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SaschaHM

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2. Thousands of....
Thu May 12, 2016, 03:53 PM
May 2016

young mostly white, mostly male progressives protesting the nomination of the first female major party candidate, elected overwhelmingly by the people and people of color, in a predominately black city. The photos alone will doom the progressive movement and Sanders' revolution for years.

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I've noticed it and ignored it. leftofcool May 2016 #1
Thousands of.... SaschaHM May 2016 #2
They lack a sense of perspective Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2016 #3
Ah - those pesky facts! BlueMTexpat May 2016 #13
Yep. nt BootinUp May 2016 #19
Led by the same guy who wanted to run in a primary against the first black Thinkingabout May 2016 #4
actually "the guy" wanted SOMEONE else to run against Obama, seeing as he had HIS OWN senate msongs May 2016 #6
He also said he may be the one to run against Obama. Thinkingabout May 2016 #8
I don't understand the whole "we was robbed" complaints MattP May 2016 #5
Are these the same"millions" of Bernie voters" that showed up to propel Sanders to win William769 May 2016 #7
Boom! leftofcool May 2016 #9
Yeah, if they couldn't be bothered to vote, they're not going to show up at the convention. TwilightZone May 2016 #12
Yes! The rallies were a matter of convience for them. LiberalFighter May 2016 #14
Gotta be the same.. Who else? Cha May 2016 #18
Now that you mention it, yes. LisaM May 2016 #10
It's pretty common on a couple of those "other" websites. TwilightZone May 2016 #11
They also predicted millions would turn out in every state for Losey McLoserface. IamMab May 2016 #15
These people DemonGoddess May 2016 #16
Operation Chaos workinclasszero May 2016 #17
How many brewpubs within walking distance of the convention site? OilemFirchen May 2016 #20
I have noticed... JSup May 2016 #21
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