2016 Postmortem

Vinca

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21. It's starting to make sense.

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:32 PM

May 2016

Bernie could be the third party and maybe the GOP would run someone halfway sane as a fourth party. The two-party system is just not working this time around. The irony is the people who, out of disgust, have changed their party affiliation to Indie are now doubly screwed because they can't vote in most of the primaries and are stuck with a choice of either bad or worse.

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IMO, the chances of a Sanders 3rd party run [View all] B2G May 2016 OP

Never happen leftynyc May 2016 #1

Heaven forbid someone should lose. Codeine May 2016 #2

Truth. nt LexVegas May 2016 #4

It's not the loss, it's how you get there. nt B2G May 2016 #5

For the win GulfCoast66 May 2016 #15

IMO, that's nonsense. MineralMan May 2016 #3

As are your search results posts. nt B2G May 2016 #8

Sanders takes sore loser to a new level. nt LexVegas May 2016 #6

Sorry, you are clueless regarding my Senator cali May 2016 #7

This poster ^^^^ is a fantastic example Codeine May 2016 #11

First time an indy would win, and break through the two party shit show. ViseGrip May 2016 #9

Without a doubt Sanders would win in that situation. Heck, he would win now, hands down, if GE were JimDandy May 2016 #12

I'd be willing to bet $10,000 that's not true. Zynx May 2016 #17

If I had it, I'd take that bet. JimDandy May 2016 #20

I'd be willing to borrow to get there. Not a chance he would win that. Zynx May 2016 #24

Quite Romneyesque timmymoff May 2016 #40

aFREAKINGmen. +1,000 nt Land of Enchantment May 2016 #28

aFREAKINGmen. +1,000 nt Land of Enchantment May 2016 #29

Many states have sore loser laws Cali_Democrat May 2016 #10

They don't apply to presidential candidates, though, in most states. n/t JimDandy May 2016 #13

But often times states use filing deadlines to limit sore losers. nt Cali_Democrat May 2016 #19

Texas' May 9th deadline is the only one that had passed. The majority of the deadlines come up JimDandy May 2016 #34

the DNC is not responsible for bernie's integrity. perhaps he is not, either nt msongs May 2016 #14

They will have to draft him via a write in campaign then, because JimDandy May 2016 #16

Nah. I don't see Bernie going third party. n/t winter is coming May 2016 #18

It's starting to make sense. Vinca May 2016 #21

Even if that happened, the result would likely be the result would get put into the House. Zynx May 2016 #26

He won't do it. JRLeft May 2016 #22

And I think the "October surprise" will be an indictment. pdsimdars May 2016 #32

If that happens Biden will be the nominee. JRLeft May 2016 #33

He will endorse Hillary enthusiastically and stump for her tirelessly auntpurl May 2016 #23

He's more "Democratic" than most democrats. So......LOL! nc4bo May 2016 #25

I rather doubt that. Your perspective seems a bit off. Don't count those chickens just yet. Land of Enchantment May 2016 #30

Guess we'll see. auntpurl May 2016 #31

His career is over regardless Txbluedog May 2016 #35

Have you come up with a catchy name yet? procon May 2016 #27

Nope. Chances are slim and none. Bernie has way more in common with Hill than either ancianita May 2016 #36

How? Will he get picked up by the Greens or such? Retrograde May 2016 #37

He won't Beowulf May 2016 #38

It is too late to get on the ballot in most states and sore loser laws will keep Sanders off ballots Gothmog May 2016 #39

The party establishment's misconduct will have an effect, but not that one. Jim Lane May 2016 #41

Unlike the DNC, he is a man of honor, he said he won't nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #42

He wouldn't do it Doctor Jack May 2016 #43