2016 Postmortem

workinclasszero

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24. Everybody noticed it..it was terrible

Reply to Beacool (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 10:17 PM

Apr 2016

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Bernie faces Southern revolt [View all] Beacool Apr 2016 OP

I notice he wasn't dismissive of the red States that he won. Arkansas Granny Apr 2016 #1

Nebraska and Wyoming. VERY white. Maru Kitteh Apr 2016 #2

Yes, I noticed it too. Beacool Apr 2016 #3

Everybody noticed it..it was terrible workinclasszero Apr 2016 #24

Bernie IS Completely Correct! I Live In Florida... Lots of People Who Are Out of Touch With The CorporatistNation Apr 2016 #35

Kick his ass to the fuckin' curb. Nt seabeyond Apr 2016 #4

Sanders, who started out his campaign admirably, has turned into a really unpleasant politician alcibiades_mystery Apr 2016 #5

His dismissal of the Southern primaries was disgraceful. Adrahil Apr 2016 #6

" I think the crowds got to his head." ecstatic Apr 2016 #21

I think that the knocks on the South were tone deaf. Beacool Apr 2016 #32

He's gonna ruin it for everyone. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #7

Him framing her victories there as wins in conservative areas and his supporters boston bean Apr 2016 #8

The key difference this cycle between Sanders and Clinton supporters is that Clinton supporters alcibiades_mystery Apr 2016 #10

John McCain told that woman President Obama was a good man and a family man. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #16

Exactly alcibiades_mystery Apr 2016 #17

You get the impression from some of them... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #19

And their refusal to learn and listen to anything "others" had to say, but instead denigrate the bettyellen Apr 2016 #39

So the Democrats will sweep the south? Armstead Apr 2016 #9

This will be no ordinary GE. It may surprise you what the south will do. nt Jitter65 Apr 2016 #25

Hillary Supporter will go back to hating the South after the GE. frylock Apr 2016 #11

It's not about hating the South. Beacool Apr 2016 #33

Southern states are irrelevant to a Democrat winning the presidency. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #12

Southern states full of black people forjusticethunders Apr 2016 #15

FL, VA, and NC DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #18

Even if my state is red, I am still allowed to help select the Democratic nominee. Arkansas Granny Apr 2016 #20

For that matter, we could just hold primaries in FL, OH, VA, and PA Recursion Apr 2016 #23

Uh... FL, VA, and NC are kind of important to our strategy Recursion Apr 2016 #22

No we can't !! No we can't. Where have I heard that? redstateblues Apr 2016 #29

FL is a swing state, VA and NC are purple. Beacool Apr 2016 #34

Though I think that Secretary Clinton will prevail in the conventional swing states... OilemFirchen Apr 2016 #13

What a joke. I remember Hillary's surrogates dismissing white liberals in IA and NH aikoaiko Apr 2016 #14

So if Clinton is the candidate the Dems will sweep the south? tularetom Apr 2016 #26

"Why even bother with them?" DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #27

No we can't ! No we can't! redstateblues Apr 2016 #30

Has anyone never heard Bernie say floriduck Apr 2016 #28

What rumors? It's a fact. Beacool Apr 2016 #36

So fuck party unity, huh? I get it. floriduck Apr 2016 #38

Of course not, but dismissing voters in the South was not a smart move. Beacool Apr 2016 #41

This is pure hogwash Samantha Apr 2016 #31

No, the Southern states voted for Hillary because they preferred her over Sanders. Beacool Apr 2016 #37

Nope -- he himself stated the percentage of people who didn't even know his name at that time Samantha Apr 2016 #40

Why should Independents have a say in a Democratic primary? Beacool Apr 2016 #42