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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: One candidate ran with virtually all the advantages of an incumbent- from being [View all]amborin
(16,631 posts)21. attests to her incredible weakness as a candidate; and the public's distrust; she's had the M$M
shillling for her throughout, and burying Bernie, and yet.....she's barely clinging and will face a contested convention
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One candidate ran with virtually all the advantages of an incumbent- from being [View all]
cali
May 2016
OP
Hasn't lost yet, nor will his influence fade. Don't count on us disappearing.
highprincipleswork
May 2016
#9
What you call whining is far preferable to those who just don't give a shit.
highprincipleswork
May 2016
#36
Yeah, all those tens of millions to Wall Street ad firms and 1%ers who own massive media holdings.
Buzz Clik
May 2016
#25
Our country is going nowhere fast, whole generations are being wasted, everything we care about is b
Baobab
May 2016
#10
I'd like to know exactly how much foreign money floated Sanders campaign.
annavictorious
May 2016
#13
What the fuck are you babbling on about??? It's without a shred of doubt the looniest CT ever!
hedda_foil
May 2016
#17
to paraphrase: Clinton started on Third Base and her Supporters think she hit a home run
Ferd Berfel
May 2016
#14
In a year like this one, I would not characterize all that as an advantage, lol. nt
BootinUp
May 2016
#16
If you aren't cynical about our system then you haven't been paying atttention
Fumesucker
May 2016
#33
attests to her incredible weakness as a candidate; and the public's distrust; she's had the M$M
amborin
May 2016
#21
That actually gave Bernie the advantage considering the fact that it's an anti-establishment year
Cali_Democrat
May 2016
#26
Someone who has been in Congress a quarter of a century isn't exactly coming out of nowhere.
Nye Bevan
May 2016
#30