2016 Postmortem

rhett o rick

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59. Hyperbole? What did I say that you consider hyperbole? Have you not read

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 10:11 AM

Jun 2016

that our election system is one of the worst in the western countries? How is my making that statement hyperbole?

Maybe you think that our system doesn't plot Big Money against the People. Maybe you don't understand Citizens United and Super Pacs. Before Hillary ran, most Democrats were united against Citizens United and Big Money in politics, but now the Clinton Wing embrace it.

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whistle just blew, game over! The 2016 Democratic presidential primary is finished! [View all] geek tragedy Jun 2016 OP

It's been a spirited primary bigwillq Jun 2016 #1

Agree.... LenaBaby61 Jun 2016 #3

Very entertaining is right. grossproffit Jun 2016 #6

Drinks and coffee will be served at the back of the room Peacetrain Jun 2016 #2

10 minutes! nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #4

Woohoo! Tick Tock. BootinUp Jun 2016 #5

Counting it down to this week's MineralMan Jun 2016 #7

who's gonna win? suspense is killing me! nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #8

But can you dance to it? MineralMan Jun 2016 #9

It was grand ucrdem Jun 2016 #10

duh duhduhduh DUH DUH DUH DUH! (wait! Where's the MSNBC music??) wyldwolf Jun 2016 #11

Wolf Blitzer has a CNN breaking race update: geek tragedy Jun 2016 #13

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #12

You mad? grossproffit Jun 2016 #15

^^ Example of a post that will not be allowed in just ONE day! Woo hoo! wyldwolf Jun 2016 #16

So if Mrs. Clinton gets indicted, discussion will be prohibited? Doctor_J Jun 2016 #19

. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #44

Can't wait. grossproffit Jun 2016 #20

lol nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #41

Have the delegates voted yet? I am curious why you are so anxious to declare Hillary rhett o rick Jun 2016 #14

Were you the same way when Obama was the presumptive nominee? grossproffit Jun 2016 #17

The voters declared her the winner, as has everyone outside the Bernie Bubble geek tragedy Jun 2016 #18

The election system, the worst in the modern world, has her leading going into the convention. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #22

"she won"--Elizabeth Warren geek tragedy Jun 2016 #26

Also called "winning" rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #52

Those of us in the Bernie Bubble are fighting to end poverty, what are you fighting for? Goldman- rhett o rick Jun 2016 #25

denying external reality is not a sign geek tragedy Jun 2016 #29

She is leading in a corrupted election process. She had the DNC, the Corp-Media rhett o rick Jun 2016 #31

"The People" chose Clinton over Sanders. And she isn't leading, she WON. The voting is over. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #34

Amen. I am also reminded of the following Monty Python sketch anamnua Jun 2016 #43

It's because the voters have spoken- and some people disrespect them and stubbornly ignore that. bettyellen Jun 2016 #23

I don't disrespect the voters, I disrespect an election system known to be the worst rhett o rick Jun 2016 #33

The caucuses suck, open primaries are unfair to Dems.... And the bettyellen Jun 2016 #35

so it couldn't possibly be that voters just preferred her, because lord knows geek tragedy Jun 2016 #36

Your attempts to bait me are childish. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #38

!!! zappaman Jun 2016 #49

Wow lancer78 Jun 2016 #57

Hyperbole? What did I say that you consider hyperbole? Have you not read rhett o rick Jun 2016 #59

Still hoping to overturn the votes of the people BainsBane Jun 2016 #42

Quite the contrary. I want the voices of the People to prevail against the corrupt rhett o rick Jun 2016 #46

No, you want YOUR voice BainsBane Jun 2016 #60

+1 Lord Magus Jun 2016 #61

The voices of the people have been heard. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #62

The voice of an election system has been heard just like it did in 2000 and 2004. rhett o rick Jun 2016 #63

Millions more? Lord Magus Jun 2016 #64

Some hilarious responses already. OilemFirchen Jun 2016 #21

It is hard for some of us that hoped we could get big money our of politics, but we have to rhett o rick Jun 2016 #24

Okay. OilemFirchen Jun 2016 #27

The people have spoken. The people chose Hillary. Bernie did well. redstateblues Jun 2016 #53

We're... free... Jon Ace Jun 2016 #28

And freedom tastes of reality. (n/t) OilemFirchen Jun 2016 #32

Funny thing, it always does. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2016 #58

I'm gonna miss those hourly astroturf updates and snarky tweets ucrdem Jun 2016 #30

... Jamaal510 Jun 2016 #37

DC LANDSLIDE! HILLARY!!! grossproffit Jun 2016 #39

61% lead for H BainsBane Jun 2016 #40

Thank God!!! Demsrule86 Jun 2016 #45

Was it close? I wonder who the nominee is going to be. Lil Missy Jun 2016 #47

When will they reveal her name? nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #48

The suspense is killing me:) nt jcgoldie Jun 2016 #54

Apparently someone didn't get the message. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #50

See you at the convention!! nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #51

Yabbadabbadooooo!!!!!!!!! It is time to kick some trump ass!! AgadorSparticus Jun 2016 #55

Yes, congratulations to both candidates for a hard fought primary. Beacool Jun 2016 #56