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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Obama alums lash out at Sanders [View all]
uponit7771
(93,532 posts)15. Ummmm...noooo, Sanders lost PoC in IA by 25%... that's after spending 3 months campaigning there
... 25 point spread among any demo is an ass kicking I don't care if Sanders came from -2423 billion down.
PoC in IA didn't want to be Bern Victims (tm)...
I don't know where people are pulling their facts from
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I see absolutely nothing wrong with suggesting someone enter a primary. It is kind of DEMOCRATIC.
Live and Learn
Feb 2016
#6
No need to wonder. President Obama asked Senator Clinton to be his SoS, remember?
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2016
#34
Keep your enemies close, perhaps? He also just invited Bernie to his office.
Live and Learn
Feb 2016
#35
You were wondering if he's ever gotten over Hillary's "vile" remarks, and I answered.
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2016
#36
You have no idea if he is over her remarks or not. Making her SOS was a political decision, nothing
Live and Learn
Feb 2016
#39
How did Bernie question his integrity? Hillary, on the other hand questioned everything.
Live and Learn
Feb 2016
#41
And neither do you. Fact remains, he ASKED her to become his SoS and it just being a political
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2016
#42
Obviously, 49.6% of Iowan Democrats disagreed with your Mic Drop and implied Burn. n/t
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#9
+1 !! Bigga and West have said some of the most vile racialized things about Obama and Sanders ...
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#18
Hillary has a strong lead with blacks, Hispanics, women and non white poor in part for his chiding
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#4
It has nothing to do with any of that and her lead quickly disappears once they know who Bernie is.
Live and Learn
Feb 2016
#7
Where do you see this droves? He lost PoC in IA with a 25 point spread... that's horrible
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#16
But the reasons are factual. No thanks on the link, I can read Hillary worship right here on DU. nt
Live and Learn
Feb 2016
#28
And Hillary needs more than the tie she got too. Glad we can agree on something. nt
Live and Learn
Feb 2016
#26
Not true. Hillary's support among PoC beats Bernie by double digits. Bernie needed a huge win in
BlueCaliDem
Feb 2016
#37
Ummmm...noooo, Sanders lost PoC in IA by 25%... that's after spending 3 months campaigning there
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#15
Ah I see the talking point has moved from "Bernie only does well with well to do liberals"
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#12
It has to a degree, Sanders now polls even with Clinton among poor whites...
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#17
We'll see, political prognosticators have been very bad this year at their jobs. We'll see......
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#19
You're right, seems the hit rate on robo calls are horrible... I can't see Silvers supporting them
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#22
My takeaway from Silver's job this year has been that he overextended his expertise
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#25
Well that's too bad. President Obama was the right man for the job over the last 7.5 years.
jillan
Feb 2016
#48
I've heard some people even call him a 1980's style "moderate Republican"...
PoliticAverse
Feb 2016
#52