2016 Postmortem

jeff47

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54. Holding a job is not competence.

Reply to On the Road (Reply #48)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 11:24 AM

Feb 2016

Accomplishing what you say you want to do while you hold that job shows competence.

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Nevada was a devastating blow to Sanders; Dolores Huerta a perfect representation of his failure [View all] bigtree Feb 2016 OP

pffft yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #1

let me fix this bigtree Feb 2016 #2

IMO, not a "blow" to a campaign that doesn't expect to win, Hortensis Feb 2016 #46

That's a brilliant observation, pal. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2016 #12

Another load of taurine metabolic byproducts about a discredited story. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #3

it's an insightful article bigtree Feb 2016 #7

Lol, coming from you! Bissed much? Nt Logical Feb 2016 #10

smells more like RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #33

More No, we can't. Establishment knows what's best for us, yes it does. nc4bo Feb 2016 #4

you also had republican pac expenditures working for you bigtree Feb 2016 #13

And Hillary has more of the corporate 1%er dollars working for her too! cascadiance Feb 2016 #27

That sweet Rove's American Crossroads $$$ workinclasszero Feb 2016 #39

Yes...she was supposed to win by at least 20 points. He shaved that lead.... mariawr Feb 2016 #19

Read comment #13 right above yours pandr32 Feb 2016 #26

Boy, I can smell RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author stopbush Feb 2016 #45

HRC:"You're asking me to say I have never, I don't believe I ever have. I don't believe I ever will" nc4bo Feb 2016 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author stopbush Feb 2016 #57

Obama lost Nevada by a wider margin and went on to win the election gyroscope Feb 2016 #5

Hillary won the Latino vote back then, as well bigtree Feb 2016 #14

Lucky for us there's no Obama in the race then workinclasszero Feb 2016 #41

No it wasn't. He had a great showing. Look at the polling from 3 months back. morningfog Feb 2016 #6

Blowback from trashing Lewis and Huerta will be big in the coming contests. nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #8

Yes the Clinton strategy of politics of personalized, racialized politics might work Armstead Feb 2016 #18

The union bashing plus the trashing of Lewis and Huerta workinclasszero Feb 2016 #44

You really are getting more and more worried! Nt Logical Feb 2016 #9

Amanda Marcotte forjusticethunders Feb 2016 #11

here's her other article today bigtree Feb 2016 #15

Marcotte, Capehart. Birds of a feather mariawr Feb 2016 #21

What happened to her 30 pt lead in NV? jillan Feb 2016 #16

But why vote for Hillary? Android3.14 Feb 2016 #17

She is a member of the Democratic Party, for one. randome Feb 2016 #23

Hillary and army of progressives? Since when is Wall St. progressive? hobbit709 Feb 2016 #24

Were FDR were alive today, he'd probably choose Bernie as a better Democrat than Hillary... cascadiance Feb 2016 #29

There is only one way that Clinton is progressive. RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #42

She is a member of the Democratic Party, for one. workinclasszero Feb 2016 #47

Because she has a D after her name? coyote Feb 2016 #55

Of All the Candidates in Both Parties, On the Road Feb 2016 #28

So... Just how much has her and her husband and her's negotiating free trade deals like NAFTA... cascadiance Feb 2016 #32

Based on what? jeff47 Feb 2016 #34

She Has High-Level Executive Branch Experience On the Road Feb 2016 #48

Holding a job is not competence. jeff47 Feb 2016 #54

Is There an Issue with Obama's First-Term Foreign Policy, On the Road Feb 2016 #66

So...not been paying much attention then? jeff47 Feb 2016 #68

If You Believe the Middle East is an Example of Failure, On the Road Feb 2016 #69

If you believe ISIS is an existential threat, as Clinton does, isn't anything jeff47 Feb 2016 #70

Yeah, and she can tell a lie that a lot of folks will believe. n/t RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #43

Glad You Agree on the Experience/Competence Issue On the Road Feb 2016 #59

If lying is an example of experience/competence RoccoR5955 Feb 2016 #71

How are you determining competence and experience? Android3.14 Feb 2016 #78

Divide and conquer and polarize might work for Clinton. Worked for Rove. But... Armstead Feb 2016 #20

this was a very good article hill2016 Feb 2016 #22

I found it to be fair and on point as well. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2016 #25

The truth hurts redstateblues Feb 2016 #30

Yep, and it's amazing how many right-wing talking points and vitriol they parrot BuddhaGirl Feb 2016 #77

She�s an easy punching bag for those frustrated with voters they believe should vote for Sanders but workinclasszero Feb 2016 #31

So are you really blind to think that union workers support "guest worker" programs like H-1B? cascadiance Feb 2016 #38

I'm confused by Bernie fans workinclasszero Feb 2016 #60

Are you confusing concerns about corruption of individuals with non-support of unions?... cascadiance Feb 2016 #67

Great article by the way, thanks for bringing it here workinclasszero Feb 2016 #35

Que Lastima! Seriously? Heroes and heroines are not saints dr60omg Feb 2016 #37

Hyperbole much? HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #40

He took the Latino vote..is BS workinclasszero Feb 2016 #50

The truth is we can only rely on polling since race was not listed as a factor in voting. EndElectoral Feb 2016 #62

He took latinos by 8% according to CNN HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #63

No, the Polling Doesn�t Prove Bernie Sanders Won the Hispanic Vote in Nevada workinclasszero Feb 2016 #74

If you look at the data she did not dr60omg Feb 2016 #72

this ignores the trajectory 6chars Feb 2016 #76

yep have a civil rights "icon" make a dishonest hot button subject tweet azurnoir Feb 2016 #49

"the alternative..., that Clinton voters know what they are doing, is too painful to contemplate" alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #51

Yep (nt) Recursion Feb 2016 #52

Yep. That bit really stood out. Number23 Feb 2016 #82

Huerta lied and got called on it. Deal with it. BillZBubb Feb 2016 #56

This OP shows how deeply frightened the Hillary crowd has become. BillZBubb Feb 2016 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author stopbush Feb 2016 #61

Sanders did very well with the Latino vote in Nevada. He may have even squeaked out a majority workinclasszero Feb 2016 #64

Good analysis mcar Feb 2016 #65

Better hope not. Or say hello to President-elect Trump. w4rma Feb 2016 #73

Huge K&R!!... SidDithers Feb 2016 #75

This is brilliant! Meaningful quotes abound. Here are my favs so far: R B Garr Feb 2016 #79

kick bigtree Feb 2016 #80

"the electoral equivalent of the white guy in dreads wearing the Che shirt playing guitar" Number23 Feb 2016 #81