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drray23

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25. bernie does not have enough money to hire top operators and the staff needed to run in 50 states.

Thu May 21, 2015, 09:41 PM

May 2015

he will barely make it past the first couple primaries and then his organisation will collapse. like it or not this is the reality of politics and it has gotten worse under citizen united. Air time is not free. Staffers are not free, the IT infrastructure needed to canvas and get the votes is not free. its not enough to have the conviction and the right ideas (which he probably does). if nobody can hear you because your opponents control the narrative via the media you are done for.

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Bernie's campaign mgr has run 5 presidential campaigns [View all] MaggieD May 2015 OP

This is the first Bernie has been the candidate. HRC ran before and lost, past is prolog. Vincardog May 2015 #1

Yes. Statistics shows that has-rans often poll poorly when the voters REMEMBER why they didnt vote eloydude May 2015 #2

Not to those who wish that madokie May 2015 #5

He'll win this one with a huge landslide. When WE make people become familiar with him. I Vincardog May 2015 #8

Yup me too madokie May 2015 #9

Good on ya Vincardog May 2015 #10

Try this site. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #33

Thanks Vincardog May 2015 #36

Here are Bernie's Twelve StepsForward: Jackpine Radical May 2015 #40

Thank you for the helpful post. blue neen May 2015 #45

I have welcomed a challenger, others have also. If you have a valid link where Thinkingabout May 2015 #28

So you think Tad's luck will FINALLY change? MaggieD May 2015 #12

It is not about TAD. Bernie is the candidate. Vincardog May 2015 #14

How many Republicans are posting here on this forum INdemo May 2015 #43

Plenty apparently MaggieD May 2015 #49

Hope. cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #3

It REALLY pisses you off to no end that there's a candidate besides Clinton, doesn't it? Scootaloo May 2015 #4

If past O P's is an indication I would say Yes madokie May 2015 #7

^^^this^^^ L0oniX May 2015 #13

Pisses me off that Bernie supporters lie about her MaggieD May 2015 #15

That's just silly hootinholler May 2015 #18

Lmao!!!! darkangel218 May 2015 #39

We're talking about the OP you started, MaggieD. Stay on topic, if you can. Scootaloo May 2015 #31

I thought the topic was what pisses me off MaggieD May 2015 #32

well, bless your heart. cali May 2015 #47

Eeyup. hifiguy May 2015 #16

that and a little neverforget May 2015 #19

They broke 14 years of silence, it pisses them off so much arcane1 May 2015 #24

X+10 840high May 2015 #27

It sure seems like it deutsey May 2015 #48

I like Tad Devine... It is interesting Bernie made such a conventional choice./NT DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #6

I had a similar thought when I first read who he picked. procon May 2015 #11

I heard Tad talked him into running MaggieD May 2015 #17

Gore and Kerry both won hootinholler May 2015 #21

Carefull, you'll piss off the Du Bush League Scootaloo May 2015 #34

Hillary ran for president and lost. What makes you think a second time will be successful? AtomicKitten May 2015 #20

Wrong ...John Kerry WON INdemo May 2015 #22

More CT bullshit in GD. MohRokTah May 2015 #26

Hillary has already lost one primary. What makes her supporters think 2nd time is the charm? arcane1 May 2015 #23

bernie does not have enough money to hire top operators and the staff needed to run in 50 states. drray23 May 2015 #25

That's right MaggieD May 2015 #30

What does that even mean? Scootaloo May 2015 #35

Then Hillary has nothing to worry about, right? demwing May 2015 #46

Tad Devine? hrmjustin May 2015 #29

John Kerry won the 2004 election INdemo May 2015 #41

I'm going to vote for who I damn well Aerows May 2015 #37

This is so fucking stupid whatchamacallit May 2015 #38

It is all they have Mnpaul May 2015 #42

such a relief you're no longer pretending to like bernie cali May 2015 #44