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2016 Postmortem

highprincipleswork

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10. I swear you folks are the worst "winners" ever. You will surely know how to snatch defeat out of the

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 4, 2016, 10:46 PM

Jun 2016

jaws of victory, just as New Dems have been doing in Congress since Bill Clinton's second term. They have held the majority in both houses for only 4 years out of 22 since then

What an ugly, ungraciousness, unseeing, unfeeling, unincluding crowd.

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Why it helps Democrats and progressives for Bernie to keep running [View all] Ken Burch Jun 2016 OP

A convention where the loser is insisting he should be given the nom would be a joke. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #1

Then negotiate with him and work something out. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #2

I would, since the precedent set in 08 is that the loser gives their support without making demands. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #3

The loser ended up as SoS. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #4

You realize using a cabinet post as a bargaining chip is a crime, right? CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #6

The Sanders people Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #8

that we were aware of. libdem4life Jun 2016 #5

No he lost ...no 50 50 so he can play his sore loser games and destroy the convention. Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #7

I swear you folks are the worst "winners" ever. You will surely know how to snatch defeat out of the highprincipleswork Jun 2016 #10

It does not help; it hurts our chances in the GE Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #9

Just think of the ratings shawn703 Jun 2016 #11