2016 Postmortem

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14. I like Obama

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Tue Feb 9, 2016, 01:17 PM

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NPR: Angry Trump and Sanders voters are upset about "creeping changes in the culture" [View all] ucrdem Feb 2016 OP

I stopped liking Hillary when she started using sleazy tactics and dog-whistle racism against Barack virtualobserver Feb 2016 #1

Hillary's campaign remarks never remotely approached the ferocity of Sanders' anti-TPP ucrdem Feb 2016 #6

Disagreements over policy never bother me, only sleazy half-truths and thinly-veiled racism virtualobserver Feb 2016 #13

Okay that sounds plausible but I was shocked by the character of Sanders' remarks. ucrdem Feb 2016 #18

good grief. The man objected to what is really bad policy rurallib Feb 2016 #22

Who do you think Angry Bernie was so angry at? ucrdem Feb 2016 #25

Billionaires and their puppets? Paulie Feb 2016 #34

not sure I understand the question rurallib Feb 2016 #37

I have never seen anything that Bernie has said that was in any way offensive. virtualobserver Feb 2016 #50

You like Bernie, but his fanatics are mistreating black voters. You don't care about that? Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #52

I've heard that notion pushed for months by Hillary people. virtualobserver Feb 2016 #60

Well, I don't know what to tell you, then. I'm nowhere near a Hillary supporter. More important, Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #68

I am not questioning the fact that you are well informed..... virtualobserver Feb 2016 #80

I think it's a two-way street. As a political scientist I would never hold the view that it's only Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #86

I understand the reason for the strategic voting...... virtualobserver Feb 2016 #89

Winning in NH tonight DOES NOT prove anything when IA and NH are lily white constituencies. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #90

It isn't Sanders territory virtualobserver Feb 2016 #92

I don't agree with you at all. I'd rather wait and see when we get to more diverse Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #93

The TPP is going to be a disaster for the middle class. earthshine Feb 2016 #59

President of the 1%? What a pant load redstateblues Feb 2016 #75

It's in your pants, not mine earthshine Feb 2016 #95

Did you know that GM had already outsourced to Mexico and RETURNED before NAFTA ucrdem Feb 2016 #97

You think that TPP is good? earthshine Feb 2016 #98

I still basically like Obama, although less so than when he began. But certainly TwilightGardener Feb 2016 #2

Nailed it! leftofcool Feb 2016 #3

You can't nail a claim without evidence. cali Feb 2016 #11

I like Obama a lot. He got the pendulum swinging in our direction Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #4

I think your perceptions are skewed and I think the cali Feb 2016 #5

Her 2008 campaign disgusted you why? ucrdem Feb 2016 #10

Because of the racist dog whistles and the relentless smearing cali Feb 2016 #19

I watched that campaign from the perspective of an Obama supporter ucrdem Feb 2016 #21

What dog whistling? I asked you to provide evidence of this before and you never did. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #28

Remember "Stop Fast Track"? Who wanted fast track? ucrdem Feb 2016 #38

How is that a dog whistle? Do you even know what that is? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #41

You didn't answer the question. nt ucrdem Feb 2016 #43

Yes I did, read it again. Now define 'dog whistle' and point to an example beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #44

Clearly only a racist would be against Fast Track. arcane1 Feb 2016 #79

Right? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #82

Being against Fast Track is a racist dog-whistle??? arcane1 Feb 2016 #78

What on earth are you talking about. cali Feb 2016 #39

WHAT?? What did you say? Both Hillary and Bill THEMSELVES were involved with dog whistle politics. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #57

Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner. Empowerer Feb 2016 #7

Interesting, though not accurate for me personally casperthegm Feb 2016 #8

Their analysis is tepid dreck. R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2016 #9

I supported Obama and now supports Sanders (after I supported O' Malley). Mass Feb 2016 #12

I like Obama Arazi Feb 2016 #14

That's perhaps the dumbest thing I've ever heard. DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #15

See how that works? MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #16

Obama is lovely Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2016 #17

utter bullshit. I gave money to obama and worked my ass off for him Bread and Circus Feb 2016 #20

And then he let you down, right? ucrdem Feb 2016 #23

I consider him the best President since FDR Bread and Circus Feb 2016 #31

I love President Obama. It has nothing to do with why I support Bernie. I think Pres Obama was the jillan Feb 2016 #24

Broadbrushing what you "perceive" anyone thinks is generally a bad idea. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2016 #26

I agree. boston bean Feb 2016 #27

Interesting: The far right and far left are both angry and like the same candidates CajunBlazer Feb 2016 #29

Um no, they like different candidates. Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #35

Sounds a lot like this "horseshoe" illustration that I've seen before. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #36

The far left trends "universalist" in its principles, Hortensis Feb 2016 #48

The "all or nothing" mentality just floors me. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #74

Exactly. Thanks so much! When Bernie realizes that he'll have to compromise on his "far left" Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #83

The far left is exclusionary, too. They exclude most people who don't think EXACTLY like them. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #81

lol Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #87

Looks like the right wing and the right wing of this party have a lot in common. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #42

Love Barack Obama, have never liked Hillary TubbersUK Feb 2016 #30

I think this speaks more to the crap that passes for reporting on NPR these days rurallib Feb 2016 #32

That's ridiculous. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #33

Total b.s. It is the corrupt rigged system. n/t Skwmom Feb 2016 #40

I like Obama, always have. You're confusing disappointment with dislike. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #45

I worked on Obama's campaign - TBF Feb 2016 #46

Nope, wrong. I get that Clinton would prefer people believe that, and why she uses Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #47

Thoughts? I think someone just shook a nugget out their pant leg whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #49

Absolutely, 100% true! I think there's quite a bit of racism involved, too, on both sides. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #51

The last time I heard Dr. West interviewed ... earthshine Feb 2016 #69

He hides behind that nonsense. But that's not the real reason. In my journalist circles, in academia Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2016 #73

You've been following this more than I have earthshine Feb 2016 #96

There are alot similarities between Sanders and Trump supporters DCBob Feb 2016 #53

You present nothing but straw ... earthshine Feb 2016 #72

Interesting premise, along with that familiar phrase, 'Follow the Constitution!' randome Feb 2016 #54

People are sick and tired of politics-as-usual and politicians-as-usual. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #55

But don't they say that every single election? That everyone is sick and tired of politics-as-usual? randome Feb 2016 #84

I'm equally sick of "hold your nose", "party loyalty", and "not as bad". Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #85

The OP is wrong. EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #56

never underestimate intention that can be described as coincidence.... islandmkl Feb 2016 #66

The far right misses the strict social structure of the 1950's. Dawson Leery Feb 2016 #58

The economy has changed A LOT and in a very short time. randome Feb 2016 #63

I'm a Sanders supporter. I like President Obama. Matariki Feb 2016 #61

My thoughts towards your post would get me a hide Armstead Feb 2016 #62

I have always admired Obama...which does not mean that I have to have been in agreement islandmkl Feb 2016 #64

Crotchety young people just can't get with the times Wig Master Feb 2016 #65

TOTALLY inaccurate bullshit. The quote you used in the title came from bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 #67

Pundits in 2016 Wig Master Feb 2016 #70

My thoughts, you are wrong! Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #71

Barack Obama is not the culture. n/t Orsino Feb 2016 #76

Your "perception" is completely full of shit. arcane1 Feb 2016 #77

Such bullshit. Voters are sick of a our rigged electoral and economic system. mhatrw Feb 2016 #88

Your article doesnt mention Obama once. bunnies Feb 2016 #91

Yes, it's an angry bunch. Beacool Feb 2016 #94

I never liked Hillary Clinton. LWolf Feb 2016 #99