2016 Postmortem

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35. yes, they are actual world leaders, heads of state. They represent their governments

Reply to Else You Are Mad (Reply #20)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 11:41 AM

Apr 2016

wherever they go.

Sanders is not a world leader.

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Day After Debate, Clinton Stumps in NYC as Sanders Heads to Vatican [View all] geek tragedy Apr 2016 OP

I guess... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #1

She's in Harlem, meeting with poor people of color, with their local elected officials. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #3

And soon... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #5

yes, and getting them to donate money to help defeat Republicans geek tragedy Apr 2016 #6

Spin it as as you may Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #11

LOL. Clinton meets with poor Americans who vote, Bernie takes his family on a Roman holiday geek tragedy Apr 2016 #13

A holiday? Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #17

he is representing himself, not the US government there. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #18

This is not a diplomatic matter... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #20

yes, they are actual world leaders, heads of state. They represent their governments geek tragedy Apr 2016 #35

not all 30 Go Vols Apr 2016 #80

yes, the only world leaders there were Morales and Correa. nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #82

And probably violating campaign finance regulations by flying his family on the campaign's dime. IamMab Apr 2016 #43

Care to back that up... tonedevil Apr 2016 #57

Let's not forget the fundraiser Bjornsdotter Apr 2016 #36

You do realize you've become a sort of parody, right? Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #8

It's such a tragedy. Fawke Em Apr 2016 #9

I might have to change my name! JackInGreen Apr 2016 #33

lol Jefferson23 Apr 2016 #15

If one is a woman or GLBT, the attendees certainly believe that religious beliefs geek tragedy Apr 2016 #21

So the Catholics are bad... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #24

Come off it, and answer the question. Is Bernie there with elites to talk about how greed is good Jefferson23 Apr 2016 #25

he's there because he hoped to use the pope to pander to Catholic voters nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #28

And... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #34

she talked and listened to ordinary voters in the south. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #37

That's not what I asked. Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #41

talking and listening to people isn't pandering. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #44

Yet the Pope isn't doing a photo op... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #45

you think that talking and listening to voters is pandering. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #47

Pandering is: Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #48

listening to people by definition isn't pandering. nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #51

But... Else You Are Mad Apr 2016 #52

no, it's called listening. Voters want to be heard. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #54

lol Yea, he has never been about income inequality. Jefferson23 Apr 2016 #38

When does she head for CA for the Clooney soiree? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #2

I'm not her travel planner. She's campaigning tomorrow in Los Angeles. Too bad Bernie geek tragedy Apr 2016 #4

You certainly were spending a lot of time hunting for plane flights for Bernie. Fawke Em Apr 2016 #10

So she's given up New York. bobbobbins01 Apr 2016 #12

She's the one in New York today, not Bernie nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #14

Yeah, it takes some time to pack up her shit. bobbobbins01 Apr 2016 #19

Who is she scared of? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #29

Who isn't she scared of? bobbobbins01 Apr 2016 #39

She's going to win by a solid margin here. nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #32

What is solid in your opinion SheenaR Apr 2016 #50

8 points or 15 delegates. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #53

Tomorrow NWCorona Apr 2016 #7

CNN just said she was leaving within the hour unc70 Apr 2016 #23

Ooh, I called it - said she'd spend today on photo ops with the disadvantaged riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #16

no, unlike Sanders, she doesn't see herself as being too good to associate with geek tragedy Apr 2016 #22

Everything he does is w ordinary citizens - from getting arrested protesting to walking picket lines riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #26

she has a relationship with the voters in all of the communities in NY geek tragedy Apr 2016 #40

Relationships, huh? Uponthegears Apr 2016 #66

here's a summary of her record in the US Senate geek tragedy Apr 2016 #71

My, you really worked hard, let's see Uponthegears Apr 2016 #79

she voted for immigration reform, he opposed it nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #81

Uh Uponthegears Apr 2016 #84

she's going to win by double digits on Tuesday, and that geek tragedy Apr 2016 #85

Thank you for Uponthegears Apr 2016 #90

I trust those voters to know who respects them. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #91

was that before or after she voted for the fence? TheDormouse Apr 2016 #94

Remember the staged Paul Ryan photo op The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #27

no, she does mostly small events that get covered by the local press a lot more than the national geek tragedy Apr 2016 #30

And yet the junior senator from Vermont The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #49

Sanders got himself invited to that conference--the Vatican confirmed that his people geek tragedy Apr 2016 #55

You guys are SO butthurt about this conference. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #87

Um, no. Hillary is running for President, not Cardinal nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #88

Hillary lost her only previous national election. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2016 #92

against Barack Obama. And she gave him a real fight. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #93

So Sanders thinks the gilded trappings of the anti-LGBT/women Vatican resonates more R B Garr Apr 2016 #31

Terrible plan Stuckinthebush Apr 2016 #76

Wait popegate is back? northernsouthern Apr 2016 #42

today's campaign events are Clinton in East Harlem and Bernie in the Vatican. nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #46

So again Popegate? northernsouthern Apr 2016 #58

no, it's called where the candidates are right now. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #59

So it is called Popegate? northernsouthern Apr 2016 #63

you are obsessed with this Vatican thing PaulaFarrell Apr 2016 #56

Most of the post is about Hillary in East Harlem. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #60

its so many posts over several dayd PaulaFarrell Apr 2016 #61

your concern is noted nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #62

I think I know what happened... northernsouthern Apr 2016 #68

some of them do seem stuck on repeat n/t PaulaFarrell Apr 2016 #72

Thanks Bernie... northernsouthern Apr 2016 #74

He's an obsessive type Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #83

For a few hours before jetting off to California for a fundraiser with big money "swells" Armstead Apr 2016 #64

So what? geek tragedy Apr 2016 #65

That's what I say about Bernie's Vatican trip Armstead Apr 2016 #67

these people were her constituents, most of them voted for her twice geek tragedy Apr 2016 #69

You are not choosing the correct strategy northernsouthern Apr 2016 #73

Amusing. Clinton touring a Harlem housing project to talk economic justice. Vinca Apr 2016 #70

I think it's a smart political move on her part. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2016 #75

the only ones griping about the Clooney thing are hyperpartisan Sanders people nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #77

No one cares about this outside the Hillaverse Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #78

It would have been strange if HRC had been invited to a conference on "A Just Economy" Doctor_J Apr 2016 #86

Give Bernie a break, he's an old man workinclasszero Apr 2016 #89