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2016 Postmortem

Tom Rinaldo

(22,912 posts)

11. You mean like Hillary was rejected by African American voters in 2008?

Reply to stonecutter357 (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 10:44 AM

Jun 2016

Except that she really wasn't of course. It wasn't a rejection of her then, nor of Bernie now, voters had a different preference, and a lot of factors go into that. And sometimes people don't vote for who they really prefer, they pragmatically vote for who they think will win. Bernie had the highest favorables of any Democratic candidate. Democrats polled nationally were happy with their choices this year, none were "rejected"

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Mark Shields: "He lost the nomination, but he won the future of the Democratic Party." [View all] cali Jun 2016 OP

Loved how the Democrats behave... Mike Nelson Jun 2016 #1

While Trump won the nomination, but he lost the future of the republican party. pampango Jun 2016 #2

I'll still be waiting for my flying car. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #3

he won us the _opportunity_ to influence the future of the Democratic party, but that's on us zazen Jun 2016 #4

I only disagree with oyu on one point...He was not merely John the Baptist..... Armstead Jun 2016 #12

It is and always has been on us, senseandsensibility Jun 2016 #14

"It was brilliantly choreographed." Outstanding political stage-craft. SO proud of the Dem Party Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #5

second is the first loser. stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #6

I don't expect you to understand that this was about more than who was cali Jun 2016 #7

Bernie has been rejected by the "majority" of the Democratic party . stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #8

the word is majority, not marjarty. But Bernie has been massively endorsed cali Jun 2016 #9

"marjarty" - are those the ones that support marijuana legalization? Because I think those voters. PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #10

You mean like Hillary was rejected by African American voters in 2008? Tom Rinaldo Jun 2016 #11

No, they just preferred Clinton nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #13