2016 Postmortem

stevenleser

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140. Yes, any clearheaded person would have realized this nomination race was over 6 weeks ago.

Wed May 18, 2016, 11:01 AM

May 2016

Every once in a while another Bernie supporter here posts an OP that they acknowledge she is the nominee and are moving on to the G.E.

Anything else at this point is silly.

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You are witnessing the first "Stochastic Smearjob" [View all] arendt May 2016 OP

It's funny that you think math is some kind of provocation against Bernie. YouDig May 2016 #1

... Ned_Devine May 2016 #26

Ignore him and he will go away. pangaia May 2016 #51

I have seen so frickin many arikara May 2016 #79

the script is quite fluent reddread May 2016 #122

Good to see the Brockster's getting his $1M worth bigbrother05 May 2016 #127

I wonder how much they get paid? KPN May 2016 #153

It's funny that you think math is some kind of provocation against Bernie. randome May 2016 #110

LMAO! Rockyj May 2016 #120

No doubt, you'll explain the implicit and objective relevance, yes? LanternWaste May 2016 #137

It speaks for itself Ned_Devine May 2016 #144

That plan to put paid trolls for Hillary on the Internet bvar22 May 2016 #164

NO! THIS Guy's ENTIRE POST IS SPOT Fu**ing ON! CorporatistNation May 2016 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj May 2016 #116

scrubba scrub scrub three billionaire media moguls in a tub reddread May 2016 #123

The video proof remains. senz May 2016 #171

That poster is a troll and is not here for discussion. They have a role to play. arcane1 May 2016 #126

It is Progressive dog May 2016 #107

I thought the same thing Brainstormy May 2016 #121

Yup. Math is the enemy to Bernie and his supporters! nt stevenleser May 2016 #139

LOL! Best DU reply of the day. underthematrix May 2016 #161

Speaking of math... 844 posts in 30 days? Scootaloo May 2016 #166

Bernie people are good at counting posts. If only they put those skills towards counting delegates. YouDig May 2016 #174

Yeah, I've seen you post that before Scootaloo May 2016 #175

Following me around, huh? Yeah, I seem to get that. Lots of people into my post number. YouDig May 2016 #176

welcome! G_j May 2016 #173

Makes me so sick. Good breakdown. Thanks for the post. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #2

Except that Clinton won on election day. brush May 2016 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Ed Suspicious May 2016 #59

Don't forget to make sure Independents can never vote. passiveporcupine May 2016 #60

Meaning what? brush May 2016 #73

this speaks for itself. passiveporcupine May 2016 #75

Did you not understand? With a primary, votes and delegates are decided on that day brush May 2016 #76

I have no problem with eliminating caucuses passiveporcupine May 2016 #77

Nobody is stopping you from voting redstateblues May 2016 #128

... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #3

Rec'd FlatBaroque May 2016 #4

Not sure what the point of the pic is, but I adore that movie. SusanCalvin May 2016 #31

what movie is this? passiveporcupine May 2016 #72

It is revenge of the nerds GummyBearz May 2016 #93

Yes we did...we all looked like super nerds. passiveporcupine May 2016 #95

typical bigtree May 2016 #5

There's one nice thing about you senz May 2016 #17

Mmmm farleftlib May 2016 #118

Accurate summary. Thank you. rec. PufPuf23 May 2016 #6

No, they don't really want the liberals to leave, Beowulf May 2016 #61

You just know that the Clinton camp has been studying the Rove playbook very carefully. Arugula Latte May 2016 #7

Dubya calls Bill his "brother from another mother" and Hill his "sister-in-law." senz May 2016 #15

Ick. nt SusanCalvin May 2016 #28

I imagine Karl has been turning the pages for them reddread May 2016 #124

I'm witnessing something, but I guess I wouldn't call it that. Brickbat May 2016 #8

The word you mean isn't "progressive" it's IDEOLOGUE. KittyWampus May 2016 #9

Oh, please. Let us not start with the "purity" nonsense again. n/t arendt May 2016 #13

Wait a minute... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #23

Oh go back to bed. pangaia May 2016 #53

Yes, any clearheaded person would have realized this nomination race was over 6 weeks ago. stevenleser May 2016 #140

Sleaze by the numbers. Jester Messiah May 2016 #10

yes, threatening children is sleazy. Doxxing is sleazy. Mob behavior is sleazy. KittyWampus May 2016 #11

So is firing guns at and robbing campaign HQs. Jester Messiah May 2016 #12

What road? The road where you post random cr*p that happens to justify what happened in Nevada KittyWampus May 2016 #47

He wants to go there - So are name actors punching Sanders supporters. n/t arendt May 2016 #14

Yes... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #24

An interesting observation... arendt May 2016 #16

I hadn't heard about this. passiveporcupine May 2016 #70

Thank you for an extremely insightful OP. senz May 2016 #18

We haven't been able to legislate against Limpballs or Beck... arendt May 2016 #62

I've been thinking something similar. dgauss May 2016 #19

Hm. There was a man who whispered something in her ear before senz May 2016 #22

You betcha its plausible... arendt May 2016 #29

Not sure at all about what the gunshots were about dgauss May 2016 #30

It's a little bit nutty and a little bit slutty hootinholler May 2016 #20

Holy shit, is that tin foil? Darb May 2016 #21

Why are neocons so bad at "connecting the dots". arendt May 2016 #25

Just name one of the dots Saddam or Vladimir. JackRiddler May 2016 #67

LOL n/t arendt May 2016 #69

Incredibly vapid point. Darb May 2016 #117

I wish I had stock in ALCOA. nt msanthrope May 2016 #182

Interesting theory. SusanCalvin May 2016 #27

I like FDR's take on it... arendt May 2016 #34

I never heard that one before. Like it, will use in future. SusanCalvin May 2016 #36

I do believe that's the fictional character Auric Goldfinger JackRiddler May 2016 #46

I stand corrected. A google search turns up Ian Fleming, and not FDR. n/t arendt May 2016 #52

I think it's been done before, arendt... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #32

This thread is going great... arendt May 2016 #37

That is interesting FlatBaroque May 2016 #163

Excellent OP! PowerToThePeople May 2016 #33

What does the downward green arrow icon mean? New to me. n/t arendt May 2016 #38

I found it on the interwebs PowerToThePeople May 2016 #40

OK. "I won't vote for HRC". But you were not helpful. n.t arendt May 2016 #44

Well PowerToThePeople May 2016 #80

I'm interested. Please, how can you get in more trouble than posting the icon... arendt May 2016 #83

? PowerToThePeople May 2016 #84

Sorry to hear that. I understand caution. n/t arendt May 2016 #86

You need a name, shorthand to keep calling them out. arendt May 2016 #39

K&R amborin May 2016 #35

You aren't wrong. Kick. nt silvershadow May 2016 #41

If the whole world is conspiring against you, do they have grounds? procon May 2016 #42

Provoke, passive aggressively deny, lather, rinse, repeat. n/t arendt May 2016 #45

Then what defines acceptible? procon May 2016 #50

We know you pro(conservatives), We know you. BillZBubb May 2016 #54

You know lots of labels and conspiracies, grant you that and a lolly, too. nt procon May 2016 #63

People who speak verifiable and meaningful facts... arendt May 2016 #58

Hey, procon, got time to respond to #58, or is mindlessly bashing people more fun? arendt May 2016 #64

Stop being a bully. procon May 2016 #97

Pathetic deflection and insult. n/t arendt May 2016 #113

Need a tissue? procon May 2016 #115

Is rigid ideological purity better? procon May 2016 #96

It is a canard to claim anyone who opposes HRC is a "purist" arendt May 2016 #108

And pinning simplistic tags on everything doesn't advance your position. procon May 2016 #125

Neutral arbitrar here DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #156

I think you're attacking some kind of straw man there. dgauss May 2016 #65

Party nomenklatura and corporate media hacks are the "whole world"? JackRiddler May 2016 #49

The approved list seems quite expansive and grows larger every day. procon May 2016 #56

It is referred to as "the establishment". You might have heard of it. n/t arendt May 2016 #66

What if I told you it was done with mirrors arikara May 2016 #89

Bernie, if you don't like the Democratic Party why did you get in it? nt Jitter65 May 2016 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #87

Well Stated cantbeserious May 2016 #55

Good post - here's a poem for you. JackRiddler May 2016 #68

K&R Thanks for posting this. nt JEB May 2016 #71

I prefer the name Virtual assasination nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #74

Interesting, but I want to emphasize the statistical angle. arendt May 2016 #81

Yeah, my preference comes from a novel nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #85

Bruce Sterling combines both our ideas arendt May 2016 #90

Just got it, for after the primaries nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #91

You might enjoy an interview I recently came across... drokhole May 2016 #162

There weren't any chairs thrown, but DNClinton isn't going to let facts get in the way of a smearjob HooptieWagon May 2016 #78

DWS interview arikara May 2016 #92

I have been thinking exactly the same thing and am happy to Land of Enchantment May 2016 #134

Its not like it hasn't happened in the past arikara May 2016 #185

thanks arendt. Very perceptive analysis. total ratfuckery. bbgrunt May 2016 #82

Outstanding analysis! Uncle Joe May 2016 #88

They will try to do to Bernie supporters what they did to OWS. liberal_at_heart May 2016 #94

Great post. Dare I add that "Bernie Bros" was the progeny of "Obama boys" and merrily May 2016 #98

Dead on... davidlynch May 2016 #99

Excellent post, thank you! Scuba May 2016 #100

a la Howard Dean Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #101

Sounds like an excellent read of the situation, arendt. VulgarPoet May 2016 #102

K&R Spot On! B Calm May 2016 #103

Well I'll say this.... Adrahil May 2016 #104

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #106

Great response. JoePhilly May 2016 #119

Absolutely and I'm ashamed of the party right now. Sad. MaeScott May 2016 #105

Stories that unite vs. Stories that divide drokhole May 2016 #109

Excellent post, Drokhole. nt 2cannan May 2016 #151

modern variation of the Reichstag fire to accomplish a political goal... islandmkl May 2016 #111

Yep. The media is their weapon of choice. senz May 2016 #177

K&R lagomorph777 May 2016 #112

Are we really using the word "retard" now, without any comment? auntpurl May 2016 #114

it wasn't used derogatorily, but you know that, dontchya, "Auntie"? TheSarcastinator May 2016 #129

"It wasn't used derogatorily" auntpurl May 2016 #130

BWAHAHAHA TheSarcastinator May 2016 #142

for your own good...don't ever attempt to tune a car engine... islandmkl May 2016 #179

uuughhhh .......... polly7 May 2016 #131

It was wrong when he did it auntpurl May 2016 #132

LOL: your "concern" is duly noted TheSarcastinator May 2016 #141

Except that the OP didn't use the term in any other context but to highlight what Rahm called polly7 May 2016 #145

"Sanders is responsible for the IWR"? reddread May 2016 #148

Oohhhh ........... polly7 May 2016 #149

bet it bites like hell reddread May 2016 #150

LOL. Maybe, dunno really. It's a possiblility. (My sister needs to get rid of some). nt. polly7 May 2016 #152

so much trouble in such a compact package reddread May 2016 #157

Hey, you could train him and be a rodeo pick-up man/woman! polly7 May 2016 #158

im sure it would fit neatly in the back of my 53 Ford panel truck reddread May 2016 #159

That sounds great. But he'll probably eat newspaper, better get some straw and a shovel. nt. polly7 May 2016 #160

Concern Trolling TheSarcastinator May 2016 #143

Rahm used it. It wasn't the OP's choice of words. n/t cui bono May 2016 #167

I keep seeing that word "stochastic" appear ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #133

David Brock has Made the Democratic Establishment Comfortable with Limbaugh-style Smears TheSarcastinator May 2016 #135

Oh come on Demsrule86 May 2016 #136

The Left recognizes that we are getting close to the tipping point if we haven't already gone rhett o rick May 2016 #138

MATH ... Optimism May 2016 #146

Clinton/Trump 43-39 and falling, Sanders/Trump 51-39 and holding MisterP May 2016 #170

If you don't like the Democratic Party, why not affiliate with a different party or start your own? MoonRiver May 2016 #147

Or maybe chnage it like Bill Clinton did? He made it a centerist party when he accepted the DLC way, cui bono May 2016 #168

Exactly right. KPN May 2016 #154

Kick and Recommend. nt. polly7 May 2016 #155

Agree completely except to add that they're also "lathering up" the right wing of the Dem Party cui bono May 2016 #165

Well said - K&R Ferd Berfel May 2016 #169

arendt! nashville_brook May 2016 #172

Kicked and recommended to the Max! nt Enthusiast May 2016 #178

I do not agree to your post also please edit sdaz May 2016 #180

it's a reference to when Rahm Emanuel called the left "fucking retards" MisterP May 2016 #181

Great work of fiction on the OP's part JCMach1 May 2016 #183

Why Is This No Longer Top of Greatest Threads? It has 185 Recs! n/t davidlynch May 2016 #184

Massive k&r. Thanks arendt. nt appal_jack May 2016 #186

Thanks! Good piece... NewImproved Deal May 2016 #187