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2016 Postmortem

aikoaiko

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19. Yes that is its function.

Reply to DCBob (Reply #18)

Sun Jun 5, 2016, 04:14 PM

Jun 2016

And also it allows the conceding party to receive something from the would be winner.

For example, HRC needed Obama to help erase $12 million dollars in personal debt before conceding. They agreed on the quid pro quo.

I don't know what HRC could offer Bernie.

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This delegate double standard is crazy. Clinton gets the same rules Obama had. [View all] joshcryer Jun 2016 OP

But Bernie is entitled to them, or so he thinks so anyway. He is just trying to do harm now tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Correct. riversedge Jun 2016 #2

. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #3

Yup! sheshe2 Jun 2016 #4

Just like Obama was under FBI investigation back then! appal_jack Jun 2016 #5

Naw... madamesilverspurs Jun 2016 #8

The birther movement was in full force. joshcryer Jun 2016 #9

The FBI investigation was announced in February 2016 onenote Jun 2016 #10

He had his own bullshit to deal with. Birther, Rev Wright, that Weathermen guy, etc. YouDig Jun 2016 #14

irrelevant. the FBI doesn't get a vote nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #15

Just clap harder DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #22

Does anyone remember the PUMA's? No? I do. glowing Jun 2016 #6

Yeah, the PUMAs were led by a likely schitzo crazy person. joshcryer Jun 2016 #7

PUMA '08 Bigger than PUMA '16. Same thing, different group. seabeyond Jun 2016 #29

You're confounding rules with convention or practice, and Bernie is challenging convention. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #11

Yes, it would be stunning in the sense that the will of the voters will be overturned by SDs. Metric System Jun 2016 #12

That too but that SD were created with that scenario in mind. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #13

Bernie can work the process, and he can expect to be judged for his actions nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #16

Yes he can. I'm glad he is showing that a hippy liberal can fight to the end. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #17

expect those who do not adore him to have a different reaction nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #20

Once the GE is behind us I'm sure team HRC will stop being sore winners. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #23

yes, absolutely, I'm more than happy to never talk about Bernie Sanders again nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #24

I'm sure. He's been very inconvenient for team HRC. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #25

plenty of time to relitigate all that after the general election nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #26

that will depend on if bernie supporters are not sore losers MariaThinks Jun 2016 #28

Exactly. If he is going to be an ass, we get to see him as an ass. Lol. Sanders gets to do seabeyond Jun 2016 #30

That "convention" is important. DCBob Jun 2016 #18

Yes that is its function. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #19

That time the establishment owned both candidates so they didn't care. This time however NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #21

Also the same standard in 2004, 2000, 1992, 1988, and 1984. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #27

The media proclaim...and sanders tantrums and threats don't work beachbum bob Jun 2016 #31