2016 Postmortem

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7. I'm going to take a wild guess that the Sander's campaign strategy of

Tue May 3, 2016, 11:01 AM

May 2016

trashing the democratic party while running for the nomination of democratic party isn't going to end up being the bold stroke of genius that he must have imagined it would be.

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Bernie Can Win With Help of Party Insiders [View all] davidlynch May 2016 OP

From "revolutionary" to "safe bet." My, how Sanders has fallen... nt IamMab May 2016 #1

safe bet with party insiders? Sheepshank May 2016 #27

This stuff is going to be funny fucking decades from now. nt BootinUp May 2016 #2

I guess for many Bernie supporters the dream dies hard. griffi94 May 2016 #3

Wow! I did not know that ... NurseJackie May 2016 #4

THAT!! nt Jitter65 May 2016 #8

Lol!! fun n serious May 2016 #51

You giving odds? Buzz Clik May 2016 #5

"However, Bernie has one huge advantage, and that is that he stimulates voter turn-out." Whaaa? auntpurl May 2016 #6

It's mind boggling and it gets worse by the day. grossproffit May 2016 #20

Hillary is weak at stimulating voter turn-out OUTSIDE the Dem base... and you need that to win. thesquanderer May 2016 #36

Are Sanders general election polls fools gold? Gothmog May 2016 #61

I'm going to take a wild guess that the Sander's campaign strategy of sufrommich May 2016 #7

legit lol nt auntpurl May 2016 #9

ok...that just made me chuckle out loud. n/t Sheepshank May 2016 #29

Truth: "Bernie cannot win the nomination fair and square" You nailed it right there. NCTraveler May 2016 #10

I thought this was going to be a joke post. wildeyed May 2016 #11

It Is Ironic and Disturbing--BTW Hillary is the clearly preferred candidate (updated OP) davidlynch May 2016 #12

Clinton has a constituency within the Democratic Party and nowhere else. Peace Patriot May 2016 #13

And while some will jump on this comment, a good deal of her margin over Sanders will have JudyM May 2016 #15

As opposed to states like mythology May 2016 #22

Talking about the numbers, not just the states themselves. JudyM May 2016 #23

She walloped the Vermont independent in OH, VA, NC, and FL DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #46

Trump wasn't that strong in OH or NC. JudyM May 2016 #55

I don't see a path to the White House for the GOP without NC and OH. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #57

Not disagreeing here. Just that he won't be tough to beat in those states. JudyM May 2016 #59

Sanders has not been vetted yet because no one thinks he will be the nominee Gothmog May 2016 #62

Because the Republicans have left Sanders alone, Drumpf is practically hugging him. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #41

Hillary will also stimulate voter turnout hootinholler May 2016 #14

That was the pivot point for me, initially. Recognizing the emotional drive many rethugs will JudyM May 2016 #16

3 of my Republican girlfriends are already phone banking for Hillary. grossproffit May 2016 #18

Yeah, he stimulated voters to both turn out and vote for Hillary. grossproffit May 2016 #17

Dude, I LOVE your movies. OilemFirchen May 2016 #19

You really do not know what the word "contested" means, in the context of a convention Tarc May 2016 #21

Hillary and Bernie Have Opposite Effects on Voter Turnout... davidlynch May 2016 #24

Hillary has already PROVEN she has a better VOTER TURNOUT!nt fun n serious May 2016 #26

Bernie would lose every state but Vermont when the GOP was done with him. You BreakfastClub May 2016 #31

re: "Bernie would lose every state but Vermont" thesquanderer May 2016 #33

Can't you see the Willie Horton-type ads now: COLGATE4 May 2016 #48

"Voter turnout" you say? fun n serious May 2016 #25

So Sanders is now a Party Insider running against an outsider? Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #28

Oh my, my, my... Firebrand Gary May 2016 #30

and the factor of self-preservation: even if she wins the delegates and honchos have failed her MisterP May 2016 #32

If the Party "Elders" want to beat Drumpf and re-populate the Senat and House Ferd Berfel May 2016 #34

Whenever I see Drumpf I imagine Arianna Huffington saying it... davidlynch May 2016 #35

HAven't heard her but Ferd Berfel May 2016 #38

Please call your Superdelegates and try to convince them based on national head-to-head polls... brooklynite May 2016 #37

National polls don't matter, look at state-by state polls... davidlynch May 2016 #40

Since you are data driven DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #44

Hillary Clinton's 3,000,000 vote lead comes from women and people of color. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #39

Thank you for a voice of reality tonyt53 May 2016 #52

You also can't compare a candidate who has been vetted to one who hasn't DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #53

davidlynch? johnp3907 May 2016 #42

Rage for the Machine nt firebrand80 May 2016 #43

Sanders can beat Hillary with party insiders? ROTFLMAO! workinclasszero May 2016 #45

Here is how the Democratic Party will lose a ton of votes: Nonhlanhla May 2016 #47

The race in 08 was so close, given the mess in FL and MI, that the Supers could have went with... DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #50

You are absolutely right Nonhlanhla May 2016 #54

Democrats would be insane to nominate Sanders Gothmog May 2016 #63

Oh, I absolutely agree with you. Nonhlanhla May 2016 #64

If he was that effective at turning out younger voters Codeine May 2016 #49

Bernie packs rallies but doesn't necessarily turn out voters WhiteTara May 2016 #56

. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #58

The match up polls cited in the OP are worthless Gothmog May 2016 #60