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Buddyblazon

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53. Well...she's not popular with independents...
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 04:56 PM
Apr 2016

and he is.

So really, it's far more important she make roads to bring in supporters. She's going to seriously need all the support she can get because of the combination of the two:

1. Not nearly as popular with indies as Bernie.

2. Her nomination is going to energize the right to
GOTV like we haven't seen in decades. The right is unified in one thing...their visceral hatred of Clinton.

Let's not go into the fact that she zaps the enthusiasm of people who are on the fence.

"You better vote for me or bad stuff will happen", is not much of a campaign slogan to rally the masses.

Not a fair comparison. Sanders is promising everything but the kitchen sink. If he were the nominee, Trust Buster Apr 2016 #1
What a silly statement. nichomachus Apr 2016 #51
And ,of course, it's hard to know what her postions are, they change day by day... Human101948 Apr 2016 #55
Electing a Democrat as president for oblivious reasons such as SC nominations. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #2
"oblivious" indeed! k8conant Apr 2016 #6
Hillary's supporters are different firebrand80 Apr 2016 #3
Stop using the term "fall in line" Armstead Apr 2016 #5
I don't care who you vote for firebrand80 Apr 2016 #9
I'm older and apparently see a different bigger picture. k8conant Apr 2016 #10
As the young people would say, firebrand80 Apr 2016 #12
I don't think they'd call me bro, bro k8conant Apr 2016 #14
They definitely would nt firebrand80 Apr 2016 #17
ok, dude k8conant Apr 2016 #18
Bernie Sanders will not be the nominee Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #31
The fact that the questions was never asked by the MSM and Democratic Machine.... Armstead Apr 2016 #4
Meh....Bernie will fall in line, as will most of his supporters. nt LexVegas Apr 2016 #7
That would be a fall... k8conant Apr 2016 #11
But if you stand for everything, you'll often end up with nothing. randome Apr 2016 #24
The misogyny is obvious athena Apr 2016 #8
This is not misogyny so cut it out. k8conant Apr 2016 #13
You don't get to decide what my opinion is. athena Apr 2016 #16
Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #20
I never tried to silence you the way you tried to silence me. athena Apr 2016 #30
Hillary hates males? WTH? How do you arrive at that? brush Apr 2016 #35
Why should the winner step down Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #26
Misogyny? Horseshit. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #21
Is that the best you can come up with? athena Apr 2016 #27
It's all I NEEDED to come up with. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #29
Congratulations for casually dismissing the opinion of a large group of people. athena Apr 2016 #32
"Argumentum ad populum" Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #37
Absolutely Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #28
Which positions does Hillary have Lazy Daisy Apr 2016 #15
Plenty of us think his college and health care plans are pipe dreams... CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #19
I agree with you Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #23
You're making an argument where there is none, just for the sake of argument Lazy Daisy Apr 2016 #43
You just proved my point. CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #44
No I didn't prove anything Lazy Daisy Apr 2016 #45
That's what I was asking, or I was, when Bernie had any chance of winning. CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #46
And what was it? Lazy Daisy Apr 2016 #47
Gun control Demsrule86 Apr 2016 #22
Bernie never would win hard-core Clinton supporters because, let's face it, they NorthCarolina Apr 2016 #25
I have nothing against liberalism... CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #33
So much condescending bullshit in one post. JTFrog Apr 2016 #36
Member since: Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:09 AM = Welcome to Ignore. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #34
Things that make you go hmmmmm especially in light of the Brock get-paid-as-you-post scheme. nc4bo Apr 2016 #40
and I have no time nor patience for it. I am ruthless, from now on, with my ignore feature. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #42
Every one of Sanders proposals goes further than Clinton's... TCJ70 Apr 2016 #38
Further doesn't mean better. CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #41
If Hillary wants the votes of the Left, she'll have to turn left (or appear to). Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2016 #39
Promise that he'd support bullshit wars. Broward Apr 2016 #48
The idea was... JSup Apr 2016 #49
Hillary supporters support the New, New Deal! pat_k Apr 2016 #50
It's just like I thought... CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #56
I said "offerred bolder proposals." Hillary would never pat_k Apr 2016 #57
She already took all of his positions Duckhunter935 Apr 2016 #52
Well...she's not popular with independents... Buddyblazon Apr 2016 #53
Hillary Does Not Need the Endorsement of Bernie Sanders gordyfl Apr 2016 #54
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