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2016 Postmortem

WiffenPoof

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32. I Will Give You This....

Reply to Tommy2Tone (Reply #4)

Wed May 4, 2016, 11:05 PM

May 2016

I'm completely baffled by the fact that Bernie has not resonated with the AA community. From everything I've read, he has been fighting for civil rights since he was in college. Perhaps Hillary has had many years to appeal to the AA community in ways that Bernie has not. Simply baffled.

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To My Friends Supporting Hillary Clinton [View all] WiffenPoof May 2016 OP

So one person can "step out of the fog" and make everything better? Like the 1940's..... bettyellen May 2016 #1

But take Turin_C3PO May 2016 #13

How do you to that when the "system is still rigged" against women and POC- without any bettyellen May 2016 #16

I didn't mean to imply Turin_C3PO May 2016 #17

I agree, sad that it does not seem to be a big priority for SBS, because those are issues where we bettyellen May 2016 #18

Things as they are are rigged against everyone -- That's the problem Armstead May 2016 #21

In some very significant and life altering ways things are quite a bi more rigged- I wish bettyellen May 2016 #40

Go Bernie liberal from boston May 2016 #29

Bravo! Sky Masterson May 2016 #2

Sure, almost everyone has fallen in love with a primary candidate BootinUp May 2016 #3

My first vote was for 840high May 2016 #5

wow. BootinUp May 2016 #6

I'm Young At Heart N/T WiffenPoof May 2016 #31

I believe that! BootinUp May 2016 #41

Last of the "old party" Tommy2Tone May 2016 #4

Time to face the facts. peace13 May 2016 #7

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #9

I'm sorry you feel that way... WiffenPoof May 2016 #10

I Will Give You This.... WiffenPoof May 2016 #32

This is a fight in not just for the soul of the party but for the future of America. GoldenThunder May 2016 #8

Here is my take: Maedhros May 2016 #11

Well stated. Should we start from right of center and move further right... lagomorph777 May 2016 #22

Nicely done WiffenPoof jeepers May 2016 #12

I Probably... WiffenPoof May 2016 #33

nobody is taking anything from you nt msongs May 2016 #14

you're actually taking something from ME dcbuckeye May 2016 #15

Interesting... HumanityExperiment May 2016 #19

"your reply places HRC as 'entitled' to the nomination... one has to EARN that spot" And she *is*. BlueCaliDem May 2016 #24

Talking points without adding the benefit of details to validate... HumanityExperiment May 2016 #26

Of Course... WiffenPoof May 2016 #34

She fares far worse vs Trump than Bernie... Yurovsky May 2016 #30

Muy Excellente -- Great post that sums it up perfectly Armstead May 2016 #20

Is this the Sanders' version of "Make America Great Again"? Because I don't see how anyone is BlueCaliDem May 2016 #23

I see.... WiffenPoof May 2016 #35

Standing Ovation Paige and a sincere thank you! nc4bo May 2016 #25

F'ing Yeah! highprincipleswork May 2016 #27

thank you for putting it so well G_j May 2016 #28

I would say 1 step back... Dem2 May 2016 #36

Some Very Good Points Dem2 WiffenPoof May 2016 #37

I know what you are feeling, I sense it too Dem2 May 2016 #39

I am sorry GulfCoast66 May 2016 #38

Mike Malloy read this letter hschulein May 2016 #42

Oh my! WiffenPoof May 2016 #43