2016 Postmortem

Cal33

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85. The problems Sanders has with the Democratic Establishment is matched (if not overmatched) by

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 07:11 PM

Mar 2016

the problems Trump has with the Republican Establishment. And both Establishments have been
losing large numbers of members. The Independents, on the other hand, are growing in size --
it has become larger than either of the two Major Parties. People finally are becoming fed up with
the feckless Establishments, and are leaving them. Enough is enough. This is also a part of the "math."

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The Sanders campaign - a post mortem [View all] cosmicone Mar 2016 OP

You people are biting at the bit. Don't choke bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #1

"You people". Nice. randome Mar 2016 #21

You people meaning Hillary supporters here on DU...I should have clarified it. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #23

You needn't have bothered. bvf Mar 2016 #87

rather appropriate ibegurpard Mar 2016 #60

+ 1000000000000 !!!!!!!!!!! History not Hysterics . orpupilofnature57 Mar 2016 #78

A smidge early, and possibly about the wrong candidate. Look forward to reading your real assessment GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #2

Math is math-Sanders only path to victory is to flip super delegates and pledged delegates Gothmog Mar 2016 #59

The problems Sanders has with the Democratic Establishment is matched (if not overmatched) by Cal33 Mar 2016 #85

Shorter... HumanityExperiment Mar 2016 #3

A gloss of self-importance can't hide the gloat here. Orsino Mar 2016 #4

"I'm not dead yet." morningfog Mar 2016 #5

Is this .... your work, Dr? astrophuss42 Mar 2016 #6

donating again lmbradford Mar 2016 #7

I donated again as well. n/t woodsprite Mar 2016 #9

Tad Devine, Jane Sanders and Jeff Weaver thank you and bless your soul. n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #16

Getting Bernie’s message out there? Priceless! riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #29

Interesting that you're concerned with their salaries revbones Mar 2016 #51

It's your money! MoonRiver Mar 2016 #57

Insanity: William769 Mar 2016 #66

I like it. casperthegm Mar 2016 #10

I know. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #19

We see this sort of post all the time at the DU, but Tarc Mar 2016 #11

On a limited income. No way can I donate a large chunk at a time. We are not the same. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #27

Good money after bad n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #14

Thank you for your deep... tonedevil Mar 2016 #53

Give him some more on my account, then, please. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2016 #69

Is that for op's or will responses on a thread work? Sheepshank Mar 2016 #71

OH and be careful how often and how much you donate. You might get Bernie in trouble again Sheepshank Mar 2016 #73

Good, Bernie will need it. politicaljunkie41910 Mar 2016 #83

And apparently Hillary is not a hawk iwillalwayswonderwhy Mar 2016 #8

Post mortum while patient is alive and well is malpractice Armstead Mar 2016 #12

The term is 'live vivisection' and when done to humans it is called torture. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #48

Evidently some people learn nothing from their timeout reprieve. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #13

Why are you so eager to quell dissent? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #18

Not many that I can tell. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #20

There's a difference between "quelling dissent" as you call it and getting in someone's face. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #22

Like calling supporters of a certain candidate "clowns" DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2016 #39

Or maybe the comments here. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #42

Oh yeah? Name those "many" Autumn Mar 2016 #30

He'll have to get back to you bvf Mar 2016 #86

Glad you're here. Now I dont have to link this thread too riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #33

You know it's illegal to do an autopsy on a patient that isn't dead. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #15

While the patient is alive and kicking, the campaign autopsy in op is spot on nt Sheepshank Mar 2016 #67

You wish. It's alive and kicking ass. Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #17

Sounds about right HassleCat Mar 2016 #24

This is just laughable marions ghost Mar 2016 #25

what hogwash. Her "demonization" is a natural consequence of her record stupidicus Mar 2016 #26

Their "revolution" is all about getting paid now. nt LexVegas Mar 2016 #28

How much are we going to get paid? When will I get my check? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #34

Hit up Tad. nt LexVegas Mar 2016 #40

I think Hillary paid Mark Penn's company alone over 14 million in 08. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #49

At the rate Hillary is shifting rightward (Nancy..) I'm going to guess the dog whistle is... JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #55

She will lose. immoderate Mar 2016 #31

Is Clinton or Bust also "blackmail"? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #32

Can you show us any evidence of a "Clinton or Bust" initiative? PeaceNikki Mar 2016 #35

If you don't vote for Hillary in the GE, you'll get Trump. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #38

That is not even remotely comparable to "Bernie or Bust" which is an initiative PeaceNikki Mar 2016 #41

I don't sign loyalty oaths. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #44

lolok PeaceNikki Mar 2016 #46

Very good post. A bit early, but very good calguy Mar 2016 #36

K&R - Exceedingly coherent rock Mar 2016 #37

I'm sorry that you don't seem to see what's in front of you- Gregorian Mar 2016 #43

I never said Bernie's campain and career were not valuable cosmicone Mar 2016 #45

"If you say the same thing over and over again and expect...." postatomic Mar 2016 #47

"Sandman"?! mac56 Mar 2016 #91

"Reality has a way of exacting punishment". Avalux Mar 2016 #50

The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #52

Another low-cred thread. dchill Mar 2016 #54

Hope he stops demanding... Mike Nelson Mar 2016 #56

Cranky Old Man vs. Charismatic 40 Something Hottie = the faux similarity between Bernie and Barack. MoonRiver Mar 2016 #58

Bernie supporters, a reminder: LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #61

Bernie did better than I expected. MineralMan Mar 2016 #62

What should be remembered from 2016 is that people aren't fooled by the promises of Free Stuff. politicaljunkie41910 Mar 2016 #84

Bernie has served very honorably in the Senate. MineralMan Mar 2016 #88

That's the problem with running on principles; no one remembers them after you're gone. politicaljunkie41910 Mar 2016 #93

You DLCers still crack me up, regardless of all else- thanx for that. Here's one of many ghosts 4 u bobthedrummer Mar 2016 #63

Ad hominem is always a good way to make your point. Dem2 Mar 2016 #68

DU rec...nt SidDithers Mar 2016 #64

This has been playing for Bernie Sanders since he got Trounced on, on March 15th. William769 Mar 2016 #65

Have I told you lately that I love you? leftofcool Mar 2016 #75

For weeks and weeks DU was flooded with the false meme that.... Sheepshank Mar 2016 #70

Ok, this is pretty funny ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #72

Post mortem? Vinca Mar 2016 #74

Thank you for proving my point! Cheers! n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #79

Your point seems to be voters should be uninformed. Vinca Mar 2016 #94

Right up there with the Grimm Brothers in the Fairy Tales department. notadmblnd Mar 2016 #76

Post mortem? This is a silly post. You (and I) don't know what is going jonno99 Mar 2016 #77

From day 1 " You people " have wanted him to go away, Iowa was made out to be a Landslide, MSM is an orpupilofnature57 Mar 2016 #80

That belief is called "echo chamber toxicity" n/t cosmicone Mar 2016 #81

Cool! A post from the future! KamaAina Mar 2016 #82

You post a lot of really whiny posts. nt Logical Mar 2016 #89

Effective post mortem exams are usually done without bias. aikoaiko Mar 2016 #90

steaming Vattel Mar 2016 #92