2016 Postmortem

PatrynXX

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21. Debates are primarily good for those who haven't decided

Reply to Recursion (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 12:06 AM

Feb 2016

for me I'd rather watch flies fuck. oh well maybe not but something with that word in it lol

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Wow. Senator Sanders is an excellent debater. [View all] TheProgressive Feb 2016 OP

Meh. Neither of them really do much for me in debates Recursion Feb 2016 #1

Fair enough... your opinion mileage may very.... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #2

Finsh it...may very well be wrong. JimDandy Feb 2016 #28

Debates are primarily good for those who haven't decided PatrynXX Feb 2016 #21

I hate lovebug season. Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #27

I went to Cedar Point once in May and thought it was snowing Recursion Feb 2016 #36

So you don't approve of Hillary's no fly zones then? nxylas Feb 2016 #79

Bernie Needs To Add The No Fly Zone Advocacy Over Syria To The Iraq War Vote... CorporatistNation Feb 2016 #89

I find that... ImaPolitico Feb 2016 #80

There it is, ladies and gents. Unknown Beatle Feb 2016 #85

Sen Sanders shines at town hall type events elmac Feb 2016 #3

They are not close on issues at all. To say they're close on issues is downright wrong. snagglepuss Feb 2016 #38

Voted together 93% of the time Clayguy61 Feb 2016 #43

Which was the more important vote? Renaming a post office, or IWR? frylock Feb 2016 #47

No disputing that but the platforms they are running on now are not similar. snagglepuss Feb 2016 #48

Guess that makes Hillary a socialist... uh oh! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2016 #51

according to DWS on faux news tonight hopemountain Feb 2016 #54

even if they have voted similarly as democrat(ic) senators AlbertCat Feb 2016 #69

'democrat' as an adjective? countryken Feb 2016 #76

no. democrat as a noun hopemountain Feb 2016 #87

Excuse me? Those two are not close at all. Unless you're drinking Hillarys recent ultra liberal trillion Feb 2016 #39

oh, jeez - the new clintonista meme hopemountain Feb 2016 #52

As a Bernie supporter elmac Feb 2016 #81

so, you came here to attack us? nt hopemountain Feb 2016 #88

Thank you for proving my point elmac Feb 2016 #90

On issues they are as different as night and day. She doesn't believe in a living wage, supporting rhett o rick Feb 2016 #82

Well not so much in the foreign policy area. Overall though, they are both great debaters. beaglelover Feb 2016 #4

His foreign policy is fine. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #6

You can't say your buddies with Henry Kissinger though! Paulie Feb 2016 #16

What do you like about her foreign policy? So far what I've seen has been horrid. trillion Feb 2016 #41

Foreign policy isn't difficult to grasp... platitudipus Feb 2016 #46

She is great in foreign policy if you are a neocon. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #83

Not on foreign affairs. His lack of a solid background was painfully clear. n/t pnwmom Feb 2016 #5

Accurate judgement trumps experience... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #7

One correct vote doesn't mean his judgment is better overall. He kept repeating pnwmom Feb 2016 #13

He kept repeating himself because that's all he needs to do... Bubzer Feb 2016 #25

All 3 times they asked him what he was going to do about getting the 10,000 pnwmom Feb 2016 #26

He's far more interested in domestic policy...it's by far, his strenth. Bubzer Feb 2016 #31

Hillary's stronger in both domestic and foreign policy, but he's especially weak pnwmom Feb 2016 #33

Over a million indipendent donors disagree. Bubzer Feb 2016 #34

Someone who blames naivety as snagglepuss Feb 2016 #40

Hillary's bad decision to urge Obama to topple Qaddafi is more poor judgment. amborin Feb 2016 #55

**americans** are much more interested in domestic policy redruddyred Feb 2016 #71

Amen harun Feb 2016 #72

cough*Libya*cough frylock Feb 2016 #49

Not to me. His is far more pragmatic. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #8

"It's 3 a.m.............."nt nc4bo Feb 2016 #12

Hillary's backing didn't help; she made terrible foreign policy blunders that wreak havoc in the ME. amborin Feb 2016 #15

As was Obama's. 840high Feb 2016 #18

He's going to need some help on foreign affairs, but don't let her international realism, her tough Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #30

Dang! That is one brilliant post. snagglepuss Feb 2016 #42

+1 Good thoughts and reasoning. Beartracks Feb 2016 #44

+! Jarqui Feb 2016 #50

Allow me to praise this post as well. pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #60

Come Clean America! DeGreg Feb 2016 #53

Welcome to DU, DeGreg! Peace Patriot Feb 2016 #59

Welcome to DU! ljm2002 Feb 2016 #61

Hello bigwillq Feb 2016 #70

Welcome, DeGreg! Duval Feb 2016 #75

How much foreign affairs experience did Bill or Obama have when they took office? kath Feb 2016 #57

Again, WOW... On trade? TheProgressive Feb 2016 #9

Excellent response by Sanders nt slipslidingaway Feb 2016 #10

That trade answer SheenaR Feb 2016 #11

Bullseye! RiverLover Feb 2016 #14

Yes he is! in_cog_ni_to Feb 2016 #17

She interrupts which means 840high Feb 2016 #19

Ever been in a debate? It's easier if you believe in what you're saying. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #20

Pre*cise*ly.... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #23

Because he knows what he is talking about... SoapBox Feb 2016 #22

Yep. H2O Man Feb 2016 #24

He never answered the Toad's question ashling Feb 2016 #29

Yo mean the one... TCJ70 Feb 2016 #32

I just gave him 27$ plus tip right now! Akamai Feb 2016 #35

Obama did not tap into the American Democratic Electorate. TheProgressive Feb 2016 #37

And please don't tell my far, far better half that I did. Akamai Feb 2016 #45

Debates are so important because they get a chance to... fourcents Feb 2016 #56

Bernie carries a sense of decorum, directness and respect for his audience. 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #58

+1 pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #62

won't. 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #63

I left out the word 'from'............ pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #64

that works too. 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #65

Bernie is a class act. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #66

Absolutely correct. It's about time we had a classy president. BigBearJohn Feb 2016 #67

He's a Master..... Perogie Feb 2016 #68

Wow. Secretary Clinton is an excellent debater katmondoo Feb 2016 #73

He is such a gentleman and he keeps his "cool". Duval Feb 2016 #74

Good one! :-D NurseJackie Feb 2016 #77

It helps enormously to have truth on your side, Joe Chi Minh Feb 2016 #78

I never had a post ever get these many Recs... TheProgressive Feb 2016 #84

It's a whole lot easier Aerows Feb 2016 #86