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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

9. Bernie's campaign exists because the people want it to exist.

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Thu May 19, 2016, 04:52 PM

May 2016

Only the rich would have benefited if HRC had been nominated by acclimation, because she would be running twenty degrees to Obama's right.

There will never again be a good reason for Democratic presidential candidates to blur the differences between themselves and the Republican candidates, and especially not to the massive degree Bill did in '92 and '96(something she never publicly questioned).

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Remember how it turned out the GOP was financing Nader? [View all] arely staircase May 2016 OP

Most likely it's happening right now Cali_Democrat May 2016 #1

Bernie is now a Trump/GOP errand boy. arely staircase May 2016 #2

A ton! LondonReign2 May 2016 #12

Bernie Sanders’s Conservative Fanboys - Daily Beast Bill USA May 2016 #25

We know it is going on timmymoff May 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author artislife May 2016 #7

+ 1,000,000! (n/t) Amaril May 2016 #10

No doubt, particular with the rhetoric BS is spewing today. nt eastwestdem May 2016 #4

I'm wondering the same thing Vogon_Glory May 2016 #5

They are going to try to boost the weaker candidate. That is Bernie. nt LexVegas May 2016 #6

Hell, I would if I were them. Look at it from their perspective: TwilightZone May 2016 #8

Bernie's campaign exists because the people want it to exist. Ken Burch May 2016 #9

You're missing something Vogon_Glory May 2016 #11

Totally agree with your last paragraph Txbluedog May 2016 #14

I agree with you about the right-wing mole problem. Ken Burch May 2016 #16

Rove funded Nader's campaign Gothmog May 2016 #13

Remember when Kerry received from GOP donors at a rate 10 times that of Nader? Luminous Animal May 2016 #15

For the purpose of defeating Republicans. Nader took their money to defeat Democrats arely staircase May 2016 #17

Huh? bonemachine May 2016 #23

So the GOP money men were giving Nader money to defeat Bush? arely staircase May 2016 #24

Remember when Clinton went after Bush, Cruz, and Rubio donors. QC May 2016 #18

Yes. For money to defeat Donald Trump. Nader took their money to defeat AL Gore. arely staircase May 2016 #20

Wait... bonemachine May 2016 #22

Of course but not for the reasons of beating bush, just to suppress Gore numbers but you know that uponit7771 May 2016 #28

We know about Crossroads. NCTraveler May 2016 #19

I'm confident that it's not happening. hellofromreddit May 2016 #21

Well (with side eye) uponit7771 May 2016 #26

I doubt they need to do that, Trump simply repeats everything that Bernie The_Casual_Observer May 2016 #27