2016 Postmortem

JoePhilly

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1. Because his supporters would toss him under ...

Reply to MariaThinks (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 05:33 PM

May 2016

... the bus if he did not.

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So the only way Bernie can win the nomination [View all] MariaThinks May 2016 OP

Because his supporters would toss him under ... JoePhilly May 2016 #1

Which they will eventually do anyway. NanceGreggs May 2016 #8

You gave the answer in you post. floriduck May 2016 #2

It can be messy, but once the outcome is clear, smart people understand that it doesn't have to be. anotherproletariat May 2016 #11

"once the outcome is clear, " dchill May 2016 #32

So u r saying the outcome of the Democratic primary doesnot have a winner, yet? asuhornets May 2016 #47

Yes, I'm saying that. dchill May 2016 #65

Messy being the key word that rules aren't followed and things were done that were not right MariaThinks May 2016 #18

There is no way in hell he could stage a coup... Armstead May 2016 #59

It is called ironic hypocrisy. seabeyond May 2016 #33

That's correct. Sanders only path to the nomination is to overturn the will of voters by having SDs Metric System May 2016 #3

We don't know the will of the voters... too many were not allowed to vote. basselope May 2016 #9

Utter BS. Everyone could vote if they registered at the right time. Their stupidity is their fault. CrowCityDem May 2016 #12

Guess they should have just gotten ID's, right? basselope May 2016 #34

Super offensive. You're ignoring evidence of disenfranchisement. samson212 May 2016 #42

Why didn't Bernie's rallies turn into votes? upaloopa May 2016 #48

Why are you asking unrelated questions? samson212 May 2016 #49

Its a Brock talking point AgingAmerican May 2016 #51

isn't that true in every election? Who can really say if bernie even got the most votes to be MariaThinks May 2016 #21

Actually, he has made a big deal out of it many times. basselope May 2016 #35

i guess his profile was too small for me to notice him or care. MariaThinks May 2016 #38

Yeah, that happens with low information voters. basselope May 2016 #40

+1000 Cobalt Violet May 2016 #52

funny, low information i'm not. Maybe he's a low information candidate. but say what you will MariaThinks May 2016 #67

Sorry, but your silly statements suggest that you are. basselope May 2016 #68

well there's no accountability so if Hillary wins it's not like you're going to do a mea culpa. I'm MariaThinks May 2016 #70

If Hillary wins and the democrats lose in the November, it will be on her basselope May 2016 #71

Oh Thank you MariaThinks! I have been wondering about that very thing. skylucy May 2016 #50

Yep.. the Voter ID argument. Love it. basselope May 2016 #61

When your argument is LoverOfLiberty May 2016 #54

The superdelegates in my state are flat-out ignoring the will of the voters opiate69 May 2016 #14

Even if SDs were re-allocated she'd still be way ahead. Take a gander: Metric System May 2016 #16

Doesn't change the fact that the whole "will of the voters" canard is a steaming pile of horse shit. opiate69 May 2016 #20

must be tough not being able to add and subtract numbers MariaThinks May 2016 #23

Oh, I'd gladly put my math transcripts up against yours any day of the week, sweetums. opiate69 May 2016 #26

no need, just add/subtract the numbers in the thread. MariaThinks May 2016 #28

Yay, simplifying reality makes unilateral thinking easier! samson212 May 2016 #43

+1000 Cobalt Violet May 2016 #53

Sigh. Metric System May 2016 #29

Good jamese777 May 2016 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author opiate69 May 2016 #46

That's the whole point of superdelegates. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #69

I guess he thinks only when an election is obviously stolen will people demand 'real' democracy. CrowCityDem May 2016 #4

You forgot about the pledged delegates they hope to switch. barrow-wight May 2016 #5

bernie's revolution is against democracy - it seems MariaThinks May 2016 #31

Well, at least we have a President Clinton to look forward to. barrow-wight May 2016 #37

because this is now all about Sanders MFM008 May 2016 #6

It's been All About Bernie ... NanceGreggs May 2016 #15

how sad... smiley May 2016 #19

its sad when people can't add or subtract and live in a fantasyland MariaThinks May 2016 #24

Yeesh, this is toxic. samson212 May 2016 #44

His staff wants to collect paychecks as long as possible KingFlorez May 2016 #7

Just let the string play out... Yurovsky May 2016 #10

Obama lost 6 of the last 9 in 2008. Want to reconsider what you just said? CrowCityDem May 2016 #13

Facts schmacts! Metric System May 2016 #17

"Mopping up all the remaining states ..." NanceGreggs May 2016 #22

i thought bernie said every vote counted? do more recent votes count more? MariaThinks May 2016 #25

I dunno. Clinton did damn good in Washington state a week ago. seabeyond May 2016 #30

Apparently the new normal is making up history. onenote May 2016 #39

Well said. Further, he is going to get people within the party to turn against their very party seabeyond May 2016 #27

We feel Hillary is the outsider! Get it? B Calm May 2016 #57

You can "feel" all you like, but you are wrong. seabeyond May 2016 #58

Not to me and you have no idea what I feel. B Calm May 2016 #60

You just told me what you "feel", lol. Point is, feel isn't fact. Fact is Clinton has been a seabeyond May 2016 #63

The only way he can win is if hell freezes over. RBInMaine May 2016 #36

By The numbers jamese777 May 2016 #41

What if the Justice Department indicts her between now and the convention? That would sway SD's. B Calm May 2016 #55

what if it turns out someoone accuses Bernie of sexual harrassment? MariaThinks May 2016 #66

What, like Bill Clinton was accused of? frylock May 2016 #72

There is no way Bernie can "win" ... NanceGreggs May 2016 #56

Trashing this nonsense. 840high May 2016 #62

Bernie!Bernie!Bernie! RobertEarl May 2016 #64