2016 Postmortem

redstateblues

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5. The Rs would loop video of Bernie promising to raise taxes

Wed May 18, 2016, 11:32 PM

May 2016

On the middle class and Bernie's approval rate would be in the teens. The last democrat to run on raising taxes on the middle class won one State

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When we say Hillary is a terrible candidate and you say "Well she beat Bernie..." [View all] Bonobo May 2016 OP

If she loses, then you can say she was a terrible candidate ... JoePhilly May 2016 #1

Headline: "Joe haz sad"? nt Bonobo May 2016 #3

They backed the wrong candidate. That's what is wrong. libdem4life May 2016 #4

Haha Says you griffi94 May 2016 #11

As is your spelling. nt Bonobo May 2016 #20

OHHH the typo police. griffi94 May 2016 #25

Wooo Wooo Wooo. Pull over, sir. nt Bonobo May 2016 #28

Going by "future tense = past tense" meme, lagomorph777 May 2016 #90

As far as I know griffi94 May 2016 #91

You should inform the Sanders campaign of an irrelevant typo. LanternWaste May 2016 #83

Reading comprehension is a bit spotty. libdem4life May 2016 #27

Our right as Americans to vote for whom we choose Demsrule86 May 2016 #87

She is loosing in the latest polling against Trump FreakinDJ May 2016 #6

It only counts to disgruntled Bernie supporters griffi94 May 2016 #15

She's fighting on two fronts brush May 2016 #17

Trump and her own persona. mia May 2016 #48

I think she is more fighting her various policy positions timmymoff May 2016 #54

When more than dems can vote, she loses to Bernie. He would be her third party. ViseGrip May 2016 #2

Clinton has won 11 open primaries, Sanders has won 4 (one of which was Vermont) mythology May 2016 #8

Not talking about Primaries, talking about the General 2banon May 2016 #71

Except it serves to illustrate that there isn't evidence mythology May 2016 #85

The Rs would loop video of Bernie promising to raise taxes redstateblues May 2016 #5

With increases in Obamacare 0f 50% - I think everyone understands the math FreakinDJ May 2016 #7

Bernie Mondale redstateblues May 2016 #33

Hillary Thatcher Ed Suspicious May 2016 #70

What is Clinton running on? Be specific. Scootaloo May 2016 #12

Not to mention all the Trotskyite and Marxist stuff in his background. brush May 2016 #23

Here is what the GOP IS doing to Clinton: GOP ad calls Clinton 'a living history of scandal' w4rma May 2016 #61

That doesn't really matter does it griffi94 May 2016 #9

I suppose if you don't care about the GE results then yes, it doesn't matter. nt Bonobo May 2016 #14

Hillary will be the nominee griffi94 May 2016 #22

It is 100% relevant to the OP. Bonobo May 2016 #32

We know it will be a fight in November. hrmjustin May 2016 #10

And due to the actions of her campaign and her supporters SwampG8r May 2016 #81

If she's a terrible candidate and beating Bernie Zorro May 2016 #13

Thanks for the display of lack of logical thinking I am referring to. nt Bonobo May 2016 #18

Oh I can spot a loser from a mile away Zorro May 2016 #21

I wonder if you understand where your logic is all fucked up. Do you? Be honest. nt Bonobo May 2016 #29

You don't exactly strike me as the sharpest knife in the drawer yourself, you know. anigbrowl May 2016 #64

Wow, your complete lack of awareness would be comical demwing May 2016 #30

Hmmmm Zorro May 2016 #35

Polls show your hypothesis to be untrue. Bonobo May 2016 #37

Polls six months out don't mean much Zorro May 2016 #38

Weak rejoinder indeed. Bonobo May 2016 #42

Let's see the matchup between Fidel Sanders vs. Trumpzilla Zorro May 2016 #43

You now sound like you have given up arguing like an adult. nt Bonobo May 2016 #44

You are ignoring the opportunity Trump will take to flog Bernie like a rented mule Zorro May 2016 #50

Your opinion vs. consistent polling? Hmmm, let me weight that for a minute..................... Bonobo May 2016 #51

Wouldn't that require having first begun to do so? Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #69

ahh. Red Baiting really drives the point home! 2banon May 2016 #72

You think Trump wouldn't go there? Zorro May 2016 #80

,, 2banon May 2016 #82

Bernie beats everyone nationally demwing May 2016 #41

Sure, and when we and the 3 million more Hillary supporters disagree, you get that right? BootinUp May 2016 #16

See post #18. nt Bonobo May 2016 #19

Yes we understand what you mean... brooklynite May 2016 #24

Can you explain the many, many polls that show Bernie to be the better candidate VS. Trump? Bonobo May 2016 #31

Bernie(I promise to raise taxes)Mondale redstateblues May 2016 #36

yeap, instead of going after the mic Sanders wants to raise taxes uponit7771 May 2016 #53

why repeat falsehoods? oh, wait; as you know, only those making >250K will face significant tax incr amborin May 2016 #39

Because... Bonobo May 2016 #46

It doesn't even count all the dems. onecaliberal May 2016 #26

Many people decided to back Hillary because we think that once Bernie is attacked anotherproletariat May 2016 #34

reckless regime change that created chaos and disaster in the ME is "foreign policy experience" amborin May 2016 #40

Wha? d_legendary1 May 2016 #49

^^^^^ THAT RIGHT THERE ^^^^^ Jack Bone May 2016 #55

Crazy right? Some of these lame Hillary apologist statements BillZBubb May 2016 #56

They must have been children or have memory issues nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #59

HRC backers ' incomprehensibly ignorant' ? Thou hast seen nothing, yet... John Poet May 2016 #68

KA-BOOM imari362 May 2016 #58

Yeah, "pro pot" is really a dealbreaker Warren DeMontague May 2016 #57

"Given the current conservative mood of most of the country, that seemed like a much bigger climb" Bonobo May 2016 #60

To be fair, a lot of these folks never saw the sea change in attitudes towards marriage equality Warren DeMontague May 2016 #73

It is ironic. Isn't it? Bonobo May 2016 #74

All before Emgailgate, the SOS debacle, and Clinton Foundationgate. libdem4life May 2016 #84

She still beat your Demsrule86 May 2016 #88

Sorry, it's not over. So save the victory party. libdem4life May 2016 #89

You understand that the GE is not a caucus, right? ContinentalOp May 2016 #45

"By what measure does a GE help Bernie?" Bonobo May 2016 #47

How is the GE more favorable to Bernie than the Democratic primaries? ContinentalOp May 2016 #75

Look at the polls. nt Bonobo May 2016 #77

No thanks ContinentalOp May 2016 #78

Many don't, elleng May 2016 #52

You live abroad, and I visiit mom abroad nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #62

That's probably an excellent point. Bonobo May 2016 #63

I am too nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #65

Yes, that certainly encapsulates the problem. Bonobo May 2016 #66

I know nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #67

It doesn't work that way. If he can't win the nom he won't win the GE, and if he runs 3rd party ucrdem May 2016 #76

But, but, but she does well in the rarified air of a closed primary! Snarkoleptic May 2016 #79

A person who lost the primary Demsrule86 May 2016 #86