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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Poll: Now that we have the nominee should Skinner call it? [View all]laserhaas
(7,805 posts)78. Your argument is that Clinton is the party
Skinner has no choice
DWS had a choice and abused it
Clinton had chiices and abused it
Skinner...calling it before Bernie concedes or the Convention making a decision...is an abusive chiice
Same as AP
The AP is suppose to report the news....not make the news (falsely)
Skinner sits (probably frustrated to do so) in silence
Except to come out and say.... By imprimatur ...it is decided {prematurely} and we are to all get over it.
I owe him much...because he's allowed me to stay here when Adam B's gang clobbered me off from DK
But that's a matter if money..should I get back millions stolen from me.
All this is just wrong....so very VERY wrong;
and I wish he had said so.
But he hasn't
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No one will "have it". That is the 2383 delegates before the convention, IN JULY
onecaliberal
Jun 2016
#6
No, that's not what matters and I will be interested in seeing if he keeps his (D)
MADem
Jun 2016
#49
why Bernie supporters will not be able to post anything negative about Hillary no matter what
azurnoir
Jun 2016
#24
so you're looking forward to having Bernies people muzzled while you can attack Bernie unimpeded?
azurnoir
Jun 2016
#29
Sure. Why not. The fact that he's going to do it before the convention anyway says everything.
Joe the Revelator
Jun 2016
#44
He said the call would be made "when the voting was over" and we'd have a week after that
Algernon Moncrieff
Jun 2016
#48
Yes, I'm ready to get away from this insanity and that would facilitate my withdrawing
Fumesucker
Jun 2016
#53