2016 Postmortem

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(14,923 posts) Mon Jun 6, 2016, 09:10 PM Jun 2016

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Bernie Sanders CAMPAIGN Statement [View all]

PRESS RELEASE

Sanders Campaign Statement

JUNE 6, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ spokesman, Michael Briggs, on Monday issued the following statement:

“It is unfortunate that the media, in a rush to judgement, are ignoring the Democratic National Committee’s clear statement that it is wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they actually vote at the convention this summer.

“Secretary Clinton does not have and will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to secure the nomination. She will be dependent on superdelegates who do not vote until July 25 and who can change their minds between now and then. They include more than 400 superdelegates who endorsed Secretary Clinton 10 months before the first caucuses and primaries and long before any other candidate was in the race.

“Our job from now until the convention is to convince those superdelegates that Bernie is by far the strongest candidate against Donald Trump.”

https://berniesanders.com/press-release/sanders-campaign-statement/

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Bernie Sanders CAMPAIGN Statement [View all] Segami Jun 2016 OP

KICK! Raster Jun 2016 #1

Delusional. n/t Kang Colby Jun 2016 #2

Factual. Democracy is Democracy. nt retrowire Jun 2016 #21

Funny how still, STILL, at this late date, the posts that generate the most Recs nilram Jun 2016 #62

Fact: bvar22 Jun 2016 #88

What a sham! Segami Jun 2016 #3

That is SOOOO true. dchill Jun 2016 #29

From the candidate who railed against the DNC for the last year. Sad redstateblues Jun 2016 #4

The DNC demanded Bernie's feality greiner3 Jun 2016 #86

The HRC people are full blown obnoxious Ned_Devine Jun 2016 #5

its going to be a War reddread Jun 2016 #8

It sure seems that way Ned_Devine Jun 2016 #57

Obama, his family, his surrogates, his campaign, and his supporters stillwaiting Jun 2016 #66

Yeah, it arrived for me back in '08 with the racist campaign HRC ran against Obama Ned_Devine Jun 2016 #77

Most of us are more angry about this announcement than the BS supporters. Jitter65 Jun 2016 #25

Ya cause ignoring the peoples vote is classy... seabeyond Jun 2016 #43

You won't hear a Clinton mouth admit that. They'll milk it for all its worth. Ruthlessness. floriduck Jun 2016 #6

Didn't seem to bother him in 2008 when he endorsed Obama well before the convention. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #7

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Peacetrain Jun 2016 #11

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2016 #14

Oh heavens, not an ENDORSEMENT!!!! lmao nt retrowire Jun 2016 #22

Bernie outright stated that his endorsment was BECAUSE OBAMA WAS THE NOMINEE. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #70

Bernie endorsed Obama before the convention and before Hillary conceded Sheepshank Jun 2016 #53

So now endorsing equals declaring someone the nominee? cui bono Jun 2016 #61

we are parsing words.....Obama was announced the Presumptive nominee prior to convention Sheepshank Jun 2016 #67

You equated endorsing with declaring someone the nominee. cui bono Jun 2016 #81

Bernie specifically said in 08 that his policy was to not endorse until there was a nominee. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #71

So now endorsing equals declaring someone the nominee? cui bono Jun 2016 #60

Apparently so, in the twisted logic of Hillary supporters ... Martin Eden Jun 2016 #87

Hillary's internal poll numbers must be terrible in California for the LibDemAlways Jun 2016 #9

Absolutely to tamper with DNC Rules like this...they are Desperate! KoKo Jun 2016 #17

The Clintons don't care about the future of the Democratic Party WolverineDG Jun 2016 #32

What "rule" does this violate? mythology Jun 2016 #46

That was my first thought as well. They were going to lose very badly. n/t FourScore Jun 2016 #58

As a result of this, they are going to lose worse. LibDemAlways Jun 2016 #59

Absurd tinfoil hat nonsense. -nt- Lord Magus Jun 2016 #72

I Doubt We'll Ever Really Know, I'm Afraid That Even Though He Had ChiciB1 Jun 2016 #92

Yeah... Tragl1 Jun 2016 #10

who knows if it was or wasn't her fault? she calls the shots. wendylaroux Jun 2016 #12

If you believe that, you haven't been paying close attention Segami Jun 2016 #19

I hope this shit backfires... Tragl1 Jun 2016 #26

You bet your ass they did. pangaia Jun 2016 #34

Hope super delegates see the light All in it together Jun 2016 #13

The Clinton machine and the media have gone too far this time... HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #15

LOL anigbrowl Jun 2016 #41

WTF? HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #45

You didn't, but maybe you should have anigbrowl Jun 2016 #49

You're putting a lot of words into my mouth n/t HerbChestnut Jun 2016 #56

Did he lose all sense of reality? Beacool Jun 2016 #16

So no DNC is all about having SD vote acrodign to voters? TimPlo Jun 2016 #24

Since the inception of the super delegates they have NEVER nominated the losing candidate. Beacool Jun 2016 #51

So DWS back in Jan TimPlo Jun 2016 #52

I don't remember anything of the sort. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #73

I think it's more about staying in until every vote is counted Jon Ace Jun 2016 #33

No, he and his two weasels (Weaver and Devine) have bee pushing this strategy since early spring. Beacool Jun 2016 #50

This is how the networks have always called primaries with super delegates. tandem5 Jun 2016 #18

Wow, 400 whole superdelegates? ContinentalOp Jun 2016 #20

Pay attention GulfCoast66 Jun 2016 #28

Translation: Adrahil Jun 2016 #23

i smell a uuuuuge bernie win in cali!! nt restorefreedom Jun 2016 #27

Since when does Sanders listen to what the Democratic National Committee says? baldguy Jun 2016 #30

Bernie doesn't run the world upaloopa Jun 2016 #31

The Clintons think they do..... Segami Jun 2016 #35

duuuuuuude Corporate666 Jun 2016 #36

Duuuuuuuuuuude..... Segami Jun 2016 #38

You're clinging to a lost cause... Corporate666 Jun 2016 #47

And the band plays on... Tarc Jun 2016 #37

And then Sanders continues to be an ass, trying to flip the results of voters. As bad as AP. seabeyond Jun 2016 #39

I'm writing just to tell you to look at post 42 which was stupidly hidden for some reason Number23 Jun 2016 #89

That is an hoot! I love it and perfect. Exactly that. seabeyond Jun 2016 #90

The Five Stages of Grief Doctor Jack Jun 2016 #40

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #42

Delusional workinclasszero Jun 2016 #44

Welp we found the tinfoil factory. ucrdem Jun 2016 #48

This man is hilarious.... CherokeeDem Jun 2016 #54

We're with you Bernie laserhaas Jun 2016 #55

Good for Bernie!!! nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #63

I'm with Bernie! chwaliszewski Jun 2016 #64

Polite, restrained statement in response to an act of pure scumbaggery. senz Jun 2016 #65

Precisely. avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #68

What's this "only" a 286 delegate lead? That's massive, basically insurmountable lead. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #74

KICK Mad-in-Mo Jun 2016 #69

I hope he seeks out a therapist. eom MohRokTah Jun 2016 #75

K&R! tex-wyo-dem Jun 2016 #76

Solidarity felix_numinous Jun 2016 #78

Kick with love for Bernie 840high Jun 2016 #79

Oh, dear RogueTrooper Jun 2016 #80

Clinton supporter's heads must be exploding coyote Jun 2016 #82

You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out merkins Jun 2016 #83

Kick! Kick! Kck! And Rec! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2016 #84

K&R emsimon33 Jun 2016 #85

Huge KICK For Real Democracy... When Will The People Learn??? ChiciB1 Jun 2016 #91

Kicking! LongTomH Jun 2016 #93