Convention is going to be a 'sleeper' with most likely the lowest (Reply #6)

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Tue Jun 14, 2016, 05:09 PM

Purveyor (29,876 posts)

6. Convention is going to be a 'sleeper' with most likely the lowest

ratings in the history of convention coverage unless there is something of interest to watch.

Hillary isn't it.

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203 replies	Author	Time	Post
Sanders Rebuffs Pressure to Drop Bid as Clinton Meeting Set [View all]	Purveyor	Jun 2016	OP
then no prime time speaking slot during the convention, fair is fair	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#1
And get rid of his seniority in the Senate	Renew Deal	Jun 2016	#5
Really? FFS...	deadchicken7	Jun 2016	#26
You only have 4 posts and your screen name is deadchicken..	pangaia	Jun 2016	#30
Hiya	deadchicken7	Jun 2016	#46
Good read. Well said.	pangaia	Jun 2016	#52
Great rant, thank you.	SusanCalvin	Jun 2016	#62
excellent	mahannah	Jun 2016	#69
Excellent rant.	840high	Jun 2016	#89
Well and nuff said. nt	chknltl	Jun 2016	#93
Wow, thanks for posting!	samson212	Jun 2016	#115
6 years here and only 6 posts. I admire your restraint. And your thoughts when you do post!	FailureToCommunicate	Jun 2016	#188
... LOL!	JudyM	Jun 2016	#71
Thank you!	Paka	Jun 2016	#72
Sanders just being a Jerk: the campaign was about him and Jane only	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#165
the campaign was about him and Jane only	AlbertCat	Jun 2016	#171
This one's a lost cause.	libdem4life	Jun 2016	#174
You're a mindless shallow being to have that attitude which ignores reality. He won 47% of dem votes	bjobotts	Jun 2016	#175
+1000 mindless, shallow being	noiretextatique	Jun 2016	#191
You are ignoring reality: Sanders was rejected by a large majority of the people.	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#199
Go get em...dead or alive !!!	libdem4life	Jun 2016	#173
thank you. spot on	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#179
And who is that going to hurt?	Doctor_J	Jun 2016	#111
Explain please	roody	Jun 2016	#132
Sander was not supported by Senators because he is so self centered.	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#166
Here's another one...where do you get these? Sanders works fine	libdem4life	Jun 2016	#176
Sanders gained much bigger swelled head , the more famous he became. He	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#201
As I thought...blather on.	libdem4life	Jun 2016	#203
my God do some homework. The Senate is very fond of Bernie. He got amendments through for them	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#181
The wouldn't support him: even the Senator from VT nor the Governor of VT	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#198
What a crappy comment. nt	Mojorabbit	Jun 2016	#194
Convention is going to be a 'sleeper' with most likely the lowest	Purveyor	Jun 2016	#6
Obama, Biden, Bill, Warren, nt	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#7
Ah, come on. Only two very popular Democratic presidents? Who would tune in for that?	TwilightZone	Jun 2016	#8
Obama's final big speech in office, I imagine he'll bring his A game	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#12
haha, no kidding	TwilightZone	Jun 2016	#17
And where's Carter	greiner3	Jun 2016	#67
Did he endorse? nt	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#76
He must like to make stuff up.	LiberalFighter	Jun 2016	#105
with a possibly floor fight	PatrynXX	Jun 2016	#109
I thought it was the Bernie people	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#54
Hillary was criticized during the primary. The primary is over in 78 minutes.	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#57
Aww gee, I always learned that the convention	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#59
have you been asleep the past 28 years?	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#64
Ahh, the argument to tradition.	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#70
presumptive nominee means the same thing as president-elect	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#75
No it doesn't	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#80
lol, yes the president elect is the person who won the voting, i.e.	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#84
Good for you.	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#86
all delegates vote at the convention, just like all members of the electoral college	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#94
Aww, can't do the math cause the asterisks cause you problems?	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#100
I do math just fine.	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#108
Wow ... It takes a special pair for that poster ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#149
people who are never wrong about anything tend to develop an ego nt	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#150
LOL.	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#152
It's called democracy	lanlady	Jun 2016	#192
That isn't what the rules say.	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#195
They will hold a vote to see who is the winner.	rhett o rick	Jun 2016	#125
Clinton won. She won the voting. It's over.	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#145
All he has to do is give up any leverage he has to then go fight for his issues in the platform.	Dustlawyer	Jun 2016	#142
Exactly!	mountain grammy	Jun 2016	#143
Clinton didn't cut a deal to become Secretary of State.	geek tragedy	Jun 2016	#144
She cut a deal to become Secretary of State AND for Obama to pay off her millions in campaign debt.	w4rma	Jun 2016	#153
You are right: Sander seems have a swelled head: he lost by a lot	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#168
revisionist history I think	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#182
Sanders has lost any being a jerk: he is all about Sanders	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#167
Hillary supporters calls for REVENGE® are comical	AgingAmerican	Jun 2016	#137
Sanders showing he has no understanding that the American people are fighting	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#169
Corporatism = Fascism	AgingAmerican	Jun 2016	#172
fascism=equals Trump: He doesn't want the people to rule: he wants to rule alone	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#200
Fascism. Brilliant. Like all others.	libdem4life	Jun 2016	#177
Yeah, give that spot to Henry Kissinger instead!	Herman4747	Jun 2016	#163
She has worked hard for the American people	lewebley3	Jun 2016	#170
when? doing what? I'm speechless	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#183
Too much work done to not move on...	midnight	Jun 2016	#2
Bernie, and we, are in it to win it	RobertEarl	Jun 2016	#63
Yes. nt	Duval	Jun 2016	#73
Who? Oh him? He's still running?	bluestateguy	Jun 2016	#3
The Primary is Not Over in Cali	McKim	Jun 2016	#114
But it's over everywhere else, so California is a mathematical footnote	Orrex	Jun 2016	#160
Another Sanders ego outburst.	Renew Deal	Jun 2016	#4
no, it is about the rejuvenation of the Democratic party....	virtualobserver	Jun 2016	#9
When did he start caring about the party?	Renew Deal	Jun 2016	#10
Right. It's the Democratic Party, not the democratic socialist party.	stopbush	Jun 2016	#25
That's disingenuous	deadchicken7	Jun 2016	#34
That is simply not true ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jun 2016	#151
An über progressive party?	choie	Jun 2016	#36
Really? Clinton and Obama did nothing for the lower and middle classes?	stopbush	Jun 2016	#40
The Democrat party? That's what republicans call it.	fbc	Jun 2016	#39
Typo. Fixed it. Yeah, that drives me crazy as well.	stopbush	Jun 2016	#41
FDR did that once,	ozone_man	Jun 2016	#123
Big tent, yah right...	arikara	Jun 2016	#189
You mean the unsourced article about Bernie?	virtualobserver	Jun 2016	#127
How is allowing Republicans to vote in a Democratic primary	livetohike	Jun 2016	#50
Why have restrictions to any voting	greiner3	Jun 2016	#74
If one wants to vote for the Democratic candidate in the	livetohike	Jun 2016	#82
Sure only Democrats should vote in our primary, just let anyone change their registration	All in it together	Jun 2016	#157
It's called a Primary.	Amimnoch	Jun 2016	#112
True, but...	druidity33	Jun 2016	#141
Independent sort of means "independent," though	Orrex	Jun 2016	#164
"there's no reason at all to let them participate"	druidity33	Jun 2016	#193
Your objection doesn't make sense	Orrex	Jun 2016	#196
No, It has absolutely nothing to do with him.	pangaia	Jun 2016	#31
Winning at least 46% of Dem votes	Geronimoe	Jun 2016	#11
He didn't win 46% of Democratic votes.	George II	Jun 2016	#14
42%	Renew Deal	Jun 2016	#15
29% is old data. Dems are at 36% and have been the largest voting bloc in the US since December	TwilightZone	Jun 2016	#18
Hold on a minute	frazzled	Jun 2016	#21
I resent you calling me a 'minion.' It is insulting and cheap.	pangaia	Jun 2016	#35
Clinton got to be Secretary of State	choie	Jun 2016	#37
This isn't a fucking basketball game	choie	Jun 2016	#38
+ 1 Beat me to it. I detest sports analogies and beat to death pop terms.	appalachiablue	Jun 2016	#92
This message was self-deleted by its author	McKim	Jun 2016	#116
I Very Much Resent the Sports Analogy	McKim	Jun 2016	#117
Well said	pandr32	Jun 2016	#44
Your second to last paragraph is a real winner. Three insults for the price of one. Sanders'	Gene Debs	Jun 2016	#107
Sorry but to be honest coming in 2nd no matter what % you are at usually is just a	cstanleytech	Jun 2016	#47
Yes, I can tell you are very sorry.	Wednesdays	Jun 2016	#53
Yes and I can tell how well you will fit once the new DU rules............or can I?	cstanleytech	Jun 2016	#77
DU rules notwithstanding	greiner3	Jun 2016	#90
When you joined did you even bother reading the rules for the DU?	cstanleytech	Jun 2016	#129
So says the guy who never wanted to be a Democrat.	George II	Jun 2016	#13
GOOD. n/t	Triana	Jun 2016	#16
Playing this tune on repeat:	Saviolo	Jun 2016	#19
he's only making himself irrelevant	MariaThinks	Jun 2016	#20
+1!	BlueMTexpat	Jun 2016	#78
Why are Hillary and her supporters almost beside themselves with	Joe Chi Minh	Jun 2016	#185
Democratic primaries should be open to Republicans?	oberliner	Jun 2016	#22
It does seem like a good idea	jiminvegas	Jun 2016	#45
Exactly	oberliner	Jun 2016	#147
umm are you actually promoting the Operation Chaos theory?	azurnoir	Jun 2016	#51
I am promoting the theory that Republicans shouldn't vote in Democratic primaries	oberliner	Jun 2016	#55
again that Republicans will vote in Democratic primaries in such great numbers to choose who	azurnoir	Jun 2016	#81
I don't think Republicans should vote in Democratic primaries in any numbers	oberliner	Jun 2016	#87
There actually is no way to stop small numbers from either party cross voting	azurnoir	Jun 2016	#95
Yes, there is	oberliner	Jun 2016	#146
IOW requiring one to declare your political leanings on a government form	azurnoir	Jun 2016	#161
How quaint!	Orrex	Jun 2016	#197
Praying for a FBI intervention??????	Cryptoad	Jun 2016	#23
Meh. Don't care anymore.	Adrahil	Jun 2016	#24
The window is closed.	stopbush	Jun 2016	#27
It worked for Hillary in 2008	padfun	Jun 2016	#88
Clinton conceded June 7, 2008	Adrahil	Jun 2016	#98
OK, my bad	padfun	Jun 2016	#102
"pretty far behind" = Hillary slightly up in the popular vote and less than 100 behind in delegates	forjusticethunders	Jun 2016	#148
Only if you use Hillary Math	padfun	Jun 2016	#158
"The time is long overdue for a fundamental transformation of the Democratic Party"	arcane1	Jun 2016	#28
lets not operate on rumors	MFM008	Jun 2016	#29
If he's switched from campaigning to promoting Party reform,	procon	Jun 2016	#32
Agreed	pandr32	Jun 2016	#43
We've all moved on. No one is going to pay any attention to him. He'll look sad and alone.	CrowCityDem	Jun 2016	#33
Don't Kid Yourself	McKim	Jun 2016	#119
Only 16 Recs? Good!	Night Watchman	Jun 2016	#42
I just made it 26	Fuddnik	Jun 2016	#49
I rec'd it for you	dreamnightwind	Jun 2016	#58
I made it 49 recs.	840high	Jun 2016	#91
good for him and as he darn well should, but Hillary supporters like things as they are	stupidicus	Jun 2016	#48
I think it's getting much harder to tell them apart. n/t	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#56
yep, and has been for quite some time now	stupidicus	Jun 2016	#96
Yes it is.	840high	Jun 2016	#103
He doesn't have to concede. He LOST!!! If he is going to be nasty, then he gets nothing!!	Laser102	Jun 2016	#60
Nasty? Like wanting:	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#66
Let's start with the acknowledgement that he lost. All of the issues you mention will be in the	Laser102	Jun 2016	#79
But he hasn't lost, has he?	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#83
I assume the platform will have the same values and ideals that make us democrats. The point is	Laser102	Jun 2016	#120
Militant? Seriously?	seabeckind	Jun 2016	#128
No, I expect Senator Sanders, Mrs. Clinton, Biden, Obama, all of our great people to work together.	Sunlei	Jun 2016	#101
There's only 1 candidate peeing	840high	Jun 2016	#104
Yes. I know.	Laser102	Jun 2016	#121
Open all primaries to REPUBLICANS?	LisaM	Jun 2016	#61
Hillary will still be the nominee, and the Democratic Party will still go on regardless. He lost	still_one	Jun 2016	#65
Who?	Metric System	Jun 2016	#68
So we keep the same old guff	sangfroid	Jun 2016	#85
It won't sway me.	840high	Jun 2016	#106
In the immortal words Ferris Buehler	Danmel	Jun 2016	#97
Good for Bernie! The people's champion.	jalan48	Jun 2016	#99
I'm sure her ridiculous speech yesterday didn't do much to win his support	Doctor_J	Jun 2016	#110
.	RandySF	Jun 2016	#113
LOL!	Laser102	Jun 2016	#122
Saying shit like "long overdue" is disingenuous from a guy who avoided any political party until it	TeamPooka	Jun 2016	#118
Thank You Bernie!!!!!	Equinox Moon	Jun 2016	#124
May I suggest that you not just read headlines...	Silver_Witch	Jun 2016	#126
I'd be a bit more sympathetic if he'd been a Democrat for longer	anigbrowl	Jun 2016	#130
He's more of a sterling example of traditional Democratic values than anyone else running, whether	Gene Debs	Jun 2016	#133
He definitely is, Bernie never campaigned for Republican Presidential candidates.	mrr303am	Jun 2016	#138
The substance of the article doesn't seem to match the title	Doctor Jack	Jun 2016	#131
I respect Bernie's dedication.	Sand Rat Expat	Jun 2016	#134
Totally Agree	carburyme	Jun 2016	#162
"No plans to concede defeat."	SCantiGOP	Jun 2016	#135
Good.	Uncle Joe	Jun 2016	#136
"to the stars and beyond!"	hopemountain	Jun 2016	#139
It's obvious. Bernie is waiting for the indictment.	DrBulldog	Jun 2016	#140
Ok , lets move forward.	apcalc	Jun 2016	#154
Why? Does he want to squeeze in one more European vacation?	RandySF	Jun 2016	#155
He should drop out in exchange for what?	rocktivity	Jun 2016	#156
bernie is behaving like a spoiled brat throwing a temper tantrum. it is not attractive.	niyad	Jun 2016	#159
Say and scoff and whatever all you will, but a good percentage of the	libdem4life	Jun 2016	#178
A good percentage of the people want another choice. FFS both presumps have negative ratings over	Purveyor	Jun 2016	#180
It's true. But, as is obvious, the Establishment picks both the candidate	libdem4life	Jun 2016	#184
Go Bernie	maindawg	Jun 2016	#186
He has said he'll do everything to stop Trump...	ConsiderThis_2016	Jun 2016	#187
he planted his flag with the people long ago	swhisper1	Jun 2016	#202
I'm so use to Democrats capitulating on everything	Geronimoe	Jun 2016	#190

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