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2016 Postmortem

David__77

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7. I don't want to be the Democratic nominee.

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 4, 2016, 03:54 PM

Jun 2016

I'm sure people felt that Walter Mondale stood little chance against Reagan on Election Day 1984; still, millions voted for Mondale. I believe that is at least sometimes a matter of personal integrity.

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If Bernie wins California. [View all] arely staircase Jun 2016 OP

What do you hope people to do with this information? David__77 Jun 2016 #1

Why not vote for yourself? arely staircase Jun 2016 #4

I don't want to be the Democratic nominee. David__77 Jun 2016 #7

Mondale had a shot. A slim one, but a shot. arely staircase Jun 2016 #12

We disagree. That's ok. David__77 Jun 2016 #13

It doesn't matter because #BernieMath... UMTerp01 Jun 2016 #2

Not everyone who votes for Sanders cares much about "math." David__77 Jun 2016 #5

Thats not what I said UMTerp01 Jun 2016 #8

Ok. David__77 Jun 2016 #10

Oh super delegates aren't new to them. They used to think they were arely staircase Jun 2016 #6

People who lead important movements that need to be there, that need to be heard, stick around highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #3

Yes more than likely Bernie will not be the nominee Txbluedog Jun 2016 #9

Clinton won California in 2008, and still lost. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #11

Hillary needs 612 more pledged delegates to get to 2383 pledged delegates. senz Jun 2016 #14

That's a talking point that won't matter Tuesday realmirage Jun 2016 #15

It's not a talking point. It's an electoral reality. senz Jun 2016 #16

It's a reality that no one cares about for the last zillion realmirage Jun 2016 #17

Exactly. MineralMan Jun 2016 #18

Broken record. Jon Ace Jun 2016 #19

Derp MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #20