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hack89

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2. Some serious magical thinking here

Reply to jg10003 (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 02:55 PM

Mar 2016

when you are depending on exponential growth. It will only work if Bernie brings a shit ton of new voters to the ballot box because that growth is not coming out of Hillary's coalition. So far Bernie has failed abysmally to attract new voters. Bernie made a huge mistake betting his candidacy on young voters - they are the fools gold that entrance some populist politician every election only to let them down time and time again.

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Raw Story: The momentum story: How the Bernie Sanders crowd can still win [View all] jg10003 Mar 2016 OP

It seems that both foreign observers... StandingInLeftField Mar 2016 #1

It could be the election that forever changes the country into a non-democracy Baobab Mar 2016 #15

Some serious magical thinking here hack89 Mar 2016 #2

Better to base your future on cynical thinking and decades of selling out Democratic values???? highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #4

Better to base your political campaign on groups you know will actually vote in large numbers hack89 Mar 2016 #5

Votes come from energy. It takes energy to get out and vote. I think the energy... highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #6

The results say the opposite. hack89 Mar 2016 #7

Sorry, Hack. We will fight all the way to the convention, and beyond! earthshine Mar 2016 #8

Even losing battles have their worth - I am not telling you to quit. nt hack89 Mar 2016 #9

He's already won 5 states and tied in 2 more. Not bad for someone not supposed to win any except VT! reformist2 Mar 2016 #13

like the young people who voted for Obama? yurbud Mar 2016 #10

Obama did what Bernie failed to do. hack89 Mar 2016 #11

in what way is he not? yurbud Mar 2016 #12

He can't motivate young people to actually vote. nt hack89 Mar 2016 #14

Love hearing how this political movement is GROWING!!!! highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #3