2016 Postmortem

aikoaiko

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33. None of those issues leveled at Obama are as damaging as being dismissed as unelectable by the party

Thu May 19, 2016, 08:29 AM

May 2016

Or in the GE. Plus I would say that Bernie has had a lot of crap dredged up, exaggerated, and used against him as he gained momentum.

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"If the system is rigged, it's the worst rigging in the history of rigging." [View all] BeyondGeography May 2016 OP

He is peddling in conspiracies. Bernie is no better than Alex Jones at this point, imho. boston bean May 2016 #1

Can you say that for certain? Armstead May 2016 #4

It is on those who think this primary season is rigged to provide proof. boston bean May 2016 #5

I don't argue with brick walls anymore Armstead May 2016 #11

No, cause I have a thinking brain where I weigh evidence, not conspiracy theories. boston bean May 2016 #12

You contradict your own statement Armstead May 2016 #16

I don't think so. I happen to think of you as more than pixels on a screen. But whatevs. boston bean May 2016 #22

My point was simply this..... Armstead May 2016 #27

I'm a democrat. I don't happen to think of myself or the party I belong to as rigging elections. OK boston bean May 2016 #28

I know from my own district convention that they wanted ESTABLISHMENT Bernie Supporters that they Skwmom May 2016 #6

You can believe the absolute worst about NV and it costs you all of four delegates BeyondGeography May 2016 #8

I don't know shit about Nevada Armstead May 2016 #15

This has a good description bloom May 2016 #18

Like the time Jackson Stephens helped BCCI get into US banking? Octafish May 2016 #41

K&R betsuni May 2016 #2

If we stole the election, we would have taken it a lot more quickly. Ed Suspicious May 2016 #3

You could also argue that is why she has gotten as far as she has. Skwmom May 2016 #7

The system is not rigged; Bernie is inexperienced and made mistakes... Sancho May 2016 #9

I don't think he expected to win as much as he has bloom May 2016 #19

It could be very well argued that Hillary would not be ahead randr May 2016 #10

That's hilarious...Bernie is the most coddled, unvetted candidate I've ever seen BeyondGeography May 2016 #13

Still they are going after him on supporters behavior rather than policy? Ed Suspicious May 2016 #24

Who said "they" are good at it? They can't hide it all, some nc4bo May 2016 #14

+1. nt bemildred May 2016 #17

Actually both parties are wide open to outsiders, Hortensis May 2016 #39

Democracy only if approved by the wealthiest & for the wealthiest nc4bo May 2016 #45

Always preaching to the choir and never knowing it. Hortensis May 2016 #46

LOL! Go play that record to someone naive enough to buy nc4bo May 2016 #47

yep. n/t bloom May 2016 #20

US politics is rigged against change. aikoaiko May 2016 #21

I think that's called life BeyondGeography May 2016 #32

None of those issues leveled at Obama are as damaging as being dismissed as unelectable by the party aikoaiko May 2016 #33

Are you kidding? Electability was a nonstop issue for Obama (Barack Hussein) BeyondGeography May 2016 #34

It's actually your memory that is faulty. aikoaiko May 2016 #35

This is too easy to debunk...from almost exactly eight years ago BeyondGeography May 2016 #36

That was in May. aikoaiko May 2016 #37

All rigging is null and void because Bernie is popular now!! bobbobbins01 May 2016 #23

It has to be close enough to steal. bklyncowgirl May 2016 #25

Just wondering how low Her numbers have to go (below Trump) Merryland May 2016 #26

Some were on record early claiming Sanders would win every state. NCTraveler May 2016 #29

It's been going on, perfecting the electronics per county, since 2002. ViseGrip May 2016 #30

Just because you're incompetent doing something doesn't mean you're not doing it. intheflow May 2016 #31

it's like the mystery of the pyramids! mooseprime May 2016 #38

Clinton's sin in Nevada was winning 52.6 percent of the 84,000 people who caucused BeyondGeography May 2016 #42

Picture perfect proof of my point! mooseprime May 2016 #43

Hey, I know what it's like to root against her BeyondGeography May 2016 #44

The problem for some folks is that these days everything is documented azurnoir May 2016 #40

How quickly people have become apologists for the establishment and crony capitalism DemocraticSocialist8 May 2016 #48