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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: Small crowd for Bernie [View all]

uponit7771

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96. Cornell West... Look him up, loves to call Obama the most vile racialized names out there... Stumpi
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 05:09 AM
Mar 2016

... for Sanders.

And you can get sick of the race conversation all you want... as long as someone who calls themselves progressives does and says things that's are counter to that title them they should be called out...

Same for Clinton

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Small crowd for Bernie [View all] UglyGreed Mar 2016 OP
Welp HerbChestnut Mar 2016 #1
Yeah I think they UglyGreed Mar 2016 #4
+1 Impedimentus Mar 2016 #34
love you, uglygreed roguevalley Mar 2016 #81
Democratic popular vote total: Clinton +2,539,210 Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #2
Well you asked UglyGreed Mar 2016 #5
I see people. I don't see a 7 mile long line. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #7
Well I think you can UglyGreed Mar 2016 #9
Sure there's a crowd, but to say there was a 7 mile long line is an exaggeration. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #10
6.5 then UglyGreed Mar 2016 #13
Still an exaggeration. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #14
it must really gnaw at you... choie Mar 2016 #20
it pisses them off because she's so unloved outside the bubble roguevalley Mar 2016 #82
Anyone who is claiming to be a progressive and attracts a mostly racially homogenous group bothers t uponit7771 Mar 2016 #87
YeAh you're a real progressive... choie Mar 2016 #92
Yeap DLC candidate is running the true revolution over a person who had a guy who called Obama... uponit7771 Mar 2016 #93
What the hell are you talking about? choie Mar 2016 #95
Cornell West... Look him up, loves to call Obama the most vile racialized names out there... Stumpi uponit7771 Mar 2016 #96
When you start holding Clinton choie Mar 2016 #97
I do and she's still better than Sanders as a candidate. Sanders has no track record and couldn't ge uponit7771 Mar 2016 #98
She sure does have a record choie Mar 2016 #99
So does Sanders on the Brady bill and gun man. immunization uponit7771 Mar 2016 #100
Here is pic of the line UglyGreed Mar 2016 #23
Doesn't look 7 miles long. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #24
Well I doubt the UglyGreed Mar 2016 #26
There was no 7 mile long line. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #28
You were there??? UglyGreed Mar 2016 #30
. UglyGreed Mar 2016 #35
WOW...some random Bernie supporter said there was a long line. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #37
Wow some random UglyGreed Mar 2016 #38
Yet you can't produce a picture showing this alleged 7 mile long line. nt Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #39
Yet you can not produce one that UglyGreed Mar 2016 #41
Yes, there was. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #73
You know what was an exaggeration? Claiming Ron and Nancy were AIDS advocates. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #25
... Cali_Democrat Mar 2016 #32
Since you were hurt by the people lost in the eighties and before I wanted to pass on her apology shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #66
That's called a CYA Kittycat Mar 2016 #71
lying and failing. No, I don't think so. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #74
Sorry. Kittycat Mar 2016 #75
No I haven't lost anyone. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #85
Like Sniper Fire Politicalboi Mar 2016 #77
Oh bullshit, there was no Alzheimer's stigma then and there was a strong one for AIDS Fumesucker Mar 2016 #86
She just figured it would make sense to intentionally piss off a bunch off a bunch of people shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #88
No, it's a classic Clintonian triangulation Fumesucker Mar 2016 #91
"All this credit eilen Mar 2016 #101
Okay, see for yourself monicaangela Mar 2016 #52
Damn! That line looks 7 miles long!!! cui bono Mar 2016 #62
It does doesn't it! monicaangela Mar 2016 #102
You seem to be obsessed with lines. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #17
When he goes to a Clinton rally Depaysement Mar 2016 #19
Ah. That could be it. Loneliness factor. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #22
They're more like focus groups at the mall Kittycat Mar 2016 #76
LOL! Politicalboi Mar 2016 #78
7 miles == 36,960 ft hellofromreddit Mar 2016 #105
A mathematical response...very good. Thanks. n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #118
Wow. Almost as big as her income from Wall St. speeches. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #18
heehee 840high Mar 2016 #33
Almost UglyGreed Mar 2016 #36
? Brother_Love Mar 2016 #108
The hubris of the Clinton campaign will be the downfall of our party and probably our nation. rhett o rick Mar 2016 #21
The condescending tone of the Sanders campaign redstateblues Mar 2016 #40
Psychological projection UglyGreed Mar 2016 #45
Big Money has tripled their wealth in the last 30 years while we have not gained at all. rhett o rick Mar 2016 #46
yeah that did hurt them a lot I think... shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #67
but then, our camp is condescending to. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #68
It's our fault she takes bribes? Politicalboi Mar 2016 #79
Democratic excitement = 0 Logical Mar 2016 #59
I see lack of enthusiasm. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #72
I see what you did there... AnotherVoter Mar 2016 #84
And lets not forget...all the red states voted. bobbobbins01 Mar 2016 #111
The rest of the states favor Sanders? All the red states have voted? Garrett78 Mar 2016 #112
Aww...you're cute bobbobbins01 Mar 2016 #114
Doubling down, eh? Garrett78 Mar 2016 #115
Agreed Solid Snake1 Mar 2016 #117
a line seven miles long waiting to get in...nt grasswire Mar 2016 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #65
WOW. I bet this makes EVERYONE feel good! dchill Mar 2016 #6
Dinky just Dinky I tell ya FreakinDJ Mar 2016 #8
Yeah not many UglyGreed Mar 2016 #12
According to BSS - red states don't count redstateblues Mar 2016 #42
So move UglyGreed Mar 2016 #43
Whoosh. You missed that one. redstateblues Mar 2016 #47
What I saw today UglyGreed Mar 2016 #48
Yeah that line of thinking gets to me too. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #69
If they're so inspired; why do you need to remind them to vote? brooklynite Mar 2016 #51
Maybe there is not enough UglyGreed Mar 2016 #53
Let's face it: Just like Republicans in a GE... RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #55
So true UglyGreed Mar 2016 #56
Tiny Hydra Mar 2016 #11
The Line Was 7 Miles? corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #15
Rocco is wrong. Garrett78 Mar 2016 #27
Clinton is not going to win California. On June 7 LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #80
Of the states I listed, CA is the toughest to predict, but... Garrett78 Mar 2016 #109
Bernie voters are very loyal and will turn out LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #113
Insignificant. He should give up. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2016 #16
There must be a lot of damned Socialists(!) in Utah. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #29
Better get the NSA UglyGreed Mar 2016 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author PonyUp Mar 2016 #50
Ouch! libdem4life Mar 2016 #119
Bernie is getting more supporters every day Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 #31
Too bad the "small crowd" never seems to turn up and vote, huh? brooklynite Mar 2016 #49
Perhaps they do but face certain obstructions RufusTFirefly Mar 2016 #54
Over 2 million more votes and your blaming that on this? shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #64
Lol...in two places or even ten or of 1000... the excuses or gob smacking uponit7771 Mar 2016 #90
Symbolically yes Armstead Mar 2016 #106
Well there's that uponit7771 Mar 2016 #89
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #57
Always beautiful to see the huge enthusiastic crowds that turn out for Bernie. senz Mar 2016 #58
Their candidate doesn't generate much enthusiasm. I think LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #83
Our candidate generates votes... brooklynite Mar 2016 #104
So does his....And God help the Democrats if they continue to ignore and marginalize them Armstead Mar 2016 #107
too bad they can't pass out ballots at campaign stops DrDan Mar 2016 #60
Maybe Bill will bring UglyGreed Mar 2016 #61
I figured it was going to be something like that :) shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #63
Look at all those people, desperate for actual change. For real progress. vintx Mar 2016 #70
Oh please... Ino Mar 2016 #94
Under the biggest sky imaginzable.... kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #103
shame those are not lines to the voting booths, isn't it DrDan Mar 2016 #110
Hillary could easily draw TWICE that many people Attorney in Texas Mar 2016 #116
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