2016 Postmortem

merrily

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5. That's for public consumption only, so I suspect these things are being said at the direction of

Wed May 18, 2016, 05:58 PM

May 2016

the Hillary campaign. If Howard Dean has something he wants Hillary to know, he picks up the phone and dials her or someone close to her. He does not pick up the phone and call MSNBC and hope they decide to air it while Hillary is watching.

IOW, kabuki.

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The minute Bernie drops out, the rush to embrace him by the very dems excoriating [View all] cali May 2016 OP

it's already starting grasswire May 2016 #1

That's for public consumption only, so I suspect these things are being said at the direction of merrily May 2016 #5

Ford, right? LOL just saw that too. I won't say here what I really thought......nt nc4bo May 2016 #6

Ford and Dean are acting on directions from the Hillary campaign. merrily May 2016 #8

They are her surrogates. NPR is their delivery system also today. glinda May 2016 #10

NPR has been in the bag for Hill, totally and disgustingly, for months. senz May 2016 #22

They've been disgusting. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #29

I just posted to them that they don't need my money as they glinda May 2016 #72

Just heard Howard Dean making conciliatory remarks on NPR. senz May 2016 #19

he was last night, too grasswire May 2016 #20

Bad internal polling, perhaps? senz May 2016 #23

There's something up, because a confident campaign doesn't act like this. n/t QC May 2016 #25

Or, conversely, they could be feeling very confident about the primary senz May 2016 #42

Dumbest thing to do ever Mnpaul May 2016 #33

the democratic party is not restrictive. anybody can be a member. even people who bad mouth it like msongs May 2016 #2

When the party resorts to the underhandedness of D. Wasserman Schultz ..... I'll bad mouth it. Zen Democrat May 2016 #4

Or you? Bernie's done a hell of a lot more for the Democratic Party than it's done for him. merrily May 2016 #7

I don't think it'll happen. TransitJohn May 2016 #3

They've already lost the progressive & youth vote... Yurovsky May 2016 #9

He should not drop out. glinda May 2016 #11

At this point I don't think Weaver is going to allow him to drop out. NCTraveler May 2016 #12

Weaver does not control Bernie. cali May 2016 #14

I don't buy that for a Second. NCTraveler May 2016 #16

Funny how Bernie can be a schemer and a puppet at the same time. Scootaloo May 2016 #27

No doubt Weaver has taken over. NCTraveler May 2016 #31

Sorry, I know Bernie. You don't. And you are just full of it cali May 2016 #30

I don't think so. I understand you do. NCTraveler May 2016 #32

I've been familiar with weaver for years. You are not. cali May 2016 #36

I don't think so. NCTraveler May 2016 #39

I'm an expert witness, because I say I am... TwilightZone May 2016 #41

You guys are... something. No one has slimier operative than hilly cali May 2016 #60

But Clinton!!!! TwilightZone May 2016 #69

WDS frylock May 2016 #50

They can't buy, they don't know what to do! kcjohn1 May 2016 #13

"28% of voters are democrats". Not anymore. 36% and rising. TwilightZone May 2016 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author pmorlan1 May 2016 #17

Correct pmorlan1 May 2016 #18

They would have switched back anyway. TwilightZone May 2016 #24

But Foolish pmorlan1 May 2016 #26

Encourage what? Switching back to I? TwilightZone May 2016 #28

Lifelong Dem here, thinking of switching to I after the primary. senz May 2016 #35

I am switching back and dropping my preceinct committeeperson job timmymoff May 2016 #67

Any many will change back after the primaries. I will. Luminous Animal May 2016 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #52

But it will all be fake. They will pet his ego until the election. Then all bets are off. anotherproletariat May 2016 #34

He is immune to ego strokes. senz May 2016 #37

Ummm...have you been watching his campaign? Just when he was losing media coverage, anotherproletariat May 2016 #40

He never had media coverage. The media chose to cover his response senz May 2016 #43

Yes, I have never seen a politician so in it for the fame. Every move he has made for the past eastwestdem May 2016 #49

Well, don't bet the farm on it. nt ucrdem May 2016 #38

And if the Hill campaign tells you to get friendly to Bernie? senz May 2016 #44

Oh they'll be cordial and polite, no worries there. ucrdem May 2016 #48

I heard Boxer went gushy on him today. senz May 2016 #51

Great, I hope he's famous forever, but as far as November goes he's a problem. ucrdem May 2016 #53

As far as November goes, Hillary's a problem. senz May 2016 #55

Bernie is plucking the lowest of low hanging fruit and would be clobbered in seconds by Trump. ucrdem May 2016 #63

Bernie doesn't talk about those things. senz May 2016 #70

Hillary is a weak, weak candidate. That's on her, the dem establishment and cali May 2016 #62

For a weak candidate she's doing pretty damn well. She'll have it sewn up well before Philly. nt ucrdem May 2016 #68

You won't see it from me. hrmjustin May 2016 #45

Right. Hillary's more your speed. senz May 2016 #56

I hope he has enough "Go fuck yourself"s to go around. Matt_in_STL May 2016 #46

Hmmm. I think it'll be more like "we need to stop Trump so vote for Hillary", Nye Bevan May 2016 #59

Thank you. H2O Man May 2016 #47

Can you provide a statement excoriating Bernie? nt BootinUp May 2016 #54

Embrace him with very dirty hands. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #57

If people know that they have to join the Democratic party if they want a say Nye Bevan May 2016 #58

No. Disgust does not motivate people to join a party they see riddled with corruption cali May 2016 #61

In the past I would have said yes but after the shitstorm this primary season has been, nope. jillan May 2016 #65

They want his email list. I pray Bernie does NOT give it to them. jillan May 2016 #64

They're still pointing their fingers at Bernie. senz May 2016 #71

As a Bernie supporter, I will be very surprised if Hillary offers him something JCanete May 2016 #66