2016 Postmortem

Matrosov

(1,098 posts) Wed Jun 8, 2016, 10:13 AM Jun 2016

Bernie the egomaniac?

For HRC and large part of the Democratic party, she was preordained to win the nomination the day she announced her candidacy. It did not matter who would be running against her, Sanders or anyone else. The only way she wasn't going to win is if President Obama could've run for a third term.

Sanders was a villain since the day for daring to challenge her plans. Of course, back then nobody expected anyone else to have even a remote chance against HRC. It wasn't until it became clear the race would last beyond the first few primaries that the pitchforks started coming out against Sanders for not sticking to the script.

Highly amusing how he is considered the egomaniac.. for not 'knowing his proper place.' Then again, he is also considered the sexist, though he isn't the one who pledged at least half his cabinet would be made up of women. He is also considered the hypocrite, though he isn't the one who claims to be a champion of the poor while giving expensive speeches to Goldman Sachs and the rest of the 1%.

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Bernie the egomaniac? (Original Post) Matrosov Jun 2016 OP

Read what his campaign is saying about him Fresh_Start Jun 2016 #1

"on his side" -- we really only know there is one paid political operative who is anonymous JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #3

Whatchoo talkin about, Che? YouDig Jun 2016 #2

Bingo! tonyt53 Jun 2016 #5

In politics there is nothing preordained. apcalc Jun 2016 #4

Read the Politico story Gothmog Jun 2016 #6

Fresh_Start

(11,365 posts)

1. Read what his campaign is saying about him

Reply to Matrosov (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2016, 10:18 AM

Jun 2016

mean, spiteful, vindictive...and those are the people on his side.

JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)

3. "on his side" -- we really only know there is one paid political operative who is anonymous

Reply to Fresh_Start (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 8, 2016, 10:25 AM

Jun 2016

You're making that Politico story into much more.

It's obvious why you're doing that however. Facts and truth are unimportant to HRC followers.

YouDig

(2,280 posts)

2. Whatchoo talkin about, Che?

Reply to Matrosov (Original post)

Wed Jun 8, 2016, 10:24 AM

Jun 2016

Nobody preordained anybody. If you think that, look at 2008. That time Obama got more votes. This time Hillary got more votes. Nobody villianized Bernie anymore than they villianized Obama last time. Bernie just didn't have the right stuff. Obama did. And this time, Hillary did.

And because the voters chose someone else, Bernie's proper place now is as the dude who lost the primary. And like everyone else who loses primaries, including Hillary in 2008, that means endorsing the winner and joining forces to beat the GOP, which this year is mroe dangerous than ever.

And if he doesn't do that, then yes, he is an egomaniac.