2016 Postmortem

Proud Public Servant

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85. Ugh

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:45 PM

Feb 2016

Total lightweight with no accomplishments to speak of. I will never understand the enthusiasm for him. Surely we can find someone better to put a heartbeat away from the presidency (especially when choosing between geriatric candidates).

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At my site - Hillary's precinct capt. took delegate away from Bernie (via O'Malley) [View all] bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 OP

There's always been a vast difference between legal, and ethical and moral. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #1

Time to call out these bullshit Hillary campaign tactics... time to elect Bernie, the only honest politician left in this race. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #59

Hold off! THIS IS NOT CREDIBLE AS REPORTED. Hortensis Feb 2016 #65

I agree, the Hillary campaign would have been crazy to try and pull such a stunt and think they wouldn't get caught... InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #72

And if Bernie is the nominee he will need the Democratic base which is 87% BigGLiberal Feb 2016 #2

Where else they gonna go? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #4

They should be concerned that the disenchanted Bernie supporters won't go anywhere, since tblue37 Feb 2016 #27

This is my concern, too: CrispyQ Feb 2016 #52

I think Bernie himself will stump long and hard for Hillary if she wins The Green Manalishi Feb 2016 #68

Amazing the Hillary crowd humbled_opinion Feb 2016 #36

I had three or four "feeds" on various screens as the caucus countdowns proceeded last night Plucketeer Feb 2016 #79

the "Democratic base" would let a Republican win? virtualobserver Feb 2016 #5

And if Hillary is the nominee she'll need a way to beat Cruz or Rubio pinebox Feb 2016 #6

I think Cruz is easy to beat, but Rubio is much more difficult. basselope Feb 2016 #38

Perhaps it really don't matter. zeemike Feb 2016 #40

Julian Castro as VP, he's already on the short list bigbrother05 Feb 2016 #64

He may be on her short list, but to Texas Democrats like myself, there is a Texas wish list. DhhD Feb 2016 #80

Was thinking of the general, not primary. Castro could negate Rubio as a GOP candidate. bigbrother05 Feb 2016 #83

Ugh Proud Public Servant Feb 2016 #85

Nope. She's already lost 50% of Bernie supporters Lorien Feb 2016 #92

Hillary's campaign has become increasingly boring. liberalnarb Feb 2016 #48

NO. We. Can't!.... bvar22 Feb 2016 #91

A negative message, lecturing the left, disapproval ratings higher than those Lorien Feb 2016 #93

Let me make this clear Uponthegears Feb 2016 #49

You should really be asking how Hillary will get that, there is no way in hell. onecaliberal Feb 2016 #57

Easy! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #60

Thank you. kristopher Feb 2016 #3

That's the way it works DoBotherMe Feb 2016 #7

Participation preferred by the partisans? Yea Democrats. IADEMO2004 Feb 2016 #11

That's the rules DoBotherMe Feb 2016 #71

Been a caucus chair many times, I have. IADEMO2004 Feb 2016 #76

Good for you all. That will be appreciated and remembered. blackspade Feb 2016 #37

Of course it was tried by the O'Malley DoBotherMe Feb 2016 #73

Smart play by the Hillary camp...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #8

I could see them doing that all over - making sure democracy is shunted. trillion Feb 2016 #28

Devious. Underhanded. Childish. Roland99 Feb 2016 #58

Smart? Maybe. But also devious, underhanded, dishonest ........ EOC. marble falls Feb 2016 #96

Sanders supporters will have to work hard to get the turn out to be above the margin of manipulation rhett o rick Feb 2016 #9

Hillary's camp understood the best caucus strategy. iandhr Feb 2016 #10

It wouldn't have made a difference in my particular precinct, as there were not bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 #13

It might have in other precincts iandhr Feb 2016 #81

yeah hill2016 Feb 2016 #12

First, thanks for caucusing for Bernie retrowire Feb 2016 #14

+1 FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #15

+1 Duval Feb 2016 #30

Maybe IOWA LittleGirl Feb 2016 #39

Caucusing is horrible. AtheistCrusader Feb 2016 #70

We are Better Than What Happened in D62 YRTexas Feb 2016 #16

That's why almost everyone else in the country does the private voting! n/t DebJ Feb 2016 #17

Curious. PyaarRevolution Feb 2016 #20

Impact YRTexas Feb 2016 #25

Bernie's ideas are straight FDR Democractic ideas. The current Dem establishment has tblue37 Feb 2016 #34

we desperately need compromise? where have you been for the last 8 years? NRaleighLiberal Feb 2016 #35

Compromise Doesn't Equal Death YRTexas Feb 2016 #44

The political center nyabingi Feb 2016 #42

With tactics like this Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #18

For better or for worse, this is how the caucus system works Tarc Feb 2016 #19

So, in D62... malthaussen Feb 2016 #21

Well, that's politics. More power to them (from a Bernie supporter) groundloop Feb 2016 #22

I recently read that ... aggiesal Feb 2016 #88

Technically it is legal kenfrequed Feb 2016 #23

Now you understand why caucuses are undemocratic garbage. joshcryer Feb 2016 #24

Which is exactly what I was telling my mom in some very colorful terms bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 #47

On other words, the same kind of thing that happens in every Iowa caucus. DanTex Feb 2016 #26

SLEAZY, FILTHY, DIRTY campaign. Lie, Cheat and steal ZERO ETHICS. Win at all cost. in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #29

The Clinton Way FlatBaroque Feb 2016 #31

The... DUbeornot2be Feb 2016 #66

That's shady as hell. blackspade Feb 2016 #32

It's normal caucus practice. nt Codeine Feb 2016 #53

Still shady. blackspade Feb 2016 #67

Just because its legal doesn't mean that its ethical AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #74

How is following established caucus practice Codeine Feb 2016 #75

I don't necessarily have an issue with doing what's always been done, but you have to admit, hughee99 Feb 2016 #86

That O'Malley delegate is probably a Hillary supporter Renew Deal Feb 2016 #33

This is interesting JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #41

Just like they were trained to do .... MaynardGeeKrebs Feb 2016 #43

Any word on how many "took a delegate away" from Clinton for Sanders? George II Feb 2016 #45

that's how the caucus works JI7 Feb 2016 #46

Interesting. n/t DirkGently Feb 2016 #50

Cuacuses HassleCat Feb 2016 #51

Why? Given a similar situation Codeine Feb 2016 #55

Hillary had more supporters hill2016 Feb 2016 #54

If she wins the nomination, we'll get our clocks cleaned TransitJohn Feb 2016 #56

I don't think she has crossover appeal. artislife Feb 2016 #62

and the liberals and the young will blame dana_b Feb 2016 #63

Thanks for this report bullwinkle 2banon Feb 2016 #61

There was a mathematical way to rebalance it DVRacer Feb 2016 #69

I hear what you're saying, but I think at that point, Hillary's people would then bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 #82

If you can't Faux pas Feb 2016 #77

Well then, kudos to Clinton's people Proud Public Servant Feb 2016 #78

Agree it was a legit tactic, but so is getting the MO'M delegates to crossover bigbrother05 Feb 2016 #84

But it's not representative of the average Iowan voter Arazi Feb 2016 #94

Nothing about the Iowa caucuses Proud Public Servant Feb 2016 #95

What? No flip of the coin? Ivan Kaputski Feb 2016 #87

The Hillary camp always plays dirty jfern Feb 2016 #89

Oh ffs, that's not "dirty." It caucusing. Codeine Feb 2016 #90