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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: For people calling Hillary a "weak" candidate... [View all]WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)34. Lame. Her wins are distorted in closed primary states. In fact, she's so weak,
people don't want to be Democrats anymore. You guys look at an empty glass and say, "It's not empty, it's FULL of air!"
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Poor performance? From 0 to tieing her in national polls and raking up a very large share of votes..
Armstead
Apr 2016
#38
He won't be tied with her after that New York stinkeroo. And with PA and MD coming up . . .
brush
Apr 2016
#61
She's hella weak. Bernie's wicked strong, success despite all of her powerful friends.
CentralCoaster
Apr 2016
#78
No Bernie Sanders the candidate is stronger IF the DNC supported him like they did Hillary Clinton
Seeinghope
Apr 2016
#103
If she is weak, what does that say about the guy she is beating the shit out of. nt
LexVegas
Apr 2016
#8
Guess you didn't see the post today saying Trump has the lowest rating ever . . .
brush
Apr 2016
#66
The repug bigwigs are afraid of Trump winning and dooming their party, which is why they're . . .
brush
Apr 2016
#109
If they are such a joke you will surely take my challenge and ENRICH a CHARITY.
DemocratSinceBirth
Apr 2016
#67
You mean the guy who most people never heard of and now is tying or leading her in polls and...
Armstead
Apr 2016
#43
Independents come in all stripes. Left-leaning indies voting for Trump? I don't think so.
brush
Apr 2016
#87
Yes, and that's where the voting roles were purged, in their neighborhoods. n/t
intheflow
Apr 2016
#89
Also, according to this report, looks like unemployment and poverty are significantly worse upstate.
intheflow
Apr 2016
#93
And the INDEPENDENTS were not allowed to vote and the disenfranchised voters. That is how
Seeinghope
Apr 2016
#104
While primary season polls can mislead, every polling I've seen says otherwise.
Lizzie Poppet
Apr 2016
#41
You're right about Bernie out-polling her vs GOP, but also right about possibly misleading.
YouDig
Apr 2016
#48
Lame. Her wins are distorted in closed primary states. In fact, she's so weak,
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Apr 2016
#34
You completely missed the greater point. Bringing people into the process is a sign of strength.
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Apr 2016
#47
Bernie's got a plan to tax Wall Street and use the $ to fund much needed college education for all.
DebDoo
Apr 2016
#36
That's not a reason to think he's strong. It's a good plan. I'm in favor of it.
randome
Apr 2016
#44
He barely lost among 30% of the electorate. He creams her among independents.
BillZBubb
Apr 2016
#59
You ignore that the primaries have identified that your champion has weaknesses herself AND the
karynnj
Apr 2016
#72
She is weak. If you don't want to face it. . that is your problem. If she is the nominee
pdsimdars
Apr 2016
#52
All of her weaknesses are a glaring signal that she's been cheating her way across America
CoffeeCat
Apr 2016
#58
The last Dem to run in the GE on raising taxes on the middle class was Walter Mondale
redstateblues
Apr 2016
#83
I'd say Bernie Sanders is a suprisingly strong opponent who ran a good campaign.
YouDig
Apr 2016
#62
Its so easy to spot paid trolls. They are going to increase with the 1mil dollar
litlbilly
Apr 2016
#79
When the Post Mortem of Primary 2016 is written, it will likely be noted that no event
Agnosticsherbet
Apr 2016
#86
Lol, she was the golden child and bernie, an unknown is still in the race......
Logical
Apr 2016
#94
Perhaps you don't understand that the claim is HRC is weaker in the general election.
aikoaiko
Apr 2016
#95