2016, 07:30 PM - Edit history (1)

Ohio fairly and equally represent ALL the voters? HOGWASH.









Response to Land of Enchantment (Reply #19)

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,681 posts)
68. Well, now I'm impressed ...
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:13 AM
Mar 2016

... that you made that map and didn't just link to something.

Way more photoshop talent than me (as if I had any such talent).

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
20. No, he shouldn't.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:20 PM
Mar 2016

He's doing a helluva good job showing how corrupt and undemocratic our political system is and how our government has been corrupted by it.

By continuing to run that demonstration will open more peoples eyes to the fact that "trusting" the rich and powerful is not what democracy is about.

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
22. Great OP for HRC supporter fears. Keep it up!
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:23 PM
Mar 2016

Make sure you or your fellow supporters write
this kind of thing 20 - 50 times a day,
because it is changing so many minds!
(sarc)

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
25. Bereft of the antisemitism driven bait, Camp Clinton runs short on material and falls into panic.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:26 PM
Mar 2016

nt

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
27. Figured you'd chime in at some point.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:28 PM
Mar 2016

Now please get out of the way, we're going to the convention.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
40. If you're certain Bernie will lose, why insist he drop out now?
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:36 PM
Mar 2016

There are plenty more states left to weigh in and they need to be able to do that.

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
31. No. Is that today's little effort, announcing Bernie should give it up?
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:31 PM
Mar 2016

Better check around, other want Bernie to stay in the race - but support Hillary and run against Trump.

No. No. Dream on. And there is no way to corral all those new little voters for Hillary. The platform differences are astoundingly diametrical to each other.

Jackie Wilson Said

(4,176 posts)
32. No, not time yet. More important than when he does is how, how does he
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:32 PM
Mar 2016

maximize his message.

Bernie is not now or ever been in politics for personal gain or celebrity.

Therefore he will do what he does and it will be out of character from most politicians.

One way or another.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
33. Psst. More than the winning number of delegates matters in a political primary.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:32 PM
Mar 2016

There are platforms, running mates, cabinets and other favors to shape. A candidate who quits early is ceding this power. A voter who stops paying attention is giving up.

Do you recall what became of 2008's runner-up on the Dem side?

"It's time" posts tend to come across as naive.

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
36. Fuck that.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:33 PM
Mar 2016

Bernie's run ends at the convention (or if he's mathematically eliminated prior). Not one fucking second sooner.

mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts)
41. "You'll take who the establishment gave you and like it!"
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:37 PM
Mar 2016

"We gave you The Democrat (tm), and it's your job to gobble it up."

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
43. We should ask Hillary to step aside.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:43 PM
Mar 2016

She is the only candidate running who is under a possible criminal investigation by the FBI. How would the party ever win if she's either indicted or if the investigation heats up and leaks like a sieve?

Worse yet, she might taint Obama's legacy. If the FBI recommends indicting her and Obama tries to save her, it won't look good for any Democrats.

Bernie simply has far less skeletons in the closet.

0rganism

(25,647 posts)
44. why? what is gained by him dropping out now?
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:45 PM
Mar 2016

for your post to have the usual non-effect of the "drop out now" threads, at least put something in your post that mentions the benefits to the nation of his leaving the race today rather than June 8.

rogerashton

(3,960 posts)
46. Time for you to stop telling other people what to do.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 01:59 PM
Mar 2016

That's a pretty good way to set Hillary up to lose in the general.

PatrickforO

(15,426 posts)
53. I don't think so, Robert.
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 03:07 PM
Mar 2016

Bernie still has a chance, albeit a narrow one. And you know what? I STILL want single payer.

I'm supporting Bernie because he has a 40 year track record of fighting for things that I want and think would be good for the American people. Clinton, not so much.

 

HumanityExperiment

(1,442 posts)
54. Funny...
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 03:08 PM
Mar 2016

Time for Hillary to give it up

She had a nice run

She just does not and will not have enough support to win

time for HRC to face facts and shut it

See how that works... I can troll stir like you, it's fun...

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Legends303

(481 posts)
62. Yes I agree
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 04:01 PM
Mar 2016

something tells me he is going to lose big tommrow and I wonder what the new excuse is going to be....

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
66. The candidates should stay in until one wins the necessary amount of delegates
Mon Mar 21, 2016, 07:48 PM
Mar 2016

Needed to clinch nomination. I don't think that's happened yet so both Hillary and Bernie should stay in the race until that happens.

 

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)
72. I'm not sure in what world anyone would be convinced by the flimsy condescenion
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 08:35 AM
Mar 2016

your argument consists of. Maybe camp Clinton is just desperate to stem the likely losses in upcoming primaries, now that she has exhausted her supposed "southern firewall"?

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
74. that person also thinks Obama is committing crimes by covering up for Clinton
Tue Mar 22, 2016, 10:26 AM
Mar 2016

on the email issue.

Proof that Tea is served by some on the left.

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