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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I'm asking for help. [View all]herding cats
(20,051 posts)38. Bernie won't go third party.
And, his supporters will be a driving force in beating Trump this year.
I believe both of my statements to be true. Bernie is a smart man, and he won't enable a Trump presidency. His supporters are also smart, it's why they supported him, and they won't enable a Trump presidency.
Some of the things said during primary season in places like this one skew perspectives. In the end, I believe we're going to work for what's best this year, and keep pounding away at our larger goals with a biger hammer now, thanks to Bernie. People are listening to our populous message, and now taking us seriously! I'm so glad Bernie ran, and he added to our voice, and I think (hope) to our next platform.
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The problem I am having is that I view our whole election process as a massive fraud.
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#8
I hope you recognize that the DNC, the Corp-Media and Citizens United were all on
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#12
Sanders did prove the system is terribly flawed. We saw shenanigans in many, many
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#30
This theory makes a lot of sense. I believe the problem is exacerbated by the fact that we
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#24
Remember that the entire 'birther' fiasco started with her 2008 campaign.
Joe the Revelator
Jun 2016
#18