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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: A daughter of the most right wing family we know came over and... [View all]tecelote
(5,122 posts)10. It will never happen if we don't try.
History is not made by the cautious.
What if we fall short? Because we will.
But, by going for the dream, we will still be ahead of where we will be electing the status quo candidate.
"Yes we can" will get us farther than "No we can't".
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This is very true, there are a lot of people cheering Bernie on, qutie a lot of Republicans.
synergie
Jan 2016
#63
No, the "my candidate or fuck the whole thing" slogan belongs to Sanders' supporters
Orrex
Jan 2016
#37
I've always said I would vote for her. As a last resort to keeping a Republican of White House. nt
Snotcicles
Jan 2016
#55
I think close to 100% of Bernie supporters will vote for Hillary if she actually wins the primary
LiberalLovinLug
Jan 2016
#80
Bloomberg never said he would switch to being a democrat. He would run as an independent and
sorechasm
Jan 2016
#71
I'll vote for her in the general if I have to. Hopefully Scalia will croak soon,
Arugula Latte
Jan 2016
#105
Anecdotal stories of individual voters reflect the tremendous enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders.
Enthusiast
Jan 2016
#11
When you tell that scaaaary story at night, do you shine a flashlight on...
marble falls
Jan 2016
#57
I refuse to accept that my vote for Bernie Sanders is by extension a vote for Trump.
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2016
#65
You know, at some point the Demoratic rank-and-file has to stop cowering under its sheets.
Maedhros
Jan 2016
#81
It means a lot, you just don't like to think that average people are getting into
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#93
I'd like to think so, but the cynic in me just can't conceive of any way the powers that be
catbyte
Jan 2016
#6
After the 2000, 2004, & 2014 voting shenanigans, I don't have any faith, but it doesn't
catbyte
Jan 2016
#85
Thom Hartmann regularly says the phrase: "Despair is not an option!" He says he learned that
Akamai
Jan 2016
#52
Which is better? Fighting to insure that Goldman-Sachs continues to make big profits
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#94
Sanders will have a hard time fighting the Oligarchy. H. Clinton will get along with
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#96
That's a lot of fancy footwork to try to justify supporting the wealthy at the expense of the lower
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#110
Because it was you that stated that Sanders couldn't get any of his agenda passed
LondonReign2
Jan 2016
#107
You are unable or unwilling to answer, so your statement/opinion means nothing then
LondonReign2
Jan 2016
#109
You said "please indicate how Sanders will get his revolutionary ideas through Congress."
LondonReign2
Jan 2016
#113
" She said... there is only one person looking out for us in this election. "
hopemountain
Jan 2016
#20
The Right knows that if HRC is elected there will be a Ruby Ridge in every neighborhood, and the
leveymg
Jan 2016
#31
When I say "knows", what matters to them is what they think. Their response is the same
leveymg
Jan 2016
#77
Exactly. Besides which I think a lot of the anecdotes like this are either BS or they are
stevenleser
Jan 2016
#86
One way I've motivated people to vote is to think about the "crazy uncle"....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2016
#41
"She wishes he was an Independent so she doesn't have to vote for a Democrat"
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jan 2016
#45