2016 Postmortem

Thinkingabout

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103. No, the last poll I saw says Hillary will beat Trump, Rubio and Cruz. It must

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Sat Feb 27, 2016, 02:41 PM

Feb 2016

mean I want the most qualified candidate running for president to be our next president.

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even if delegates eventually "add up" for hillary, bernie must stay until the convention:here's why [View all] restorefreedom Feb 2016 OP

Agree! We are all in. onecaliberal Feb 2016 #1

#NotMeUs tk2kewl Feb 2016 #8

"#NotMeUs" iAZZZo Feb 2016 #18

e pluribus unum tk2kewl Feb 2016 #48

+2016 PowerToThePeople Feb 2016 #28

.+10 840high Feb 2016 #92

IN Until The End!!! LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #80

ALL the way Plucketeer Feb 2016 #86

Plus, free buffets! 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #2

the convention is in philly restorefreedom Feb 2016 #3

Have you ever been to a political convention? 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #9

i have not. but i don't doubt for a minute what you say :) nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #14

If she gets hit by legal troubles, Joe Biden walks out of the convention with the nomination krawhitham Feb 2016 #4

thats the point. it will be close, and no way they will get away with restorefreedom Feb 2016 #15

Of course Bernie will stay in. roody Feb 2016 #5

He's a fighter tk2kewl Feb 2016 #11

Also, he's a long distance runner. That so aptly describes his being. Eye on the Prize. libdem4life Feb 2016 #47

Bernie will drop out when the math doesn't add up MaggieD Feb 2016 #6

his campaign is people powered, not bought by special interests restorefreedom Feb 2016 #16

Then why did he spend $15mil more than he collected in Jan? MaggieD Feb 2016 #17

just someone doesn't have a job, we can't assume they are broke restorefreedom Feb 2016 #22

I'd love to see publicly funded campaigns MaggieD Feb 2016 #26

ironically enough, trump wants to end special interest lobbying restorefreedom Feb 2016 #31

Absolutely MaggieD Feb 2016 #39

i think the problem we had, restorefreedom Feb 2016 #56

Okay, we agree again MaggieD Feb 2016 #95

hey we are now two for two! restorefreedom Feb 2016 #104

How do you know whether its sustainable? Kentonio Feb 2016 #23

Wow...an expert on statistics and school marm to Bernie supporters...money? Really? Sorry, libdem4life Feb 2016 #61

Thanks for reminding me to make mine monthly. roody Feb 2016 #91

Bernie's nay-sayers are usually wrong, and have been from day one. nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #62

He should stay in in case something happens as per Hillary PonyUp Feb 2016 #7

After watching the Special Comment from Keith... DAMANgoldberg Feb 2016 #85

Maybe it's in the works for an indictment and then put Biden in. Who knows. n/t PonyUp Feb 2016 #102

and who has time to run a campaign when you're zipping in and out of DC for discovery? MisterP Feb 2016 #108

We are going to pull off California. Keep your eye on the ball. onecaliberal Feb 2016 #10

What does "pull off" mean? MaggieD Feb 2016 #19

I wouldn't get to comfortable with the idea of Hillary winning big in New York. Kentonio Feb 2016 #27

He won't be seen as viable by then MaggieD Feb 2016 #42

In your dreams maybe. Kentonio Feb 2016 #43

Okay, well don't stop believing MaggieD Feb 2016 #49

That may be true, but people also don't like voting... Herman4747 Feb 2016 #94

Most Dem primary voters don't see her that way MaggieD Feb 2016 #96

Of course, though, even if only say 10% do & decide to stay home Herman4747 Feb 2016 #100

I am sure he will hang on until the convention. DCBob Feb 2016 #12

I think a candidate's delegates show up and are bound through the first tally... thesquanderer Feb 2016 #13

You can't have a floor fight with two candidates MaggieD Feb 2016 #20

That's (basically) true. But also a non-sequitor. thesquanderer Feb 2016 #76

Okay, I see your point MaggieD Feb 2016 #88

When Bernie is mathematically eliminated, he'll concede and endorse Hillary wyldwolf Feb 2016 #21

nope. explained in op. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #24

So Bernie wrote the OP? wyldwolf Feb 2016 #25

didn't have to. he told chuck todd two weeks ago restorefreedom Feb 2016 #29

Yeah, I'm sure he'll be there. He may even get a speaking spot. Maybe. wyldwolf Feb 2016 #32

hope your bookmark doesn't have an expiration date :) nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #35

quote: wyldwolf Feb 2016 #41

and howard dean is now shilling for big pharma restorefreedom Feb 2016 #52

So? He's but one example of a politician that vowed to stay in the race ... then left. wyldwolf Feb 2016 #54

he also used to fight for health care reform and now works for the enemy restorefreedom Feb 2016 #60

He'll look bad if he stays in after mathematical elimination MaggieD Feb 2016 #44

i think you are right about the timeline restorefreedom Feb 2016 #65

ABC News 5 days ago: Bernie Sanders Vows to Stay in the Race Right Up to the Convention think Feb 2016 #30

+ a million nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #36

Candidates say that every election cycle. wyldwolf Feb 2016 #38

Edwards famously said that a week before dropping out MaggieD Feb 2016 #46

OK. Guess we shall see what transpires. think Feb 2016 #79

There's something about a comment like this. peace13 Feb 2016 #33

Marathon tazkcmo Feb 2016 #34

and the hare wants it to be a sprint restorefreedom Feb 2016 #37

The powers that be can fck off. dinkytron Feb 2016 #40

What if the "powers that be" are the majority of Democrats voting for Hillary? n/t OhZone Feb 2016 #45

That's the thing - we are MaggieD Feb 2016 #53

They do? davidthegnome Feb 2016 #68

The poll you're referring to has been widely discredited mythology Feb 2016 #99

I hope that Bernie Sanders is our nominee and next president Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #50

In a brokered convention those pledged delegates could go to another candidate Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #51

Why do you think that some unknown replacement would get every one of them? (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #57

She could give them to another. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #58

You must really want to lose the general election. (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #69

No, the last poll I saw says Hillary will beat Trump, Rubio and Cruz. It must Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #103

LATEST POLL: Bernie Sanders is MUCH more electable than Hillary Clinton w4rma Feb 2016 #109

Likewise those same voters did not support Sanders. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #110

I thought you'd say that. Authoritarian. And, like I said, you are trying to lose the general. w4rma Feb 2016 #111

Your accusations does not prove a point with me, in fact it does not bother Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #112

Why do you think that some unknown replacement would get every one of those delegates? w4rma Feb 2016 #113

read up on the convention rules. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #114

I'm read up on them. You read them. (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #115

goodbye Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #116

Great post! Thank you for the timely reminder. Time to double-down on Bernie!! nt 99th_Monkey Feb 2016 #55

+++++ a zillion go bernie!! nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #77

Bernie can outlast Hillary for several reasons brentspeak Feb 2016 #59

DWS has still not... SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #62

Agreed. And perhaps more important: Mister Ed Feb 2016 #64

I so agree...when a Time Has Come...kind of like new technology...it does not go away. nt libdem4life Feb 2016 #72

He has said he would. We just have to keep him in it. nt silvershadow Feb 2016 #66

It is going to be a proud day for me in November erlewyne Feb 2016 #67

vivid imagination! alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #70

I'm donating again on Act Blue. saidsimplesimon Feb 2016 #71

+27 Jezza Feb 2016 #90

don't blink Bernie grasswire Feb 2016 #73

As Hillary's nomination becomes more apparent, Trust Buster Feb 2016 #74

I will leave that to Bernie to decide Andy823 Feb 2016 #75

What if either of them get whooped bad? gwheezie Feb 2016 #78

it probably going to be much closer restorefreedom Feb 2016 #82

She'll swing to right of center again left-of-center2012 Feb 2016 #81

How is it becoming "increasingly likely" that Hillary will face legal troubles? dcbuckeye Feb 2016 #83

i have been reading the increasingly serious issues of her emails restorefreedom Feb 2016 #84

No if it goes that way Bernie should concede ASAP that way the focus can be on Hillary azurnoir Feb 2016 #87

I am amazed the MSM has made it like it's "do or die" in SC when I can't remember the last time it.. andrewv1 Feb 2016 #89

NO surprise Ccarmona Feb 2016 #97

If Bernie doesn't lock up the Democratic Nomination by late March?...Go Independent! andrewv1 Feb 2016 #93

I agree with your conclusion but would use another reason rock Feb 2016 #98

lol. well done. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #105

Agreed. CentralMass Feb 2016 #101

Bernie is in it till the convention. They can want him to concede all they want. Autumn Feb 2016 #106

exactly. if they want to spit in the ocean, they can have at it. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #107

Kick azmom Feb 2016 #117