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2016 Postmortem

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

12. Most "Bernie-ites" are LIBERALS who

Reply to tonyt53 (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 6, 2016, 11:06 AM

Jun 2016

admire Obama and are glad to have Hillary as their second choice but just hoped for more profound change more quickly. Let's not insult our own.

The Bernie followers who hate Obama are of course
* Some conservative Democrats.
* Likely most Republican malcontents and malicious cross-over spoilers.
* Some far-left anti-Democrats because Obama is moderate liberal, but not all.

These aren't our "own" and good riddance?

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Clinton and Obama will both be in New York on Wednesday!!! Game, set, match! [View all] hill2016 Jun 2016 OP

here comes the endorsement - Warren is next wyldwolf Jun 2016 #1

You may very well be correct. Bernie-ites hate Obama and last week they jumped onto Warren. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #3

I am not a Bernie-ite. My name is bigwillq and I support Sanders. bigwillq Jun 2016 #10

Most "Bernie-ites" are LIBERALS who Hortensis Jun 2016 #12

+1. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #13

I think you also have some folks who are pro-Obama and anti-Clinton. Garrett78 Jun 2016 #14

Bee-utiful. nt onehandle Jun 2016 #2

The two fundraisers are NOT in Brooklyn (neither is Hillary most days) and not for her..... brooklynite Jun 2016 #4

Thanks for the insider information. I'll be watching for your first-hand MineralMan Jun 2016 #6

Actually, I'm not going... brooklynite Jun 2016 #8

Not only that, but the Clinton and Sanders campaign MineralMan Jun 2016 #5

Coincidence? (I think not.) NurseJackie Jun 2016 #7

Wednesday is when the party establishment rolls out full force. CrowCityDem Jun 2016 #9

I'm so excited.... !! Doing an happy dance. This is truly getting fun, and finally get to play in seabeyond Jun 2016 #11

I wonder where in New York this will be hill2016 Jun 2016 #15

Awesome! workinclasszero Jun 2016 #16