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Nonhlanhla

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27. Of course there are
Thu May 19, 2016, 08:02 AM
May 2016

There appears to be a sizeable chunk of Bernie's "supporters" who are really just anti-Clinton, and they just latched on to Bernie because he appeared to be the anti-Clinton. There are also some who seem quite anti-social and quite wiling to let everything go up in flames, no matter the consequences to (other) people.

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Clinton, refusing to bow out, willing to harm Bernie in the homestretch. nt silvershadow May 2016 #1
+1000 MissDeeds May 2016 #2
Thanks! nt silvershadow May 2016 #4
This VVVVVVVVVVV below Baobab May 2016 #69
She's overwhelmingly ahead. Bow out? apcalc May 2016 #11
It's male entitlement Nonhlanhla May 2016 #17
Hillary supporters wanted Obama to bow out in '08 so quit the bullshit sexist talk. JRLeft May 2016 #50
This..this!!! Silver_Witch May 2016 #52
People who are expecting Hillary's politics to be pro women and minorities may be very surprised Baobab May 2016 #119
I agree Baobab.... Silver_Witch May 2016 #122
Really? Nonhlanhla May 2016 #56
What you don't remember doesn't change reality. Scootaloo May 2016 #57
Party Unity My Ass! PUMA's. JRLeft May 2016 #60
Do you remember official surrogate Geraldine Ferraro's words in march of 2008? Bluenorthwest May 2016 #92
Ferraro was wrong Nonhlanhla May 2016 #99
And who is the single largest supporter group of Bernie? Young white males. tonyt53 May 2016 #51
+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #58
No it is Antisemitism TimPlo May 2016 #65
Bullshit Nonhlanhla May 2016 #97
Nah, it's clearly antisemitism. frylock May 2016 #102
The "it" on your sentence does not exist Nonhlanhla May 2016 #111
More denial. frylock May 2016 #113
plus Sanders has gone so easy on Hillary starting with refusing all the cable news baiting GreatGazoo May 2016 #18
Amen. It's not Sanders who is sobbing her candidacy. Hillary is. Sanders is used unfairly silvershadow May 2016 #116
Are some of Sanders' supporters delusional????? Beacool May 2016 #114
No respect for being her for us in case she is indicted? At least he is am equally as strong silvershadow May 2016 #117
An agitator who has always caucused and voted with the democrats. Autumn May 2016 #123
If Hillary is too weak to handle a primary, she should drop out now. Loudestlib May 2016 #3
she's not only handling it, she's winning bigtree May 2016 #7
Then what's the problem? Dawgs May 2016 #9
why pretend there's still a viable Sanders campaign? bigtree May 2016 #23
. Loudestlib May 2016 #35
. bigtree May 2016 #40
I like your definition better. COLGATE4 May 2016 #44
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I have no idea. I wouldn't argue that his campaign is still viable. Dawgs May 2016 #45
You didn't answer the question. frylock May 2016 #101
+1 Loudestlib May 2016 #31
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I'm blocking you bigtree May 2016 #33
#BernieMath grossproffit May 2016 #37
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Hope you feel better soon. grossproffit May 2016 #41
He makes me sick. nt boston bean May 2016 #5
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she's all but defeated Sanders. He has zero chance of winning this primary bigtree May 2016 #14
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that's patently untrue bigtree May 2016 #24
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His campaign has been waiting and projecting apcalc May 2016 #8
I stopped trusting him a while ago. grossproffit May 2016 #13
Yes, trust is not the best word. IF all he wants is Hortensis May 2016 #62
Many of us saw this coming. The death throes of the "revolution." grossproffit May 2016 #10
Absolutely sickening. Proves Bernie is only out for himself. He deserves ZERO respect now. CrowCityDem May 2016 #12
Welcome! G_j May 2016 #54
Shorter... HumanityExperiment May 2016 #15
Leave Hillary alone! pinebox May 2016 #16
The only crybabies in this primary Nonhlanhla May 2016 #19
He's encouraged them. grossproffit May 2016 #21
Let's have a conversation shall we? pinebox May 2016 #36
Conversation, eh? Nonhlanhla May 2016 #43
Call it for what it is pinebox May 2016 #49
I see you are still in need of a clue. JTFrog May 2016 #53
I dismiss ALL allegations of voter fraud against Hillary. Hortensis May 2016 #66
So you don't think things like this should be looked into? pinebox May 2016 #79
Sometimes people just knock it out of the park. NCTraveler May 2016 #77
So Bernie supporters do not have the right to speak? Nedsdag May 2016 #71
Bernie supporters who are perpetual victims. frylock May 2016 #103
I have been wondering firebrand80 May 2016 #22
Of course there are Nonhlanhla May 2016 #27
I'm not talking about the BOB types firebrand80 May 2016 #29
I think so Nonhlanhla May 2016 #34
Hillary's two remaining opponents have more in common with each other than they do with her. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #63
I think it's becoming more & more obvious that Mr Sanders is being poorly served by his advisors. baldguy May 2016 #26
It's not his advisers; it's him. nt. Nonhlanhla May 2016 #28
TalkingPointsMemo: "It Comes From the Very Top" Hortensis May 2016 #70
Yeah, that's clearly a Brocking point that's being pushed hard. frylock May 2016 #104
I'm pretty certain Sanders is going to shake free from the grasp of Weaver. NCTraveler May 2016 #32
See above. The grasp and control are Sanders'. Hortensis May 2016 #72
Nice of that great "democrat" Sanders to let Trump and the republicans know workinclasszero May 2016 #42
The biggest single error in the history of the COLGATE4 May 2016 #46
That was a terrible, terrible mistake for sure workinclasszero May 2016 #47
Incredibly stupid move, for sure. COLGATE4 May 2016 #48
No. He tapped into something in the Democratic Party, Hortensis May 2016 #75
I think they wanted to use his long-term progressive credentials... TCJ70 May 2016 #59
ikr? The Party needs to do more to remain exclusive.. frylock May 2016 #105
Sanders is classless and has zero integrity. nt LexVegas May 2016 #55
This is a hilarious article Scootaloo May 2016 #61
How could Bernie harm such a thoroughly vetted candidate? timmymoff May 2016 #64
Feeling is mutual, pal DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #73
We are told she is so vetted timmymoff May 2016 #74
Here is an analogy. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #76
seems to me Bernie lit into Trump's ass the other night. timmymoff May 2016 #78
Hillary stripped herself bare, humbled herself, and gave Barack Obama... DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #81
but you want it now, like veruca salt timmymoff May 2016 #84
Bernie has every right to contest every primary through DC DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #85
we no longer have a democracy, we have an illusion of democracy timmymoff May 2016 #86
Well, disregarding the popular vote isn't going to bring us any closer to one. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #87
Here's the deal. She has earned the disdain timmymoff May 2016 #89
See. I would never arrogate to myself the right to tell your or anybody how to vote. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #90
happens all the time in here timmymoff May 2016 #93
I think Trump would be an unmitigated disaster... I think he is a fundamentally bad guy. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #94
It was payback for her appointment to SoS. frylock May 2016 #106
No. She didn't want to steal the nomination from an African American and blow up the party! DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #107
.. frylock May 2016 #109
Back at ya. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #110
Bernie should be ashamed Demsrule86 May 2016 #80
You wouldn't do shit timmymoff May 2016 #82
Isn't it intriguing how so many "independent" posters can reach the same limp non-sequitur lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #67
Here is Hillary from Spring 2008, praising McCain's experience and casting shade on Obama's: Bluenorthwest May 2016 #68
Biggest Harm I See To Hillary pmorlan1 May 2016 #83
post the statement(s) she's made that Sanders should end his campaign bigtree May 2016 #88
Spin all you like pmorlan1 May 2016 #91
so, "Hillary and her tone deaf supporters try to short circuit the democratic process' bigtree May 2016 #95
I stand by my statement pmorlan1 May 2016 #96
Baloney. Hillary stayed in the race against Obama and everything worked out fine. Vinca May 2016 #98
Good. frylock May 2016 #100
Sickening. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #108
Piffle. The word "harm" was invented for the headline. Orsino May 2016 #112
Does this shock anyone? barrow-wight May 2016 #115
The actions of Hillary supporters this last week proves she is more than willing AgingAmerican May 2016 #118
So the whole "I am a Democrat now" thing was bullshit. arely staircase May 2016 #120
Doubt whether he will get as nasty as Trump could.. speaktruthtopower May 2016 #121
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